PrintAcademic degrees:
| Year | Academic degree | Institution | Classification |
| 1989 | PhD | University of Reading, Department of Food Science and Technology | Admitted to the Degree of Doctor |
| 1984 | B.Sc (hons) | University of London, Chelsea College | 2:1 (Upper Second Class Honours) |
Professional activities:
| Period | Position or category | Institution |
| 1989 to 1991 | Researcher | Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica Portuguesa |
| 1991 to 2001 | Lecturer | Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica Portuguesa |
| 2001 to present | Senior Lecturer | Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica Portuguesa |
| 1998 to 2010 | Associate Director for Extension activities | Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica Portuguesa |
| 2010 to present | Director of Research Director CBQF-LA | Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica Portuguesa |
Chairman of the Wine Research and Development Agency promoted by the Portuguese wine industry through their interprofessional body Viniportugal from 2006 to 2013 when it was discontinued. He was also member of the core team of the European Technology Platform – Food For Life from its beginning in 2006 until 2012, Portuguese national representative on the EC’s High Level Group of the Knowledge Based Bio Economy (KBBE) initiative during the 6th framework programme and a member of the expert group for the Lead Market Initiative on Bioproducts run by DG Enterprise. He is currently Vice President of the Competitiveness Pole – Portugal Foods (in representation of the Catholic University), and member of the FoodForce network of Directors of European research institutes working on food.
