Luís Monteiro started his degree in biotechnology in 2014 at the University of Aveiro. At the same institution he completed the master’s degree in molecular biomedicine in 2019. During his master thesis, he worked at the department of chemistry, where he synthesized new metal complexes to fight cancer. Currently, Luís is a research fellow at the COMPASS group, where he is working in creating an innovative biomaterial membrane, based on biopolymers of marine origin for periodontal regeneration. Luís also has a futsal referee course accredited by the Portuguese Football Federation. In its spare time, Luís enjoys play futsal, read, watch movies/series, meet new places and try new foods.