**About the Editors**

**Susana P. Gaud ˆencio** PhD in Organic Chemistry, is the Head of the Blue Biotechnology & Biomedicine Lab at UCIBIO—Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, NOVA University of Lisbon (FCT-NOVA) (https://www.requimte.pt/ucibio/research-groups/lab/blue-biotechnology-biomedicine). Her research interests focus on marine-derived actinobacteria from Portugal and the Macaronesia Archipelagos for the discovery of bioactive natural products as lead-like agents for drug discovery and biotechnological applications. She is responsible for a collection of over 1000 actinobacteria obtained from ocean sediments. SPG has published over 30 papers on marine natural product chemistry and marine biotechnology.

**Rui Pedrosa** PhD in Human Biology, is Coordinator Professor at the School of Tourism and Maritime Technology (ESTM) from the Polytechnic Institute of Leiria and President of the same institute. His research is focused on algae for the discovery of natural products and their biotechnological applications. RP has published over 60 papers on marine biotechnology and cellular pharmacology and biology.

**Vitor Vasconcelos** PhD in Biology, is Full Professor at the Faculty of Sciences of Porto University and Director of CIIMAR—Interdisciplinary Center of Marine and Environmental Research. He is the Head of the Blue Biotechnology and Ecotoxicology Group (LEGE lab). His main research focus is on cyanobacteria secondary metabolites and their uses: toxins and molecules with biotechnological applications. He is responsible for the LEGE culture collection comprising over 400 cyanobacteria strains. VV has published over 400 papers on toxicology and biotechnology.
