My name is Álvaro Tejado. I am a Principal Researcher at Tecnalia since 2016 and I lead the Technological Line of New Materials based on (nano)Cellulose. I obtained my degree in Chemistry in 1999 at the University of the Basque Country in San Sebastián (Spain). During those years, I acquired a solid background in the different disciplines of Chemistry, and a broad theoretical and practical knowledge in Polymer Chemistry. My PhD thesis, carried out under the "Materials Engineering" program at Professor Iñaki Mondragón's "Materials + Technologies Group", dealt with the incorporation of different types of lignin into phenolic formulations as a natural substitute for phenol. During my stay there, I also participated in several projects related to lignocellulosic materials from wood and non-wood sources. I completed my academic education with a Master's degree ("Engineering of Wood, Paper and Biomaterials") and an industrial course ("The Science of Pulping and Papermaking"). After obtaining my PhD in Chemistry (2007), I moved to Montreal (Canada) where I joined Professor Theo van de Ven's group (Pulp and Paper Research Centre, McGill University) where I worked first as a Postdoctoral Fellow (2007-2010) and then was hired as a Research Associate (2010-2011). I was hired by Tecnalia Research & Innovation (Spain) as a Senior Researcher in July 2011, being part of the exclusive Supervision Committee for 4 years. Over these 13 years, I have raised more than €9.3M in funds, including €0.9M in direct contracts with private companies. I have been the Project Coordinator of 2 European Projects, INNOBITE and REDYSIGN, both related to the efficient use of lignocellulosic resources, oriented towards sustainable Construction or Packaging. In general, I have participated in more than 50 research projects, directing 27 of them, and have been co-author of 5 patent families and 27 articles published in indexed international journals (h=16; +2000 citations) and have given more than 30 oral presentations, including international conferences and invited seminars. My areas of expertise include lignocellulosic materials and polymeric materials, and my areas of action focus on the development of new materials based on cellulose fibers, microfibers, and nanofibers to boost the Bioeconomy.