Daniel Ruiz-Molina is a Full Professor of Materials Sciences and Nanotechnology of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and Editor of the journal Biomimetics. He earned his PhD at the Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC) and afterwards took a 3-year postdoctoral position at the University of California San Diego (USA), mostly focused on smart molecular materials. Since 2006, he has held a permanent position as a CSIC researcher and leader of the Nanostructured Functional Materials Group (NanosFun) at the ICN2. His main research areas include the fabrication, characterization, and application of functional nanostructures for environmental and medical applications. He has published over 200 peer-reviewed scientific articles in leading environmental and chemical engineering research journals, book chapters, and conferences and he has authored numerous professional reports. He has also been very active in industrial collaborations and applied research, setting up four startups in areas related to the environment and health.