Joana believes in science and innovation for the benefit of humankind. This is what led her to become a scientist and a social business innovator. Joana is the co-founder and director of Native Scientist, an award-winning European-wide non-profit organisation that connects children and scientists to promote science literacy and reduce inequalities. She is also the co-founder and an advisor at Chaperone, the world’s first online marketplace for scientists to access high-quality and personalised career support. She has experience in working in the public, private, and third sectors. For 10 years she studied how bacteria cause infections, holding a PhD from Imperial College London (UK, 2013) and a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship (Portugal, 2016-2018). She is the author of 10+ international peer-reviewed publications and founded Native Scientist while doing her PhD. She was also in the executive boards of two professional associations, the i3S Postdoctoral Association (Portugal, 2017) and the Association of Portuguese Researchers and Students in the UK (UK, 2012-2014), where she implemented the Ambassadors Programme and the Xperience Fellowships. Joana’s entrepreneurial and science outreach work has been distinguished multiple times and she holds the titles of Top 100 Women in Social Enterprise (2021) and MIT Innovator Under 35 (2017). Joana loves spending time with her family, friends and food. She dreams of having her own restaurant one day. More information here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joanamoscoso/.