He received his BSc degree in Chemistry from the Complutense University of Madrid and obtained his PhD from the same institution. His professional activity started in the R&D Centre of Probisa and then in the Process Department of Técnicas Reunidas where he served as a freelance consultant. He has developed his research career in the Chemical Engineering Department of the Complutense University of Madrid (1994–2004) and in the Department of Biotechnology at the Technical University of Denmark as a Visiting Researcher (1998–1999). In 2004, he joined Rey Juan Carlos University. His current research interest is focused on process biotechnology applied to new biofuel production and soil bioremediation.