
Leonardo Rios
@drleorios
Assoc Prof @UCLBiochemEng1 | Advancing the frontiers of #SynBio 🧬 & Metabolic Engineering | Championing Microbial Cell Factories | Lead @LeoRiosLab | 🇲🇽🇬🇧
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Today, I took a moment to let my mind wander and disconnect while exploring the British Museum. I spent most of my time admiring a single display that has fascinated me since childhood: the #samurai and their magnificent armour and swords. The intricate blend of aesthetics,


Lovely view from my hotel in #Liverpool as I get ready for the 21st Annual #BioProcessUK conference, organised by BioIndustry Association (BIA). Yesterday, it was fantastic reconnecting with old colleagues, and I’m looking forward to learning from the speakers and meeting new companies interested in


Impressive venue for the 21st Annual #BioProcessUK conference! Inspiring talk by Steve Bates, CEO of BioIndustry Association (BIA), highlighting the UK’s promising life sciences strategy and the government’s continued funding support. It’s great to see the critical role of #biomanufacturing being


Exciting to see the Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMPs) GMP manufacturing report 2024 launched today at #bioProcessUK BioIndustry Association (BIA)


Delighted to see Prof Suzanne Farid, Head of UCLBiochemEng, receive the prestigious Peter Dunnill Award! Her inspiring award lecture at #BioprocessUK highlighted her remarkable contributions to bridging academia and industry, shaping the future of bioprocessing. Very



Join us Dec. 12, 17:45 for the final LSN event of 2024! 🧬 ⏭️ Directed evolution of molecular chaperones towards aggregation-prone proteins Côme Stellio 🏥 Engaging cancer patients on their attitudes towards microbiome engineering Kim Owen shorturl.at/fLUO3


It was a pleasure to co-advise Magdalena Ripoll on her #PhD thesis alongside Lorena Betancor who was the main advisor. Today, she successfully defended her exceptional work at Universidad ORT Uruguay! Her research advanced the use of immobilized #Gluconobacter #bioprocesses to valorise



Had a fantastic LeoRiosLab meeting at UCLBiochemEng, diving into exciting discussions on #EngBio, #Automation, #AI, #MetabolicEngineering, and #ScaleUp! 💡🧬 Exploring the best of #Bacteria, #Yeast, and #MammalianCells to drive innovation in #synbio and bioprocessing! 💪🏼


Had an amazing time at our LeoRiosLab bouldering social 🧗♂️! Great fun, great company, and fantastic to see so many embracing the world of climbing. Looking forward to the next one! UCLBiochemEng #TeamBonding #ScienceOnTheRocks #LabLife


I’m currently looking for a short-term candidate for a #Research #Associate #Postdoc position in my group LeoRiosLab UCLBiochemEng , focusing on the scale-up of yeast fermentation. The position will run from 13 June to 30 September 2025. If you know of any suitable candidate

Long overdue and absolutely worth it, a sunny golf day with ex UCLBiochemEng colleagues. Great weather, big laughs, a few good shots, a bit of science discussion and… plenty of room to improve my putting! ⛳️🙈



Great to have Sonja Billerbeck at UCL for a fantastic seminar! Plenty of exciting ideas brewing for collaborations with LeoRiosLab in the areas of #SynBio, #EngBio, and #Bioprocessing using yeast to produce valuable molecules such as antifungals.


Great to see the BioIndustry Association (BIA) policy submission highlighting the urgent need to support and fund #scale-up in #EngBio #SynBio. Proud that UCLBiochemEng and LeoRiosLab are contributing actively in this with many success stories helping startups/ industry partners innovate and

