Ivan Rios Mondragon holds a degree in Biotechnology Engineering from the National Polytechnic Institute in Mexico and a MSc. in Molecular Bioengineering from the Dresden University of Technology in Germany. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Bergen, Norway, focusing on intercellular communication in healthy and diseased tissues, utilizing micro- and nanotechnology. His work involves organ-on-a-chip models and electrochemical methods to assess the therapeutic and toxic potential of nanomaterials. Recently, he has been exploring the application of nanodiamond films for both therapeutic and diagnostic purposes.