Joaquim M.S. Cabral is a Professor of Biological Engineering, in the Department of Bioengineering at Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), University of Lisbon, Portugal. He is the founding head of department and director of the Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences. Joaquim Cabral's research focuses on novel developments in bioprocess engineering and stem cell bioengineering. His research includes stem cell bioprocessing and manufacturing, addressing the ex-vivo expansion, controlled differentiation and purification of hematopoietic stem cells, mesenchymal stem cells, and pluripotent stem cells (both ESC and iPSC). Claudia Lobato da Silva is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Bioengineering, Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon, Portugal. Her research interests involve the development of novel methods to isolate and purify stem cells, and establish optimal conditions for the maximization of expansion of umbilical cord blood-derived hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells, as well as developing bioreactor strategies for the clinical-scale production of mesenchymal stem/stromal cells from different human sources.