Dr. Charis M. Galanakis is a multidisciplinary scientist with experience in food and environmental science and technology, innovation and sustainability, industry, and academia. He is the executive director of Galanakis Laboratories, a chemical analysis and innovation center founded in 1925. He has over 20 years of experience in analyzing wine, food, beverages, and environmental samples and at the consulting of related industries and local producers. Dr. Galanakis is also the founder of the Food Waste Recovery Group, based in Vienna, and has served as a freelance expert, evaluator, and monitor of funded projects and proposals (>50 calls) for different bodies, including the European Commission, World Intellectual Property Organization, European Bank for Reconstruction Development, US Department of Agriculture, and the Australian Resource Council, among others.