Dr. Ana Beloqui is an Associate Professor and Research Associate from the Belgian Fund for Scientific Research (F.R.S.-FNRS) at the Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain, Brussels, Belgium), and group leader in the Advanced Drug Delivery and Biomaterials lab at the Louvain Drug Research Institute. Dr Beloqui’s main research interests are the investigation of the oral drug delivery route (especially focused on the oral delivery of biologics) and the interaction of the drug delivery system with the gastrointestinal epithelium. She has received multiple scholarships and prizes, including the Galien Prize 2021 in Belgium, the Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Prize 2023 from the Belgian National Funds of Research, the Rising Woman in Science award from the Controlled Release Society in 2024, and the prestigious ERC starting and proof of concept grants from the European Research Council. She also serves as Associate Editor for the Journal of Controlled Release.