Maria Barandalla has a degree in Biology and Reproductive Technology (University of Oviedo, Spain) and in November 2016 she obtained her PhD from the University of Utrecht. She carries out research on cellular and molecular biology of embryos and embryonic stem cells and contributes to commercial assisted reproduction and animal cloning services.

Silvia Colleoni has a degree in Biotechnology and has obtained a PhD with a thesis on me senchymal stem cells. She is a senior researcher with many years of experience in the field of assisted reproduction, in particular equine, and of adult and embryonic stem cells. She is the author of numerous scientific publications. She is responsible for the equine Ovum Pick Up services, Equine Genetic Rescue and the Cell Bank