Prior to joining Aliath Bioventures, Joana was an Investment Fellow at Ysios Capital. Joana’s past professional experiences also include supporting a clinical research study in prenatal maternal health (immunology) and work as a HCPC registered biomedical scientist for the NHS (diagnostics). Joana has a PhD in Bioengineering from Imperial College London and a master’s degree in Nanotechnology and Regenerative Medicine from University College London. Both research degrees focused on the development of non-viral delivery systems for oncology.