Filipe Ganança is a Technician of the University of Madeira since 2019, exercising functions in ISOPlexis – Center for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Technology. He is a member of ISOPlexis since 2002, working in characterization and valorisation of local genetic resources, study of abiotic stresses and the impact of climatic changes on local crops varieties. He presently collaborates in the execution of several of the centre research projects, namely CASBio, AHIDAGRO, APOGEO, FRUTTMAC, CUARENTAGRI and VERCOCHAR.