Christian Gortázar it veterinary surgeon and doctor from the University of Zaragoza. Between 1990 and 1997 he began his research activity as an independent consultant and as head of R&D at the Ebronatura consultancy. In 1999 he obtained a place of Associate Professor from the Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos (IREC – CSIC, UCLM, JCCM), being director of the same between 2004 and 2008. Since 2003 he is responsible for the Animal Health Unit, currently Research Group in Health and Biotechnology (SaBio).