Ainoa Escrich

I currently work at AINIA, in the Industrial Biotechnology Department, as an R&D projects technician. My work focuses on the development of biotechnological processes for obtaining proteins of interest, especially aimed at the cosmetic sector. Among my responsibilities are the optimization of precision fermentation processes, as well as the production, bioconversion, and valorization of substrates to generate high added-value molecules. This line of work aims to provide sustainable and innovative solutions to sectors such as agri-food, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biotechnology – University of Valencia
• Master’s in Genomics, Biology and Plant Biotechnology – Autonomous University of Barcelona
• PhD in Biomedicine – Pompeu Fabra University

• MixMatters
• Flavouferm

Escrich, A., Hidalgo, D., Bonfill, M., Palazon, J., Sanchez-Muñoz, R., & Moyano, E. (2023). Polyploidy as a strategy to increase taxane production in yew cell cultures: Obtaining and characterizing a Taxus baccata tetraploid cell line. Plant Science, 334, 111776.

Escrich, A., Cusido, R. M., Bonfill, M., Palazon, J., Sanchez-Muñoz, R., & Moyano, E. (2022). The epigenetic regulation in plant specialized metabolism: DNA methylation limits paclitaxel in vitro biotechnological production. Frontiers in Plant Science, 13, 899444.

Escrich, A., Almagro, L., Moyano, E., Cusido, R. M., Bonfill, M., Hosseini, B., & Palazon, J. (2021). Improved biotechnological production of paclitaxel in Taxus media cell cultures by the combined action of coronatine and calix [8] arenes. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 163, 68-75.

Alcalde, M. A., Perez-Matas, E., Escrich, A., Cusido, R. M., Palazon, J., & Bonfill, M. (2022). Biotic elicitors in adventitious and hairy root cultures: A review from 2010 to 2022. Molecules, 27(16), 5253.

Santoyo-Garcia, J. H., Valdivia-Cabrera, M., Ochoa-Villarreal, M., Casasola-Zamora, S., Ripoll, M., Escrich, A., … & Rios-Solis, L. (2023). Increased paclitaxel recovery from Taxus baccata vascular stem cells using novel in situ product recovery approaches. Bioresources and Bioprocessing, 10(1), 68.

Madani, H., Escrich, A., Hosseini, B., Sanchez-Muñoz, R., Khojasteh, A., & Palazon, J. (2021). Effect of polyploidy induction on natural metabolite production in medicinal plants. Biomolecules, 11(6), 899.

Escrich, A., Jonguitud-Borrego, N., Malcı, K., Sanchez-Munoz, R., Palazon, J., Rios-Solis, L., & Moyano, E. (2024). A novel step towards the heterologous biosynthesis of paclitaxel: Characterization of T1βOH taxane hydroxylase. Metabolic Engineering, 85, 201-212.

Otun, S., Escrich, A., Achilonu, I., Rauwane, M., Lerma-Escalera, J. A., Morones-Ramírez, J. R., & Rios-Solis, L. (2023). The future of cassava in the era of biotechnology in Southern Africa. Critical Reviews in Biotechnology, 43(4), 594-612.

Perez-Matas, E., Hidalgo-Martinez, D., Escrich, A., Alcalde, M. A., Moyano, E., Bonfill, M., & Palazon, J. (2023). Genetic approaches in improving biotechnological production of taxanes: An update. Frontiers in Plant Science, 14, 1100228.

Morán, F., Marco-Noales, E., Escrich, A., Barbé, S., & López, M. M. (2018). Biodiversity and biogeography of three Pseudomonas syringae pathovars which affect kiwi fruit cultivation. Biodiversity Online Journal, 1(1), 1-3.