Begoña Besada Romero

Chemist

Brussels Region, Belgium

About

I am chemist with 6 years of experience across various sectors, including the agrochemical industry, home & personal care, water testing, and academic research. In my previous role as a TS&D chemist for the Crop Solutions business, I took on a range of responsibilities, gaining expertise in formulating crop protection products and performing application tests to evaluate stability and performance. I am passionate about analytical techniques, and I have further expanded my knowledge in this area through my master's in Analytical Chemistry. Analytical techniques: HPLC, UV-Vis Spectroscopy, GC-MS, Fluorescence, Raman, IR, MS-ICP, Laser diffraction, Rheology Languages: Spanish, English, French and Portuguese

Experience

  • QC Laboratory analyst at Eurofins PSS Insourcing Solutions
    Apr 2025 - Present · 1 yr 3 mos

    Performing quality control testing of plastic materials in the pharmaceutical industry.

  • TS&D Chemistry Technician at Indorama Ventures
    May 2019 - Jun 2023 · 4 yrs 2 mos

    Formulation and testing of agrochemical products for TS&D proyects.

  • Laboratory Assistant at Procter & Gamble
    Jun 2018 - May 2019 · 1 yr

    - Performing physical-chemical analysis, such as, pH, viscosity, rheology, density and color for stability testing.

  • Internship Trainee at Cluster da Madeira e o Deseño de Galicia
    May 2018 - Jun 2018 · 2 mos

    Implementing action plan for company’s improvement in the wood industry.

  • Research Assistant at Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo
    Sep 2017 - Nov 2017 · 3 mos

    - Participating in a research study for identification of bioactive compounds in pine husk by HPLC presented at the 10th Chromatography Meeting in 2017 Bragança, Portugal. - Sample preparation and setting up a procedure for the analysis by HPLC. - Creating of a procedure for equipment operation, maintenance and calibration