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Musings from The Power List: Adrián de la Fuente Ballesteros

For Adrián de la Fuente Ballesteros, the future of analytical science depends not only on more powerful technologies, but on making their benefits more widely available

  • October 16, 2026

  • 5 min

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    Adrián de la Fuente Ballesteros develops and validates greener, more sustainable analytical methods to detect contaminants and bioactive compounds in food and environmental samples.

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    He says analytical methods must be economically affordable while addressing emerging contaminants and keeping pace with new technologies.

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    He argues that affordable methods, open-source tools, citizen science, and open knowledge are important to making analytical science more inclusive.

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    He identifies delayed method validation, reference materials, and regulation, along with funding and research-to-practice transfer, as challenges for analytical science.

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    International collaborations, teaching, and science communication have shaped his career and his perspective on unequal access to research resources.

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Musings from The Power List: Adrián de la Fuente Ballesteros

  • October 16, 2026

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