Paulo Pereira was born in Lisbon, Portugal, on March 10, 1972.

He received his Ph.D. from the Catholic University of Portugal (Biotechnology, specialization in Microbiology).

Dr. Pereira is a Postdoc Researcher and the Head of the Research & Development (R&D) Department of the Portuguese Institute of Blood and Transplantation (IPST).

He has been recruited as a Quality and Laboratory Expert for seminars and professional laboratory meetings throughout Europe, South America, and Africa.

He has 25+ years of experience in a medical laboratory, having held key scientific leadership roles: 9+ years as a Medical Technician, 15+ years as a Researcher, and 5+ years as a Consultant of a Metrology Laboratory.

He has been working for 20+ years as a Consultant and Auditor of Quality Management Systems and Technical Requirements (ISO 9001, ISO/IEC 17025, ISO 15189, and ISO 13485).

He has 15+ years of experience as a Quality Manager and the National Coordinator of Quality Assurance in the IPST.

He has 15+ years of experience as a University Professor.

He has authored several peer-reviewed scientific and technical articles and several indexed book chapters.

He is a reviewer of several scientific and technical articles and a member of Editorial Boards.

He is also a Contributing Editor of Westgard QC.

He is a Technical Expert on CLSI Document Development Committees on EP12, EP21, EP24, EP46, Preexamination Processes, and Qualitative Analysis Working Group on Eurachem.

Dr. Pereira is an Expert in vitro diagnostic medical devices at the European Medicines Agency.