Daniela Blanco is the Co-Founder and CEO of Sunthetics, an AI-driven platform accelerating chemical process development. Trained as a chemical engineer in Venezuela, Daniela grew up surrounded by the oil and chemical industries, which shaped her early understanding of how powerful – yet complex - chemical development can be. She earned her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from NYU, where her research centered on redesigning chemical [NB1.1][KD1.2]processes to make them more sustainable. During her doctorate, she began questioning how scientific discoveries actually translate into real-world impact, which led her to NYU’s Entrepreneurial Institute and the formation of Sunthetics after winning the company’s first $100K in funding.