Ximena Molina Padilla is a guest writer at Neurofounders, where she covers neurotechnology ecosystems and the translation of research into applied technologies. She is a PhD researcher in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Reading, focusing on human-to-human neurostimulation and collective intelligence. She has experience as an R&D engineer at Mirai Innovation in Japan and regularly contributes as a speaker and advocate for women in STEM across Latin America.