His research interests include the development of novel photochemical principles for optical chemical sensing, molecular engineering of indicator dyes, molecular recognition (nano)materials, fiber-optic chemical sensors and biosensors and optoelectronic instrumentation for environmental monitoring, (bio)process analysis, aerospace and power plant applications. It is noteworthy his long-standing collaboration with industrial partners and the transfer of results through manifold research contracts with prestigious companies and SMEs, authoring many international and national patents. He received the National Best Young Investigator Award of the Spanish Royal Society of Chemistry and the recent UCM Technology Transfer Prize. He is Chairman of the permanent International Steering Committee of EUROPT(R)ODE Conference Series since 2006.