Artur da Câmara Machado developed his studies of Agriculture Sciences and PhD studies (Dr. rer. nat. techn.) at the University of Agricultural Sciences, Vienna, Austria, thesis about “Regeneration and Transformation Systems in Prunus”; was co-worker in the Plant Biotechnology Group of the Institute of Applied Microbiology, University of Agricultural Sciences, Vienna; Engaged in Plant Biotechnology Research at the Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Azores; and Professor at the University of Azores, teaching Genetics, Plant Breeding and Plant tissue Culture. Also he was the Director of CBA up to 2021. Won the awards: Álvaro Baltazar Moreira da Fonseca by the Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Viticultura Duriense (ADVID); Österreichische Gesellschaft für Biotechnologie, regarding the Regeneration of transgenic plants of Prunus armeniaca containing the coat protein gene of Plum Pox Virus; Bodenkulturpreis der Wirtschaftskammer Wien and Rudolf Hermann on Viticulture and Horticulture.