Ferran Solanes Vilanova was born on December 13, 1995, in Barcelona. After completing his secondary education at Escola Pia Santa Anna in Mataró, he pursued a degree in Veterinary Medicine at Universitat Autònoma of Barcelona, and graduated in 2019. Post-graduation, he gained experience in small and exotic animals while working at the “Zoologic Veterinaris” Referral Center for a 2-year period. In 2021, Ferran completed an internship training focused on exotic animals at the Universitat Autònoma of Barcelona. Later that year, he started his residency training in zoological medicine (European College of Zoological Medicine, Herpetological Medicine and Surgery) at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (Ghent University). Throughout his three-year residency, Ferran obtained clinical experience in zoological medicine with a specialization in herpetological medicine, and his PhD research project focused on reptilian neoplasms with an emphasis on squamous and basal cell carcinomas. He was a speaker at several national and international conferences and is an author and co-author of several publications related to herpetological medicine. In addition, he acted as a reviewer for several peer-reviewed journals.