Dariia Dantseva is a pioneering Ukrainian biotechnologist and science democratizer who co-leads Longevity Ukraine as Partner and Principal Investigator. She founded Ukraine’s first open DIY bio lab, YANELAB, and launched the Skin Open Source project to create affordable, accessible protocols for stem-cell-based treatments—originally for war wounds and now repurposed toward healthy aging. Operating amid challenging conditions near conflict zones, Dantseva has organised over 30 biotech events across Europe and Ukraine, emphasising her motto: “Think globally, act locally.”