In this special issue of the Virtual Journal of Chemistry (“Revista Virtual de Quimica”, RVq), dedicated to record the retirement of Dr Antonio Monge – Full Professor at the University of Navarra and Scientific Director of the Center for Applied Pharmacobiology Research (CIFA) are registered some spontaneous testimonials of ex-students and collaborators, aiming to recognize the scientific trajectory of the honored and to remember some of his main features and virtues.