Chemical Research Handbook

University of Milano – Bicocca , Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences

General Information

University of Milano – Bicocca
Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences
Piazza della Scienza 2 - 20126 Milano (MI)
Web site: http://www.btbs.unimib.it/
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Contacts
Prof.ssa Francesca GRANUCCI
+39 0264483553

Detailed information

Staff
13 Full Professors
37 Associate Professors
38 Researchers
2 Technologists
17 Structured Technicians
Registered students
1.600 (Academic year 2021/2022)
Post Lauream Training
45 enrolled in doctoral programs in Converging Technologies for Biomolecular Systems
40 Research fellows
22 fellows
Patents

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THIRD PARTY RESEARCH

R&D activities detail

Bioprocesses

Valorization of agro-food wastes by fermentation bioprocesses; chemical platforms; biofuels; biorefineries

Bioprospecting

Developments of qualitative and quantitative methods for analysis of secondary metabolites with bioactive activities derived from food, unprocessed plants, and agricultural by-products matrices

Bioactive compounds

Design and synthesis of bioactive compounds
Barbara La Ferla (+39 0264483421)
barbara.laferla@unimib.it
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Quality control

Quality control and safety evaluation of foods, botanical food supplements, and nutraceutical products, for determination of pesticide, heavy metal, mycotoxins, PCBs, phytopharmaceutical derivatives, drug abuse, endocrine disruptor

Synthetic biology

Engineering of microbial strains by synthetic biology to reshape metabolism and physiology to improved robustness and productivity
Paola Branduardi (+39 0264483418)
paola.branduardi@unimib.it
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Biomedicine

Materials for biomedicine, nutraceutic and cosmetic

Sustainable chemistry

Sustainable chemistry. Bio-based polymers and innovative materials from renewable resources

Biocatalysis

Enzymatic synthesis and/or modification of (macro)-molecules with various applications including APIs, building blocks and biopolymers. Enzyme immobilization. Biocatalytic cascades
Immacolata Serra (+39 0264484140)
immacolata.serra@unimib.it
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Bioactive compounds

Identification of bioactive compounds from natural sources
Alessandro Palmioli (+39 0264483309)
alessandro.palmioli@unimib.it
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Metabolomics

NMR-based molecular recognition and metabolomics studies
Cristina Airoldi (+39 0264483303)
cristina.airoldi@unimib.it
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Bioprocesses

Characterization of microorganisms and development/optimization of bioproduction processes for sustainable production of bulk or added-value compounds
Valeria Mapelli (+39 0264484140)
valeria.mapelli@unimib.it
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Extraction

Optimization of green extraction techniques (supercritical fluid extraction, pressurized liquid extraction) and samples preparation methods (solid phase extraction, solid phase microextraction) for the analysis of bioactive compounds from natural matrices

Enzymology

Biocatalysis; new enzymes and proteins in particular from extreme environments; protein engineering

Sustainable chemistry

Synthesis of bioactive compounds, sustainable chemistry, drugs development

Hydrogen

H2 photoproduction: quantum mechanical simulations of ground and excited states of bioinorganic systems
Luca De Gioia (+39 0264483463)
luca.degioia@unimib.it
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Other R&D organizations

BBC – Bicocca Biotechnicum Center
Research and technology transfer in bioprocesses
Contacts: Danilo Porro - danilo.porro@unimib.it
Web site: https://www.btbs.unimib.it/it/dipartimento/infrastrutture-ricerca-e-laboratori-associati
FEM2-Ambiente S.r.l.
Spin-off company of the University of Milano-Bicocca. It is a biotech company with a multidisciplinary team expert in agri-food and environmental biotechnologies. It offers research and development services to companies within the field of cosmetics, veterinary and pharma
Contacts: Massimo Labra - massimo.labra@unimib.it
Web site: https://www.fem2ambiente.com/en/eng/
Galateabiotech®
Start-up active in the field of industrial biotechnology and green chemistry
Contacts: Paola Branduardi - paola.branduardi@unimib.it
Web site: https://web.galateabiotech.com/?lang=en
Laboratories of Excellence
Advanced instrumentation for the study of multicellular systems, bioanalytics and molecular recognition
Contacts: Francesca Granucci - francesca.granucci@unimib.it
Web site: https://www.btbs.unimib.it/it/dipartimento/infrastrutture-ricerca-e-laboratori-associati
Inter-Department facilities for microscopy
Advanced instrumentation for electron and confocal microscopy
Contacts: Francesca Granucci - francesca.granucci@unimib.it
Web site: https://piattaformadimicroscopia.unimib.it/
Inter-Department facilities for mass spectrometry

Collaborations with companies

  • Albini Group
  • BiCT S.r.l. 
    Indena S.p.A. 
  • Pirelli S.p.A.
  • Radici S.p.A.
  • Sipcam Oxon S.p.A.