He graduated in Aerospace Engineering in the University of Pisa in 1999, and received his PhD from King’s College London in 2004. His research expertise lies in fluid and mixing dynamics and is applied to a broad range of flows of fundamental, industrial and healthcare relevance. The core of his research addresses the flow and mixing aspects in chemical and biochemical reactors, where a multi-scale approach is employed towards the creation of advanced engineering tools for improved scaling up/down strategies. A thorough understanding of the complex phenomena and interaction occurring between the flow/mixing scales and the growing cells is central to the future design and control of biological systems, and crucial to deliver impacts in the biopharmaceutical and chemical sectors.