She received her PhD degree in Food Biotechnology in 1999. She first worked as a biotechnology lab supervisor at private chemical companies and then joined UNIMI in 2001. Her primary research topics are related to: – the recovery of plant food by-products to develop food ingredients with selected functionalities, such as inhibition of key reactions related to diabetes and cardiovascular diseases; – modelling of food processes, pilot-plant and scaling-up studies, mainly focused on the development of new sustainable foods; – planning and implementation of quality and traceability systems for the food industry.