Luigi Ambrosio is Director of the Institute of Polymers, Composites & Biomaterials, National Research Council of Italy. He received a doctoral degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Naples "Federico II'. He is a qualified Full Professor in Bioengineering and in Materials Science and Technology. He received the ESB "G. Winter Award" for a great worldwide contribution to Biomaterials Science. He is a Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, Fellow of Biomaterials Science and Engineering, Fellow of the European Alliance for Medical and Biomedical Engineering & Science and Member of the European Academy of Science (2019). His publications include over 320 papers.