Nicola Della Ca’ graduated in Industrial Chemistry (with honors) at the University of Parma (Italy) in 2000. In 2004 he completed his Ph.D. in Chemical Sciences (University of Parma), mainly working on catalytic carbonylation reactions. During the Ph.D. he was visiting scholar at the Department of Chemistry – Iowa State University in the group of Professor Richard C. Larock. In 2005 he joined Catellani’s group. As co-worker of Prof. Marta Catellani, former leader of one of the main research group on homogeneous catalysis in Italy, Della Ca’ has worked on the internationally recognized Catellani reactions in the C-H activation area for many years. Actually, Prof. Della Ca’ leads his research group and his main research activities are related to: 1) C-H activation: Transition metal-catalyzed synthesis of complex organic molecules through sequential reactions involving C-H bond activation and subsequent C-C, C-O and C-N bond formation; 2) Carbonylation reactions: Development of innovative carbonylation protocols for the synthesis of pharmaceutical / industrial products: 3) CO2 fixation: Development of new carbon dioxide fixation methods based on the use of organocatalysts.