Luigi Lucini holds a master's degree in Food science and technology in 1999 from Universit Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Piacenza, a Master's in “Safety in the food industry” in 2000, and a Ph.D. in “Pesticides chemistry, biochemistry, and ecology” in 2004 from the University of Milan. Following a 5-years experience in a private company in the field of fine chemicals, where he was responsible for part of R&D and was in charge of the discussion with EU and US competent bodies for the assessment of regulatory dossiers. In 2008, he moved to Universit Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Piacenza, as a researcher. Since 2018 he has been an Associate professor in agricultural chemistry. He is a member of the teaching board at the Ph.D. school AgriSystem. He is vice president of the GRIFA, the Italian research group on pesticides and the environment, is a national representative member of the TCC/455 technical committee. He served as panel leader for the Lithuanian Research Council, in charge of evaluating funding applications