Education: PharmD Degree, University of Firenze; Specialization in Applied Pharmacology at the University of Modena. Experience: hospital pharmacist in various university hospitals (regions of Toscana and Veneto). Current position: HTA Unit, Regione Toscana, Firenze. Past activities: member of the National Drug Reimbursement Committee at the National Medicines Agency (AIFA). Teaching: Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Firenze. Institutional activities: Medical Device Committee of the Regione Toscana. Areas of expertise: evidence-based medicine, meta-analysis, pharmacoeconomics. Publications: more than 350 papers in peer-reviewed journals indexed by PubMed. Scientific indexes: citations=6,996 and H-index=39 according to Google Scholar.