Elena Vismara, associate professor; five year degree in Chemistry in 1978; head of AOCL, Applied Organic Chemistry Laboratory, DCMIC Department, Politecnico di Milano, Italy She is the author of 81 publications and inventor of 19 patents. Skills: Elena Vismara's team has expertise in multiple directions of basic and applied research. Vismara's team can project, synthesize and use organic and inorganic compounds using original synthetic techniques and work up. As concerns the topic of characterization, the team has enough expertise and proper collaboration for a large range of analytical techniques. In the biomedical fields, the team has know-how in anti-tumor synthesis, in glycosaminoglycans (heparin) and in the design of new natural and synthetic basic fibers. As concerns environmental problems, the team can work on the recovery and enhancement of industrial, agricultural and natural waste. The group also has expertise in the preparation of new synthetic fibers to use in the agricultural field. As concerns nanotechnology, the group has been working on bioactive nanoparticles and on nanocellulose.