In 1999 I'm started my career as a contract researcher at the Università Cattolica of Piacenza, mainly in the fields of gene cloning and biotechnology, and subsequently, since 2000, at the Consorzio per Valutazioni Biologiche e Farmacologiche (CVBF), working in paediatric clinical pharmacology,  pharmacovigilance, quality management systems (ISO and ICH-GCP) and participating in many research projects at national and international level.