Patrizio Raffa received his MSc in 2004, and a Ph.D. in 2007 in chemistry at Scuola Normale Superiore of Pisa. He is now an Associate Professor in Smart and Sustainable Polymeric Products at the Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Groningen. His research aims at developing new multifunctional polymeric materials of interest for industrial applications, with a focus on amphiphilic polymers, smart coatings, emulsifiers/dispersants, stimuli-responsive and self-healing materials, and recently with particular emphasis on the use of bio-based building blocks.