Gianfranco Favi was born in 1973 in Chiaravalle (AN), Italy. He received an MSc degree in Chemistry from the University of Bologna in 1999 and a Ph.D. in Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences in 2005 from the University of Urbino working under the direction of Prof. Orazio A. Attanasi. Following postdoctoral studies at the same Institution, in 2016 he got a temporary researcher position. In 2018 he spent a period of three months as a visiting scientist in the group of Prof. Melchiorre at the Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ, Tarragona-Spain) where his studies centered on photochemical processes. After receiving the habilitation from the Italian Ministry for Research, in 2019 he took the position of Associate Professor in Organic Chemistry at the University of Urbino. His research interests include design and development of new methodologies in organic synthesis, mainly aimed at obtaining of novel mono- and poly-heterocyclic systems with potential biological activity. He has authored more than 100 publications in international scientific journals.