• PERSONAL INFORMATION Name: ALESSANDRO PINI ORCID: 0000-0002-3832-8349 Date of birth: 17/06/1967 Nationality: Italian • EDUCATION 1993 – Degree in Biology University of Siena, Italy 2000 – PhD in Biotechnology, University of Siena 2016 – Specialization Degree in Clinical Biochemistry, University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy • CURRENT POSITIONS Since 2018 - Full Professor of Biochemistry, Department of Medical Biotechnology, University of Siena Since 2002 - Biologist at the Clinical Pathology Unit of the Siena Hospital (Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese) Since 2015 – President of Board of the biotech company SetLance srl (www.setlance.com) • PREVIOUS POSITIONS 1995 - Visiting post-graduate scientist at the Centre of Protein Engineering, Medical Research Council, Cambridge UK, supervision of Prof. Greg Winter, Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2018 1997 - Visiting PhD student at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich, supervision of Prof. Dario Neri 1999-2008 - Member of board and then consultant of Philogen Spa (www.philogen.com) 2002-2015 - Aggregate Professor of Biochemistry, University of Siena 2015-2017 - Associate Professor of Biochemistry, University of Siena • TEACHING ACTIVITIES 2002-2025 Professor of Biochemistry, Clinical Biochemistry, Molecular Biotechnology, Drug Design at the University of Siena