Cinzia Amici obtained a Master's degree in Industrial Automation Engineering (2007) and a Ph.D. in Applied Mechanics (2011), specializing in Robotics and Industrial Automation, at the University of Brescia. In 2015 she obtained a II level Master in Open Innovation and Knowledge Transfer (Master MIT) at the School of Management (SUM) of the Politecnico di Milano. Since 2017 she is a researcher at the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (DIMI) of the University of Brescia, focusing her research on applied mechanics, robotics, mechatronics and automation, biomechanics, biomedical and rehabilitation devices, open innovation, and technology transfer.