Valerio Voliani is a researcher at the Center for Nanotechnology Innovation, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia. He obtained his MSc in Chemistry and PhD in Molecular Biophysics from Scuola Normale Superiore (Pisa, Italy). His efforts are mainly devoted to the translation of innovative materials to patients, in order to promote efficient treatments for neoplasms – supported by individual AIRC grant - and infectious diseases. His main interests are related to photothermal conversion, drug delivery, and photoacoustic/ultrasound imaging. He is also actively engaged in scientific disseminations to students and the community.