Riccardo Pulcini is currently a PhD student in Science and Technology for Sustainable Development at University "G. d'Annunzio" of Chieti – Pescara, Italy. He graduated in Dental Hygiene in 2018 at the University of Chieti-Pescara with an experimental thesis. His thesis was aimed at testing nutraceuticals and their effects on oral health. Subsequently he obtained the Master’s Degree in Sciences of the technical-assistance health professions at La Sapienza University of Rome in 2020. His scientific interests and his PhD research project are focused on the modulation of inflammation through the creation of medical devices and food supplements with formulations of natural origin.