# Andrea Tagliani

**R&D Manager** — Milan, Italy

> R&D manager with 10 years of experience in life science research and innovation, focused on agrifood and bioeconomy. Works on tech transfer, EU programs, and collaborations between corporates and startups.

Career Archetype: **Launchpad Summiteer** (HS-DX) — One of the first Launchpad Summiteers on Saywise

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/andreatagliani

## Experience

### Participation Agreement (ToSeed & Partners, PoC), PeptoFarm / Farming Future S.r.l. (2024-01 – 2025-01)
Milan, IT · Took part in startup acceleration and EU innovation programs in agrifood biotechnology. Ran market validation, stakeholder engagement, pitching, and partnership building, and co-developed a proof of concept for peptide-based agricultural solutions.

### Lecturer, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (UNIMORE) (2023-01 – 2025-01)
Modena, IT · Taught Plant Physiology in the Bachelor Degree in Biological Sciences.

### Postdoctoral Researcher, Università degli Studi di Milano (2020-09 – 2026-03)
Milan, Lombardy, Italy · Ran R&D pipelines from concept development to validation, and developed alternatives to chemical pesticides for agriculture. Worked with industrial partners to move research toward products and led a team of six or more young researchers.

### Research Fellow, Institute of Life Sciences, Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies (2019-01 – 2020-01)
Pisa, IT · Research fellow at the Institute of Life Sciences after completing the PhD.

### PhD Student - PhD programme in Agrobiosciences, PlantLab, Institute of Life Sciences, Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies (2016-10 – 2020-08)
Greater Pisa Metropolitan Area · Studied molecular events triggered by flooding in plants. Investigated the mechanisms controlling coleoptile and root elongation in rice.

### Research Scholarship, Institute of Life Sciences, Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies (2016-04 – 2016-09)
Pisa, Tuscany, Italy · Research associate at the Institute of Life Sciences.

### Intern, Erasmus Placement Programme, CNRS, Institut de Biologie Physico-Chimique, Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Biology of Eukaryotes (2015-04 – 2015-06)
Greater Paris Metropolitan Region · Erasmus placement at the CNRS Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Biology of Eukaryotes.

### MSc Internship, Università di Bologna (2014-02 – 2015-03)
Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy · Redox biochemistry in microalgae: Structural and Biochemical characterization of the redox enzyme CrGSNOR2

### BSc Internship, Università di Bologna (2012-05 – 2012-12)
Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy · Plants Redox Biochemistry and Proteomics: Characterization of Post-translational modifications affecting plant GAPDH Aggregation

## Education

### PhD in Agrobiosciences, Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies (Institute of Life Sciences) (2016-09 – 2019-06)

### Master Degree in Molecular and Cell Biology, Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna (2012-09 – 2015-06)

### Bachelor Degree in Biological Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna (2009-09 – 2012-06)

## Skills

Agricoltura, Lingua italiana, Ricerca e sviluppo, Biologia, Botanica, Lingua inglese, Disegno sperimentale, Data analysis, Team leadership, Molecular biology, Biotechnology, Synthetic biology, Project Management, Analisi dei dati, Drug discovery, Drug development, Gestione team, Biologia molecolare, Biochimica, Plant Physiology, Biochemistry, Redox Biology, Proteomics, R&D management, Technology transfer, EU programs, Innovation management, Crop protection, Peptide discovery, Precision fermentation, Market validation, Pitching, Italian (mother tongue)

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