Stefano Bertacchi  

Could microalgae be a strategic choice for responding to the demand for omega-3 fatty acids? A European perspective
Magoni, C., Bertacchi, S., Giustra, C., Guzzetti, L., Cozza, R., Ferrari, M., et al. (2022). 
TRENDS IN FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, 121(March 2022), 142-155 [10.1016/j.tifs.2022.01.030].

Interdependence between lignocellulosic biomasses, enzymatic hydrolysis and yeast cell factories in biorefineries.
Bertacchi, S., Jayaprakash, P., Morrissey, J., Branduardi, P. (2022).
MICROBIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY, 15(3), 985-995 [10.1111/1751-7915.13886].

New value from food and industrial wastes – Bioaccumulation of omega-3 fatty acids from an oleaginous microbial biomass paired with a brewery by-product using black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae.
Ceccotti, C., Bruno, D., Tettamanti, G., Branduardi, P., Bertacchi, S., Labra, M., et al. (2022).
WASTE MANAGEMENT, 143(15 April 2022), 95-104 [10.1016/j.wasman.2022.02.029]. 

Microbial cell factories for biobased processes: the concept of cascading applied to different biomasses and bioproducts in the context of bioeconomy. (Tesi di dottorato, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, 2021). 

Il test molecolare della COVID-19 mediante l’uso della PCR. In G. Pistore (a cura di), Il Virus che non Esisteva: Un viaggio nella Scienza che ci tirerà fuori da questa situazione.
Bertacchi, S. (2021). Independently published. 

Financed projects

National Biodiversity Future Center (NBFC)
National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) funded project – NBFC Spoke 6 – activity 3, tasks 3.1 and 3.3
The project aims to valorize urban biodiversity, developing biorefineries based on residual biomasses and genetically engineered microbial cell factories.

Researcher and assistant professor in industrial biotechnology and fermentation chemistry.
My research is mainly focused biorefineries based on microbial cell factories, applying technologies and concepts, such as bioprospecting and synthetic biology.
Cascading principles and its application in different bioprocesses has been key part of my research activity.
The use of residual biomasses and their valorization are additional elements I had focused on, fitting my experience in the broader bioeconomy and sustainability scenario.
Those topics have also been the driving factors to my educational activities at the academic level.
In addition, I have broad experience in science communication, dissemination and outreach activities, both at the academic and pop culture level, with live events, the use of social media and writing of articles and book on topics such as biotechnology and microbiology.
In 2022 I have been appointed as EU Bioeconomy Youth Ambassador by the European Commission in 2022.