Giuseppe Scionti

Giuseppe Scionti is a technology entrepreneur, inventor, and researcher in the fields of bioengineering and food tech. He is the founder and CEO of Novameat. In 2018 and 2019, he was featured by international mass media as the inventor of the world's first 3D printed plant-based meat substitute.[1][2][3][4][5]

Giuseppe Scionti
Giuseppe Scionti, with a prototype of his printer in 2019
Born1986 (age 34–35)
Milan, Italy

Background and personal life

Scionti was born in Milan, Italy in 1986.[6] He received his PhD cum laude in Biomedicine from the University of Granada (2014) under the supervision of Dr. Antonio Campos Muñoz and Dr. Miguel Alaminos,[7][8] MSc in Bioengineering (2010) from Chalmers University of Technology,[9] and BSc in Bioengineering (2008) from Polytechnic University of Milan.

Contributions to bioengineering

Scionti's research activities in the fields of Tissue Engineering and Biomaterials focused on the design and development of different bioengineering technologies for multiple biomedical applications, and on the generation of novel biomimetic materials with defined microstructure and physical properties, using a variety of natural and synthetic biomaterials. He participated in multiple biomedical research projects, with the objective of generating different soft and hard bioengineered tissues such as bone, cartilage, cornea, full-thickness skin, oral mucosa, peripheral nerve, tympanic membrane and blood vessels implants.[10][11]

In 2013, he was awarded the Award and the status of Correspondent Member by the Royal Academy of Medicine and Surgery of Oriental Andalusia, for a research study on the in vivo evaluation of a novel nano-technological human artificial skin model.[12]

In 2014, he co-authored a PCT International Patent on the development of magnetic field-sensitive biomaterials, based on the incorporation of biocompatible nanoparticles, generating the first smart magneto-rheological scaffolds for tissue engineering applications, whose mechanical properties can be controlled by non-contact magnetic forces.[13]

In 2015, he was selected in the international jury for the MIT Innovators Under 35 Awards Mexico.[14]

Between 2015 and 2018, he worked as Assistant Professor and Postdoctoral researcher at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia, focusing his research work on 3D printing and bioprinting technologies for biomedical applications.[15][16]

Contributions to food technology

In 2018, Scionti authored and submitted an international patent in the field of food technology, describing a unique technology that he developed and that allowed the production of fibrous plant-based food using a 3D-printer, mimicking meat texture and its nutritional value.[1][2][3][17][18]

His current focus is on innovating the food system through the development of new plant-based meat products at Novameat.

He has been invited as keynote speaker at world-renowned Tech Talks formats and conferences, including a TEDx talk in 2018,[19][20] and gave a speech supporting plant-based meat substitutes at the European Parliament in 2018.[21]

In 2019, Scionti was selected in the list of "Nine Innovators to Watch in 2019" by Smithsonian (magazine),[22] and his project at Novameat was included in Peter Diamandis' article "The 5 Big Breakthroughs to Anticipate in 3D Printing"[23]

References
  1. "A researcher has developed a plant-based meat substitute that's made with a 3D printer". Business Insider. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  2. "Italian researcher on 3D printing tech for plant-based meat: 'We're bio-hacking plant protein structure at micro- and nano-scale'". foodnavigator.com. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  3. Bejerano, Pablo G. (2018-09-28). "Barcelona researcher develops 3D printer that makes 'steaks'". El País. ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  4. "From Printer To Pan, 3D Printing Is Being Used To Make Vegan Steaks". 2019-03-01. Retrieved 2019-03-11.
  5. Reuters, Thomson, 3D-printed vegan 'beef steak' unveiled, retrieved 2019-03-11
  6. "Giuseppe Scionti". TedX Rimini (in Italian). Retrieved 2019-01-23.
  7. "Tesis Doctorales". histologia.ugr.es. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  8. "Tesis Doctorales dirigidas". Grupo de Investigación de Ingeniería Tisular (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  9. Scionti, Giuseppe (2010). "Mechanical Properties of Bacterial Cellulose Implants". Chalmers studentarbeten. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  10. "ORCID". orcid.org. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  11. "Giuseppe Scionti - Google Scholar Citations". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  12. "Acto de entrega de Diplomas Acreditativos de Académicos Correspondientes". Real Academia de Medicina de Andalucía Oriental (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  13. "WIPO - Search International and National Patent Collections". patentscope.wipo.int. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  14. "Miembros del jurado de la competición 'MIT Technology Review' Innovadores menores de 35 México 2015". MIT Technology Review (in Spanish). 2015-07-23. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  15. "Dr Giuseppe Scionti and 3D bioprinting at the FabMeetup #11: Innovative Bio Technologies with CREB-UPC". Biomaterials, Biomechanics and Tissue Engineering. BBT. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  16. "Dr. Giuseppe Scionti and the Bioprint of Human Tissues, at the Night of Knowledge and the Tech Talk lecture at ImaginCafe". Biomaterials, Biomechanics and Tissue Engineering. BBT. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  17. "Researchers Develop Plant Based Steak Printing Method". 3D Printing. 2018-09-28. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  18. Smith, Lacey. "3D-printed vegan meat is here". Mashable. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  19. "Giuseppe Scionti". TedX Rimini (in Italian). Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  20. TEDx Talks. "La bistecca realizzata da una stampante 3D | Giuseppe Scionti | TEDxRimini". Retrieved 2019-01-11 – via YouTube.
  21. "High-level conference EU research and innovation in our daily life -Panel 3: Innovation: let's put research results on the market". European Parliament EPTV. 2018-11-27. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  22. Hurst, Nathan. "Nine Innovators to Watch in 2019". Smithsonian. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  23. Diamandis, Peter H. (2019-04-08). "5 Big Breakthroughs to Anticipate in 3D Printing". Singularity Hub. Retrieved 2019-04-11.
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