Since 2001 he is Head of a research group (Medical Imaging) at the Institute Biomedical Engineering CNR of Rome. Project Supervisor: Technological Innovation and Integration in Medicine at Department of Medicine - National Research Council.

Main research interests: development of innovative industrial prototypes and technological solutions. He is author of 12 patents. He is author/co-author of more than 100 publications in international journals.

Industrial Research Project (Head of R&D): Author of 12 patents (new methods for SPECT-PET imaging and radio-guided surgery). The major research activities are devoted to the development and application of advanced detector and simulation technologies to the field of diagnostic imaging in Nuclear Medicine. Specific items of research are:- Molecular Imaging (small animal imaging in preclinical studies) with advanced PET; - New advanced Anular device of organs (breast, heart, prostate)- Past President of Li-tech SpA (CNR spin off Company)

Curriculum vitae
• Graduated Physics, 1981
• Positions: Researcher: 1990-2003
• Professor of Integrated Course, "Physiology, Biophysiscs and Food Science", University La Sapienza Rome 2000-2001
• Professor of Integrated Course, "Physics, Informatic and Medical Statistics", University La Sapienza Rome 2000-2001
• Professor of Integrated Course, "Physiology, Biophysiscs and Food Science", Grade Course on Nurse Sciences, University La Sapienza Rome 2001-2002
• Professor of Integrated Course "Physics, Informatic and Medical Statistic" , Grade Course on Nurse Sciences, University La Sapienza Rome 2001-2010
• Professor of Master on “Science and Technologies of the Radiopharmaceuticals” University La Sapienza Rome 2009-2010
• ISIB Senior Researcher at CNR
• Project Supervisor: Technological Innovation and Integration in Medicine at Department of Medicine - National Research Council
• Head of ISIB Operative Unit (National Research Council - Institute of Biomedical Engineering)
• President of Li-tech SpA (CNR spin-off Company)

R&D Industrial Research
• Imaging probe
• miniaturised scintigraphic devices
• robotised surgery
• Multiple gamma camera for diagnostic uses
• PET/SPECT Multifuncionality Devices
• SIMOD Projet (Domotic)

Patents
• CNR RM95A000481 date 13/7/1995 - EPC 96924120.7-2213 - USA Patent: US 6,021,341 of 2/2000 Title: "Surgical probe for laparoscopy or intracavitary tumour localization".
• Italian Patent :RM97A000233 del 23/04/1997 - EPC 11.05.1998 - US Patent Number: 6,242,744 B1 Jun. 5, 2001 Title: "Miniaturised gamma camera with very high spatial resolution".
• Italian patent CNR RM 97A000256 of 02/05/1997 - EPC submitted 11.05.1998 USA Patent number: US 6,232,605 B1 del 15/05/2001 Title: "Flat scintillation gamma camera, with very high spatial resolution, with modular structure".
• Italian patent CNR RM2001A000279 date: 23/05/2001 European Patent n. 98919465.9 del 22/04/1998 USA Patent number: US 6,232,605 B1 del 15/05/2001 Title: "High spatial resolution scintigraphic device having collimator with integrated crystals".
• Italian patent CNR RM2001A000280 date: 23/05/2001 Europ. Patent : 1 262796 A1 n. 01830560.7 del 30.08.2001 USA Patent :n. 09/927,347 del 11/28/2002 Title: "Modular high spatial resolution scintigraphic device with multiple independent photomultipliers and extensible visualisation area".
• Italian patent CNR RM2004A000271 date 31/05/2004 "Scintigraphic device with variable resolution" US patent 7,274,022 25 Sept. 2007
• US patent CNR RM2008A000169 del 03/28/2008 "Method for scintillation structure" US 7,929,396 B2 19/04/2011
• US patent MI 2008 A1798 del 10/10/2008 “Scintigraphic device with super spatial resolution” US 7,939,807 B2 10/05/2011
• US patent RM 2009A00066 -12/18/2009 “Scintigraphic device with very high resolution” PCT/IT2010/04 G01T1/164 26.11.2010
• (CNR patent “Diagnostic device for morpho-functional exam” Italian Patent RM2011A000543 13 October 2011)

Research Projects
• Project: "ONCOLOGIA"
• Project: "Diagnostica morfo-funzionale in oncologia" - Responsabile Scientifico Unitá Operativa di Roma : Alessandro Soluri - Titolo: "Integrazione di immagini morfo-funzionali per la biopsia della mammella".
• Progetto Strategico "Robotica in Chirurgia" CNR(2000)
• Progetto AIRC "In vivo detection of CXCR4 and CCR7 in breast cancer by using radiolabelled legance"
• Italian "spin-off" Project (D.L. 29/799 e D.M. n.593 8/8/2000) Title "Miniaturised scintigraphic devices"(2003-2007)
• Project : Modular device for scintipraphic application (2011)
• Vertical PET Project (2011)

New activities

• R&D (2011) : New Project for methodological studies:
• Collaboration : University of Rome "La Sapienza" Department of Electronic Engineering, University of Zurich, Politecnico Milan, WHT- spin off Company (Biomedical Campus of Rome).
• Starting of a NewCo for innovative Multi-functionality (PET-SPECT) device.
• Starting of SIMOD Project (industrial prototype), partnership with 3 Italian Companies for development new control systems on domestic environment (domotics: Technological solutions (new patent) for creating greater independence in the domestic environment).
• SPECT and PET technologies (industrial application) and Innovative gamma probes for surgical localization (lymph-nodes or tumors radio-guided surgery)
• R&D 2011-12 :- Studies for Large Area of detection (PSPMT and SiPM).
New patented methods for advanced Multi-functionality (PET-SPECT) technologies (new patent) with innovative solutions. Modular devices (new patent) for large FOV (Field Of View) area. New methods for to increase the intrinsic spatial resolution. Development of the new prototypes with PSPMT (Position Sensitive Photo Multiplier) and SiPM (Silicon Photo Multiplier) components. High performances and optimization of the results for innovative applications on Nuclear Medicine.