Emanuele Farinini - CV
Emanuele Farinini
PhD in Chemistry and Materials Science

EMANUELE
FARININI

Chemometrician specializing in experimental design, multivariate analysis,
process monitoring, image analysis, and software development (PyCAT)

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emanuelefarinini@gmail.com
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chemometricsolutions.com
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Emanuele Farinini
ORCID
0000-0003-4356-9371
Location
Genoa, Italy

Born in Genoa (Italy) on October 31, 1994. Specialist in experimental design, multivariate analysis, process monitoring, and multivariate image analysis for industrial applications. Lead developer of PyCAT (Python Chemometric Agile Tool) and co-developer of CAT. Active consultant in collaboration with Prof. Riccardo Leardi across pharmaceutical, food, and manufacturing sectors. Since 2026, official representative of the Young Chemometricians Group (Gruppo Giovani di Chemiometria, SCI). Multi-award-winning athlete in rowing, passionate about sport, sailing, enduro, and motorcycling.

Education

PhD in Sciences and Technologies of Chemistry and Materials

March 2024

Specialization: Pharmaceuticals, Cosmetic, and Food Sciences

Doctoral Thesis: "Use of Experimental Design and Multivariate Analysis for solving industrial problems"

Research conducted in the Analytical Chemistry and Chemometrics Research Group in collaboration with manufacturing industries and international research groups.

Master's Degree in Pharmacy and Industrial Pharmacy

July 2018

University: University of Genova

Grade: 110/110

Thesis: "Innovative lycopene extraction and biological evaluation of the extract"

Published in ChERD (Chemical Engineering Research and Design) with patent WO2021090250A1 for the SoLVE extraction process. Served as student representative and member of the Executive Committee of the Department of Pharmacy.

Professional Experience

Chemometric Consultant

2020 - Present
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Professional consulting in collaboration with Professor Riccardo Leardi

Focusing on solving industrial problems using chemometric techniques for pharmaceutical, food, and chemical industries worldwide.

Experimental Design
Process Optimization
Multivariate Process Monitoring
Multivariate Quality Control
Data Fusion Calibration
Image Analysis

R&D Scientist

August 2018 - December 2019
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Chiesi Limited UK

Chippenham, Wiltshire, United Kingdom

Departments: Early Product Development (EPD) and Chemical Manufacturing and Control (CMC)

Focused on pharmaceutical research and development with emphasis on analytical chemistry and process control.

Technical Expertise

Software Development & Programming

Programming Languages

Python
MATLAB
R

Development Skills

Full-stack web development
Python web applications (Streamlit)
Custom analytical tools
Data visualization dashboards
CAT Software CAT (Chemometric Agile Tool)
BasiCAT co-developer

Professional Portfolio

GitHub Repository: chemometricsolutions-demo
Educational Content: CAT Software Tutorials
Software Distribution: CAT & BasiCAT Downloads

Chemometric Techniques

Experimental Design (DoE)
Principal Component Analysis (PCA)
Partial Least Squares (PLS)
Multivariate Process Monitoring
Quality by Design (QbD)
Data Fusion Approaches

Interactive Web Application

PyCAT Streamlit Dashboard

Interactive Streamlit dashboard for chemometric analysis with real-time data visualization

Teaching & Presentations

Academic teaching and industry presentations

Academic Teaching

University of Modena - "Chemometric Tools for Process Monitoring"
University of Genoa - PhD course "Experimental design and multivariate analysis"
University of Genoa - Chemometrics Schools (2020-2023)
Reviewer - Chemometrics and Intelligent Laboratory Systems

Selected Consulting Clients

Pharmaceutical, food, and chemical industries worldwide

Agras Delic Agras Delic (Italy)
Biofer Biofer S.p.A. (Italy)
Bracco Bracco (Italy)
Cambrex Cambrex Profarmaco (Italy)
Cementi Rossi Cementi Rossi S.p.A. (Italy)
Chiesi Chiesi Farmaceutici (Italy)
Dow Chemical Dow Chemical Company (USA)
Edacious Edacious (Italy)
Ferrero Ferrero (Italy)
Fileni Fileni (Italy)
FIS FIS (Italy)
HA Italia HA Italia (Italy)
Lavazza Lavazza (Italy)
Merck Merck Serono (Italy)
Mozarc Medical Mozarc Medical (Italy)
Olon Olon S.p.A. (Italy)
Perkin Elmer Perkin-Elmer (USA)
Procos Procos SPA (Italy)
Roquette Roquette Italia S.P.A. (Italy)
Istituto Zooprofilattico Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale (Italy)

Scientific Publications

19 peer-reviewed papers, 1 book chapter, 19 conference communications

Publications

The complex phenotype and function of spinal cord microglia during ALS progression and the impact of metabotropic glutamate receptor type 5 down-regulation in SOD1G93A mice
Balbi, M.; Torazza, C.; Altosole, T.; Ravera, S.; Farinini, E.; Tessitore, S.; Bacchetti, F.; Rosso, F.; Musante, I.; Alfei, S.; Cerminara, M.; Puliti, A.; Filaci, G.; Fenoglio, D.; Leardi, R.; Fedele, E.; Bonanno, G.; Milanese, M.; Bonifacino, T.
Neurobiology of Disease (2025)
Chemometric Optimization of Cemented Paste Backfill solutions
Ascensão, G.; Farinini, E.; Paiva, H.; Ferreira, V.M.; Leardi, R.
CEES - Construction, Energy, Environment and Sustainability (2025)
Development of Eco-efficient Limestone Calcined Clay Cement (LC3) Mortars by a Multi-step Experimental Design
Ascensão, G.; Farinini, E.; Ferreira, V.M.; Leardi, R.
Chemometrics and Intelligent Laboratory Systems Journal (2024)
Blue CdSe/CdS core/crown nanoplatelet light-emitting diodes obtained via a design-of-experiments approach
Cirignano, M., Roshan, H., Farinini, E., Di Giacomo, A., Fiorito, S., Piccinotti, D., Khabbazabkenar, S., Di Stasio, F., Moreels, I.
Nanoscale (2024)
Chestnut Episperm as a Promising Natural Source of Phenolics from Agri-Food Processing by-Products: Optimisation of a Sustainable Extraction Protocol by Ultrasounds
Donno, D.; Turrini, F.; Farinini E.; Mellano M.G.; Boggia R.; Beccaro G.L.; Gamba G.
Agriculture (2024)
Experimental Design approach applied to the removal of personal care products from urban wastewater through γ-cyclodextrin polymers
Forni, F.; Farinini, E.; Leardi, R.; Rinaldo, A.
Journal of Environmental Management (2023)
Supervised classification combined with genetic algorithm variable selection for a fast identification of polymeric microdebris using infrared reflectance
Ferreiro, B.; Farinini, E.; Leardi, R.; Andrade, J.
Marine Pollution Bulletin (2023)
Two photons are better than one: continuous flow synthesis of β-lactones through a doubly photochemically-activated Paternò Büchi reaction
Minuto, F.; Farinini, E.; Leardi, R.; Solokha, P.; Basso, A.
Journal of Flow Chemistry (2023)
Tailoring Water-based Graphite Conductive Ink Formulation for Enzyme Stencil-Printing: Experimental Design to Enhance Wearable Biosensors Performance
Marchianò, V.; Tricase, A.; Caputo, M.; Farinini, E.; Leardi, R.; Imbriano, A.; Leech, D.; Kidayaveettil, R.; Gentile, L.; Torsi, L.; Macchia, E.; Bollella, P.
Chemistry of Materials (2023)
PLX4032 resistance of patient-derived melanoma cells: crucial role of oxidative metabolism
Garbarino, O.; Valenti, G. E.; Monteleone L.; Pietra, G.; Mingari, M. C.; Benzi, A.; Santina Bruzzone, S.; Ravera, S.; L., Leardi, R.; Farinini E.; Vernazza, S.; Grottoli, M.; Marengo, B.; Domenicotti, C.
Front Oncol (2023)
Intra-source provenance study on Monte Arci (Sardinia) obsidian by pXRF: Role of the data acquisition and analysis tools
Mameli, V.; Sanna Angotzi, M.; Farinini, E.; Leardi, R.; Lugliè, C.; Cannas, C.
Heliyon (2023)
Multi-Elemental Analysis as a Tool to Ascertain the Safety and the Origin of Beehive Products: Development, Validation, and Application of an ICP-MS Method on Four Unifloral Honeys Produced in Sardinia, Italy
Mara, A.; Deidda, S.; Caredda, M.; Ciulu, M.; Deroma, M.; Farinini, E.; Floris, I.; Langasco, I.; Leardi, R.; Pilo, M.I.; Spano, N.; Sanna, G.
Molecules (2022)
A Preliminary Color Study of Different Basil-Based Semi-Finished Products during Their Storage
Turrini, F.; Farinini, E.; Leardi, R.; Grasso, F.; Orlandi, V.; Boggia, R.
Molecules (2022)
Effects of visual training on motor performance in young tennis players using FitLight Trainer
Forni, F.; Farinini, E.; Leardi, R.; Rinaldo, A.
The Journal of sports medicine and physical fitness (2021)
Potential Role of miRNAs in the Acquisition of Chemoresistance in Neuroblastoma
Marengo, B.; Pulliero, A.; Corrias, M. V.; Leardi, R.; Farinini, E.; Fronza, G.; Domenicotti, C.
Journal of personalized medicine (2021)
PKCα Inhibition as a Strategy to Sensitize Neuroblastoma Stem Cells to Etoposide by Stimulating Ferroptosis
Monteleone, L.; Speciale, A.; Valenti, G. E.; Leardi, R.; Farinini, E.; Traverso, N.; Ravera, S.; Garbarino, O.; Domenicotti, C
Antioxidants (2021)

Book Chapter

Statistical Experimental Design
Leardi, R.; Farinini, E.
Basic Chemometrics for Analytical Chemists, World Scientific Publishing (2025)

Co-authored a comprehensive chapter on experimental design methodologies in the authoritative textbook for analytical chemists.

Basic Chemometrics for Analytical Chemists Book Cover

Conference Communications

19 presentations at national and international conferences

Recent Conference Presentations (2021-2024)

From batch to flow chemistry: study of an industrial reductive amination reaction
Buccioli, M.; Farinini, E.; Leardi, R.; Moro, A.; Maes, B.; Basso, A.
Ischia Advanced School of Organic Chemistry 2024 - IASOC24; Ischia, September 19-23, 2024
Optimizing a sustainable approach: green extraction of anthocyanins from Apulian pigmented wheat landraces
Coniglio, C.; Calvano, C. D.; Farinini, E.; Cataldi, T.R.I.; Patruno, A.; Carriglia, M.; Longobardi, F.
XXVIII Congresso Nazionale della Società Chimica Italiana; Milano (IT), August 26-30, 2024
Chemometrics and Industry: Application Examples with Focus on Main Challenges in Industrial Consulting
Leardi, R.; Farinini, E.
Workshop on Industrial Applications; Ravenna (IT), 2024
Functionalized carbon nanomaterials in cement, a multivariate approach
Amata, C.; Panizzi, S.; Farinini, E.; Lavagna, L.; Pavese, M.
European Conference on Composite Materials ECCM21; Nantes (FR), July 2-5, 2024
Blue-emitting CdSe/CdS core-crowned nanoplatelets: the power of Design of Experiments on optical performances and LED fabrication
Cirignano, M.; Roshan, H.; Di Giacomo, A.; Piccinotti, D.; Fiorito, S.; Khabbazabkenar, S.; Farinini, E.; Leardi, R.; Prato, M.; Di Stasio, F.; Moreels, I.
14th International Conference on Optical Probes of Organic and Hybrid Semiconductors (OP2023); Como (IT), September 10-15, 2023
Development of eco-efficient cements by a multi-step Experimental Design
Farinini, E.; Leardi, R.; Ascensão, G.
Colloquium Chemometricum Mediterraneum XI (CCMXI); Padova (IT), June 27-30, 2023
Study of a doubly photochemically activated Paternò-Büchi Reaction through Design of Experiments
Minuto, F.; Farinini, E.; Leardi, R.; Solokha, P.; Basso, A.
XLVII "A. Corbella" International Summer School on Organic Synthesis (ISOS2023); Gargnano (IT), June 18-23, 2023
Development of eco-efficient cements by a multi-step Experimental Design
Farinini, E.; Leardi, R.; Ascensão, G.
PhD day; Genova (IT), February 16, 2023
Analytical Chemistry and Chemometrics Group of Genova: Focus on CAT Software
Leardi, R.; Farinini, E.
Analytical Chemistry Workshop; L'Aquila (IT), 2022
Supervised classification combined with genetic algorithm variable selection for microplastics measured by infrared spectrometry
Ferreiro, B.; Andrade, J.M.; Leardi, R.; Farinini, E.
XXVI Encontro Galego-Portugués de Química; Santiago De Compostela (ES); November 16-18, 2022
Experimental Design: study of an industrial reductive amination reaction
Buccioli, M.; Farinini, E.; Leardi, R.; Moro, A.; Basso, A.
XXII Congresso Nazionale Divisione Chimica Industriale; Catania (IT), November 7-8, 2022
Partial deletion of mGluR5 affects microglia inflammatory phenotype, bioenergetic characteristics, and red-ox state during ALS progression in SOD1G93A mice
Balbi, M.; Bonifacino, T.; Ravera, S.; Fenoglio, D.; Altosole, T.; Filaci G.; Leardi, R.; Farinini, E.; Cerminara, M.; Puliti, A.; Milanese, M.; Bonanno, G.
Federation European Neuroscience Society (FENS) Forum Congress; Paris (FR), July 9-13, 2022
A chemometric approach for the development of a new cleaning strategy of iron stains on Carrara marbles and its evaluation through image analysis
Cardellicchio, F.; Farinini, E.; Malegori, C.; Leardi, R.; Salvi, A.M.; Olivieri, P.
XIX Congresso Nazionale della Divisione di Chimica dell'Ambiente e dei Beni Culturali; Turin (IT), June 20-23, 2022
NLC synthesis optimization process of lycopene enriched S-CO2 extract
Cavagnero, C.; Farinini, E.; Gueguen, V.; Leardi, R.; Pavon-Djavid, G.; Botto, A.; Viscardi, G.
First Symposium for YouNg Chemists: Innovation and Sustainability (SYNC2022); Rome (IT), June 20-23, 2022
Optimization of supercritical CO2 oil extraction from waste of tomatoes paste production
Cavagnero, C.; Micera, M.; Destefano, R.; Farinini, E.; Botto, A.; Leardi, R.; Viscardi, G.
Merck Young Chemists' Symposium 2021; Rimini (IT), November 22-24, 2021
Product monitoring and exploratory analysis of historical data
Farinini, E.; Leardi R.
International Conference on NIR (ICNIRS), October 17-21, 2021
Characterization of a raw material through analytical profiles and data fusion
Farinini, E.; Leardi R.
XXVII Congresso Nazionale della Società Chimica Italiana (SCI), September 14-23, 2021
Characterization of a raw material through analytical profiles and data fusion
Farinini, E.; Leardi R.
XVIII Chemometrics in Analytical Chemistry (CAC), July 20-21, 2021
Linking the performance of lithium sulfur batteries to electrode composition and electrolyte formulation through mixture process design of experiments
Venezia, E.; Ricci, M.; Salimi, P.; Farinini, E.; Zaccaria, R.P.
The International Conference on Lithium-Sulfur Batteries (ICLSB); June 28 - July 1, 2021

Athletic Achievements

Applying analytical excellence to competitive rowing

Two CONI Bronze Medals for Athletic Value
9th place - Coastal Rowing World Championships (2024)
Seven-time Italian Rowing Champion (2015-2021)
Top-ten finalist - IX Genova Pesto World Championship
Performance Analysis - Italian Olympic Team (Tokyo 2020)
Statistical Analysis of Telemetry Data for Rowing Performance

Scientific Community & Roles

Institutional responsibilities and community engagement

Young Chemometricians Representative — Gruppo Tematico di Chemiometria, Società Chimica Italiana (SCI), 2026
Member of the Italian Chemometrics Group (Gruppo Tematico di Chemiometria, SCI) — founded as a Thematic Group on 17 November 2025
Member of the Chemometrics & Intelligent Laboratory Systems community and international chemometrics networks

Languages

Italian: Native
English: Fluent
German: Basic
French: Basic