Professor of General and Inorganic Chemistry and of Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry at the University of Ferrara, Italy. His main research interests were on the study of radiopharmaceuticals for molecular imaging and therapy with special interest on the chemistry of technetium-99m, rhenium-188/186, copper-64/67, and manganese-51/52). Recently, he was recognized as ‘World Expert’ in technetium chemistry.