COMPLIFE
CompLife
Complife is a leading international group providing consulting and testing services for the cosmetics, nutraceuticals, and medical device industries. A significant part of Complife expertise is dedicated to the formulation of advanced dermocosmetic products, with a specific focus on suncare systems developed according to a Safe‑by‑Design approach.
Main activities and roles in SUNRISE
Through its collaboration with the University of Ferrara, Complife provides study products of high societal relevance, representing major sectors in which Advanced Materials (AdMa) are applied. These user cases will be prioritized for testing, in silico modelling and assessments using the methods and tools from WP2 and WP3 in order to generate the data needed to test IIAA methodologies and the full range of capabilities of the IIAA web-based platform.
Meet the CompLife team
Professor Stefano Manfredini, Scientific Committee Member and Co-founder in 2003 of the Company CompLife.
Stefano Manfredini is Professor of Pharmaceutical and Toxicology Chemistry, Director of the Master in Cosmetic Science and Technology at the University of Ferrara, Italy. He teaches natural and eco-sustainable cosmetic products at the courses of Pharmacy and Biotecnology of the Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Prevention of the University of Ferrara. He holds more than 250 peer reviewed articles and more than 15 patents and patents applications.
Silvia Vertuani, Task Manager
Paola Ziosi, graduate in Pharmaceutical Chemistry and specialist in Cosmetic Science and Technology, currently leads CompLife's R&D laboratory. Her interest in applied research focuses on the development of new cosmetic ingredients and formulations, with a particular attention to natural and sustainable products of proven efficacy and tolerance.
Filippo Marchetti holds degrees in both chemistry and medicinal chemistry and technology. Currently pursuing a Ph.D. in chemistry, he is undergoing a trainership at CompLife's R&D department, focusing his research on formulating ingredients for nutraceuticals and cosmeceuticals, specifically polysaccharides derived from fermentation processes.
Irene Gugel, graduate in Pharmacy, is a PhD student in Chemistry and a trainee at the R&D department of AmbrosiaLab. Her research activity concerns the formulation of upcycled products such as biophenols and biomolecules with a polysaccharide and peptide matrix derived from the extraction and fermentation of wastes and by-products of the olive oil and other agro-food chains.
