Moroni Lorenzo

Lorenzo Moroni is a full professor and director at the MERLN Institute for Technology-Inspired Regenerative Medicine at Maastricht University. He holds the Chair of Complex Tissue Regeneration and has been a tenured faculty member since 2019.

• Current Positions: Director of MERLN (2022–present), Chair of Complex Tissue Regeneration (2019–present), Professor of Biofabrication for Regenerative Medicine (2016–present)
• Past Roles: Associate Professor at Maastricht University (2014–2016), Associate Professor at Twente University (2013–2014), Assistant Professor at Twente University (2010–2013)

Education:

• PhD in Tissue Engineering, University of Twente (2006)
• MSc in Nanoscale Science and Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology (2002)
• MSc in Biomedical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano (2001)

Research Interests focus on biofabrication, tissue engineering, and regenerative medicine. His work emphasizes smart scaffolds, additive manufacturing, and surface engineering for biomedical applications.

Scientific Awards:

• ERC Starting Grant (2014)
• European Society of Biomaterials Doctorate Award (2007)
• European Institute of Italian Culture – Top 100 Italian Scientists (2017)
• TERMIS Young Scientist Award (2016)
• European Society of Biomaterials Jean Leray Award (2014)

Grants: Coordinated major grants including NWO-VICI (€1.5M), H2020-SCREENED (€5.4M), H2020-GIOTTO (€5.6M), ERC Starting Grant (€1.5M), H2020-FAST (€5M), and Brightlands Materials Center (€2.4M). Partner in FP7-STELLAR (€6M) and Bologna Life Science Technological Excellent Center (€9M).