Simone Giaveri

Dr. Simone Giaveri is a Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology (MPI-Marburg, Germany), affiliated with the Department of Biochemistry and Synthetic Metabolism. Previously, he conducted his Ph.D. at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL, Switzerland) in Materials Science and Engineering, where he pioneered a nature-inspired circular economy model for plastics. His research spans bio-inspired materials, cell-free synthetic biology, and bottom-up synthetic metabolism, with a focus on creating synthetic systems exhibiting life-like emergent properties such as decision-making and self-regeneration.

• M.Sc. in Materials Engineering and Nanotechnology, Politecnico di Milano (2015)
• Ph.D. in Materials Science and Synthetic Biology, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (2021)

Giaveri’s work integrates biochemical networks and genetic systems in vitro to advance synthetic life. His publications highlight trends in synthetic cell design, electrobiological energy production, DNA-based polymers, and circular economy strategies for proteins and plastics. He has co-authored studies on emergent properties in metabolic-genetic networks, cell-free biosensing, and sustainable material transformation.

Scientific Awards:

• EMBO Postdoctoral Fellowship (2022)

Giaveri collaborates extensively within the AG Erb group at MPI-Marburg, focusing on synthetic metabolism and biochemistry. His research bridges materials science and synthetic biology, with a strong emphasis on sustainability and innovative biochemical network design.

Labs and Teams:

• AG Erb group, Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology (2021–present)
• Materials Science and Engineering Department, EPFL (2016–2021)