Dario Braga

Dario Braga is Emeritus Professor of Chemistry at the Dipartimento di Chimica Ciamician. Dario Braga has served as Director of the Collegio Superiore (2000-2006), of the Institute of Advanced Studies (2006-2009) and as Prorector for Research of the University of Bologna (2009-2015). Between 2015 and 2021 he held the positions of President and Director of the Institute of the Advanced Studies. He was the coordinator of the doctorate in Nanoscience for Medicine and Environment from 2018 to 2023 Braga's research group is one of the leading groups in Italy in the area of polymorphism, hydrates and cocrystal engineering with applications in pharmaceutical and agrochemical sectors. The group is also interested in the use of solvent-free mechanochemical preparation methods, crystal transformations, solid-state dynamics and solid-solutions. He has published more than 500 papers and a number of patents. He is also active as consultant in patent litigations. He has delivered about 200 seminars and conferences at national and international events, meetings and school.