Antonino Mazzaglia is responsible of the research centre CNR-ISMN at Dept. ChiBioFarAm, University of Messina (Italy). He was Chair of International Summer School on Cyclodextrin (2013 and 2025), 20th International Cyclodextrin Symposium (2022) and SIFB 2024. Visiting professor in Europe (University of Exeter, Kings College London, University of Normandie etc.) and in various Italian Universities, he was invited plenary and key-note speaker in 15 conference. He is author of 123 peer-reviewed papers (H-index 32). His research expertise is focused on bio-soft hybrid materials based on cyclodextrins, photosensitisers, polysaccharides, and carbon nanoplatforms with stimuli-responsiveness properties for therapy, diagnosis, sensing and biosensing.