Antonio graduated in Chemistry from the University of Sassari (Italy) in 2003. He then joined the research group of Professor Mark Bradley at the University of Edinburgh (UK), where he obtained his PhD in Chemistry. After gaining work experience in different companies, Antonio joined DESTINA in September 2014 with the responsibility for chemistry development. Antonio has many years of experience in the design and synthesis of peptides, peptide nucleic acid (PNA) and small molecules.