Martina Bertino

Ph.D. candidate in Ingegneria Chimica , 39th cycle (2023-2026)
Department of Applied Science and Technology (DISAT)

Profile

PhD

Research topic

Optimization of probiotic production processes, focusing on drying technologies and protective formulations to maximize cell viability, stability and industrial applicability.

Tutors

Research interests

Biological processes
Biotechnology
Freeze drying

Biography

Martina Bertino is a PhD candidate in Chemical Engineering (XXXIX cycle) at the Department of Applied Science and Technology (DISAT) of Politecnico di Torino, under the supervision of Professor Roberto Pisano. Since 2017, she has carried out her academic studies at Politecnico di Torino, where she obtained both her B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Chemical and Sustainable Processes Engineering (biotechnology–food track) with a final grade of 110/110.
Her M.Sc. thesis was conducted at the GSK site in Rixensart (Belgium) during a 9-month internship within the research and development department for the manufacturing of different types of vaccines, with a particular focus on process-related aspects. Immediately after graduating, Martina started her PhD in Chemical Engineering in the Molecular Engineering Lab (MolE) group, in collaboration with Probiotical S.p.A. (Novara). Her research project focuses on the optimisation of probiotic manufacturing processes, with particular emphasis on drying technologies (mainly freeze-drying and spray freeze-drying) and protective formulations to improve microbial viability and stability. She combines process engineering, design of experiments and advanced product characterisation to elucidate the links between process conditions, powder properties and cell survival.

Teaching

Teachings

Bachelor of Science

  • Chimica. A.A. 2024/25, INGEGNERIA AEROSPAZIALE. Collaboratore del corso