Martina Bertino

Dottorando in Ingegneria Chimica , 39o ciclo (2023-2026)
Dipartimento Scienza Applicata e Tecnologia (DISAT)

Profilo

Dottorato di ricerca

Argomento di ricerca

Ottimizzazione dei processi di produzione di probiotici, con focus su tecnologie di essiccamento e formulazioni protettive per massimizzare vitalità cellulare, stabilità e trasferibilità industriale.

Tutori

Interessi di ricerca

Biological processes
Biotechnology
Freeze drying

Biografia

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.

Didattica

Insegnamenti

Corso di laurea di 1° livello

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