Founder - Egidio Stigliano
Founder of Green Greener in 2021, he is an experienced Crop Physiologist, with a solid experience in experimental design, commercial product development, field biology, team building, project management, coaching and technical information transfer. Recognized for clear communication of technical information, out-of-the-box thinking, flexibility, analytical thinking and ability to delegate responsibilities.
CEO - Fabrizio Barozzi
Dr. Fabrizio Barozzi received his Bachelor's degree in Biotechnology from the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia and his Master's degree in Agri-food Biotechnology from the University of Verona. He then obtained his PhD at the Plant Transport and Compartmentalization Laboratory under the guidance of Prof. Gian Pietro Di Sansebastiano at the University of Salento. During his PhD he spent 6 months at the laboratory of Prof. Federica Brandizzi at MSU-DOE PRL (East Leansing, Michigan, USA). He then worked as a Post-Doc at the UNIVERSITÄT BAYREUTH at the Department of Plant Physiology of Prof. Stephan Clemens (Bayreuth, BY, DE) specializing in plant stress due to arsenic with molecular biology and bioinformatics approaches. He is currently working as a Post-Doc at the Plant Transport and Compartmentalization Laboratory under the guidance of Prof. Gian Pietro Di Sansebastiano of the University of Salento thanks to a RIPARTI project concerning the production of functional foods based on barley enriched in β-glucans.
CTO - Chiara Anglana
Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Green Greener, is pursuing a PhD in Plant Biotechnology and Botany at the University of Salento. She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Biological Sciences and a Master's Degree in Agri-food Biology, followed by a Master's Degree in Molecular Biology at the University of Salento. In the company, she is involved in research and development of biostimulant products and propagation of aquatic mosses in different systems. Skills: plant biotechnology, plant physiology, agri-food microbiology, molecular biology, biochemistry.
Technical Scientific Committee
Green Greener deals with research and development of products and services in the field of plant biotechnology. It uses expert researchers and a valid scientific support network with collaborations with universities such as the University of Salento and research institutions such as Fondazione Edmund Mach, ISPA-CNR and IBBR-CNR.
The Technical Scientific Committee includes:
Prof. Gian Pietro Di Sansebastiano, associate professor at the University of Salento since November 2014, is co-founder of Green Greener. Graduated with honors in Biology in 1993, he obtained his PhD in 1999 at the University of Neuchâtel (CH). He worked as a research associate at the Friedrich Miescher Institut in Basel (CH) and at the Imperial College of Wye (London-UK).
Prof. Ariel D. Arencibia from the Catholic University of Maule, Talca - Chile, is a researcher and academic in the fields of applied biotechnology with experience at CIGB Cuba, UFSCar and UFRJ in Brazil, GXAAS in China, technology transfer services and scientific consultancy in Mexico, Panama, Brazil and Italy (Green Greener Srl). Director of Research, Development and Innovation projects (to date), author of patents in the field of genetic engineering and biotechnology, Director of the Faculty of Engineering and Biotechnology of the UCM (2012-2016). Director of the Doctorate in Translational Biotechnology of the UCM (2022).
AUTHORSHIPS
Anglana, Chiara, et al. "Dittrichia viscosa selection strategy based on stress produces stable clonal lines for phytoremediation applications." Plants 12.13 (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12132499
Di Sansebastiano, Gian Pietro, et al. "Aquatic Moss as New Multipurpose Live Biomass: From Biofiltration to Bioproduction." Book of Abstracts-“FROM PLANT MORPHOLOGY TO SUSTAINABILITY:
International Meeting”(Bari, 11-13 giugno 2025). Società Botanica Italiana (SBI), 2025. https://iris.unisalento.it/handle/11587/555946f
Anglana C, Capaci P, Stigliano E, Plačková L, Doležal K, Barozzi F and Di Sansebastiano GP (2026)
Aquatic moss by-products offer an alternative to algal biomasses for phytostimulant bioproduction. Front.
Plant Sci. 17:1988476. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2026.1988476
AKNOWLEDGMENTS
Anglana, Chiara, et al. "Characterization of three species of aquatic mosses in axenic culture for biomonitoring and biotechnological applications." Aquatic Botany 193 (2024): 10.1016/
j.aquabot.2024.103762 Capaci, Piergiorgio, et al. "Rita® temporary immersion system (tis) for biomass growth improvement and ex situ conservation of viola ucriana Erben & Raimondo." Plants 13.24 (2024): 3530. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13243530
Capaci, Piergiorgio, et al. "In vitro shoot regeneration of Cucumis melo “Meloncella fasciata” with the combined use of 6-benzylaminopurine and cefotaxime." Plant Biosystems-An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology 159.1 (2025): 164-172. https://doi.org/10.1080/11263504.2025.2449933
SUPPLY
Amitrano, Chiara, et al. "Dose-dependent stress responses of the aquatic moss Taxiphyllum barbieri under acute X-ray exposure: implications for environmental risk assessment." Environmental Science and Pollution Research (2026): 1-15. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11356-026-38065-4#Sec17
Del Piano, Irma, et al. "Reduction of biofouling on aquatic moss-based biofilters using Mediterranean crustaceans." LEbiotec VI ed. Abstract Book. Università del Salento, 2023. https://iris.unisalento.it/handle/11587/549066
Amitrano, Chiara, et al. "Aquatic bryophytes as biofilters and resource regenerators in Bioregenerative Life Support Systems: the moss on Mars project." Frontiers in Plant Science 16 (2025): 1667463. https://doi.org/
10.3389/fpls.2025.1667463
