Prof Andrea Curatolo is an expert in biophotonics and biomedical imaging, especially in optical coherence tomography (OCT) and derived techniques to enhance diagnostic accuracy and guide surgery, aimed at improved health outcomes, mainly in ophthalmology and oncology.

Prof Curatolo holds a PhD in biophotonics from The University of Western Australia. Since 2024, Andrea is an Associate Professor at the Department of Physics of the Politecnico di Milano University.

He is an author of more than forty publications in Q1 peer-reviewed international journals, three book chapters and several conference proceedings. He is also involved in the clinical translation and commercialization of biophotonics technologies. He is an inventor on several licensed patents, and he is engaged in collaborations with MedTech startups.