After graduating and receiving her PhD in Chemical Engineering at the University of Padua, she joined the laboratory of Prof. Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic at Columbia University in New York as an Associate Research Scientist. During her time at Columbia University, she won a prestigious scholarship awarded by the New York Stem Cell Foundation and earned a postgraduate certification in business and administration. Dr. Cimetta is a co-founder of EpiBone Inc., a company dedicated to the production of engineered bone and patient-specific osteochondral tissues with ongoing Phase I-II clinical trials with the FDA. In 2016 she was appointed Associate Professor at the Department of Industrial Engineering (DII), University of Padua. In 2017 she was awarded the ERC Starting Grant by the European Union which led to her recently awarded Proof of Concept proposal. In 2018 she was promoted to Associate Professor. Her BIAMET (Biomedical Applications of Multiscale Engineering Technologies) laboratory has two locations, one at the DII and at the Pediatric Research Institute (IRP, Città della Speranza in Padua). With more than 15 years of experience in the field of bioreactor and microreactor development, she has been a pioneer in the development of tools, technologies and devices aimed at studying biological systems and bringing them closer to new clinical and therapeutic applications.