Ferdinando - or Ferdi, how he is internationally known - Grandori, founder of the Institute of Biomedical Engineering of the Italian National Research Council (CNR-ISIB), has had faculty appointments for decades at the Polytechnic of Milan until 2015 (basically courses on Bioengineering of Neurosensory Systems). Ferdi Grandori is presently Senior Research Associate at the National Research Council Institute of Electronics, Computer and Telecommunication Engineering (CNR-IEIIT), based at the Dept. of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering (Milan Polytechnic). Since mid ‘90s, Ferdi Grandori has been the leader of several multiyear international studies and coordination projects that contributed to shape research - and practical applications - on a number of scientific and technological areas. His main contributions were focused on hearing and hearing loss (models, technologies and protocols for hearing screening, testing and management), and more recently on strategies and methods for adult hearing screening. Many of Grandori's research activities in this field were funded by the European Commission (EC) in Brussels. Most of his research projects were characterized by the cooperation of many partners/beneficiaries across the European Area: Biomagnetism as a Diagnostic Tool (COMAC BME-Biomedical Engineering); with Grandori as Project Leader: Concerted Action on Otoacoustic Emissions (1994-96); PECO Projects (Pays de l’Europe Central et Orientale)-OAE 1 and PECO-OAE 2 (1994 and 1997, respectively), with partners from Central and Eastern EU Countries; EC Accompanying Measure NHS 2000 and NHS 2002; Coordination Action AHEAD (1996-99); Coordination Action AHEAD II (2000-04); Coordination Action AHEAD III (2008-2011). Overall, the budget managed as Scientific Manager / Principal Investigator of EC funded projects was around 4 million Euros. In other thematic areas he has also coordinated as Project Leader numerous scientific projects and initiatives with funding from various international agencies, organizations and industries, including (but not limited to): CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Madsen Electronics (Denmark); Fischer-Zoth Diagnosesysteme GmbH (Germany), GN Resound SA (Denmark), Foundation Charles Holland; Otodynamics Ltd (UK), Soros Foundation (Open Societies, New York City, USA), for a total amount of approximately 1.5 million Euros. On a national level, Grandori has directed several projects, including: “Azioni Biotech” (Projects on Biotechnolgy), financed by Regione Veneto (2004-2014), for an amount of approximately 12,5 million Euros. Furthermore Ferdi Grandori has directed many research projects funded by national institutions, such as the Italian Ministry of Research and University, targeted projects of the CNR (the Italian National Research Council) and scientific initiatives with funding from associations, non-profit foundations and the like, dedicated to the study of particular application problems, in sectors of its expertise, for approximately 1.2 million Euros. Management of research projects In his position as Director of the CNR Center for Biomedical Engineering (Centro di Ingegneria Biomedica, CIB-CNR) and subsequently of the Institute of Biomedical Engineering (Istituto di Ingegneria Biomedica, IsIB-CNR), dr. Grandori has carried out the functions of Project Manager of numerous projects directed by the researchers, assisting them in the coordination role. Committees, reviewer, expert Dr. Grandori has served as expert or reviewer for: European Commission (EC) Research Directorate DGXII (Framework Programme 2, 3, 5, 6 and 7) European Commission (EC) Biomed Programme; Biomedicine and Heath; Quality of Life EC IST (Information Science and Technology - Small Middle Enterprises, Area Biomedical Technologies) EC SANCO (Directorate General for Health & Consumers, Strasbourg) EC Horizon 2020 Social Change (SC1) ESF (European Science Foundation) APA Association (Agir Pour l’Audition, France) ALTRAN Foundation for Innovation (Paris, France) DGA (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Audiologie, Germany) Dr. Grandori collaborated in the definition of universal newborn hearing screening protocols and / or had direct and personal contacts with senior officials of governmental health authorities: the Deputy Minister of Public Health Care of Russian Federation (former Minister of Public Health Care) Prof. A. Tsaregorodtsev); Lithuania (contacted the Viceminister Dr. V. Kriauza, Ministry of Health Care); Italy, Minister of Health (Prof. U. Veronesi), Croatia (Mrs. Željka Antunović, Deputy Minister for Social Affairs and Civil Rights); Polish Ministry of Health. Senior Associate Fellow