Prof. Biffis was awarded the Enichem study prize (1990, 1991, 1992), the Enichem Thesis prize (1993), the “Padova Ricerche” consortium Thesis prize (1994)and the "Dott. Comm. Alceste Mion" study prize (2008). He was granted scolarships from the “Ing. A. Gini” foundation (1994) and from the University of Padova (1998). Prof. Biffis was the recipient of individual research grants from the University of Padova (Progetti giovani ricercatori, 1999) and of CNR (Agenzia 2000 - Progetti giovani ricercatori, 2000). He was coordinator of a local project funded by the University of Padova (Progetti di Ateneo 2002, 2010, 2017) and participated in other nationally funded projects (PRIN 2003, 2006; Progetti Strategici di Ateneto 2008). He was local coordinator of the european Marie Curie Research Training Network “NASCENT” (Nanomaterials for Applications in Sensors, Catalysis and Emerging Technologies, 2006-2010). Finally, he has been scientific coordinator of collaborative projects with Zhermack SpA, Italy (2005-2006) and with Henkel KGaA, Germany (2006-2007). Prof. Biffis is a member of the Italian Chemical Society.