V. Raffa received the degree in chemical engineering (with honours) from the University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy, in 2001. In 2006, she received the Ph.D. degree in microsystem engineering from the University ‘Tor Vergata’ in Rome, Italy, by discussing a thesis titled “Nano-modified surfaces for chemical sensing and biological interactions.” Since 2002, she has been working at CRIM Laboratory of the Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, in Pisa, as a Research Collaborator. Currently, her research activity is focused on bionanoscience, e.g., on developing nanostructures and nanostructured surfaces interacting with biological systems. She has expertise in nanofabrication.