Riccarda Antiochia received an MSc degree in Chemistry in 1992, a Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry in 1996, and an MSc degree in Pharmacy in 2009 at Sapienza University of Rome, where she is an Associate Professor. She was awarded the national scientific qualifications as a Full Professor for the scientific sectors of Analytical Chemistry in 2018, and Applied Medical Technologies, in 2019. She has been a Member of the Steering Committee of CNIS, the Research Center for Biotechnology Applied to the Engineering of Sapienza University of Rome, since 2011, and a Member of the PNIEC-PNRR Technical Committee of the Ministry of Environment and Energetic Security (MASE) for the environmental impact assessment of projects from Integrates National Energy and Climate Plan (PNIEC) and National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR), since 2022.
Her scientific activity is focused on the fields of biotechnology and nanotechnology. Her main area of research is the design and development of electrochemical sensors and biosensors for biomedical, food, and environmental applications.
