2. Hystory
SIFITLab was born in 2012 as a work group of the Italian Society of Phytotherapy (S.I.Fit.) and set up in University of Siena with the aim of doing basic research and to provide assistance to companies working on natural products for chemical analyses and regulatory affairs.
In early 2015 SIFITLab took a well defined identity and scientists from University of Pisa and pharmaceuticals joined former team of students and researcher of University of Siena.

3. TEAM Giulia Stiaccini Claudio Mannari Giovanni Isoldi
Barbara Barlozzini
Paolo Governa
Marco Biagi

4. Why
Phytotherapy and natural products are growing markets in Italy and Europe but a huge number of products share out the overall revenue.
The current challenge of companies is to emerge in the market with innovative and specific products.
THE PROJECT

5. THE PROJECT
How
SIFITLab enters the market of phytotherapy as a consulting office, being aware that herbal products companies in Italy have not sufficient expertise and resources to manage the entire process of development of new cosmetics, food supplements and medical devices.
The SIFITLab team is multidisciplinary and formed by botanists, chemists, molecular biologists, pharmaceutical chemists, regulatory experts.

6. Address company’s weakness
THE PROJECT
Address company’s weakness
New ingredients discovering Market positioning
Chemical and Regulatory
biological characterizations
Formulation Salesforce training

7. BUSINESS MODEL Business model:
SIFITLab Team works as a group and individually to assist companies needs.
Business model:
Scientific consulting
Regulatory consulting
Patents selling
New formulations and new ingredients discovery
Optimization of research projects and protocols
Specific training

8. MAIN PARTNERS

9. MAIN 2016 GOAL
In vitro studies on anti-inflammatory efficacy and effectiveness of a new topical formulation for sensitive skin (Patent pending).
Development of a new formulation for aged skin containing hop extracts (yet on the market).

10. 2017 TARGETS Consolidation Agreements with new customers
Sale of first proprietary ingredients
Economic indipendence
and creation of a
new Spin Off in
University of Siena

11. sifitlab.it CONTACTS Sifit Fitoterapia www.sifitlab.it
barbara.barlozzini
marco.biagi
paolo.governa
giovanni.isoldi
claudio.mannari
sifitlab.it