Ivano Bertini (December 6, 1940 – July 7, 2012) was an Italian chemist recognized for his significant contributions in the field of bioinorganic chemistry, particularly in NMR spectroscopy of metalloproteins.
After graduation, he became Sacconi's assistant and started his research in inorganic physical chemistry and isomerism in coordination compounds.
He had his first trips abroad to the Zurich Polytechnic in 1965[4] and Princeton University, where he began his studies of bioinorganic chemistry using NMR.
He founded the European Magnetic Resonance Center (CERM),[1] based at the Scientific Campus of Sesto Fiorentino, in 1999.
[5] His later studies made it possible to identify through NMR spectrometry a fingerprint corresponding to the metabolome in the blood and urine specific to each human being, a discovery that could have significant implications in medicine.