Andrea Zille graduated in Environmental Science with Environmental Biochemistry specialization from the University of Venice (Italy) in 2000. Later, in 2005, He completed a PhD degree in Enzymatic Oxidation Processes applied to bioremediation (formally PhD in Textile Engineering - Textile Chemistry) at the University of Minho (Portugal) financed with an individual FCT grant . Between 2006 and 2011 he had two postdoctoral periods funded by two individual FCT Post-doctoral grants. First at the University of Minho under the theme "Enzymatic Coating of Fiber of Technical Interest"​. Second at the Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology (IBMC) under the theme "Removal of heavy metals from ...