Regenstech was founded in 2019 with a very clear goal:
to become the leading technological solution for
transforming textile and fashion
waste into new secondary raw materials.
Il progetto nasce dall’intuizione e dall’esperienza maturata dai fondatori di REGENESI, retail brand nativo-circolare e pioniere del green fashion, che ogni giorno si impegna affinché i materiali (recuperati e rigenerati) di post-consumo vengano impiegati in modo utile, sano, corretto e bello.
REGENSTECH è una Start Up innovativa femminile e società benefit. E’ una CleanTech che vende impianti per trasformare i rifiuti del settore tessile e moda in nuova Materia Prima Seconda dalle proprietà plastiche grazie a Respetto, una tecnologia brevettata.
SENIOR TEAM WITH ENTREPRENEURIAL, MANAGERIAL, AND TECHNOLOGICAL EXPERTISE
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MARIA SILVIA PAZZI
CEO & FOUNDER
17 years of experience in sustainable entrepreneurship and in applying circular economy principles to the fashion and design industries. Founder of Regenesi, a start-up created to transform post-consumer materials into fashion accessories and design objects, and of Regenstech, founded in 2019 to develop technological solutions dedicated to regenerating textile waste into new secondary raw materials. Under her leadership, Regenesi received the Circular Economy Awardat the CNMI Sustainable Fashion Awards 2025, recognizing her pioneering commitment to sustainable innovation.
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ALFREDO MONTANARI
MD & CO-FOUNDER
Co-founder and Managing Director of Regenstech and Regenesi. He has served as General Director of Bologna Business School and as Human Resources Director for Italian and international industrial and service groups.
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PAOLA FABBRI
R&D TEAM AND TECHNICAL ADVISORY BOARD REPRESENTATIVE
Associate Professor of Materials Science and Technology at the University of Bologna, active in international research and project development. Author of over 100 scientific publications, numerous conference presentations, and 4 patents.
RECOGNITIONS IN OUR JOURNEY TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY
2025
Regenesi wins the “Circular Economy Award” within the CNMI Sustainable Fashion Awards, organized by the National Chamber of Italian Fashion and the UN Alliance for Sustainable Fashion.
Regenesi wins at the 7th edition of the MF Value Chain Awards 2025 in Milan, receiving the award in the “Green Chain” category for establishing a circular economy model.
Regenstech wins the Call4Ideas – Energy and Digital Transition launched by Eni Joule and Accenture Italy.
2024
Regenesi is selected among the 100 Success Stories in the Circular Economy Report by the Circular Economy Observatory of POLIMI – School of Management.
Maria Silvia Pazzi wins the B-Factor Award from the Marisa Bellisario Foundation.
2023
Regenesi is selected among Forbes’ 100 Sustainability Champions.
Maria Silvia Pazzi wins the Women At The Top Award, part of the Open Innovation category promoted by Il Sole 24 Ore, Financial Times, and Sky TG24.
2022
Regenesi wins the Sustainable Fashion Award at the Monte Carlo Fashion Week.
From 2021
Maria Silvia Pazzi is recognized among the “50 Unstoppable Women”.
2019
Regenesi is among the first selected as Green Heroes, an initiative by Alessandro Gassman with Annalisa Corrado and the scientific support of Kyoto Club.
Regenesi wins the “Best Performer Circular Economy” award promoted by Confindustria, Enel X, and LUISS Business School, and the “Best Inventor and Best Innovator in Italy” award promoted by ITWIIN.
2018
Regenesi is selected among the “100 Italian Stories of Circular Economy”, a report published by Enel and Fondazione Symbola.
2017
Regenesi wins the “Responsible Innovators” award from the Emilia-Romagna Region and hosts the first TedX on Sustainability in Italy during the G7 Environment