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.
SENIOR TEAM WITH ENTREPRENEURIAL, MANAGERIAL, AND TECHNOLOGICAL EXPERTISE
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MARIA SILVIA PAZZI
CEO & FOUNDER
Pioneer of sustainable fashion. 18 years ago, inspired by her blacksmith grandfather and seamstress grandmother — and committed to leaving a better world for the next generation — Maria Silvia founded Regenesi to reimagine how fashion is made, then Regenstech to make technology the enabler of that vision. Today she contributes to the Board of CNA and FIDAPA BPW, and regularly brings the real world into the classroom at the University of Bologna
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ALFREDO MONTANARI
MD & CO-FOUNDER
Seasoned executive turned full-time entrepreneur. Alfredo built his career leading HR and Operations at Vodafone, Seat Pagine Gialle, Datalogic, and Bologna Business School — always alongside his role as co-founder of Regenesi and Regenstech. Today, as co-founder and Managing Director of both Regenesi and Regenstech where he holds a minority stake — he is fully focused on scaling circular economy solutions for fashion and textile, shaping both companies around a generative hub model: organizations that create value through relationships. The strategic complement to Maria Silvia’s pioneering vision.
ADVISORY BOARD
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PAOLA FABBRI
ADVISORY BOARD
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.
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GIANLUIGI SERAFINI
Partner at GA-Alliance, an international legal firm operating in 50+ countries, Gianluigi brings deep expertise in Capital Markets, M&A, Corporate Governance, and ESG compliance. Throughout his career he has managed complex corporate restructuring operations at both national and international level
RECOGNITIONS IN OUR JOURNEY TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY
2025
Winner of Green Chain Award at the MF Value Chain Awards 2025, held during the Milano Fashion Global Summit.
Winner of Circular Economy Award at the CNMI Sustainable Fashion Awards, organized by the Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana and the UN Alliance for Sustainable Fashion.
FIDAPA BPW Italy International Award – Women Innovators: Shaping a Sustainable Future – winner in the category “Women Start-Up Entrepreneurs”.
Regenesi was selected among the 100 Italian companies featured in the campaign Artisanship: The Future of Made in Italy by Fondazione Symbola.
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
REPETTO ATELIER AT ORANGERIE, RAVENNA ITALY
Regenstech’s Atelier and Application Show Room is now part of Orangerie — a 7,000 m² circular ecosystem on Ravenna’s Darsena di Città, shared with Regenesi and open to the city.
Technology, design, and regeneration under one roof. The work is real. The doors will be open soon.
