Portrait of Pietro De Finis

Hello, I'm Pietro

Project Catalyst - Science · Innovation · Communication

Curiosity gave me lenses to understand the world.
Chemistry taught me method.
Project management shaped my strategy.
Fieldwork grounded me in context.
Storytelling keeps everything moving forward.

I accelerate the impact of science and innovation by turning complexity into clarity and collaboration into momentum. Through communication, design, and strategy, I connect ideas, people, and systems so projects can grow, align, and make a visible difference.

The Catalyst approach

In chemistry, a catalyst doesn’t change the elements of a reaction. It helps them connect, align, and reach products faster.
That’s what I do with people, ideas, and projects.

I’m not a scientist, a communicator, or a project manager.
I’m the intersection between them.
The point where science and innovation meets storytelling, where ideas turn into action and where teams start moving with purpose.
As a Project Catalyst, I help organizations, researchers, start-up and creators accelerate their impact by reducing the friction between disciplines and people.

I use the same principles that drive a good chemical reaction: understanding the mechanism, removing barriers, and helping the system flow toward its outcome.
My tools, my “reaction mechanisms”, are science, communication, and strategy.
Sometimes that means translating complex data into clear narratives.
Sometimes it means designing workflows, structuring ideas, or facilitating alignment inside a team.
And sometimes it means entering the field with a camera, a lab notebook, or a whiteboard to connect stories with evidence, and evidence with people.
The result is simple:
projects move faster,
teams collaborate better,
Ideas become visible, measurable, and real.

  • I’m open for collaborations - tell me your idea. Contact me

Latest accomplishments

Field research

Agua Segura

Citizen science network protecting rural water in San Marcos, Guatemala.

Co-designed community strategy, digital workflows and public data that keep working after the mission.

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Communication

Operazione Caretta

Environmental storytelling and visual communication.

Co-produced multimedia narratives amplifying local marine conservation networks.

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Research

CERN I.FAST Challenge

Interdisciplinary innovation linking med-tech and applied physics.

Co-designed a concept translating accelerator science into med-tech applications.

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Innovation

PABAS Energy – Cleantech Academy

Turning textile waste into energy, biochar and carbon credits.

Co-designed the concept, feasibility framing and communication assets that won the 2025 edition.

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