Davide Battisti is a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Biomedical Ethics and History of Medicine and the URPP Human Reproduction Reloaded, sub-project 4 CRISPR Technology in Human Reproduction, at the University of Zurich.

His research interests lie at the intersection of applied ethics, bioethics, and moral philosophy, with a particular focus on reproductive ethics, procreative responsibility, and the ethics of germline genome editing. He has also published in the fields of AI ethics, public ethics, and the allocation of scarce healthcare resources. 

His work has appeared in leading journals such as Bioethics, Journal of Medical Ethics, American Journal of Bioethics, Medicine Health Care and Philosophy, Ethics & Human Research, Nature Medicine, AI & Society and Philosophy and Technology. In 2024, his monograph Procreative Responsibility and Assisted Reproductive Technologies was published by Routledge (Routledge Research in Applied Ethics).

Education

• PhD in Clinical and Experimental Medicine and Medical Humanities – University of Insubria, Italy (2018–2021)
• Visiting PhD Student – Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, University of Oxford, United Kingdom (2020)
• International Scholar – Centre for Biomedical Ethics and Law, KU Leuven, Belgium (2019)
• Master’s Degree in Philosophy of the Contemporary World – Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan (2016–2018)

Work and Research Experience

• Postdoctoral Researcher - Institute of Biomedical Ethics and History of Medicine and the URPP Human Reproduction Reloaded, University of Zurich (since 2026)
• Adjunct Professor, Frontiers in Bioethics – University of Milan (since 2022)
•  Head of the Public Ethics Research Unit, Interdipartimental Center of Research Ethics and Integrity, Italian National Research Council (2025-2026)
• Postdoctoral Researcher – Interdipartimental Center of Research Ethics and Integrity, Italian National Research Council (2025–2026)
• Postdoctoral Researcher – University of Bergamo, Department of Law (2023–2025)
• Visiting Fellow – Oxford Uehiro Institute, University of Oxford (2025)
• Visiting Fellow – Ethox Centre, University of Oxford (2024)
• Visiting Fellow – Oxford Uehiro Institute, University of Oxford (2024)
• Ethics Consultant and Researcher – IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan (2022–2023)
• Postdoctoral Researcher – University of Insubria, Department of Biotechnology and Life Sciences (2022)

In addition to his academic work, Davide Battisti is the founder and scientific director of Trentino 2060, a cultural and public-engagement festival held annually in Northern Italy, aimed at fostering critical reflection on contemporary social, political, and technological challenges.