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Università degli Studi di Parma

Francesca Buttini

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Associate professor
Department of Food and Drug
SSD: Technology, Socioeconomics and Regulation of Medicinal and Health and Wellbeing Products (CHEM-08/A)

About

Francesca Buttini is currently holding an Associate Professor position at the Department of Pharmacy, University of Parma (IT) where she got the PhD title in 2004 and where now she is leading the unit dedicated to design of pharmaceutical products for inhalation. In 2014, she was appointed as Visiting Lecturer at the Institute of Pharmaceutical Science of King’s College London (UK). In 2016 she has been affiliated as Key Researcher at the Research Center Pharmaceutical Engineering (Austria). She was awarded as best emerging scientist by aerosol UK society in 2017.

In her career Prof. Buttini put her effort to build a strong expertise in respiratory field and inhalation product keeping the patient needs always in consideration in her research. She works on the development and characterization of innovative pulmonary products such as solutions for nebulisation, metered dose inhalers and dry powder inhalers.

Francesca is a founder of PlumeStars, an innovative SME dedicated to the development of orphan drugs for the treatment of lung diseases through inhalation therapy and is a member of the scientific advisory board of Alveolus Bio, which is developing probiotic products for inhalation.

Curriculum Vitae

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Current positions
• Associate Professor, Food and Drug Department, University of Parma (Italy), (SSDcode CHIM / 09 Pharmaceutical Technology) – January 2018 to current;

• Visiting Professor, Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, King’s College London, London, (UK), 2014 to current;

• Affiliated Key Researcher for inhalation Product Design and Development, Research Center Pharmaceutical Engineering GmbH, Graz, (Austria), 2016 to current.

 

Education and Awards

• December 2017, Emerging Scientist Award by the Aerosol Society UK. The award recognises significant scientific accomplishment or innovation during the early stages of an individual's career in inhalation science;

• April 2017, Associate Professor qualification by the National Scientific Italian Committee;

• November 2013 - December 2017, Assistant Professor position (RTDb), Department of Pharmacy of the University of Parma (Italy);

• March 2007, PhD title in Biopharmaceutics Pharmacokinetics (Pharmaceutical Technology Application), research program run at Department of Pharmacy, University of Parma and King’s College London, subject titled "The inhaled administration of dry powder formulations”;

• July 2003, Licensed to practice as a pharmacist at Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Parma with a score of 227/250;

• April 2003, Degree in Pharmaceutical Science, Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Parma with full marks and honors, discussion of a thesis entitled "Insulin dry powders for inhalation";

• 2002, Undergraduate Student Award in Pharmaceutical Science, University of Parma.

Teaching

Research

Publications

Full list of publications

Research projects

  • DDL Grant 2023

    Manager: Buttini Francesca

    Sponsor: THE AEROSOL SOCIETY

    Start date: 01/11/2023 End date: 31/10/2024

  • “Advanced nasal product characterization: focus deposition and dissolution”

    Manager: Buttini Francesca

    Sponsor: THE AEROSOL SOCIETY

    Start date: 01/03/2021 End date: 30/06/2021

Public Engagement Initiatives

  • Video dedicato a medici pneumologi su "Le conseguenze di un uso improprio dell'inalatore NEXThaler in confronto a Ellipta"

    Video di divulgazione scientifica per personale medico che prescrive medicinali inalatori per asma e bronchite cronica ostruttiva. Video commissionato da Chiesi Farmaceutici destinato al territorio nazionale italiano.

    Date: 01/05/2023-30/06/2024

  • Emilia-Romagna Open

    Giornata di porte aperte del Laboratorio della Rete Alta Tecnologia dell'Emilia Romagna Biopharmanet-TEC

    Date: 27/09/2019

  • Notte dei Ricercatori 2019

    Laboratori aperti, esperimenti, mostre, incontri con esperti, spettacoli e molto altro, per mostrare a bambini, giovani e adulti quanto possa essere affascinante e ricca di sfaccettature l’attività di ricerca.

    Date: 27/09/2019