Full Professor of Pharmaceutical Technology at the Department of Food and Drug Sciences, University of Parma.
- Member of the Board of Directors of the University of Parma.
- Founder of PumeStars srl.
- Founder of Anemos Therapeutics srl.
Positions Held
2018–2024: President of the Spin-off Committee, University of Parma.
2016–2020: Founder of M3datek srl.
2015–2024: Member of the Executive Committee of the European University Consortium for Pharmaceutical Sciences (ULLA).
2015–2016: Coordinator of the PhD program in “Biopharmaceutics-Pharmacokinetics,” University of Parma.
2012–2014: Director of the Italian interuniversity consortium Tefarco Innova.
2009–2024: Founder and Director of the Interdepartmental Center for Innovation in Health Products, Biopharmanet-Tec, University of Parma.
2007–2010: Member of the Training and Education Committee of EUFEPS.
2009–2011: Member of the Board of Directors of the University of Parma.
2003–2020: Chair of the Master’s Program in “Pharmaceutical Technologies and Regulatory Affairs,” University of Parma.
2002–2011: Associate Professor, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Parma.
1997–2002: Researcher, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Parma.
Research Activities Abroad
1993–1994: Invited Visiting Scholar, School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, USA.
1990: Visiting Scientist, Laboratoire de Pharmacie Galénique et Biopharmacie, University of Lille, France.
Education
1994: PhD in Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, University of Pavia.
1991: MS in Pharmacy, University of Parma, Italy.
Scientific Output (as of January 2025)
- 166 articles published in international peer-reviewed journals.
- 22 patents and patent families (19 granted, 3 pending), 7 book chapters, 80 invited lectures.
Awards
- 1999: J. Heller Journal of Controlled Release Outstanding Paper Award, Controlled Release Society, USA.
- 2000: First Eurand Award 2000 for Outstanding Research in Emerging Fields of Oral Drug Delivery, Controlled Release Society, USA.
- 2014: Listed in “Who is Who in Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry,” Akadémiai Kiadó, Hungary.
- 2016: AAPS Fellow, American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists, USA.
- 2019: AIMBE Fellow, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, USA.
Editorial Roles
Associate Editor of Pharmaceutics.
Member of the Editorial Board of:
- International Journal of Pharmaceutics
- Regenerative Biomaterials
- Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology
- Drug Delivery and Translational Research
- The Journal of Validation Technology (2010–2013).
