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Auditor

Roberta Cavalli

Roberta Cavalli è Professore Ordinario di Tecnologia Farmaceutica, presso il Dipartimento di Scienza e Tecnologia del Farmaco - Università di Torino. E' titolare dei seguenti corsi di insegnamento: Tecnologia, Socioeconomia e Legislazione Farmaceutiche; Formulazione e fabbricazione industriale di medicinali biotecnologici; Sviluppo di formulazioni topiche e dermatologiche; Advanced Drug Delivery Systems. E' Presidente del Corso di Kaurea MAgistrale in Chimica e Tecnologia Farmaceutiche, Coordinatrice Dottorato in Scienze Farmaceutiche e Biomolecolari. Roberta Cavalli ha un'esperienza pluriennale nella progettazione e nello sviluppo di sistemi di veicolazione di farmaci basati sia su approcci convenzionali sia nanotecnologici, nonchè della loro caratterizzazione in vitro e in vivo e sui modelli animali, evidenziata da numerose pubblicazioni internazioni, comunicazioni a congressi e brevetti. Co-autore di oltre 230 pubblicazioni su riviste internazionali e co-inventore di oltre 30 brevetti. Numero di citazioni superiore a 9900, H index 57

Auditor

Paolo Decuzzi

Paolo Decuzzi is a Senior Scientist and Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the Italian Institute of Technology in Genoa – Italy where, in July 2015, established the Laboratory of Nanotechnology for Precision Medicine returning in Europe after 10 years of activities conducted in different Clinical Research Institutions in Houston (Texas – USA). Decuzzi is a board member of multiple scientific associations, institutions, and advisory panels, including the Controlled Release Society, IIT, ERC, and the Academic Biotech Accelerator SPARK at Stanford. His multidisciplinary research focuses on the rational design of nanoconstructs and implantable devices for the treatment and imaging of various diseases, including cancer, cardiovascular, metabolic, and neurological disorders. In this context, Decuzzi has published 200+ scientific manuscripts and generated 10+ patents. His activities have been funded by multiple US and EU organizations and private corporations totaling over $15 million. He is currently serving as the President of CRS Italia

Auditor

Stefano Giovagnoli

Stefano Giovagnoli è laureato in chimica presso Univ. Perugia. Dopo un periodo nel settore R&D presso GSK (Ware, UK), ha conseguito il dottorato in Chimica e Tecnologia del Farmaco presso Univ. Perugia spendendo un periodo di studio e ricerca presso Univ. Kentucky, Lexington (KE, USA), nei laboratori del Prof. Patrick P. DeLuca. Dopo un periodo di PostDoc presso la School of Pharmacy di Univ. Kentucky, ha assunto la posizione di ricercatore presso il Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche dell’Univ. Perugia dove è attualmente Professore Associato. I principali interessi di ricerca includono strategie per la veicolazione di proteine terapeutiche, polveri respirabili per il trattamento di patologie polmonari, nanoparticelle organiche e inorganiche per il rilascio mirato di farmaci. Il Prof. Giovagnoli serve come Editor e Board per diverse riviste internazionali. E' membro AAPS, AITUN, SCI, Italian CRS Chapter, ADRITELF, The Aerosol Society.

Auditor

Angela Lopedota

Lopedota Angela Assunta is Associate Professor in Pharmaceutical Technology and Regulatory Affairs at Univ. Bari. In 1994 she graduated in Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology at Univ. Bari and earned in 1998 her PhD in Technologies of Biologically Active Substances from Consortium Faculties of Pharmacy of PalermoCatania-Bari. She was a contract professor at Univ. Calabria (1998-2000) and a postdoctoral fellow in Pharmaceutical Chemistry at Univ. Bari (2001-2002). In 2002, she became a researcher in Pharmaceutical Technology at Univ. Bari and moved as a visiting researcher at the Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology of Univ. Johann Wolfgang Goethe Frankfurt (D) for 6 months. The scientific activity is certified by 85 papers in international peer-reviewed journals; 5 national and international patents; many communications at national and international symposia. She collaborates with several international academic and industrial research groups (Angelini Industries, Merck-Germany). Her research focuses mainly on: design & development of innovative age-related formulations, especially pediatric; improvement of the biopharmaceutical, release, stability and palatability characteristics of drugs by inclusion complexes with cyclodextrin, solid dispersions, micro/nano-particulates, liposomes, micelles and SLN systems; synthesis/characterization of mucoadhesive polymers and their formulations; role of the peripheral benzodiazepine receptor in site-specific release of anticancer drugs and diagnosis of neurodegenerative and tumor pathologies; synthesis/characterization of new “green” cosmetic ingredients.

Arbitrators

Giuseppe Colombo

Giuseppe Colombo

Arbitrator
Anna Maria Fadda

Anna Maria Fadda

Arbitrator
Arbitrator

Giuseppe Colombo

Graduated in Pharmacy (Univ. Milan) in 1994. Involved in pre-formulation, formulation development and scale-up/industrialization of different pharmaceutical dosage forms (liquid, semi-solids, solid, parenterals) with particular expertise in the field of small volume injectable formulations, disperse systems and lyophilized products. Worked for several companies (Farmitalia-CarloErba, Pharmacia & Upjohn, Pfizer, Nerviano Medical Sciences) with different roles (from lab technician to scientist & lab manager). Currently Pharmaceutical Development Director at Italfarmaco SpA (Milan-Italy). Member of CRS (Controlled Release Society) Italy chapter and International, AFI (Associazione Farmaceutici dell’ Industria), AAPS (American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists) and PDA (Parenteral Drug Association) and author of several patents and scientific publications/congress presentations. Invited teacher at graduate and post-graduate courses in several Italian Universities on specific topics such as lyophilization, disperse systems, Investigational Medicinal Products and Technology Transfer.

Arbitrator

Anna Maria Fadda

Laureata in Farmacia nel 1976, dal 2000 è Professore ordinario di Tecnologia e legislazione Farmaceutiche presso l’Università di Cagliari (UniCA). La sua attività di ricerca è dedicata allo studio della veicolazione dei farmaci mediata da carriers colloidali, specialmente sistemi vescicolari progettati per il superamento delle barriere biologiche, in particolare della barriera cutanea per la somministrazione (trans)dermica di farmaci. In anni recenti è stata Presidente di ADRITELF (2016-2020) e della Divisione di Tecnologia Farmaceutica (SCI, 2018-2020) e Direttore del Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e dell'Ambiente (UniCA, 2015–2021). È editore associato per il Journal of Drug Delivery Sciences and Technology (JDDST) ed è membro del comitato editoriale di altre riviste del settore

Arbitrator

Pietro Matricardi

Pietro Matricardi is Associate Professor at the Sapienza University of Roma, Italy. His research activity is focused on the development of new materials based on polysaccharides for drug delivery and tissue engineering applications. In this respect, he carries out researches on macro and micro hydrogel systems, on tablets, microspheres and self-assembling polysaccharide nanohydrogels. Among the various hydrogel systems, particular attention is devoted to Interpenetrating Polymer Networks based on polysaccharides or polysaccharide/synthetic polymer systems.

He is currently teacher of "Pharmaceutical Technology" and “Nanotechnology” (formerly teacher of “Macromolecules”) at Faculty of Pharmacy and Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome.

Pietro Matricardi earned his M.Sc. (Laurea) in Chemistry (1989) and his Ph.D. (1993) from the Sapienza University of Rome. In 1993 he joined the Lepetit Group in the Anagni site within the analytical development unit. In 1994 he moved to the risk assessment unit of INAIL, the Italian public company for the insurance against accident at work and work related diseases. In 2004 he joined the Drug Chemistry and Technologies Department, Sapienza University of Rome, serving as Associate Professor.

Pietro Matricardi is guest Editor and member of the Editorial Board of journals in the field of drug delivery and pharmaceutics. He has published over 90 papers in international peer-reviewed journals and 5 patents, participating as lecturer at many conferences, writing a book and some book chapters.

Arbitrator

Rosario Pignatello

Il prof. Rosario Pignatello è Professore Ordinario di Tecnologia e Legislazione Farmaceutica (SSD CHIM/09) presso Univ. Catania (Dipartimento di Scienze del Farmaco e della Salute), del quale è Direttore dal 2018 (riconfermato per il quadriennio 2022-2026). L’attività didattica attuale riguarda i corsi di Tecnologia Farmaceutica (CdLM in Farmacia) e di Legislazione sanitaria e ambientale (CdL in SFA). E’ docente presso il Master in Discipline Regolatorie del Farmaco Univ. Catania (GMP e Assicurazione di Qualità). E’ componente del Consiglio dei Docenti del Dottorato di Ricerca in ‘Neuroscienze’ (Università di Catania). E’ Direttore scientifico del Centro di Ricerca in Nanomedicina e Nanotecnologie Farmaceutiche (NANOMED) e del Centro di Ricerca in Nutraceutica e Prodotti Salutistici (CERNUT), presso l’Università di Catania. L’attività scientifica riguarda in particolare l’applicazione di strategie nanotecnologiche per il drug delivery & targeting (occhio, brain, colon). Nei due trienni precedenti è stato componente del Collegio dei Revisori della CRS – Italy Chapter.