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Salvatore Mascia

Major in pharmaceutical science and engineering. Industrial experience gained with Merck and Novartis. President of the Cambridge University Technology and Enterprise Club. Eager to pursue an entrepreneurship career within the pharma/biotech space.

Headline: Entrepreneur
Work status: Employed Full-Time
Skills: Business, Chemical Engineering, Engineering, Entrepreneurship, Italian, Languages, Leadership, Management, Public Relations, Public speaking, Recruitment
Location: Boston, MA
Groups: CUTEC
Interested in: Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Recruiting for my startup
Schools: University of Cambridge, University of London, University of Perugia

FEATURED STARTUP

ECMatrix

ECMatrix ECMatrix

ECMatrix aims to develop ReGenDisc, a new-generation, revolutionary and cost-effective synthetic scaffold that, when implanted, initiates permanent, natural cartilage regeneration in the spine.

  • Startup type: Competition Entry
  • Status: Active

WORK EXPERIENCE

Employer: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), MA, USA & Novartis
Position: Post-doctorate
Time period: October 2008 - Present
Description: - Responsible for drug product development in the Novartis-MIT Center for Continuous Manufacturing

Employer: Merck Sharp & Dohme, UK
Position: Research student
Time period: October 2006 - March 2008
Description: - Developed a novel formulation for production of pharmaceutical pellets. Designed and build a new testing machine for ease scaling with industrial apparatus. Patent applications are currently being filed.

Employer: Cambridge University Technology and Enterprise Club (CUTEC)
Position: President
Time period: September 2006 - September 2007
Description: - Elected as President of the University of Cambridge venture capital club. The club is focus on organising a series of lectures, workshops and the annual venture capital conference (> 250 delegates from around the world). The 2006/07 was a record year for CUTEC in all regards, and the club gained full recognition within the entrepreneurial ecosystem of Cambridge. Secured £ 14k sponsorship (~ 50% of total budget) from Microsoft and 3i, in addition to £ 9k from other private institutions, including Esprit cp and Taylor Wessing.

Employer: National Council of Graduate Entrepreneurs, UK
Position: Entrepreneurship ambassador
Time period: September 2006 - May 2007
Description: - Nominated as entrepreneurship ambassador at the University of Cambridge, UK.

Employer: Jesus College Graduate Society, Cambridge, UK
Position: International officer
Time period: September 2005 - May 2006
Description: - Elected as lead responsible for international student welfare. Organised international themed events representing China, USA, Australia, Italy and Egypt.

Employer: i-Teams, University of Cambridge, UK
Position: Founding student and participant
Time period: December 2004 - February 2005
Description: - Launched and participated in this programme consisting of investigating the market potential of early-stage technologies developed within the University of Cambridge laboratories (www.iteamsonline.org).

Employer: Mascia Pharmacy s.n.c., Benevento, Italy
Position: Pharmacist
Time period: December 2002 - August 2004
Description: - Served as pharmacist and financial co-manager.

EDUCATION

University: University of Cambridge
Time period: 2003 - 2008
Degree: Chemical Engineering, PhD

University: University of Perugia
Time period: 1995 - 2003
Degree: BS and MS in Pharmacy

University: University of London
Time period: 2001 - 2002
Degree: ERASMUS student

PUBLICATIONS

Articles: First author and reviewer – Journal of Rheology
- Leading journal in the field of rheology with the highest impact factor (2.574).
First author - European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Journal with the highest impact factor (2.436) in the field of pharmaceutics.

INFORMATION

Hobbies: - Daily updated on the stock market with experience doing personal investments. Achieved positive returns (~ 50%) on some insurance and energy stocks.
- Keen on sports, particularly swimming, football and tennis. Avid player of table football and pool.
Awards: Nov 2007 2007 Merck Academics Partners Symposium (MAPS), Merck Sharp and Dohme, UK
- Prize for the best podium presentation.
Nov 2006 Merck Sharp and Dohme
- Industrial research studentship. Studentship value £ 20k over 18 months.
Sep 2006 Imperial College London, 7th UK Particle Technology Forum
- UK Young Researcher of the Year Award in Particle Technology (2nd place out of 48 entries).
Oct 2005 University of Cambridge, Department of Chemical Engineering, UK
- First year research students poster/presentation award.
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Jun 2004 University of Cambridge, UK
- Cambridge European Trust Scholarship (33 per annum). Scholarship value £ 12k over three years.
May 2003 University of Perugia, Faculty of Pharmacy, Italy
- Best students of the year award.

Salvatore's Startups (1)

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  • ECMatrix

    ECMatrix aims to develop ReGenDisc, a new-generation, revolutionary and cost-effective synthetic scaffold that, when implanted, initiates permanent, natural cartilage regeneration in the spine.

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  • Philip Baddeley

    Entrepreneur : Investor : Educator : Blogger

  • Wallis Motta

    I would like to meet entrepreneurs in Cambridge, UK in order to collaborate with them or interview them on their experiences of starting a business, as part of my PhD research project... Are you interested? Send me a message!

  • Benjamin Geisler

    Research-doctor, health economics/decision analysis, interested in discussing value and quality of health care