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 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. 2 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. |
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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
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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!
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Benjamin Geisler
Research-doctor, health economics/decision analysis, interested in discussing value and quality of health care