Salvatore Mascia
Italian, 30, major in pharmaceutical science and engineering. President of the Cambridge University Technology and Enterprise Club (CUTEC). Eager to pursue an entrepreneurship career within the pharma/biotech space.
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Groups: | Cambridge Technology Ventures Conference 2008, 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 Perugia |
FULL BIO
Italian, 30, major in pharmaceutical science and engineering. President of the Cambridge University Technology and Enterprise Club (CUTEC). Eager to pursue an entrepreneurship career within the pharma/biotech space.
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Merck Sharp & Dohme |
| Position: | Work experience |
| Time period: | November 2006 - Present |
| Description: | Working on continuous processes of pharmaceutical formulations for the production
of tablets, therefore pertinent to a large market segment. Work involves regular team work, presentations, and reports writing. Currently discussing patent application for a new pharmaceutical formulation I developed. |
| Employer: | Cambridge University, Technology and Enterprise Club (CUTEC) |
| Position: | President (VP Sponsorship in 2005/06 and currently student advisor) |
| Time period: | October 2006 - October 2007 |
| Description: | Led the University of Cambridge venture capital club (a team of thirty students) focused on
organising a series of lectures, workshops and the annual venture capital conference. The 2006/07 was a record year for CUTEC in all regards. The VC conference was sold out one week in advance and attended by 213 delegates from Europe, Asia and USA. Raised the highest amount of sponsorship. Secured £ 14k sponsorship (~ 50% of total budget) from Microsoft and 3i, in addition to £ 9k from other private institutions, including DFJ Esprit and Taylor Wessing. Introduced new committee positions and events which are now part of the annual calendar. |
| Employer: | National Council of Graduate Entrepreneurs (NCGE) |
| Position: | Entrepreneurship ambassador |
| Time period: | October 2006 - June 2007 |
| Description: | Used CUTEC platform to promote NCGE activities in Cambridge, UK. |
| Employer: | Jesus College Graduate Society |
| Position: | International officer & Anti-racism representative |
| Time period: | October 2005 - June 2006 |
| Description: | Organised international themed events representing China, USA, Australia, Italy and Egypt.
Initiated the ‘International Dinner’: a joint event between international graduate + undergraduates, which is now part of the college calendar. |
| Employer: | i-Teams, University of Cambridge |
| Position: | Student |
| Time period: | January 2005 - March 2005 |
| Description: | Worked as an i-Teams student. This is a programme consisting of investigating the market
potential of early-stage technologies developed within the University laboratories (www.iteamsonline.org). Project on potential routes to commercialization of piezoelectric nanotubes devices for fluid delivery. Discovered an application as insulin inhalers with large market size estimated around $3.2 billion per annum. |
| Employer: | Mascia Pharmacy s.n.c. |
| Position: | Pharmacist and financial co-manager |
| Time period: | January 2003 - September 2004 |
| Description: | Increased profit by 20%. |
| Employer: | School of Pharmacy (SOP), University of London |
| Position: | Student |
| Time period: | March 2002 - August 2002 |
| Description: | Worked as an ERASMUS student for my final year project of the Laurea in Pharmacy.
Project on developing a novel extrusion form for controlled drug release tablets, which has potential to be a disruptive technology for tablets production. Work patented under supervisor name: Newton JM and Carter RE, ‘controlled release devices’. British Patent Application No 0314159.5 |
EDUCATION
| University: | University of Perugia |
| Time period: | 1996 - 2003 |
| University: | University of Cambridge |
| Time period: | 2004 - Present |
| Degree: | Chemical Engineering, PhD |
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
| Sports: | Keen on sports, particularly swimming, football and tennis. Avid player of table football and pool. |
| Memberships: | Active member of the MIT-Enterprise Forum, UK Chapter. |
| 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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Ganesan Narayanan
Malaysian Indian male, 44, diploma in Pharmacy, 21 yrs experience in Hospital and community pharmacy.
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Fernando Abegão
Master in Chemical Engineering from the University of Coimbra, Portugal (2006), PhD Student in Chemical Engineering at the University of Cambridge, UK
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Fabio De Bernardi
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