Filippo Giancarlo Martinelli Email & Phone Number

Thurles, County Tipperary, Ireland

Magfi is a boutique advisory firm dedicated to providing .First established by Filippo Giancarlo Martinelli (MBA, PDEng, MSc) in Q1 2020 in the Republic of Malta, Magfi ltd (https://www.magfi.eu/) leverages its advisors´ cumulative experience at the interface between management consulting, fundraising and sales within a number of deeptech fields. The firm focuses on servicing innovative European (post-seed) start-up and scale-up companies operating within the foodtech, biotech and cleantech space. Magfi satisfies its clients' different “Money and People needs” acting as “one-stop-shop” solution provider for their challenges, while maintaining a boutique advisory firm attitude. Magfi is able to deliver all this at competitive rates, despite the globally raising prices, also thanks to its very limited overhead and teleworking-by-design structure. As of Dec 2023, Magfi has direct presence in Malta (Magfi ltd "MedSea") and Ireland (Magfi Atlantic limited), with a network of advisors based in over 5 European countries.

Marsaskala, Marsascala, Malta

Magfi is a boutique advisory firm dedicated to providing .First established by Filippo Giancarlo Martinelli (MBA, PDEng, MSc) in Q1 2020 in the Republic of Malta, Magfi ltd (https://www.magfi.eu/) leverages its advisors´ cumulative experience at the interface between management consulting, fundraising and sales within a number of deeptech fields. The firm focuses on servicing innovative European (post-seed) start-up and scale-up companies operating within the foodtech, biotech and cleantech space. Magfi satisfies its clients' different “Money and People needs” acting as “one-stop-shop” solution provider for their challenges, while maintaining a boutique advisory firm attitude. Magfi is able to deliver all this at competitive rates, despite the globally raising prices, also thanks to its very limited overhead and teleworking-by-design structure. As of Dec 2023, Magfi has direct presence in Malta (Magfi ltd "MedSea") and Ireland (Magfi Atlantic limited), with a network of advisors based in over 5 European countries.

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As per Feb 2020, I have focused my support to the Irish Bioeconomy Foundation cluster on European activities including support advocacy, fundraising, networking and overall promotion of the Irish Bioeconomy ecosystems and IBF members.

As per April 2019, within the context of the BioBased Industries Joint Undertaking (EU) project “ICT-BIOCHAIN - ICT Tools in Efficient Biomass Supply Chains for Sustainable Chemical Production” I have been asked, in my capacity of IBF CEO, to also take over the role of Digital Innovation Hub (DIH) Manager within the Irish Bioeconomy Model Demonstrator Region. The DIH aims to examine opportunities for ICT, IoT and Industry 4.0. to increase the efficiency of high potential value biomass supply chains. As a Hub manager, my main tasks and actions will be to oversee the development of Hub activities and Liaising with the regional stakeholders to deliver project activities and develop cross-national initiatives, especially in collaboration with other European Digital Innovation Hubs.

County Tipperary, Ireland

As per February 2019 I have taken up the role of full time Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Irish Bioeconomy Foundation. Key duties are the coordination of the IBF-related investments within the Irish National Bioeconomy Campus (former Lisheen mine) and the servicing of the IBF´s membership base.http://bioeconomyfoundation.com

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In my capacity as Irish Bioeconomy Foundation (IBF) European Ambassador, I have the pleasure to act as European Project Coordinator for the BioeconomyVentures Project.The BioeconomyVentures project aims to build the reference platform for bioeconomy-based start-ups and spin-offs seeking to gain access to finance, becoming the main meeting point in the European bioeconomy. Our solution, aligned with the European Bioeconomy Strategy (2018) and the vision and strategy of the Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC), is based on a threefold approach:1) Building and leveraging the first of its kind bioeconomy entrepreneurship ecosystem, boosted by the BioeconomyVentures Ambassadors Programme (BV-AP).2) Creating and validating an assessment methodology for qualify and quantify the needs of the start-ups and spin-offs though the BioeconomyVentures Evaluation Matrix3) Designing, developing and executing an interactive one-stop-shop- platform that will serve as a main meeting point for the bioeconomy entrepreneurship field, bringing together relevant groups of stakeholders (start-ups, spin-offs, investors and corporates) and integrating, on one single access point, high-quality services aiming to unlock the innovation potential and uncover opportunities to build relationships and partnerships across the BioeconomyVentures network.

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Bio-Synthesis Architect... Reinventing Chemistry with the help of BiologyAbolis Designs, Builds and Secure unique microbial-biocatalytical-chemical bioprocesses tailor-made for its clients specific needs to source innovative biobased, renewable, sustainable, Molecules and Functionalities within the Flavors, Fragrances, Cosmetics, Nutrients and Bioactives markets.

County Tipperary, Ireland

AgriChemWhey: An integrated biorefinery for the conversion of dairy side streams to high value bio-based chemicalsURL: https://www.bbi-europe.eu/projects/agrichemwhey

Brussels Area, Belgium

PNO Consultants is Europe´s leading grant and innovation consulting firm, with over 30 years of hands-on expertise with more than 500 funding programs within the EU, annually raising approximately 1 Billion EUR for its clients. PNO has direct presence in more 6 European countries, employing more than 250 FTE. ¨PNO Innovation NV¨ is PNO´s Brussels-EU operation, situated a few meters away from the European Commission HQ. As per May 2018, I was asked by PNO Group Board to focus on strengthening collaborations between all of PNO´s offices involved in servicing clients within the agri-food bioeconomy field, leveraging on the successes jointly achieved in the past years, including among others the financing of 2x large scale biorefineries (>150 Million EUR) and several contributions to the revision of the European Bioeconomy policy framework.Within this context a portfolio of initiatives ranging across the broad scope of corporate functions was initiated and structured, including pan-PNO visibility (BIOECONFIN series), talent scouting (shared talent pool), best practices exchanges and data mining.

Brussels Area, Belgium

As per December 2017, I was asked to take over the unit general management as Operations Manager, with focus on financial management (P&L, cash flow) and human resources management (scouting and development of talents). Meanwhile, I retained my responsibility for the development of our unit strongest sector (agri-food and bioeconomy), strengthening of cross-section and cross-service synergies (energy / chemistry / circular economy).

Brussels Area, Belgium

As of July 2016, I was made responsible for the largest of unit´s three business lines, as "Grant Application Pipeline Manager", directly reporting to PNO Brussels-EU unit P&L Manager. Meanwhile, I maintained myself fully involved and billable within all of of the unit´s services within the bioeconomy and resource efficiency sectors with a strong focus on fostering synergies within a wide portfolio of Circular Economy activities.

Brussels Area, Belgium

As Grants and Innovation Consultant within PNO´s Brussels-EU office, my direct responsibilities included financial services (grant application), and innovation services (both within European projects and on commercial basis), in particular within the bioeconomy (BBI) and process industry (SPIRE) fields. Already during my first year at PNO I had the pleasure to work for and with Europe´s most important organisations within the field, including EuropaBio (European Bioindustries association), CEFIC (European chemical industry association), the European Commission DG GROW and selected members of the European Parliament (MEP).

Florence Area, Italy

Agroils Technologies focuses on innovative processes enabling the production of superior quality biofuels, animal feed and molecules of pharmaceutical interest from non-food Jatropha energy crop. My main responsibilities included: - Horizon 2020 consortia building and proposal writing activities involving dozens of global partners; - Open innovation and outsourced research activities daily management; - Interaction with the media, industrial lobbies and local institutions; - CEO support in B2B meeting organisation and negotiations; - Market analysis and Business Plan updating; - Patent drafting and Freedom to Operate analysis.[Presentation letter from direct supervisor supporting this job description available upon request]

Delft Area, Netherlands

As a BioProduct Designer employed by TU-Delft for two years (Feb 2012-2014), from March 2013 to January 2014 I have been assigned to work for an innovative start-up company within the BE-BASIC framework: DAB bv. In such context my main goal was to assess the economic and environmental potential of the start-up proprietary technology within the bio-fuel market and beyond. This has been pursued uniting in an individual projects the activity of Market Analysis, Patent Landscaping, Metabolic Pathway Analysis, BioProcess Design, Techno-Economic Evaluation and Life Cycle Assessment, using dedicated software and ad hoc developed models. [Presentation letter from direct supervisor supporting this job description available upon request]

Delft Area, Netherlands

As a BioProduct Designer employed by TU-Delft for two years (Feb 2012-2014), from March to September 2012 I have been assigned, together with 4 other trainees, to work for the multinational company DSM. In such context our main goal was to design an innovative fermentation process based on the requirement of our industrial clients. With the collaboration of DSM expertise, we evaluated the biological, engineering, economical and environmental feasibility of the project and optimized our bio-process design accordingly.[mini-presentation from direct supervisor supporting this job description is reported below]

Milan Area, Italy

Ancient Chinese Proverb:"Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime"I spent my post-graduation free time teaching Science, learning Chinese and travelling around Portugal, Italy, Greece and Spain.

Milan Area, Italy

I spent one year working at the company KtedoGEN / NAICONS, Milan, carring out my MSs thesis there. My thesis project was part of the activities related to the characterization of the NAI-RPI1 molecule. The main goal was to develop an optimized fermentative process, starting from preliminary information present in the company database. The new process aimed to enhance the production of the molecule of interest, also considering requirements from the purification phase in order to improve the overall efficiency of the productive process. The fermentation performed had also the goal of delivering sufficient amounts of the molecule, to further characterize its antibiotic properties; because of this, the various fermentation where scheduled to produce the quantity of NAI-RPI1 time by time required by the other groups involved in the project.[Presentation letter from direct supervisor supporting this job description available upon request]

Zurich Area, Switzerland

ETH/UZH BUSS: international Biology Undergraduate Summer School.During the two months I spent at the Institut für Molekularbiologie (UZH), Zurich, my main research objective was the study of some interesting aspects of epigenetic regulation, with special attention to chromatin modification. Chromatin modification is a very important mechanism of gene expression regulation. One class of enzymes involved in this process is the family of SET domain containing histone methyltransferase (HMTase) enzymes, which are highly conserved in evolution from yeast to man. The yeast Set1 complex methylates histon 3 on its lysine 4 (H3K4) and this modification is a landmark for actively transcribed chromatin. In our current research we identified a H3K4 mimicking domain in the Set1/c corepressor protein Nrm1. This domain was shown to directly mediate the interaction of Nrm1 with two important cellular complexes: both Set1c and Cdc20/APC complex. This work aimed to identify proteins also containing an H3K4 mimicking domain by in silico screening of the yeast proteome. Five candidates proteins were then tested for interaction with Cdc20. We could show that the Yjr142w, a protein of unknown function was able bind Cdc20 suggesting a cell cycle dependant regulation of Yjr142w by the APC. [Presentation letter from direct supervisor supporting this job description available upon request]

Parma Area, Italy

The main purpose of the research I carried out at the Biochemistry Department (UNIPR), Parma, was the cloning and subsequent assembly of a Magnaporthe grisea gene, whose product appears to be homologous to protein family members CVNH. The work assigned to me was, first, the extraction of cellular mRNA M. grisea, then its reverse-transcribed into cDNA, as well as assembly and amplification via PCR. This was followed by the cloning of the sequence obtained in an E. coli expression vector, the transformation of a strain suitable for its production, as well as a subsequent phase of selection of the correct recombinant.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Business Administration And Management, General

In December 2015, I have started a 2 years long, 2 weekends per month, Executive MBA at Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR RSM), thus.

Wipo Certificate, Intellectual Property Law

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is one of the 17 specialized agencies of the United Nations. WIPO was created in 1967.

Professional Doctorate In Engineering (Pdeng, Now Engd), Bioproduct Design

As a BioProduct Designer you develop products based upon or related to biological systems. You apply the integrative and creative approach.

Language Certification, Chinese (Mandarin) 中文

I have started to study Mandarin at Milan's Confucius Institute in March 2011 with the ELE1 course (80/100). From October 2011 to January.

Msc, Industrial Biotechnology, 110/110 Cum Laude

A 2 year long MSc program in Industrial Biotechnology completed 3 months in advance and with maximum score.

Buss - Biology Undergraduate Summer School, Biotechnology

Right before the end of my BSc studies in Parma, I was the only Italian admitted in 2009 to the ETH/UZH international Biology.

Bsc, Biotechnology, 110/110 Cum Laude

A 3 year long BSc program in Biotechnology completed 3 months in advance and with maximum score.

High School (Maturità Scientifica), Generalist

Activities and Societies: Teather, PoliticsHigh school public education at Istituto Superiore Ernesto Balducci, Pontassieve (Florence.