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Sciaffusa, Svizzera

Svizzera

- Responsible for the development of materials intended for critical elastomeric sealings at global level.- R&D of new and optimization of existing materials and surface treatments for sealing applications. - Expert guidance and customers support on the material formulations and performances from the prototyping to products industrialization stage.- Active contribution on innovative engineering projects in key emerging fields (electrification, EMI-shielding, robotics and sustainability)- Regulatory expertise for food-contact, drinking water and biomedical applications.- Global Project Leader on Eco-Design and Life Cycle Assessment. Coordination and lead of the implementation of LCA and PCF practices among the global sites.

Zürich Area, Svizzera

- Responsible for the synthesis and process development of a thixotropic gel intended for cell therapyapplications- Expert guidance in developing in-process rheological controls- Responsible for the hydrodynamic study and modeling- Execution of pilot and validation trials with technical and risk documentation (ATEX)- Scientific support and transfer technology to the industrial partner

Green Match Project - Responsible for the synthetic strategies and development of new sustainable solven-freebicomponent polyurethanes- Coordination activities on research, development and application of newly developed materials.- Close collaboration and technology transfer to the industrial partners to meet the high quality-standards.- Scientific consulting: REACH, product optimization, LCA assessment and Intellectual Properties

Milano, Italia

Thesis project: "Synthesis and characterization of new biodegradable copolyesters with enhanced hydrophilic properties for industrial applications."-Synthesis and characterization of biodegradable co-polyesters for the development of innovative packaging solutions.-Project presented at Macrogiovani 2017, Trento (Italy)

Facoltà Di Agraria

Assisting Professors in developing and implementing projects related to organic chemistry.

-Biomedical and clinical analyses

Salerno, Italia

Thesis project: Bimetallic salen aluminum complexes: cooperation between reactive centers in the ring-opening polymerization of lactides and epoxides.-Synthesis and characterization of organometallic compounds under controlled atmosphere.-Synthesis and characterization of stereo regular PLA for biomedical application.-Technical skills: Knowledge of Schlenk type advanced laboratory techniques, Polymers synthesis and characterization.Publication: "Bimetallic salen aluminum complexes: cooperation between reactive centers in the ring-opening polymerization of lactides and epoxides." Dalton Transactions, 45(40), 16001-16010, (2016).

Master'S Degree, Industrial Chemistry

Thesis project: Synthesis and characterization of new biodegradable co-polyesters with enhanced hydrophilic properties. -Development.

Bachelor'S Degree, Chemical Science

Thesis project: Synthesis and characterization of bimetallic aluminum complexes active in the polymerization of cyclic esters. -Synthesis.