Natascia Grimaldi Email & Phone Number

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

ADP is a technological company specialized in the development and manufacturing of advanced mineral UV filters, offering innovative and sustainable solutions for the next generation of sun care products. I am personally managing US and Canadian market, helping key customers in the selection of the product that fits best to their marketing and technical needs, supporting along the full development and post-sales. I also play a role in Strategic Marketing translating ADP differentiation values to customers language and strengthening its portfolio position to pursue a sharpen and more effective communication and to better engage customers at a global level.

Innovation Strategy, Pipeline & Roadmap for Active Ingredients encapsulated in proprietary & patented technologies for Personal Care (3 launches per year, YOY growth+20%)• Team Founder & Leader (10 people in Barcelona & 3 people in Steinau, multicultural & multi background team, 5 PhDs in the team)• Site Manager of 400 sqm lab & offices facility• IP generation and protection strategy• Technical Account Manager (key customers, custom-made solutions)• Diversity & Inclusion Ambassador• Special tasks: due diligence, integration, design and construction of new lab facility

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Innovation Strategy, Pipeline & Roadmap for Active Ingredients encapsulated in proprietary & patented technologies for Personal Care (3 launches per year, YOY growth+30%)• Team Founder & Leader (10 people in Barcelona, multicultural & multi background team, 5 PhDs in the team)• Site Manager of 120 sqm lab & offices facility• IP generation and protection strategy• Technical Account Manager (key customers, custom-made solutions)

Barcelona Area, Spain

Infinitec Activos is a private, innovation & technology-driven biotech company founded in 2006. Peptides have been our past, active delivery systems are our present and future. 9 delivery system platforms are currently available in Infinitec portfolio, and among them 5 are Infinitec exclusive. BeSpoke products are also available.In 2017, Infinitec has launched its green sister company, Naturethic, with a focus on natural ingredients. 2018-2019: Account Manager of APAC, growth YOY +46%, traveling 60%• 2019-2020: Account Manager of USA, growth YOY +23%, Covid time• Product training to customers & distributors• Liaison between Marketing & R&D, support to Marketing • Speaker at Conferences and trade shows participation

Barcelona Area, Spain

Responsible of Cataluña and Valencia Area. Edwards Vacuum specialist.Managing Accounts, Increasing brand awareness & visibility, Develope new business opportunities (B2B), Maximized customer retention & ensured recurring sales, collaboration with Marketing & Strategy team.Keywords: Vacuum technology, Sales, Accounts management, networking, communication.

Barcelona Area, Spain

New opportunities hunter; Research group strategy & promotion; Funds searching & Project writing (H2020-FetOpen, Mineco, Caixa Impulse, EuroNanoMed, etc); Project managing (4 projects); Conferences (10 talks/year); External collaboration liaison responsible (6 groups from Italy, UK, Germany, Spain & 2 SME from France, Spain); team coordination (6 fellows, 1 technician); report & scientific paper writing up.Topics: (i) process development (ii) design, manufacture, product analysis of nanomaterials; (iii) development of scale-independent nanoreactors for chemical & industrial processes.Keywords: Strategy; Writing; Networking; Communication; Coordination; Nanotechnology.

Cerdanyola Del Valles, Cataluna, Spain

Tasks & Achievements: Work plan design & project follow-up (2 projects); team coordination (3 people); report & scientific paper writing up; students tutoring (1 BCs student); conferences (6 talks/year).Topics: Scale-up of a compressed fluid-based technology for nanoparticles production.Keywords: Management; Tutoring; Communication; Nanotechonology; Pharmaceutical Industry,.

Tasks: Analysis and synthesis of results; report & scientific paper writing up (2papers in 2014), students tutoring (5 MSc students); external collaboration liaison responsible(5 Research groups from Italy & USA).Topics: Polymer chemistry and radiation processing for the production of nanoparticles for pharmaceutical application.

Palermo Area, Italy

Dissertation: Polymeric and bio-hybrid nanovectors for drug-delivery and imaging devicesto download: https://iris.unipa.it/handle/10447/91198#.W0ycZmYrzq0

Palermo Area, Italy

Dynamic and Static Light Scattering experienced operatorTrainings:Dynamic and Static light Scattering ( 100 hrs, CNR, Italy, 2011)

- Nanoparticles characterisation by Dynamic Scattering Technologies; - AF4 (Asymmetric flow field flow fractionation) operator Trainings: Asymmetric Flow Field Fractionation Training (20 hrs, National Institute of Standard and Technology)

- Synthesis and characterization of radiation-induced cross-linked polymeric nanoparticles- LINAC (Linear electron accelerator) operator- Liquid-state AFM operatorTrainings:Radiation Safety Training (10 hrs, University of Maryland, College Park, 2013)Atomic Force Microscope in air and liquid phase training (15 hrs, University of Maryland, 2013)

Pulse-radiation mechanistic studies on radiation-induced nanogels formationTrainings:Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) Mandatory Training (2 days, BNL, Uptown, NY, USA, 2013)

Education record

Master'S Degree, Chemical Engineering, 110/110 Cum Laude

Thesis title: Polymeric Nanocarriers for the intracellular delivery of Oligonucleotide

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Nanotechnology For Drug Delivery And Biomedical Imaging

Bachelor'S Degree, Chemical Engineering, 110/110 Cum Laude

Thesis title: Hydrogels for drugs parental administration

Master'S Degree, Mindfulness, Positive Psychology & Emotion Management

Master'S Degree, Innovation & Strategy, 9.3/10

Education record