Responsible for the management of innovation and technology scouting initiatives, including the interaction with new and existing suppliers, the review of patents and patent landscapes.

Scientist in the Product Development department of Philip Morris International, where my main activities involved Project Management and the identification of new technologies, always with a vision of innovation in mind.

Worked on the synthesis of functionalized iptycenes and their application in the development of sensors in the group of Prof. Timothy Swager.

Graduate research on the synthesis and photophysical characterization of a series of oligomers constituted of thiophene and pyridine moieties and investigations towards their application in solar cells and devices.Teaching Assistant in undergraduate laboratory courses.

Studied the interaction of ruthenium complexes with liposome membranes.

Conducted research on the determination of the n-octanol/water partition of cationic porphyrins as a probe for their interaction with membranes and possible drug applications.

Investigated the reaction between peroxynitrite and tetramethyl dioxetane.