Team:

Åke Jernberger

VP of Research and Development
Åke Jernberger is VP of Research and Development at H&D Wireless AB and has been with the company since it was founded in 2009. Åke has a long history leading product development organization, in communications and hi-tech companies like Nokia Networks, Andrew Corporation and ABB Hafo. Åke holds an M.Sc in Electrical Engineering from the Swedish Royal Institute of Technology

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Alessandro Russo

MD
Alessandro Russo, M.D. (gender: male, date of birth: 05/03/1975) is assistant orthopedic surgeon in the II Orthopedic and Traumatologic Clinic at Rizzoli Orthopedic Institute, Bologna – Italy since March 2006. He works as researcher in the Nanobiotechnology Laboratory of Codivilla-Putti Reserch Institute (Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli – Bologna, Italy) in the area of osteochondral/ bone regeneration and nanostructured materials for orthopedic applications. Dr. Alessandro Russo was actively involved in the European Project MAGISTER (NMP3-LA-2008-214685). The MAGISTER project has successfully promoted an innovative approach introducing for the first time the notion of magnetic scaffolds (MagS) for bone and osteochondral tissue engineering and regeneration. He won the 2010 Young Searching Ministerial Project with the Project: “Nanostructured Coatings Enhancing Material Performances in Joint Arthroplasty” GR- 2010- 2312686. Dr. Alessandro Russo took part in the “Start Cup Competition – University of Bologna” and won the “Special Price Nanotech 2008” with the PRO ART project (hard coatings for Articular prostheses). He participated in the final phase of the “National Innovation Price 2008” with the PRO ART project (Hard coatings for Articular Prostheses Politecnico di Milano 27-28 November 2008). He is author of 70 papers on Pub Med, with a H-Index of 18 (source: Scopus).

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Andrea Aliperta

Computer Graphics Artist

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Andrea Cafarelli

Post-Doc
Andrea Cafarelli is a post-doctoral fellow at The BioRobotics Institute. In 2013 he received the Master degree (cum laude) in Biomedical Engineering from University of Pisa and in 2017 he obtained a PhD (cum laude) in Biorobotics at Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, defending a thesis entitled “Controlled ultrasound exposure for innovative therapeutic applications”. His research activity is mainly focused on the development of ultrasound-based systems for therapeutic purposes (i.e. high intensity ultrasound for cancer treatment and low intensity pulsed ultrasound from mediated drug delivery and regenerative medicine).

From 2019 is also co-founder of River Global Scientific Lab srl, a spin-off company of Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna dedicated to technological advances in the therapeutic ultrasound field.

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Angela Sorriento

Post-Doc
Angela Sorriento is a Post-Doc at The BioRobotics Institute of Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna. In 2016 she received a Master’s Degree in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Naples Federico II. Her thesis work was carried out at Maastricht Brain Imaging Center, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience of Maastricht University (the Netherlands), focusing on the analysis of Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) data for discovering brain patterns in the sound categorisation process. Her research activity concerns the development of smart medical devices for monitoring bone fracture healing. She mainly investigates the biomechanical and biological aspects of the bone regeneration process, based on the integration of engineering tools and physical principles (e.g. ultrasounds).

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Bruno Crouzevialle

Hardware Electronics Engineer

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Carsten Jost

CEO
Carsten Jost is the recent CEO of PlasmaChem after the death of it’s founder Dr. Kalachev. He is responsible for the overall company and project management. Working at PlasmaChem for nearly 20 years, leading the medical devices department for >10 years and managing sales-, customer- and project administration processes for more than 5 years in the past, he has a profound experience in general company management and administration.
In the project, he will lead the tasks related to the economic objectives of the project, by providing a critical and proactive steering to the project. He will be responsible for the overall project management and communication with the partners & EC.

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Cristina Manferdini

Biomedical Laboratory Technician

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Daniele Guarnera

Post-Doc
Daniele Guarnera is a Post-Doc Fellow at the BioRobotics Institute of the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna.
He got his Master Degree in 2015 at Politecnico di Torino discussing a thesis on the interaction between pantograph and rigid catenary developed at Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya. In 2019 he got his Ph.D. at Politecnico di Torino, defending the thesis ‘Refined one-dimensional models applied to biostructures and fluids’. The Ph.D. was carried out within the Mul2 research group, under the supervision of Professor Erasmo Carrera and focused on the development of advanced structural and fluid-dynamical models applied to biomechanics. In the last months of the Ph.D. he developed a project related to the 3D bioprinting and mechanical characterization of digital materials at the University of Massachusetts. Recently, he got a grant at the Università di Catania for the FE assisted characterization of electronic power devices in collaboration with ST Microelectronics and CNR. In 2020 joined the ‘Regenerative Technologies’ Lab of the BioRobotic Institute of Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna.
He has a team-oriented research approach, and his research interests move from numerical to experimental methods about material science, structural engineering, and biomechanics. In 2018 he supported the course ‘Strutture per veicoli spaziali’ as tutor assistant on finite elements analysis classes and he is author and co-author of 12 scientific publications.

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Denise Amram

Data Protection Officer
Denise Amram (PhD in Law, SSSA 2012) is Assistant Professor of Private Comparative Law at LIDER Lab - DIRPOLIS Institute, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna.

Coordinator of the Permanent Observatory on Personal Injury Damages and of the research line ETHOS (EThics and law witH and fOr reSearch), steering committee member of Predictive Justice project, and co-coordinator of the research line Family Law, she participates to several research projects funded under national and EU programs (eg VALKYRIES, LeADS) and she serves as legal-ethical advisor for several research projects including sensitive data.

Affiliate Researcher at the EMbeDS Department of Excellence, she serves as honorary fellow at the University of Pisa. Adjunct lecturer for PhD, graduate and undergraduate courses on Data Protection, Family and Child Law, Ethics and AI, Private Law, Health Law, Comparative Private Law at SSSA, she enriched her experience undertaking teaching and/or research activities both in Italy (University of Pisa, University of Ferrara) and abroad, including France (Université Panthéon-Assas and Université Panthéon-Sorbonne), The Netherlands (Utrecht University), Ireland (University College Dublin), Malta (University of Malta), and USA (Columbia Law School, Harvard Law School Library).

She authored / co-authored ~110 publications in Italian, French, English, and Spanish, including a book and 2 co-editions.

Since 2010 Denise is attorney at the State Bar of Pisa, in 2020 she also received the ISO certified UNI 11697:2017 as Data Protection Officer. In 2018-2021 she served as Data Protection Officer at Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna and Scuola Normale Superiore as well.

Steering committee member for top ranked law journals (e.g. Rivista Italiana Medicina Legale e del Diritto in Campo Sanitario, Opinio Juris in Comparatione, Diritto di Internet, and GenIUS). Her research interests include fundamental rights protection in the fields of data protection law, family law, tort and contractual liability in a national, EU, and comparative perspective.

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Diego Trucco

Phd Student
Diego Trucco, M.Sc. (gender: male, date of birth: 21/12/1992) is Biomedical Engineer winner of a scholarship on the use of 3D Bioprinter at the Laboratory of Immunorheumatology and Tissue regeneration.

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Donato Monopoli Forleo

Head Biomedical Engineering

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Dr. Dante Dallari

Coordinatore di WP
Responsabile della Chirurgia Ortopedica Conservativa e Tecniche Innovative. Responsabile della selezione e arruolamento dei pazienti, degli interventi chirurgici e delle valutazioni al follow-up.

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Dr. Pier Maria Fornasari

Coordinatore del WP
Direttore del Servizio di Immunoematologia e Medicina Trasfusionale e della Banca del Tessuto Muscoloscheletrico (BTM)

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Dr. Ugo Albisinni

Unit Leader
Direttore della Radiologia diagnostica ed interventistica. Responsabile delle valutazioni diagnostiche per immagini previste all’interno dello studio clinico.

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Dr.ssa Brunella Grigolo

Unit Leader
Ricercatrice del Laboratorio di Immunoreumatologia e Rigenerazione Tissutale e Responsabile Organizzativo delLaboratorio RAMSES. Responsabile degli studi preclinici in vitro focalizzati sulla caratterizzazione del concentrato midollaree sulla valutazione dei biomarkers ossei nel trattamento delle lesioni osteocondrali.

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Dr.ssa Elizaveta Kon

IOR
Chirurgo Ortopedico della Clinica Ortopedica e Traumatologica II e ricercatrice del Laboratorio di Biomeccanica e Innovazione Tecnologica. Responsabile dell’attività di ricerca clinica e preclinica in termini di disegno sperimentale dello studio, arruolamento dei pazienti, loro trattamento e valutazione.

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Dr.ssa Gina Lisignoli

Biologist
Gina Lisignoli, Ph.D., (gender: female, date of birth: 02/03/1964) (IOR Scientific Responsible) is senior researcher at IOR and head of the Research Unit: “Physiopathology and bone tissue regeneration” in the Laboratory of Immunoreumatology and Tissue Regeneration. She was tutor of 18 PhD students and supervised their theses on the two main topics of the Lab, namely regenerative medicine and immune-rheumatology. She carried out innovative research in the field of osteoarthritis treatment and regeneration collaborating with experts in other disciplines (engineers, physicists, biotechnologists, etc.). She is co-author of more than 100 scientific publications (95 on ISI journals) and 9 book chapters. She is reviewer of more than 30 scientific international journals and of 10 international grants. She is also inventor of 2 patents. She has a H-index of 30 and a total of 2496 citations according to the Scopus source. Since 2002 she has worked with different national and international companies that granted scientific projects for a total amount of ~400 k€. She has established national and international collaborations thanks to the following funded projects:

Italian Ministry of Health project: “Biological and genetic markers of osteoarthritis severity”. Started in May 2001. Duration: 2 years. Funding: 108 k€. Role: Responsible of Operative Unit.
Italian Ministry of Health project: “Use of stem cells in tissue engineering for the prevention of cartilage damages”. Started in March 2005. Duration: 2 years. Funding: 68 k€. Role: Responsible of Operative Unit.
Region Emilia Romagna-University Bologna project: “Regenerative medicine in osteo-articular diseases”. Started in April 2013. Duration: 3 years. Funding: 103 k€. Role: WP Principal Investigator.
2014-2018. European H2020 project: “Clinical trial of autologous adipose-derived mesenchymal stromal cells (ASC) in the treatment of mild to moderate osteoarthritis” ADIPOA2 (n. 643809). Started in January 2015. Duration: 4 years. Funding: 360 k€. Role: WP4 leader.
National project of the Ministry of Foreign Affair. Executive Programme for Scientific and Technological Cooperation Between the Italian Republic and Republic of India: “Development of 3D Bioprinted Osteochondral Tissue” Project code IN17O03. Started in January 2017. Duration: 3 years. Grant for researchers exchange. Italian Coordinator.

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Elena Gabusi

Biologist
Elena Gabusi, Ph.D., (gender: female, date of birth: 04/12/1969) will contribute to molecular profile analysis of the nanocomposite construct. She has a Degree in Biological Science at University of Bologna, Italy and she has a Specialist Qualification in Toxicology, at University of Bologna. She is a biology research manager in the Laboratory of Immunorheumatology and Tissue regeneration and has good skills in the application of tools for word processing, database management, graphic systems and statistical analysis. She has clinical and scientific interests in: bone and cartilage biology in normal and pathologic patients (osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and osteoporosis), tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. She has a H-index of 18 (Source: Scopus).

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Elizabeth Di Méglio

Production technician

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Enrico Lenzi

Pre-clinical studies: in vitro

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Erik Dumont

CEO and IGT Scientific Responsible

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Eti Teblum

Lab manager
Dr. Eti Teblum is the lab manager of Prof. Gilbert Nessim at Bar Ilan University.
Her activities in the ADMAIORA project are: Support to the development and integration of nanostructures in biomedical devices; Support to the administrative tasks (dissemination activities and data management).

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Fabien Rabusseau

Main mechanical engineer

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Federica Iberite

Post-Doc
Federica Iberite is a Ph.D. student in Biorobotics at SSSA, within the “Micro-nano-bio systems and targeted therapies” Lab of The BioRobotics Institute.
In 2017 she received a Master’s Degree in Genetics and Molecular Biology in Basic and Biomedical Research at “Sapienza” University of Rome, with a dissertation about the functional characterization of a novel long non-coding RNA involved in the regulation of Neurogenin2, a master gene of neural differentiation. During her university career, she received two grants for academic merits.
Her current research activity concerns the integration of living and non-living elements for the development of biohybrid actuators by exploiting muscle cells contraction ability. She is also investigating the effect of different mechanical stimuli on cell differentiation for regenerative medicine purposes.

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Francesco Fontana

PhD student
Francesco Fontana is a Ph.D. student in Biorobotics at The BioRobotics Institute of Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna. In 2017 he received the Master degree in Chemical Engineering at University of Salerno, with a thesis entitled “Configuration of a plant for supercritical CO2 – assisted electrospinning”. His research activity regards the development of an in vitro highly controlled combined stimulation system (low intensity ultrasounds plus electromagnetic pulses) of relevant cell lines for modelling neuropathies (in particular the Guillain-Barrè syndrome). The aim is to bring anti-inflammatory and regenerative effects. The second topic concerns the development and characterization of engineered nanocomposite hydrogels for cartilage regeneration.

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Francesco Iacoponi

Research Assistant
Francesco Iacoponi is a Research Assistant at the BioRobotics Institute.
In 2017 he received a Bachelor’s Degree in Biomedical Engineering at University of Pisa, with a dissertation about the biomechanical analysis of squat motor patterns, and in 2020 he received a Master Degree in Biomedical Engineering at University of Pisa.
His current activity focuses on the development of highly controlled ultrasonic stimulation techniques (Low Intensity Pulsed Ultrasound) applied to cell lines in order to promote regenerative effects in a controlled and highly reproducible way.

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Gianluigi Crimi

lead developer

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Gilbert Nessim

BIU Scientific Responsible
Gilbert Daniel Nessim is Associate Professor at the Bar-Ilan University. His research laboratory focuses on the synthesis of 1D and 2D nanostructures using state-of-the-art chemical vapor deposition (CVD) equipment. The scientific focus is to better understand the complex growth mechanisms of these nanostructures, to possibly functionalize them to tune their properties, and to integrate them into innovative devices.

We extensively collaborate with other groups in BIU, with other universities in Israel, with many groups in Italy (Politecnico di Milano, Sant’Anna di Pisa, U. Verona, U. Bergamo, Ca Foscari, etc.), and in the USA (Prof. Cary Pint, Vanderbilt) to do advanced characterizations of our nanomaterials and to integrate them into functional devices for electronic, mechanic, and energy applications.

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Herve Locteau

Software developer

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Krzysztof Lenartowicz

Project Manager
Sc. in Automatization and Robotization in materials processes. Leader of the medical division managing the group of 20 people actively involved in Quality Assurance, Design/Development and Production. He is specialized in the design of fine mechanical elements, 3D CAD design, production planning, and usability aspects for active medical devices. He had gathered his experience in Germany while working for an OEM supplier of Arthrex (as for orthopedics – one of market leaders).

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Laura Riacci

Research Assistant

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Leonardo Ricotti

Scientific coordinator
Leonardo Ricotti is Associate Professor of Bioengineering and Biorobotics at SSSA and head of the “Micro-nano-bio systems and targeted therapies” Lab at the BioRobotics Institute. He holds a M.Sc. course on “Miniaturized therapeutic and regenerative technologies” and a PhD course on “Micro-nano-bio systems for medical and technological applications”. He has supervised or co-supervised 10 PhD students, working on therapeutic micro-devices, biomaterials and artificial organs, and 30 M.Sc. theses on bioengineering topics. He carries out innovative research efforts at the interface between different disciplines, such as robotics and mechatronics, materials science, molecular biology and biotechnology and he aims at creating innovative (and potentially disruptive) “match points” between different disciplines. He is co-author of ~90 scientific publications (60 on ISI journals), 6 book chapters on micro-nano systems for biomedical applications. He is also inventor of 9 patents. He is Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on NanoBioscience and of the IEEE Transactions on Medical Robotics and Bionics. In 2012, he received the “Massimo Grattarola” award for the best PhD Thesis in bioengineering (Thesis title: “Development of bio-hybrid actuators”). In July 2014, he was awarded with the European Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Doctoral Award. In 2018, he received regional and national prizes as member of the spin-off company Relief s.r.l. He currently coordinates an European project (ADMAIORA – ADvanced nanocomposite MAterIals fOr in situ treatment and ultRAsound-mediated management of osteoarthritis), funded in the H2020 framework.

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Liliana Agresti

Research Assistant

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Lorenzo Vannozzi

Technical Project Manager
Lorenzo Vannozzi is a post-doctoral fellow at SSSA, within the “Micro-nano-bio systems and targeted therapies” Lab of the BioRobotics Institute. In 2013, he received a Master degree in Biomedical Engineering at University of Pisa, with a thesis entitled “Design and development of a 3D system for bio-hybrid actuation” and in 2017 he obtained a PhD in Biorobotics, defending a thesis entitled “Novel actuated microsystems”. His research activity deals with the exploration of 3D microfabrication technologies, included 3D bioprinting, for bioengineering purposes, and the design, development and testing of drug delivery platforms for local therapies. He has an interdisciplinary approach involving materials science, mechatronics and molecular biology. He supported the teaching activity of Prof. Leonardo Ricotti within the M.Sc course on “Miniaturized therapeutic and regenerative technologies”, with practical classes on material synthesis and characterization. He is author or co-author of 13 scientific publications. In 2018, he received the “Julia Polak European Doctorate Award” from the European Society of Biomaterials committee. He is or has been involved in different Italian and European projects (MOTU, M2Neural and GeT Small), for which he provided important technical contributions.

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Madina Telkhozhayeva

PhD student
Madina Telkhozhayeva is a PhD student at the Bar-Ilan University and works in the research group coordinated by Prof. Gilbert Nessim.
Her activities in Admaiora project are: Support to the development and integration of nanostructures in biomedical devices; Support to the administrative tasks (dissemination activities and data management).

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Matilde Tschon

Biologist
Matilde Tschon, Ph.D. (gender: female, date of birth: 25/08/1974) is a permanent biologist at the Laboratory of Preclinical and Surgical Studies of IOR. She is referent of Tissue Engineering Sector of the lab. She studied at the University of Bologna, faculty of Biological Sciences and received her degree in 2002; then she obtained a PhD degree in Biomaterials at the University of Pisa. Her research interests focus primarily on the study of biocompatibility of biomaterials/scaffold/medical device for the repair/regeneration of musculoskeletal tissues (cartilage, bone, meniscus, tendon and ligament), studies on regenerative medicine and tissue engineering approaches, design, execution and data analysis of in vitro and in vivo preclinical research, in vitro cell cultures and alternative methods, histology and histomorphometry. She is author of 49 scientific publications with a H-index of 21 (Source: Scopus).

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Milena Fini

Director
Milena Fini, M.D. (gender: female, date of birth: 22/10/1962). Degree in Medicine and Surgery (1989), Specialization in Emergency in Surgery with honours (1994) and Specialization in Orthopaedic and Traumatology with honours (2003) – Faculty of Medicine, University of Bologna; II Level Master in “Clinical Governance of Research in healthcare” – University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (2011). She is director of the Laboratory of Preclinical and Surgical Studies (from 2010) and is the Person in Charge of Research and Organization of the Laboratory of Biocompatibility, Technological Innovations and Advanced Therapies – Rizzoli RIT Department (from 2009); Responsible of Animal Welfare and related equipment following Directive 2010/63/EU on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes; Coordinator of the IOR Translational Research Line “Musculoskeletal Regenerative Medicine” – IOR (from 2013). She is involved in preclinical and clinical research projects on regenerative medicine of bone and cartilage, biomaterials, mesenchymal stem cells for the treatment of musculoskeletal diseases (funded from the Italian Ministry of Health, Ministry of Education, Universities and Research, Enterprises, Bank foundations, Emilia Romagna Region). She is editorial Board member of BioMed Res Int; advisory Board member of JAB-FM; Executive Member of SIB, ISMULT, Indo- Italian Forum of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering; National Delegate Cost Action-MB1301; Expert of Reference Center for Alternative Methods, Welfare and Care of Laboratory Animals, IZSLER. Her main scientific interests include biomaterials, biocompatibility, scaffolds, tissue engineering and regenerative medicine of the musculoskeletal tissues, in vitro advanced models and in vivo preclinical research, osteointegration, osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, tendinopathies, osteolysis, fractures and bone losses, bone metastases, osteomyelitis. She is author of more than 485 publications, with a H-Index of 55 (source: Scopus).

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Paolo Cabras

Biomedical Engineer

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Pär Bergsten

CEO
Pär Bergsten is the Founder and CEO of H&D Wireless AB (in 1997). He holds a M.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering from the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) and an MBA from the Stockholm School of Economics. He has served as an Entrepreneur with more than 35 years’ experience of Telecom industry and wireless IC experience. He was 14 years at Ericsson, were he introduced RF-Asic technology and Linearisation technology into the base stations. Mr. Bergsten started up the first 3G base station development to NTT as Project and Technical Manager. Multiple products were developed based on several standards including Bluetooth, WLAN and GSM/GPRS in cooperation with silicon suppliers. He has held positions ranging from Project Manager and Design Manager to Chief Executive Officer. He served as a Director of Nanoradio AB.

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Paulina Galas

Team member
Sc. in Biomedical Engineering. She is experienced in design & development of mechanical components built into Vimex products. She takes part in customization works performed for PLM (Private-Label) customers of Vimex as well as of maintenance of Technical Files covering products manufactured by the company, preparation/reviews of clinical evaluation as well as biocompatibility assessments for manufactured products.

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Prof. Davide Maria Donati

Unit Leader
Professore associato e Direttore f.f. della Clinica Ortopedica e Traumatologica III a prevalente indirizzo Oncologico e Responsabile Tecnico-scientifico dell’Unità di Patologia Ortopedica e Rigenerazione Tissutale Osteoarticolare. Responsabile della selezione e arruolamento dei pazienti, degli interventi chirurgici e delle valutazioni al follow-up.

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Prof. Elisabetta Mariani

Professoressa Alma Mater
Dal 1994 ha collaborato a numerose ricerche, ha partecipato a Congressi Nazionali e Internazionali e a corsi di aggiornamento e ha pubblicato lavori su riviste specializzate nell’ambito della rieducazione ortopedica.

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Prof. Fabio Catani

Unit Leader
Professore ordinario e Direttore del Reparto di Ortopedia e Traumatologia.Responsabile della selezione e arruolamento dei pazienti, degli interventi chirurgici e delle valutazioni al follow-up.

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Prof. Massimo Dominici

Unit Leader
Professore Associato, Responsabile del Laboratorio di Biologia Cellulare e terapie Avanzate contro il cancro. Responsabile dello studio preclinico su modello animale NOD-SCID per la valutazione delle mesenchimali in associazione ai biomateriali

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Prof. Maurilio Marcacci

Direttore della Clinica Ortopedica e Traumatologica II

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Prof. Nicola Baldini

Unit Leader
Professore associato e Responsabile del Laboratorio di Fisiopatologia ortopedica e medicina rigenerativa. Coordinatore delle attività di ricerca incentrate sulla caratterizzazione e valutazione in vitro delle mesenchimali e sull’analisi istologica dei campioni ossei.

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Prof. Sandro Giannini

Coordinatore WP
Direttore della Clinica Ortopedica e Traumatologica I.Responsabile dell’ arruolamento dei pazienti loro trattamento e valutazione al follow-up

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Sam Nakhaei

Project Manager
Sam Nakhaei is an IoT project manager in H&D Wireless AB. He has experience in IoT projects like industrial IoT implementation, collaborative robotic solutions, energy management, healthcare, and smart-grid. In the past six years he worked in academic research and the industry in Italy. He holds an M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering and a Management in software products degree from Politecnico di Milano

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Stefano Zaffagnini

Director
Stefano Zaffagnini, M.D. (gender: male, date of birth: 20/09/1962), MD Degree with Honors (1987) at University of Bologna, Specialization in Orthopaedics and Traumatology with Honors. From 2008, he is coordinator of the Sports Traumatology Excellent Centre of Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli of Bologna Italy. From 01/04/2016 he is full Professor in Orthopaedic s and Traumatology at Faculty of Medicine. From March 2017 he is Director of the II Clinic Orthopaedic and Traumatology of the Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli. He takes part in several research projects promoted by IOR and the Italian Health Ministry and European Community. He serves as reviewer for several international journals. From August 2009 he is a member of the “Anterior Cruciate Ligament Study Group”. He is designated as Scientific Chairman of the 10th I.S.A.K.O.S Congress and as Scientific Co- Chairman of the 11th I.S.A.K.O.S Congress. He is member of ESSKA Sport Committee 2014 – 2016. He is author of more than 263 publications on Pub Med, with a H-index of 37(source: Scopus).

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Tomasz Gapinski

Technical Project Manager
Sc. in electronics and telecommunication, specialized in embedded systems and switching mode technology. Actively supervising 6 engineers hired by the company who work in research and development of active medical devices dedicated to endoscopy. He devised several projects concerning active medical products that were successfully developed and that succeeded economically on the market.

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Tung-Wu Lu

Biomedical Engineering

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Vincent Faure

Embedded software engineer

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Yasmin Saleh

Research scholar

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Yirij A. Fedutik

inorganic chemist
Dr. Yirij A. Fedutik is an inorganic chemist with over 20 years experience in the area of chemistry and physics of nanometer-sized materials, with an emphasis on their synthesis, supra-molecular chemistry of colloidal metal, semiconductor nano-crystals and metallic nano-fibers and nano-wires.
Dr. Fedutik has launched a variety of new nanomaterials that are currently sold worldwide and developed a wide range of custom-synthesized products.
His research results are published in more than 20 articles in international journals, books and conference proceedings. He is working on product development in the company and will be the Lead Scientist and Technical Manager in this project.

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Ylenia Giacalone

Administrative Assistant

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