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Hire Dr. Francesco P.

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Biotech & Medtech Strategy Consultant | PhD | Commercialization & Funding Specialist

Profile Summary

PhD-trained biotech strategist specializing in the commercialization of deep-tech, biotech, and medtech innovations. I help early-stage ventures turn complex science into clear product strategies, investor-ready narratives, and credible commercialization plans. I have supported the development and positioning of novel biotechnologies, scientific hardware, and medtech concepts, contributing to more than €3M in combined VC, grant, and public funding. My work spans opportunity assessment, market and competitive analysis, business case development, GTM strategy, and early stakeholder/pilot-user engagement. My strength lies in bridging science, strategy, and investor expectations. I translate technical ideas into strategic value propositions, financial logic, and evidence-based roadmaps that help founders secure funding, reduce risk, and move technologies toward market adoption and partnerships.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Materials Science & Engineering
• ☆ Biomaterials
• ☆ Collagen
• ☆ Biochemical Assays
• ☆ Cell Biology
• ☆ Cell Signaling Pathways
• ☆ Stem Cell Research
• ☆ Biotechnology & Bioengineering
• ☆ Biomedical Engineering
• ☆ Biomechanics
• ☆ Biological Systems Engineering
• ☆ Cell Culture
• ☆ 3D Cell Culture
• ☆ Industrial Biotechnology
• ☆ Tissue Engineering
• ☆ Product Evaluation
• ☆ Product Design
• ☆ Product Validation
• ☆ Concept Development
• ☆ Product Launch Support
• ☆ Research Methodology
• ☆ Feasibility Studies
• ☆ Technology Scouting
• ☆ Literature Search
• ☆ Gap Analysis
• ☆ Healthcare Communications
• ☆ Research Summaries & Abstracts
• ☆ Technical & Scientific Writing
• ☆ White Papers
• ☆ Case Studies
• ☆ Science Communication
• ☆ Literature Review
• ☆ Traditional/Narrative Literature Review
• ☆ Grant Writing
• ☆ Fundraising
• ☆ Business Operations
• ☆ Business Strategy
• ☆ Data-Driven Decision Making
• ☆ Entrepreneurship
• ☆ Health Economics
• ☆ Marketing Strategy
• ☆ Market Research
• ☆ Qualitative Market Research
• ☆ Quantitative Market Research
• ☆ Business Intelligence
• ☆ Innovation Management
• ☆ Project Management
• ☆ Risk Management
• ☆ Management Consulting

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting

Writing Technical Writing, Business & Legal Writing

Research Market Research, Meta-Research, Feasibility Study, Technology Scouting, Gap Analysis, Gray Literature Search, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Consulting Business Strategy Consulting, Go-to-Market Strategy Consulting, Scientific and Technical Consulting

Work Experience

Visiting Research Entrepreneur in Residence

Wageningen University of Research (WUR)

March 2025 - Present

Founders' Associate

Heat2Move

March 2024 - Present

Subject Matter Expert

NestEgg Labs

June 2021 - Present

Business Consultant

Holland Partners

September 2022 - August 2023

Ph.D.

University of Nottingham

October 2016 - May 2021

Education

Ph.D. (School of Pharmacy)

University of Nottingham

October 2016 - March 2022

Msc (Scuola di Scienze)

Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca Scuola di Scienze

January 2013 - November 2015

Bsc (Scuola di Scienze)

Università Vita Salute San Raffaele Biblioteca San Raffaele

October 2009 - November 2012

Certifications

• Proefdiervrij Venture Alumni

  Proefdiervrij

  April 2022 - Present

• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

  IASSC

  February 2020 - Present

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Francesco Pappalardo, Matthew Vassey, Le Ma, Lisa Kämmerling, Chidimma Mbadugha, Gustavo F. Trindade, Grazziela P. Figueredo, Jason Hutchinson, Robert Markus, Seema Rajani, et al.(2023). Innate immune cell instruction using micron-scale 3D objects of varied architecture and polymer chemistry: The ChemoArchiChip . Matter. Elsevier {BV}

Ramis, J., Middlewick, R., Pappalardo, F., Cairns, J.T., Stewart, I.D., John, A.E., Naveed, S.-U.-N., Krishnan, R., Miller, S., Shaw, D.E., et al.(2022). Lysyl oxidase like 2 is increased in asthma and contributes to asthmatic airway remodelling . European Respiratory Journal. 60. (1).

Latif, A., Fisher, L.E., Dundas, A.A., Cuzzucoli Crucitti, V., Imir, Z., Lawler, K., Pappalardo, F., Muir, B.W., Wildman, R., Irvine, D.J., et al.(2022). Microparticles Decorated with Cell-Instructive Surface Chemistries Actively Promote Wound Healing . Advanced Materials.

Amer, M.H., Alvarez-Paino, M., McLaren, J., Pappalardo, F., Trujillo, S., Wong, J.Q., Shrestha, S., Abdelrazig, S., Stevens, L.A., Lee, J.B., et al.(2021). Designing topographically textured microparticles for induction and modulation of osteogenesis in mesenchymal stem cell engineering . Biomaterials. 266.

Carabelli, A.M., Isgró, M., Sanni, O., Figueredo, G.P., Winkler, D.A., Burroughs, L., Blok, A.J., Dubern, J.-F., Pappalardo, F., Hook, A.L., et al.(2020). Single-Cell Tracking on Polymer Microarrays Reveals the Impact of Surface Chemistry on Pseudomonas aeruginosa Twitching Speed and Biofilm Development . ACS Applied Bio Materials. 3. (12). p. 8471-8480.

Truffi, M., Colombo, M., Sorrentino, L., Pandolfi, L., Mazzucchelli, S., Pappalardo, F., Pacini, C., Allevi, R., Bonizzi, A., Corsi, F., et al.(2018). Multivalent exposure of trastuzumab on iron oxide nanoparticles improves antitumor potential and reduces resistance in HER2-positive breast cancer cells . Scientific Reports. 8. (1).