SECURITAS BIOSCIENCES - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Member of the Advisory Board
Political Science from UnB and an outspoken advocate of the impact economy. Founder of the Briyah Institute, Miami. Mrs. Machado serves on several boards, and is a strategic partner at WOMB Group. First woman President & CEO of GE Brazil, Government Affairs & Policy for GE Latin America. Intel Brazil, Amcham-SP, and US Embassy in Brasilia.
Senior Analyst at Finvest, responsible for leading the market analysis and the identification of investment opportunities. Responsible for developing a platform thesis for regional healthcare networks (encompassing hospitals, specialized clinics and adjacent business opportunities) in Brazil as well as monitoring and providing management support to portfolio companies. Augusto holds a M.Sc. in Economics from Sao Paulo School of Economics (FGV), B.S. in Economics from the same institution and a B.S. in Physics from USP.
Osvaldo L. Podhajcer completed his studies as Bachellor of Sciences and Master of Sciences in Israel. In 1987 he obtained his PhD in Biological Sciences at the University of Buenos Aires. Between 1989 and 1992 he completed a postdoctoral degree in Strasbourg, France. Since 1992, he is a member of the CONICET Investigator Career, of which he is currently a Senior Investigator. He was Professor of Cellular Biology and Applied Genomics at the Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences of the University of Buenos Aires from 1996 to 2008. From 1997 he directs the Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Therapy of the Leloir Institute. He is co-author of more than 80 works in scientific journals, many of them of high international impact (Nature, Nature Medicine, Cancer Cell, Nature Reviews in Immunology and others), in addition to having written 5 chapters in specialty books. He offered more than 100 conferences nationally and internationally. He is a member of the "National Commission of Regenerative Therapies and Stem Cells" and was during 2010 Coordinator of the Health Bureau in the "Preparation of the National Plan of Science, Technology and Innovation 2012-2015", of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation Productive of the Nation (Mincyt). Director of the genomic platform "Argentine Consortium of Genomic Technology". Osvaldo is the coordinator for Argentina of the United States-Latin America Cancer Research Network initiative co-sponsored by the Mincyt and the National Cancer Institute of the United States.
Dr. Claudio Cavasotto is a specialist in computational simulation of biomachromolecules, computer-aided drug design and biomedical informatics. He is Principal Investigator of CONICET and scientific director of the Institute of Applied Artificial Intelligence of the Universidad Austral.He obtained his Bachelor's degree in Physics from the University of Buenos Aires, and his PhD in Physics from the same institution. He completed postdoctoral studies at The Scripps Research Institute (La Jolla, California) in the area of computational biology and biophysics; He then joined MolSoft LLC (San Diego, CA) as a senior researcher, and worked there for five years. From 2007 to 2012 he was an associate professor at the School of Biomedical Informatics of the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (Houston, TX), and since then he belongs to the career of the scientific researcher at CONICET.He has published more than 75 papers in leading scientific journals, and the book In Silico Drug Discovery and Design: Theory, Methods, Challenges, and Applications.
Job Titles:
- Scientific Director and Chief Navigator
Juián Maggini is an MD PhD from the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Dr. Maggini has specialized in internal medicine at the Austral University Hospital and completed his doctoral thesis at the National Academy of Medicine studying the immunological role of mesenchymal stem cells. He has collaborated in the foundation of the cell culture platform in the Department of Pharmacology of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Buenos Aires. He participated in the creation of the General Direction of Science and Technology Policy Management in the City of Buenos Aires, as an advisor to the General Director. He also worked as Medical Director of the Laboratorio Internacional Argentino and Abbott EPD. Since 2015, Dr. Maggini is the Director of the Technology Transfer Office of the Austral University, which articulates the University, the University Hospital and the Austral Technology Business Park - based companies to promote scientific projects of high impact. The strategy of the TTO is to develop demand-oriented Science & Technology platforms, working collaboratively with technology-based companies as strategic partners. We aim to achieve the sustainability of our R&D portfolio and create an innovation ecosystem based on scientific knowledge.
Job Titles:
- Molecular and Microbiology Analyst
PhD in Biological Sciences (UBA) with 17+ years of research experience in Molecular Biology and Microbiology. Worked at Fundación Instituto Leloir, Washington University in St. Louis, and the University of Pittsburgh, USA. Areas of research include Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Bacterial Pathogenesis (BSL-3), Cell-culture, DNA construction design and assembly, RNA and protein expression assays, Protein Purification and protein-protein interactions, Fluorescence microscopy. 13 years of teaching (UBA) and mentoring.
Bioengineer, Technological Institute of Buenos Aires (ITBA). 3+ years working on bioinformatic field and AI. Areas of research include hybrid promoters, synthetic promoters and activated pathways applied on cancer therapies. Alphafold and data processing on Cryo-Em are the current developed areas. 2+ years teaching at ITBA University in the Department of 'Biomedical Instrumentation II'
Job Titles:
- Medical and Pharmacology Advisor
Mariano Nuñez, is an MD graduated from the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina. He has specialized in Internal Medicine and Pharmacology. He is currently Professor of Pharmacology at the University of Buenos Aires and Director of Pharmacovigilance at the Institute of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of Buenos Aires. He has worked as an advisor in the Ministry of Health of Argentina, and has worked as a scientific director in pharmaceutical companies. He is currently general manager of Tecnología Innovativa, a company dedicated to providing global business development services to the pharmaceutical industry, and has participated in the development of several cooperation agreements between global and local companies for business and project development.
Job Titles:
- Scientific Director Advanced Therapies / B.S Biology Universidad
Job Titles:
- Board Member and Chairman Advisory Board
Co-Founder and CEO (retired) of North Shore InnoVentures, a biotech/cleantech incubator in Boston that has fostered 60 startups. Previously with Baxter Healthcare, Hemoglobin Therapeutics division. Dr. Farmer serves on several company and non-profit boards and is a member of e-Coast Angels. BSc and PhD from Duke University, postdoc at Johns Hopkins, and a Medical Ethics Fellow at Harvard University. 30 publications and 3 patents.
Bsc. In Economics, Universidad Católica Argentina. Partner, Finvest Group, oversees investments in Biotech and Healthcare through Securitas Biosciences Group, a venture building fund. Mr. Vidal led the formation and organization of Securitas Biosciences and attracted key human resources; a diverse interdisciplinary group of scientists, doctors and executives. In 2013, co-founded Finvest's group first initiative in the biotech sector, VirTech Bio, and led the company as CEO until August 2019. He is acting CEO of Vaxinz, a biotech start-up that specializes in the design and development of novel vaccines targeting human emerging infectious diseases. He serves as Board member and Executive Chairman of several portfolio companies, VirTech Bio, TheraVax, Meton, OCC Biotech and HZ4 Liver. He has an extensive international career, with over 25 years experience in consulting, Investment Banking, M&A, and portfolio management. Former Cooper&Lybrand, Deutsche Morgan Grenfell, Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein
PhD in Biological Sciences with 11+ years research experience and translational biotechnology applications. Carried out his research at the Molecular Biology Lab at Fundación Instituto Leloir. Areas of research include Molecular Biology, Plant Biology, and Eukaryots Biotechnology. Proficient in experimental design, DNA construction design and assembly, transgenesis, RNA and protein expression assays, Chemical screenings in biologic systems, statistical analysis, and biological interpretation.
B.s Biology at Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA), Argentina. PhD in Biological Sciences, UBA. Associate Investigator at Molecular Immunology and Microbiology Lab at Fundación Instituto Leloir. Research experience in experimental immunology, molecular biology, cell culture and preclinical studies.
Job Titles:
- Clinical Pharmacology Advisor
Medical doctor graduated from the University of Buenos Aires (2004) with a specialization in internal medicine and clinical pharmacology. She currently serves as Staff of the Clinical Pharmacology Section and Member of the Institutional Review Board at the Italian Hospital of Buenos Aires. Professor at the University Institute of the Italian Hospital of Buenos Aires, Member of the Research Council and the Institutional Innovation Council at the Italian Hospital of Buenos Aires. Member of Translational Health Research Network (RITS) of CONICET Her area of expertise is translational medicine, clinical studies, particularly early phases
Job Titles:
- Quality Assurance Advisor
Medical doctor graduated from the University of Buenos Aires (1995) with a specialization in internal medicine and clinical pharmacology. He has been department director and full professor of Human Physiology and currently full professor of the research department at the University Institute of the Italian Hospital of Buenos Aires. He has been a consultant on drug policies for the United Nations and on research management for the Pan American Health Organization. He currently serves as Head of the Clinical Pharmacology Section and Coordinator of the Research Department of the Italian Hospital of Buenos Aires. His area of expertise is clinical studies, particularly phase 1 (first in human).
Job Titles:
- Scientific Director LifeSciences
Victoria Sundblad, MSc., PhD. She graduated from the University of Buenos Aires (2000) and has a PhD in Biological Chemistry from the same University (2005). She has more than 20 years of experience in basic biomedical research at CONICET, in the field of molecular endocrinology and immunology. Convinced of the richness of interdisciplinary work and with great ability to alchemize different points of view, she promoted and participated in numerous collaborative projects seeking to contribute to bridging the gap between knowledge and improvement of human health.