- 01/01/2006
Silicon Biosystems SpA Names Giuseppe Giorgini to Serve as CEO and President.
Silicon Biosystems SpA today announced that Giuseppe Giorgini has joined the company as chief executive officer and president. Since 1979 Giorgini has held several roles in marketing and general management, working for leading domestic and international pharmaceutical companies, as well as starting up the Italian subsidiaries for Amgen and Fournier. He was Managing Director at Amgen Italy until December 2005 and he is currently serving as Vice President of Assobiotech. For more than 12 years he was active within the pharmaceutical trade association (Farmindustria) where he was a member of the Council and Chairman of the Biotech Group until December 2005. Nicolò Manaresi, cofounder and former CEO of the company will continue to serve as Chief Technology Officer. Nicolò Manaresi said “we are delighted to have Giuseppe on board. We believe his strong experience and network will be key for Silicon Biosystems in the transition from a pioneering research-based company to a market-oriented company”. Giuseppe Giorgini declared: “I am thrilled by the possibilities offered by such a transversal technology as Silicon Biosystems has developed, to address a number of unmet medical needs to the benefit of patients, with new diagnostics and therapies”.
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