Maria Dutarte is the Executive Director of the European Patients’ Academy (EUPATI) since 2020. Maria has previously worked for the European AIDS Treatment Group (EATG) coordinating patient involvement in a number of training initiatives and scientific projects. She has also worked for different scientific and international organisations, e.g. French National Research Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), International AIDS Society (IAS), The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and The International Foundation for Science (IFS). Her educational background is in International Education and Communications.

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Dr. Paolo Decuzzi is a Senior Scientist and Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Genoa – Italy where, in July 2015, he founded the Laboratory of Nanotechnology for Precision Medicine returning in Europe after 10 years of activities conducted in different Clinical Research Institutions in Houston, Texas – USA. Decuzzi is a board member of multiple scientific associations, institutions, and advisory panels, including the Controlled Release Society, IIT, ERC, and the biotech accelerator program SPARK at Stanford. His multidisciplinary research focuses on the rational design of nanoconstructs and implantable devices for the treatment and imaging of various diseases and the development of AI-based models for optimizing the therapeutic efficacy of drug delivery systems. In this context, Decuzzi has published 200+ scientific contributions and generated 10+ patents. His activities have been funded by multiple organizations, in the US and EU, and private companies totaling over $15 million.

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Lada Leyens has a background in human genetics, health economics and personalised medicine. She has worked at Health Authorities for over 8 years, mainly as a clinical trial assessor and GCP inspector at Swissmedic. At EMA she was in the specialised disciplines office working in the centralised procedure on clinical pharmacology and pharmacogenomics aspects. Lada joined Roche in 2019, where she works as Global Regulatory Lead on Clinical Trial Innovation and digital health programs. In this role she is working to increase the adoption of innovative methods in Roche’s drug development programs and to increase their acceptance externally. Lada represents Roche in the Clinical Research Expert Group at EFPIA, including its Innovative Clinical Trial pillar.