With over 15 years of experience across diverse organizations—including universities, research centers, startups, SMEs, and large enterprises—I serve as an innovation consultant dedicated to transforming ideas into marketable products. My expertise spans cutting-edge technologies, particularly in the biomedical field, with a focus on leading R&D efforts and bringing products from concept to market. Having engaged in two Executive Certificates in Innovation Management (Ecole Polytechnique) and Creativity Development (Centrale Supelec), I’m equipped with advanced and proven methodologies and tools for driving and managing innovation projects, leveraging collective intelligence and creativity to inspire innovation across multicultural, multidisciplinary teams. My Mission: As a catalyst for innovation, I drive collaboration and empathy in complex, international environments. Fluent in Italian, French, and English, I excel in navigating diverse innovation landscapes, empowering teams to push the boundaries of technology and business models. Commitment to Innovation: I design and implement innovation strategies, structure projects, and align them with organizational governance. My approach encompasses exploring all possibilities for value creation, from ideation to market-ready solutions. Core Competencies: • Innovation Management: Define strategies, structure innovation portfolios, lead workshops, and facilitate Creative Problem Solving (CPS). Explore and validate solutions, develop business cases, and drive value creation. • Project Leadership: Steer complex development projects in fast-paced, cross-functional, and multidisciplinary environments. • Expertise in Biomedical Devices: Micro/nanotechnologies, lab-on-chip, microfluidics, and product development under ISO13485. • Design for Manufacturing: Expertise in plastic consumable fabrication, GMP, automation, and mass production processes (injection molding, welding, printing, dispensing, sealing). • Analytical and Statistical Thinking: Data analysis, visualization, technical reporting, root cause analysis, and troubleshooting. Notable Achievements: • Innovation Initiatives: Facilitated ideation sessions using CPS, resulting in patented technological solutions. • Team Building: Recruited and structured a high-performing, agile R&D team. • Product Launch: Successfully brought an IVD device to market, achieving a production milestone of 10M units. • Continuous Improvement: Led initiatives to enhance an R&D engineering group’s efficiency and output.

Ivan Ferrante

With over 15 years of experience across diverse organizations—including universities, research centers, startups, SMEs, and large enterprises—I serve as an innovation consultant dedicated to transforming ideas into marketable products. My expertise spans cutting-edge technologies, particularly in the biomedical field, with a focus on leading R&D efforts and bringing products from concept to market. Having engaged in two Executive Certificates in Innovation Management (Ecole Polytechnique) and Creativity Development (Centrale Supelec), I’m equipped with advanced and proven methodologies and tools for driving and managing innovation projects, leveraging collective intelligence and creativity to inspire innovation across multicultural, multidisciplinary teams. My Mission: As a catalyst for innovation, I drive collaboration and empathy in complex, international environments. Fluent in Italian, French, and English, I excel in navigating diverse innovation landscapes, empowering teams to push the boundaries of technology and business models. Commitment to Innovation: I design and implement innovation strategies, structure projects, and align them with organizational governance. My approach encompasses exploring all possibilities for value creation, from ideation to market-ready solutions. Core Competencies: • Innovation Management: Define strategies, structure innovation portfolios, lead workshops, and facilitate Creative Problem Solving (CPS). Explore and validate solutions, develop business cases, and drive value creation. • Project Leadership: Steer complex development projects in fast-paced, cross-functional, and multidisciplinary environments. • Expertise in Biomedical Devices: Micro/nanotechnologies, lab-on-chip, microfluidics, and product development under ISO13485. • Design for Manufacturing: Expertise in plastic consumable fabrication, GMP, automation, and mass production processes (injection molding, welding, printing, dispensing, sealing). • Analytical and Statistical Thinking: Data analysis, visualization, technical reporting, root cause analysis, and troubleshooting. Notable Achievements: • Innovation Initiatives: Facilitated ideation sessions using CPS, resulting in patented technological solutions. • Team Building: Recruited and structured a high-performing, agile R&D team. • Product Launch: Successfully brought an IVD device to market, achieving a production milestone of 10M units. • Continuous Improvement: Led initiatives to enhance an R&D engineering group’s efficiency and output.

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With over 15 years of experience across diverse organizations—including universities, research centers, startups, SMEs, and large enterprises—I serve as an innovation consultant dedicated to transforming ideas into marketable products. My expertise spans cutting-edge technologies, particularly in the biomedical field, with a focus on leading R&D efforts and bringing products from concept to market.

Having engaged in two Executive Certificates in Innovation Management (Ecole Polytechnique) and Creativity Development (Centrale Supelec), I’m equipped with advanced and proven methodologies and tools for driving and managing innovation projects, leveraging collective intelligence and creativity to inspire innovation across multicultural, multidisciplinary teams.

My Mission:

As a catalyst for innovation, I drive collaboration and empathy in complex, international environments. Fluent in Italian, French, and English, I excel in navigating diverse innovation landscapes, empowering teams to push the boundaries of technology and business models.

Commitment to Innovation:

I design and implement innovation strategies, structure projects, and align them with organizational governance. My approach encompasses exploring all possibilities for value creation, from ideation to market-ready solutions.

Core Competencies:

• Innovation Management: Define strategies, structure innovation portfolios, lead workshops, and facilitate Creative Problem Solving (CPS). Explore and validate solutions, develop business cases, and drive value creation.
• Project Leadership: Steer complex development projects in fast-paced, cross-functional, and multidisciplinary environments.
• Expertise in Biomedical Devices: Micro/nanotechnologies, lab-on-chip, microfluidics, and product development under ISO13485.
• Design for Manufacturing: Expertise in plastic consumable fabrication, GMP, automation, and mass production processes (injection molding, welding, printing, dispensing, sealing).
• Analytical and Statistical Thinking: Data analysis, visualization, technical reporting, root cause analysis, and troubleshooting.

Notable Achievements:

• Innovation Initiatives: Facilitated ideation sessions using CPS, resulting in patented technological solutions.
• Team Building: Recruited and structured a high-performing, agile R&D team.
• Product Launch: Successfully brought an IVD device to market, achieving a production milestone of 10M units.
• Continuous Improvement: Led initiatives to enhance an R&D engineering group’s efficiency and output.

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Language

Italian
Fluent
English
Fluent
French
Fluent

Work Experience

Senior R&D Manager, Consumables at Hologic Inc.
January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2024
Led the R&D program for consumables, overseeing the full product lifecycle, design transfer to production, and cross-functional collaboration. Implemented and maintained quality processes (ISO 13485), risk management (FTA, FMEA), and lifecycle management. Drove automation initiatives for the biomedical field, participated in Emerging Specialties teams (molecular biology, biobanking, mass spectrometry), and mentored a portfolio of R&D projects from concept to market.
Research Engineer at Curie Institute (Institut Curie), Institut Pierre-Gilles de Gennes
January 1, 2014 - December 31, 2016
Research engineer focusing on biomolecular sensors, microfluidics, and automated workflows for biomedical instrumentation, including liquid-handling robotics and sensor integration in lab environments.
System Integration Engineer at Inpeco S.p.A.
January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2014
Led and managed the microfluidics consumables R&D team (8 people) for the development of plastic-based medical devices following ISO 13485. Managed New Product Introduction (NPI) from concept to prototype, feasibility, and validation testing. Conducted lifecycle management, risk management (FTA, FMEA), and collaborated with consultants and OEM suppliers.

Education

PhD in Micro and Nanotechnologies for Biomedical Applications at Politecnico di Torino
January 1, 2004 - December 31, 2006
PhD in Electronic Devices at Politecnico di Torino
January 1, 2007 - December 31, 2009

Qualifications

Executive Certificate: Development and Management of Creativity for Innovation
October 1, 2022 - February 2, 2023

Industry Experience

Life Sciences, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Professional Services, Other