Our team: scientific excellence and integrated expertise
The heartbeat of Ichnovia is a multidisciplinary group of co-founders bridging the gap between frontier academic research, clinical excellence, and strategic legal-financial vision.
3 / STRATEGIC VISION
Institutional Partners
Ichnovia is proud to be supported by two pillars of Italian research and healthcare:
Sapienza University of Rome: The largest university in Europe, founded in 1303, and the cradle of our scientific core.
Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome: A center of clinical and educational excellence, vital for the validation of our technologies.
GIULIO CARACCIOLO
Prof. Giulio Caracciolo
Prof. Giulio Caracciolo represents the scientific soul of Ichnovia. A Full Professor of Applied Physics at Sapienza University of Rome, he is a globally recognized authority in the field of nanotechnology applied to medicine.
- World-Class Recognition: Ranked among the "World Experts" (Top 0.1%) for his publications on liposomes and consistently included in Stanford University’s "Top 2% Scientists" list.
- Scientific Excellence: Author of over 216 peer-reviewed publications with more than 9,000 citations (H-index 52). He holds prestigious roles, including Director of the CNIS (Center for Nanotechnology Applied to Engineering).
- International Networking: His career is defined by an exceptional network of international collaborations developed over years with the world’s most prestigious universities and research institutes. This vast ecosystem of relationships provides the solid scientific foundation and global framework in which Ichnovia operates and grows.
The Co-Founders:
vision and multidisciplinarity
Paolo Colombari
A legal and financial expert with 30 years of experience in investment management and complex transactions across Europe and the USA. Formerly Head of Legal for major banking groups, he is the founder of an award-winning LegalTech startup recognized in Silicon Valley.
Damiano Caputo
A pancreatic surgeon with over 20 years of experience and coordinator of the Diagnostic Therapeutic Diagnostic Path (PDTA) at Campus Bio-Medico. His role is fundamental in linking research to clinical practice, leading technological validation within hospital facilities.
Daniela Pozzi
An expert in nanotechnology applied to oncological diagnostics, she brings over 20 years of experience in managing and reporting on complex research projects. She is responsible for Ichnovia’s academic and institutional liaisons.
A global collaborative network
Our team’s scientific roots extend through a dense network of collaborations with leading institutions worldwide, including:
ITALY
Fondazione Gemelli, Humanitas Research Hospital, Mario Negri Institute, Bambino Gesù Hospital.
EUROPE
University College Dublin (Ireland), Max Planck Institute (Germany), Complutense University of Madrid (Spain), Leiden University (Netherlands), ETH (Austria).
GLOBAL