Our commitment is to turn our efforts into research, with passion, competence and boldness.
Take a closer look at our management team by clicking the single profiles.
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Sergio Dompé
President
Born in Milan in 1955, Sergio Dompé is an entrepreneur in the pharmaceutical and biotechnological industries and President of Dompé, a pharmaceutical group developing innovative therapeutic solutions for rare and orphan diseases.
He has awarded honorary doctorates in Biotechnology with specialization in pharmaceutics (Bologna, 1996), Medical Biotechnology (L’Aquila, 2005) and Pharmacy (Urbino, 2010).
Among the first in Italy to grasp the true value of biotechnology applied to human health, he has developed an extensive network of partnerships with the most significant research centres for diseases in Dompé’s main therapeutic fields.
In 2016, he funded and established Movendo, an innovative medical company sparkled by an idea by the Italian Institute of Technology: to develop the most advanced technologies at the service of mankind and products in the field of physical movement rehabilitation.
In 2004 he was awarded the “La Lombardia per il lavoro” prize, in recognition of his value as one of Lombardy’s most innovative entrepreneurs.
In 2016, he received the Prize of the Foundation Aiuto per la Ricerca sulle Malattie Rare (A.R.M.R.), regularly awarded to those who distinguish themselves in the research field.
In 2017 he was awarded the Guido Carli prize.Institutional offices held
- From 1998 to 2004: President of Assobiotec
- Since 2004, anchor investor in Philogen, a leader in the research and development of antibodies
- From 2005 to 2011: President of Farmindustria
- From 2006 to 2011: Chairman of the Evaluation Committee of the CNR (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, National Research Council).
- From 2007 to 2015: member of the Board of the IIT (Italian Institute of Technology) Foundation
- From 2014 to 2016: member of the Patent Experts Committee of the CNR
- From 2014 to 2016: member of the Board of Regency of the Bank of Italy (Milan office)
- Since 2015: member of the General Council of Confindustria as representative of Farmindustria
- Since 2016: Censor of the Bank of Italy (Milan office)
- Since 2019: Vice President of Assolombarda with delegated powers over Life Sciences
- 2020: Chairman of the 2021 B20 Life Sciences task-force.
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Eriona Gjinukaj
Chief Operating Officer
After graduating in Economics at "La Sapienza" University in Rome, she completed her studies with an MBA at Politecnico di Milano.
In 2005 she joined Bain & Company where she gained a consolidated and internationally recognized expertise in the healthcare sector.
She joined Dompé in 2018 as Chief Operating Officer (COO) and she’s in charge of leading the company's internationalization project, with an emphasis on biotechnology, following the FDA approval of the first therapy for neurotrophic keratitis.
The COO coordinates the company’s activities, with the strategic goal of providing patients with highly innovative solutions in response to unmet medical needs.
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Marcello Allegretti
Chief Scientific Officer
With a degree in Medical Chemistry from The Sapienza University of Rome, Marcello is a member of the American Chemical Society since 1988 and the Italian Chemistry Society since 2006.
After a brief period as a university researcher, he joined Dompé as a team leader, followed by a period as Research Director and, since 2009, as a Chief Scientific Officer.
He leads Dompe’s Research and Development activities and pre-clinical and clinical drug development programs - from active ingredient identification to market authorization - including relationships with international regulatory authorities.
Marcello also holds a number of university teaching positions and maintains his scientific interests, with published work in over forty scientific journals.
He has also filed over thirty international patents.
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Serena Alvino
Chief Legal Officer
Graduated from the State University of Milan, she obtained an MBA from SDA Bocconi.
After obtaining the title of lawyer, she began his own activity as an in-house lawyer in Swiss pharmaceutical companies, focusing on worldwide licensing activities
She returned to Italy in 2009 at Recordati SpA, consolidating her expertise in international contracts.
She subsequently held the role of Legal and Compliance Director in Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare, with direct responsibility for Italy, Greece and Israel cluster. She is a member of the European Board of Examination (CIPP / E) of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP).
Since June 2020 she has been Chief Legal Officer at Dompé and she is responsible for managing all legal issues and the company's contentious.
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Giuseppe Andreano
Chief Financial Officer
Giuseppe Andreano joined Dompé in 2007.
Following a degree in Business Administration from Bocconi University in Milan, Giuseppe gained experience in administration and financial management with major multinational companies.
Giuseppe is Dompe’s Chief Financial Officer in charge of administration, budgets and financial control. He also manages IT and purchases.
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Andrea Astolfi
Chief Human Resources Officer
Andrea has more than 20 years’ experience in Human Resources, Legal & Compliance Departments of commercial and industrial organizations in the pharma sector. Graduated in Law from the Università Statale di Milano and from Insead Business School’s Leadership Development Program, he is a lawyer articled clerk and has worked extensively in multinational pharmaceutical groups with an excellent track record ranging from HR to compliance.
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Annaletizia Baccante
Chief Industrial Officer
With a degree in Chemical Engineering and a Masters in Quality Management, Annaletizia also holds Six Sigma Black Belt certification.
With twenty years experience in the chemico-pharmaceutical industry, at the Sanofi plant in Scoppito, Italy, where roles have included responsibility for Industrial Technology, Manufacturing and Industrial Development and Production.
She was promoted to Director of Plant in 2010 and Chief Manufacturing Officer in 2018, responsible for managing the Group’s Manufacturing division at L'Aquila which manufactures solid and liquid-form pharmaceutical products, as well as biotechnological active ingredients with DNA recombinant technology.
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Amalia Crescenzio
Chief Compliance Officer
After graduating with a degree in Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Technology from the University of Bari, Amalia briefly worked as a laboratory assistant before joining the pharmaceutical industry, gaining experience with a number of national and international companies.
With experience as a Pharmaceutical Representative, in Quality Assurance (in distribution and production), she was also Country Quality Specialist for Amgen’s international team.
This was followed by the role of Healthcare Compliance Manager, initially for Italy and later for several other European countries.
Following this she joined Celgene Corporation in Switzerland as Senior Director, EMEA Healthcare Compliance and Audit.
Amalia became Dompe’s Chief Compliance Officer in 2018 in charge of implementing and managing our corporate compliance program.
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Ashley Hartmann Kline
Global Biotech Head for Dompé Farmaceutici, S.p.A., General Manager for Dompé U.S.
Ashley joined Dompé in 2018 to build the US organization. Prior to joining Dompé, Ashley led the Commercial Strategy & Pharmaceutical Development function at Santen, Inc, and previously was responsible for corporate and commercial planning at Adverum Biotechnologies.
Before that she worked on the Retina Franchise at Genentech. Earlier in her career she worked in the Chicago and San Francisco offices of Bain & Company.
She earned her MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and her BA with Distinction from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Ashley spends her free time on the soccer sidelines, helping with math homework, and putting the green thumb she inherited from her grandmother to work in her gardens.
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Davide Polimeni
Chief Commercial Officer, Primary Care
Davide graduated in Business Administration from Bocconi University in Milan. Since 2015, he has been managing Dompé’s Commercial Operations in Primary Care at national and international level.
Before taking on this role, he held a number of different marketing and sales positions within the company, focusing on the promotion and development of OTC and ethical drugs.