Giulio Pompilio

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About Giulio Pompilio

Strategic life sciences leader with 20+ years of executive experience in cardiovascular research, clinical innovation, technology transfer, advanced therapies. Proven track record managing multimillion-euro research budget, building research ecosystems, and pioneering regenerative medicine. Current Leadership Roles - Scientific Director, Centro Cardiologico Monzino IRCCS (2020–present). Leading Italy’s top cardiovascular IRCCS with >100 staff and €12M annual research budget, 15% AAGR 2020-2025. Strategic oversight of research, innovation, and clinical trials; liaison with Italian Ministry of Health and national policy stakeholders- Full Professor of Cardiac Surgery, University of Milan (2023–present)- Coordinator, Italian Technology Transfer Network “PerfeTTO” (2023–present), €30M MoH-funded network for LS research valorization- National Representative, Private IRCCS Network, Ministry of Health (2022–present). Steering national research priorities and institutional policies across scientific hospitals. Key Achievements - PI, CV-PREVITAL Project (€10M; 2019–2024): national-scale digital prevention initiative- Co-Founder & SAB Chairman, Oloker Therapeutics S.r.l: 6M€-funded biotech startup for cardiovascular cell therapy- H-index 50 (Google Scholar, June 2025); PI in Phase trials of regenerative medicine- Associate Editor, International Journal of Cardiology (2024–present)- Delegate for Italy, Innovative Health Initiative (IHI JU), €2.3B EU public-private partnership. Clinical Experience ->1600 adult cardiac surgeries as first operator- Consultant cardiovascular surgeon in surgical oncology (IEO IRCCS, 2005–2020)- Certified operator in transcatheter cardiac delivery of biologics. Research and Technology Transfer - Led Translational Research Lab (2012–2024): models of genetic cardiomyopathies and preclinical therapy- Awarded >€5M in national/EU research grants + €1M in private contracts/donations- Active collaboration with EMA, ESC, European Research Council, and EU national agencies. Academic Contributions - Board Member, PhD School (University of Milano)- Visiting Professor, INSERM Toulouse (2018)- Lecturer in multiple graduate and residency programs and in international meetings. Training - PhD in Cardiovascular Pathophysiology, University of Milan (2001)- Fellowship, Cardiovascular Surgery, UCL Mont-Godinne, Belgium (1994–1995)- Cardiac Surgery Specialty (Summa cum laude), University of Milan (1994)- MD (Summa cum laude), University of Milan (1989) Languages Italian (native), English (fluent), French (fluent)