Virginia Ballotta

Virginia Ballotta is the Manager of New Ventures at BaseLaunch, a biotech accelerator and incubator based in the Basel area of Switzerland.12 She is a biomedical engineer with a passion for innovation in the pharmaceutical, medical technology, and healthcare industries.3

Educational Background

Virginia Ballotta holds impressive academic credentials:

• Master's degree in Bioengineering from Politecnico di Milano, Italy
• Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands1

During her doctoral studies, her main research interests were focused on tissue engineering and immunology.1

Professional Experience

Before joining Basel Area Business & Innovation, where BaseLaunch operates, Virginia Ballotta worked as:

• Country Manager Switzerland for Catalyze, where she assisted biotech entrepreneurs and researchers in acquiring funding and shaping their business strategies1
• Project Leader at Redbiotec AG, a pre-clinical stage biotech company, where she was responsible for designing, developing, and managing projects primarily focused on oncology and vaccine development1

Current Role

As Manager of New Ventures at BaseLaunch, Virginia Ballotta plays a crucial role in:

• Helping innovators bring their ideas closer to realization3
• Contributing to BaseLaunch's mission of building exceptional biotech companies2
• Assisting in the launch and development of new biotech projects and startups2

Her work at BaseLaunch is part of the larger Basel Area Business & Innovation organization, which she joined in 2021.4

Virginia Ballotta's LinkedIn username is virginia-ballotta-7822b929, as mentioned in the query.