About us

Who we are

Meet our team

We are passionate, unconventional, meticulous observers and explorers.

Barbara Geinoz-Biazzi
President

Barbara Geinoz-Biazzi is a Physician who in parallel has worked in hospitals, private practice and schools. She is Board Member of Biazzi SA, an engineering company making projects and plants for the chemical industry, which was incorporated by her father more than 80 years ago. She is married and has three children and four grandchildren.

Giorgio Mosconi
Non-executive Director

Giorgio Mosconi joined Dipharma SA Board in 2016. Giorgio has more than 25 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical industry in many senior positions, the last one being senior vice president and scientific director in Gentium GmbH (currently owned by Jazz).

Marc-Olivier Geinoz
Chief Executive Officer

Marc-Olivier Geinoz is the founder of Dipharma SA, incorporated in 2014. From 2005 until 2019, he was CEO of Dipharma Francis Srl, an API manufacturer with sales of circa $150M in over 50 countries. Prior to that, he held senior roles within companies belonging to the Schindler Group and was the founder of an IT services company. He holds a M.B.A., is married and has two children.

Gerd Grebing
Germany Chief Executive Officer

Gerd joined Dipharma SA German subsidiary in 2019. Gerd has more than 15-years’ experience in the pharmaceutical industry, especially within the Orphan Drug Business, as well as start-up´s. Gerd holds a Degree as intensive care nurse and is a certified pharmaceutical representative.

  • I am well organized, friendly , and love to work in a Team
  • During my vacation I like to go sailing, and I’m interested in all kinds of Computer Technology
  • I am proud of DSA because it develops high quality generic drugs for patients with rare diseases
Fabio Cannata
Chief Business Development Officer

From 2012 to 2014, Fabio has been BD and investor relations manager in a publicly traded start-up biotechnology company, managing the development of oncology products and gene therapies for rare diseases. Prior to that, he held different roles as a scientist, and as a strategic consultant for an internationally known consulting firm. He holds a M.B.A., is married and has two children.

  • I am optimistic, curious, happy
  • I love cracking logic puzzles
  • I am proud of DSA because every day we are one step closer to our vision
Wolfgang Meixner
Director of Regulatory Affairs, Quality Assurance and Pharmacovigilance

Wolfgang joined Dipharma SA in 2019. Wolfgang has more than 25 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical industry in several senior positions in Operations, Quality Assurance, Pharmacovigilance, Regulatory and Scientific Affairs and Project Management. He holds a PhD in Pharmaceutical Technology and Chemistry, is married and has two children.

  • I am sincere, supportive, interested in human values
  • I love to learn and achieve new competences
  • I am proud of DSA because you can see the direct impact and result of your efforts and work.
Angela Tanieli Ottavi
Office & HR Manager

Before joining Dipharma SA, Angela worked for more than 20 years in the Swiss banking sector in Zurich and Ticino. She has covered roles of growing responsibilities up to Investment Manager and Deputy Director. She has a proven track record of deliverable in finance and asset management.

  • I am expansive, volcanic, resilient
  • I love helping others through my abilities and peculiarities, even outside the work contest
  • I am proud of DSA because we improve drugs for a patient population too often left aside
Valentina Vajani
Quality Assurance Manager

Valentina graduated at University of Milan in Industrial Biotechnology and has a 10-years experience in the field of both generics and brand-name finished drugs. Valentina works with other staff to establish procedures and quality standards to monitor those against agreed targets. She is responsible for maintaining the Company Quality System in compliance with GMP and GDP.

  • I am a “life enthusiast”, keen observer, positive thinker
  • I love travelling, doing and watching sports and yes, I love shopping!
  • I am Proud of DSA because we pack products for very special patients who need us to be able to live a normal life
Fabiana Baccarini
Quality Assurance Associate

Fabiana holds a Degree in Industrial Biotechnology from University of Milano Bicocca. Before joining Dipharma SA, she worked for 2 years in the production department of a pharmaceutical company in Milan. She works to ensure the Company Quality System in compliance with GMP and GDP.

  • I am a team-worker, trustworthy and passionate
  • I love to wake up in the morning knowing that I am going to do a useful job for the community
  • I am proud of DSA because it produces drugs that save patients’ life
Paolo Fratelli
Regulatory Affairs Manager

Paolo holds a Degree in Chemistry from University of Pavia and a Master in General Management from the University of Insubria. Before joining Dipharma SA, Paolo has worked in the CMC/Regulatory Affairs department at Pfizer Italia and in the Regulatory Affairs Department of Ginsana SA.

  • I am accurate, enthusiast, collaborative
  • I love to see the world motorcycling
  • I am proud of DSA because our products help and care
Daniele Sterrantino
Regulatory Affairs Manager

Daniele holds a Degree in Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology from the University of Catania. Before joining Dipharma SA, he worked 10 years in Regulatory Affairs in Italian affiliates and manufacturing sites of multinational pharma companies, as well as pharma firms based in Ticino, Switzerland.

  • I am hard-worker, out of the box thinker, friendly
  • I love to help others
  • I am proud of DSA because I can express my potential
Maria Grazia Santacaterina
Regulatory Affairs Manager

Maria Grazia holds a Degree Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Technology from University of Ferrara and a Post-graduate Program from ISTUD Business School of Milan. Before joining Dipharma SA, she worked 5 years in Regulatory Affairs department in a API manufacturing site and then in Italian affiliates of multinational pharma companies.

  • I am passionate, observer and careful
  • I love to feel useful doing a job that helps others
  • I am proud of DSA because everyone’s contribution is appreciated
Concetta Zocco
Regulatory Affairs Manager

Concetta graduated in Biological Sciences prior to completing a two-year Master’s degree in Regulatory Affairs at the Pavia University. Prior to joining Dipharma, she has been working in CMC/Regulatory Affairs departments of other pharmaceutical companies, involved in the preparation of dossiers for marketing authorization and life cycle management for Europe and for foreign markets, mainly in the orphan drugs and generics field.

  • Positive, proactive and team spirit attitude
  • I love to travel exploring new places and spend time in nature
  • I am proud to be part of DSA because it always puts patients first
Gilles Pain
Intellectual Property Manager

Gilles holds a PhD in Organic Chemistry from the University of Châtenay-Malabry. Gilles has worked as Medicinal Chemistry Group Leader in pharmaceutical research companies in Italy and UK. Prior to joining Dipharma SA, he built a solid experience as patent counsel within Sigma-Tau (now Alfasigma) for 8 years. He is married and has two children.

  • I am generous, sociable, empathetic
  • I Love to draft and defend patent applications and also to analyse third party IP to enable Dipharma SA to operate safely.
  • I am Proud of DSA which within few years from its inauguration is already present in many international markets providing accessible treatments to patients meanwhile minimizing the expense of the various health organizations.
Mario Curcuruto
Supply Chain & Project Manager

Mario joined Dipharma in 2020. He has 20 years’ experience in Supply Chain Management, covering different positions (Logistic Mng, Planning Mng, Operations Program Mng) in several industries (Pharma&Food Supplements, Cosmetic, Semiconductors). He holds a High School degree in Computer Science and he’s married.

  • I’m dynamic, enthusiast, team-worker
  • I love travelling, positive thinking and continuous learning
  • I’m proud of DSA because our efforts bring a deep social responsibility
Veronica Zaccarelli
HEAD OF ACCOUNTING & CONTROLLING

Veronica graduated in Management Economics and Industrial Engineering at Politecnico di Milano. She enriched her education with several courses in Finance, Tax and Controlling in Switzerland.  Before joining Dipharma SA in 2020, she worked more than 12 years in Swiss consulting companies, gaining a deep experience in Financial Auditing, Tax and Management Control Systems. She is responsible for monitoring & continuous improvement of Internal Management processes.

  • I am committed, cheerful and versatile
  • I love to dream big, thinking outside the box
  • I am proud of DSA because it is a great place to work, where people & ethical values come first
Silvia Vigato
Project Manager

Silvia holds a degree in Industrial Biotechnology at the University of Insubria (Varese), a Master in Project Program & Portfolio Management at SUPSI and she is PMP certified. Before joining Dipharma, Silvia has been working at Micro-Sphere SA, first of all as R&D Researcher and Project Manager developing pharmaceutical, cosmetic and nutritional supplement’s formulations, and then as Project Manager leading and managing contract manufacturing pharmaceutical projects.

  • I am collaborative, positive and enthusiast
  • I love travelling and exploring new places, doing sports and the good food
  • I am proud of DSA because it is a stimulating environment, success-oriented towards improving patient’s life
Elisa Canepa
QA Specialist & Corporate Training Manager

Elisa holds a Degree in Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology at University of Genova. Before joining Dipharma SA in 2021, she has worked 10 year in the Quality department at Novartis. Together with QA team, she contributes to maintaining quality system to ensure the safety, the efficacy and the quality of our products.

  • I am collaborative, curios and proactive
  • I love skiing and spend time in outdoor activities with my family
  • I like working in DSA because here people (both patients & employees) came first
Michela Carcano
Director Scientific Affairs & QA

Michela holds a degree in Organic Chemistry at the University of Milan. Before joining Dipharma in 2021, she worked for more than 20 years in the pharmaceutical industry in senior positions in R&D and Quality Assurance. She brings experience in the development and manufacturing of generics. She is married and has three children.

  • I am smiling, empathetic and collaborative.
  • I love tennis, spending time with my family and learning new things.
I am proud of DSA because it’s a dynamic Company focused on a very special patient population.
Dorian Alexander Baumann
AREA MANAGER

Dorian joined Dipharma SA German subsidiary in 2022. Before, he worked as pharmaceutical representative for a global manufacturer of herbal medicines. He holds a PhD in Biology from the University of Cologne and was a scholar at the International Max Planck Research School.

  • I am curious, attentive and collaborative.
  • I love hiking and organise board game groups.
  • I am proud of DSA because I am part of an ambitious team for life-saving drugs.
Mario Donadio
Supply Chain Director

Mario holds a degree in Management Engineering at the University of Roma, Tor Vergata. Before of this, he spent 4 years as Officer in the Italian Navy. From 2003, Mario worked for different Pharmaceutical Company gaining more and more experiences in the Supply Chain through the various positions held (Production Planner, Logistics Supervisor, Supply Chain Manager). He is APICS certified, CPIM. Mario joined DSA in 2022. He is married and has two children.

  • I am positive, determined and team oriented
  • I like to learn new things day by day and grow my experiences, and ride my mountain bike in the free time
  • I am very happy to be part of DSA because I share the same values and mission, and for the passion the passed on to me
Gianluca Venturi
QUALITY ASSURANCE SPECIALIST

Gianluca holds a Degree in Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology from University of Milan. Before joining Dipharma SA in 2022, he has worked 5 years in the Quality department at Bracco Imaging SpA, where he contributed to maintaining a solid quality system.

  • I am ambitious, curious and intuitive.
  • I love organic chemistry, data and risk analysis.
  • I am thrilled to be part of the DSA because of the collaborative atmosphere and be part of a great Team devoted to enabling a normal life to patients.
Luca Drusian
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

Luca holds a M.B.A. and a PhD Degree in Molecular Biology from two top ranked universities in Milan. Before joining Dipharma SA, he had experiences as BD for a publicly traded start-up biotechnology company active in the gene therapies for rare diseases and cooperated with venture capital funds active in the Italian healthcare landscape. Luca is very passionate about science and anything that implies new discoveries.

  • I am proactive, curious and enthusiastic
  • I love to work on my personal and professional development, during my free time, sport and working time
  • I am proud of DSA because we have ambitious plan and we strongly believe in our Team efforts
Jacopo Gilardi
ACCOUNTANT

Jacopo joined Dipharma in 2023.
He has more than 9 years of experience in the financial area and worked as Accountant in several business companies in the field of international trading, production of luxury elevators and shipping enterprise.
During his professional career he enriched accounting skills, bank guarantees, commercial terms used in the international sales and IT knowledges with major finance program.

  • I am precise, punctual, reliable
  • I love to improve myself
  • I am proud of DSA because with our products we help people with rare health problems
Elena Galasso
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO CEO

Before joining Dipharma SA, Elena worked for more than 20 years as Executive Assistant to C-level Executives mostly in international companies in the Luxury Industry. She always works behind the scenes to make sure that her Executive’s professional and personal life flows with no hitches every day and in all circumstances.

  • I am passionate, emphatic, totally trustworthy and with a natural attention to details
  • I love travelling, spending my time outdoor in contact with nature
  • I am proud to be part of DSA because there is a strong attention to human values and because the Company invests all its efforts fighting rare diseases for the welfare of very special people
Emanuele Ranzani
Market Access Manager

After his humanistic studies at the University of Milan, Emanuele attended a Master’s degree in Marketing and Digital Communication at the Sole 24 Ore Business School. After 5 years as marketing manager – exploiting digital tools to increase business – he became the international sales manager for a medical company that sells technologies. Emanuele is married and proud father of a newborn child.

  • I am passionate, enthusiastic and focus on my goals
  • I love to work on project involving technology, data and creativity
  • I’m proud of DSA because I believe we can really improve people’s quality of life
Christina Peibst
AREA MANAGER

Christina joined Dipharma SA’s German subsidiary, Dipharma Arzneimittel GmbH, in May 2023. Before joining Dipharma, she worked as a pharmaceutical and medical device consultant for various global players, Christina has more than 20 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry. 

  • I am determined, outgoing and inquisitive.
  • I love being in nature, go hunting with my dog and blow the hunting horn in the hunting association.
  • Challenges that require logical thinking (e.g., Escape Rooms) are very appealing to me.
  • I like being at DSA because I can put all my heart and soul into helping sick people to have a better quality of life with the great and vital medicines.
Edoardo Veneziani
Chief of staff

Edoardo joined Dipharma SA in 2023.
He has 7 years’ experience in management consulting, where he had the chance to work on strategic projects for several firms in multiple industries.
Edoardo holds a master’s degree in Business Administration.

  • I am curious, friendly and a strong believer of constant improvement
  • I am very passionate about combat sports and watersports, which I practice whenever possible (e.g. swimming, kayak, wakeboard)
  • I believe in Dipharma since it’s a unique combination of inspiring mission, solid business fundamentals and thrilling long-term history
Selene Di Martino
Office Assistant

Selene graduated in Tourism Science with a specialisation in business management and marketing at the University of Como.
She has worked for eight years in the luxury sector.

  • I am selfless, cheerful and empathetic
  • I love spending time with my family and friends, my motto is “Always be the best version of yourself”.
  • I am proud to be part of Dipharma SA because the well-being of patients and their families comes first.
Erika Loreti
Controller

Erika held a master’s degree in “Administration, Finance and Control” at Bocconi University in Milan.  She has more than 10 years of experience in Finance with a strong background in FP&A, Reporting and Controlling in multinational companies.

  • I am passionate, focused and I believe in continuous improvements.
  • I love travelling and spending time outdoors.
  • I am proud to be part of DSA because patients and people come first and together we have the power to make a profound difference in the healthcare system.
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