Stefano Scialla

Chemist, from 1988 to 2020 he worked in the R&D department of Procter & Gamble, holding numerous managerial positions in various locations. The last was as Senior Technical Director at the P & G research center in Brussels, from 2015 to 2020. He led research and technological innovation groups at an international level; he has been Project Leader in various projects funded by the European Community; led collaborations with large multinational industrial partners; he has been a member of the European Technology Council of Procter & Gamble since 2004. He is the author of over 200 international patents and has been an invited lecturer in numerous courses and summer schools in Italy and abroad.

He is currently a contract lecturer at the Faculty of Engineering of theUniversità Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, where he also holds the role of director of the "Grand Challenges" program, and Visiting Research Fellow at the National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics (Estonia).

Summary of Professional Competencies

- Leadership of international R&D teams aimed at product innovation and technology development in Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG).

- Coordination of collaborative projects with multinational partners and/or SME's, aimed at new technology/formulation/materials development.

- 32 years of R&D experience in the following areas: oxidation science and technology; colloid, surface and interface chemistry; surface modification technologies; surfactants; emulsion and suspension design/stabilization; detergent products; air purification technologies; hair colorants; tooth whitening; characterization and molecular design of water soluble polymers; silicones; fluorinated polymers.

- Submission and management of EU funded projects: “Nanok” (ID: 29744), concerning new nanotechnology applications (2006-2010); “Blue4Glue” (ID: 217873), concerning bioadhesive technologies derived from marine organisms (2007-2011); “Biomimetic” (ID: 282945), concerning bioinspired polymers from renewable resources (2011-2015); “Renaissance” (ID: 289347), concerning innovative polyelectrolytes based on ecosustainable chemical approaches and their applications (2012-2016); “MICSED” (ID: 606869), concerning complex formulations (2014-2018); “Bioclean” (ID: 722871), concerning long lasting clean surfaces via surface modification and photocatalytic approaches (2016-2019).

- Translation of technology/product innovation into IP strategies and patents (coinventor of >200 patents).

- Various computer modeling techniques, including QSAR and molecular modeling.

- Long experience in recruiting, selection interviewing, internships, personnel coaching.

- 9 papers on refereed journals, 4 book chapters, 207 international patents.

- Bibliometric indexes: 2712 citations, h-index 29 (from Google Scholar, Nov. 2022).

- Invited lectures and seminars in various universities, both in Italy and abroad. For instance:

• Polymer Chemistry in the “SUSPOL Summer School on Sustainable Polymer Chemistry” at Universidad del Pais Vasco, San Sebastian, Spain (2015)

• Polymer Chemistry at Ghent University (2016-17)

• Materials Science and Technology at Bari University (BSc and MSc courses, 2018 and offered online every year since then)

• Intellectual Property and Managerial Communication at Perugia Univ. (as part of their Doctoral School, 2022)

Chronology

- 1980: Winner of Certamen Ciceronianum Arpinas, international competition of translation from Latin

- 1986: 5-year degree (MSc) in Chemistry – Rome University “La Sapienza”, summa cum laude.

- 1986-87: Assistant Researcher at Daresbury Laboratories and Queen's University of Belfast, with UK government grant

- 1988: Hired as Technical Brand Manager in Procter & Gamble R&D, based in Rome

- 1992: Promoted Senior Scientist/Group Head in Procter & Gamble R&D, Rome

- 1994: Promoted Technical Director in Procter & Gamble R&D, Rome

- 1998: Promoted Senior Technical Director in Procter & Gamble R&D, Rome

- 1998-2002: Senior Technical Director – New Business Development, P&G R&D, Rome

- 2002-2005: Senior Technical Director – Fabric Care Product Design and Technology, P&G R&D Brussels, Belgium

- 2005-2008: Senior Technical Director – Home Care Product Design and Technology, P&G R&D Pescara

- 2008 to June 2015: Senior Technical Director – Fabric & Home Care Technology, P&G R&D Pomezia (Rome)

- July 2015 to June 2020: Senior Technical Director – Fabric & Home Care Technology, P&G R&D Brussels, Belgium

- From July 2020 to date: Adjunct Professor – Faculty of Engineering – Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma

- From Oct. 2021 to date: Visiting Research Fellow – National Inst. of Chem. Physics and Biophysics, Estonia

- From May 2021 to date: Director of the Grand Challenges Scholars Program – Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma.

A few recent publications:

- P. Morganti, S. Scialla, "Nanoparticles, nanofibrils, and tissues as novel carriers in cosmetic dermatology", Advances in Chemical Engineering 62 (2023) 257-287

- E. Mauri, S. Scialla, "Nanogels Based on Hyaluronic Acid as Potential Active Carriers for Dermatological and Cosmetic Applications", Cosmetics 10 (2023) 113

- S. Scialla, JK Liivand, M. Patriarca, E. Heinsalu, "A three-state language competition model including language learning and attrition", Frontiers in Complex Systems 1 (2023) https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcpxs.2023.1266733

- ME Yamakou, E. Heinsalu, M. Patriarca, S. Scialla, “Diversity-induced decoherence”, Phys. Rev. E 106 (2022) L032401

- S.M. Giannitelli, E. Limits, P. Mozetic, F. Pinelli, (14) 2022

- S. Scialla, M. Patriarca, E. Heinsalu, "The interplay between diversity and noise in an excitable cell network model", Europhysics Letters 137 (2022) 51001

- E. Limits, P. Mozetic, S.M. Giannitelli, F. Pinelli, X. Han, D. Del Rio, F. Abbruzzese, F. Basoli, L. Rosanò, S. Scialla, M. Trombetta, G. Gigli, ZJ Zhang, E. Mauri, A. Rainer, "Hyaluronic Acid-Polyethyleneimine Nanogels for Controlled Drug Delivery in Cancer Treatment", ACS Appl. Nano Mater. 5 (2022) 5544-5557

- S. Scialla, A. Loppini, M. Patriarca, E. Heinsalu, “Hubs, diversity and synchronization in FitzHugh-Nagumo oscillator networks: Resonance effects and biophysical implications”, Phys. Rev. E 103 (2021) 052211