Stefano Scialla

Chimico, dal 1988 al 2020 ha lavorato nel reparto R&D della Procter & Gamble, ricoprendo numerosi incarichi dirigenziali in diverse sedi. L'ultimo è stato quello di Senior Technical Director presso il centro ricerche P&G di Bruxelles, dal 2015 al 2020. Ha guidato gruppi di ricerca e innovazione tecnologica a livello internazionale; è stato Project Leader in vari progetti finanziati dalla Comunità europea; ha condotto collaborazioni con grandi partners industriali multinazionali; è stato membro dello European Technology Council della Procter & Gamble dal 2004. E' autore di oltre 200 brevetti internazionali ed è stato invited lecturer in numerosi corsi e summer schools in Italia e all'estero.

Attualmente è docente a contratto presso la Facoltà d'Ingegneria dell'Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, dove ricopre anche il ruolo di direttore del programma "Grand Challenges", e Visiting Research Fellow presso il 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 Gent 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: Laurea (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 (Roma)

- 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.

Last five publications:

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

- S.M. Giannitelli, E. Limiti, P. Mozetic, F. Pinelli, X. Han, F. Abbruzzese, F. Basoli, D. Del Rio, S. Scialla, F. Rossi, M. Trombetta, L. Rosanò, G. Gigli, Z.J. Zhang, E. Mauri, A. Rainer, “Droplet-based microfluidic synthesis of nanogels for controlled drug delivery: tailoring nanomaterial properties via pneumatically actuated flow-focusing junction”, Nanoscale 14 (2022) 11415

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

- E. Limiti, P. Mozetic, S.M. Giannitelli, F. Pinelli, X. Han, D. Del Rio, F. Abbruzzese, F. Basoli, L. Rosanò, S. Scialla, M. Trombetta, G. Gigli, Z.J. 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