Vita Guarino
Vita Guarino earned her Bachelor’s degree in Biotechnology (2009) and Master’s degree in Industrial Biotechnology (2011) from the University of Salento.
From 2013 to 2015, she completed a postgraduate program in innovation and entrepreneurship with the High Tech District (DHITECH Scarl, Lecce), focusing on nanotechnology for health and environmental applications, business planning, and technology transfer. In 2016, she was awarded the “Valore Assoluto 3.0” grant from the Chamber of Commerce of Bari, which enabled her to co-found the biotech startup Clover Therapeutics Srl. In this role, she led the development of drug delivery systems based on electrospun silk fibroin nanofibers, resulting in a patented technology, and gained extensive experience in technology transfer and startup management.
In 2017, she further strengthened her business expertise through a postgraduate program in export management with the Italian Trade Agency (ITA, Rome). In 2018, she gained international experience as a Trade Analyst at the Italian Trade Agency in Stockholm, supporting Italian SMEs in Northern Europe and facilitating business expansion in the life sciences and high-tech sectors.
From 2019 to 2022 (including five months of maternity leave), Dr. Guarino completed her PhD in Nanotechnology at the University of Salento, focusing on the development of Organ-on-Chip devices to model vascular-tissue barriers.
Her research experience also includes positions at CNR IMM (2022–2023) and CNR NANOTEC (2024), where she worked on dynamic co-culture protocols on chips, endotoxin-free microfluidic devices, and the integration of biosensors into microfluidic systems.
She is currently a Senior Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Salento, developing advanced microfluidic platforms for precision medicine, with a particular focus on Organ-on-Chip systems and 3D cerebral microvessel modeling.
Dr. Guarino’s work lies at the intersection of microfluidics, biotechnology, and nanotechnology, aiming to develop cutting-edge experimental tools to study cerebral vasculogenesis, angiogenesis, and the blood-brain barrier, with applications in neuroscience, oncology, and precision medicine. Her combination of scientific expertise and entrepreneurial experience enables her to bridge research, technology development, and translational innovation.
Vita Guarino
Vita Guarino earned her Bachelor’s degree in Biotechnology (2009) and Master’s degree in Industrial Biotechnology (2011) from the University of Salento.
From 2013 to 2015, she completed a postgraduate program in innovation and entrepreneurship with the High Tech District (DHITECH Scarl, Lecce), focusing on nanotechnology for health and environmental applications, business planning, and technology transfer. In 2016, she was awarded the “Valore Assoluto 3.0” grant from the Chamber of Commerce of Bari, which enabled her to co-found the biotech startup Clover Therapeutics Srl. In this role, she led the development of drug delivery systems based on electrospun silk fibroin nanofibers, resulting in a patented technology, and gained extensive experience in technology transfer and startup management.
In 2017, she further strengthened her business expertise through a postgraduate program in export management with the Italian Trade Agency (ITA, Rome). In 2018, she gained international experience as a Trade Analyst at the Italian Trade Agency in Stockholm, supporting Italian SMEs in Northern Europe and facilitating business expansion in the life sciences and high-tech sectors.
From 2019 to 2022 (including five months of maternity leave), Dr. Guarino completed her PhD in Nanotechnology at the University of Salento, focusing on the development of Organ-on-Chip devices to model vascular-tissue barriers.
Her research experience also includes positions at CNR IMM (2022–2023) and CNR NANOTEC (2024), where she worked on dynamic co-culture protocols on chips, endotoxin-free microfluidic devices, and the integration of biosensors into microfluidic systems.
She is currently a Senior Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Salento, developing advanced microfluidic platforms for precision medicine, with a particular focus on Organ-on-Chip systems and 3D cerebral microvessel modeling.
Dr. Guarino’s work lies at the intersection of microfluidics, biotechnology, and nanotechnology, aiming to develop cutting-edge experimental tools to study cerebral vasculogenesis, angiogenesis, and the blood-brain barrier, with applications in neuroscience, oncology, and precision medicine. Her combination of scientific expertise and entrepreneurial experience enables her to bridge research, technology development, and translational innovation.
