PhD in Biochemistry (Institute for Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Chemistry of the Macromolecules, University of Trieste, Italy) and Adjunct Professor (Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Finland), specialized in NMR applied to bio- and medical sciences and to drug discovery. Head of Cardiovascular Drug Discovery and Pharmacology at Orion Pharma, Espoo, Finland until 2003. Currently Lead of the Content and Communication function at Orion Pharma. Has published >150 full papers in peer reviewed journals (h-index=55, g-index=94) and >100 other contributions (among which ten patents). Fellow of the ESC (FESC) and of the Heart Failure Association (FHFA). Member of the Editorial Board of Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology. Member of the translational committee of HFA. Knight of the Star of Italy (2006) and of the Lion of Finland (2011) for scientific merits. Speaks Italian, English, Swedish, and Finnish.