Silvia Mari obtained her Master's degree in Industrial Chemistry from the University of Milan in 2002 and earned her PhD in Chemistry from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid in 2006. In 2018, she was awarded a Certificate of Advanced Studies in Management of Biotech, Medtech & Pharma Ventures from EPFL in Lausanne, and in 2022, she obtained a Certificate of Advanced Studies in Project Management from SUPSI.

Silvia Mari began her professional career in 2005, alongside her academic studies, as a Senior Scientist at the Dulbecco Telethon Institute of the San Raffaele Scientific Institute. From 2013 to 2017, she held the position of Account Manager & Metabolomics and Chemometrics Solutions Product Manager at Mestrelab Research SL, and from 2017 to 2018 she worked in Pharma Compliance, Regulatory and Clinical Affairs Support at PQE Sagl. From 2018 to 2022, she collaborated with Agie Charmilles AG – Georg Fischer Machining Solution Group, initially as Software Platform Project Manager, then as Head of the Design and Validation Assurance Team, and finally as PMO and Organisational Agility.

Since 2022, Silvia has been working as an Independent Consultant and Team Facilitator and, at the same time, since 2023, she has been employed at the Department of Innovative Technologies at SUPSI as a Senior Lecturer for Continuing Education.
 
The Direction of the Department of Innovative Technologies warmly congratulates Silvia Mari on her appointment and wishes her every success in her new role.
 
The direction also takes this opportunity to express its sincere gratitude to Antonio Bassi for his significant commitment and dedication over the years at SUPSI, and for his invaluable contribution to the Continuing Education activities of the Department, particularly in the creation, development, and delivery of training programmes on various topics, including Project Management.