Summary
Ivan Ferrante is an innovation consultant and founder with over 15 years of R&D leadership across universities, research centers, startups and large enterprises, specializing in biomedical devices and lab-on-chip technologies. He has hands-on experience taking regulated consumables from concept to market—leading teams that delivered an IVD product exceeding 10 million units—and navigating ISO13485, design transfer and mass-manufacturing challenges. Trained in innovation management and creativity at Ecole Polytechnique and CentraleSupélec, he blends structured methodologies (Design Thinking, CPS, innovation sprints) with deep technical know-how in micro/nanofabrication and automated production. Fluent in Italian, French and English, he excels at orchestrating multicultural, multidisciplinary teams to generate and validate high-value solutions. Less obvious: his background spans both software/control systems for high-throughput instrumentation and hands-on microfabrication processes, giving him a rare bridge between bench-scale research and scalable manufacturing. Now based in Paris, he helps organizations embed innovation into governance and build portfolios that turn scientific IP into commercially viable products.
8 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Executive Certificate - Development and management of creativity for Innovation, Executive Certificate - Development and management of creativity for Innovation at CentraleSupélec
PhD in Electronic Devices Micro and Nanotechnology for Biomedical Applications, PhD in Electronic Devices Micro and Nanotechnology for Biomedical Applications at Politecnico di Torino
Executive Certificate in Innovation Management (Piloter l'Innovation) Management de projet, Executive Certificate in Innovation Management (Piloter l'Innovation) Management de projet at Ecole Polytechnique Executive Education
Liceo Scientifico
Master's Degree Nanotechnology, Master's Degree Nanotechnology at EPFL
Master's Degree Nanotechnology, Master's Degree Nanotechnology at Grenoble INP - UGA