Digital Pathology

Pasquale De Blasio

Managing Director, Founder and CEO
Integrated Systems Engineering
Italy

Biography

Pasquale De Blasio, is an international manager with more than 35 years experience in industrial and academic positions. He is the founder of BioRep srl, a “Global biorepository service provider” located in Milan Italy operating in partnership with Coriell Institute for Medical Research USA (www.coriell.org), the NHI and NCI reference biorepository. Pasquale De Blasio, is the founder and CEO of Integrated Systems Engineering srl (www.isenet.it) a small company specialized in the design and construction of biomedical instruments and in particular Tissue Microarrayers. Pasquale De Blasio, is a member of the Marble Arch International Working Group consisting of international biobanking Experts, he is also a very active member of the International Society of Biological and Environmenthal Biorepositories (www.isebr.org) contributing with the organization in Perugia Italy in 2004 of the first ISBER International meeting. Pasquale De Blasio academic appointments are synthesised as follows: (1) Adjunct Assistant Professor at TEMPLE University, Philadelphia PA, USA. (2009-2010); (2) Università degli Studi di Milano, Assistant contract professor for Bioethics (2000 – 2004); Managing Director of University of Milan, Centre of Excellence CISI (Centre of Interdisciplinary bio-molecular studies and industrial applications; http://www.itba.mi.cnr.it/CISI/). CISI is involved in advanced research activities in the area of: molecular diagnostics; genomics; proteomics; micrarray technology; bioinformatics; analytical diagnostic laboratory automation and Criporeservation. One of the major activities of Pasquale De Blasio was to promote joint research projects between public institutions (CISI) and private industry and to search and support Government or EEC research founds. In the last 3 years CISI has promoted 7 joint Research Projects financed by the Italian Research Ministry for about a total of 200 Million Euros for the Industries of which 20 Million Euros for CISI. Ing. Pasquale De Blasio, has a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania, USA (1976), and a Master Degree in Business Administration from Bocconi University, Milan, Italy (1986). He has also matured specific skills in multinational analytical instrumentation companies, as R&D Manager for the developments of HPLC Systems, UV/VIS Spectrophotometers, Ultra Centrifuges and Medical Anaesthesia Systems; and as Industrial Operations Management in the development and manufacturing of Blood Gas and Coagulation Analytical Instruments. He has also matured experience with ISO 9001 Quality System, EEC Medical Directive and CE certification. Ing. Pasquale De Blasio held at University of Milan a University course in: Regulations, Bioethics in Biotechnology Industrial Processes (Accademic Year 2001/2002, 2002/2003, 2003/2004).

Research Area

Molecular diagnostics; genomics; proteomics; micrarray technology; bioinformatics; analytical diagnostic laboratory automation and Criporeservation