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Alberto Visintin

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Sr. Director - Translational Research at Compass Therapeutics Inc.
📍 Greater Boston, United States

Alberto is a senior R&D leader with nearly three decades of experience in immunology and oncology, currently serving as Sr. Director of Translational Research at Compass Therapeutics. He specializes in guiding drug development from target identification to IND readiness across diverse modalities. People who have worked with him describe him as a passionate, inquisitive, and brilliant scientific thinker.

Outside of his direct research, Alberto shows a keen interest in large-scale scientific endeavors and policy, following organizations like NASA and the European Commission. He is driven by a genuine love for unlocking complex biological problems and building the teams required to solve them.

He has co-authored 46 scientific publications and is a listed inventor on patents for novel immunotherapies.

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Experience
30 Years
Current Role
Sr. Director - Translational Research
Job Level
Senior
Location
Greater Boston, United States
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Translational Research
His current role and extensive background at Merck and Compass focus on bridging preclinical discoveries with clinical applications and patient-specific treatments.
Immuno-Oncology Therapies
His career at Pfizer, Merck, and Genoce has been dedicated to developing anti-cancer therapeutics, including antibodies, ADCs, and neoantigen-based cellular therapies.
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Career

Work history

6-2022
Sr. Director - Translational Research
Compass Therapeutics Inc.
2-2020 - 5-2022
Sr. Director - Head of Research and Development
Genocea
2016 - 2020
Principal Scientist (Dir) - Translational Medicine
Merck
2015 - 2016
Full Time Consultant, External research
Idera Pharmaceuticals
2010 - 2015
Associate Research Fellow (AD), Anti Cancer Therapeutic Antibodies
Pfizer
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Education
Doctor in Biological Sciences (DSC)
Università degli Studi di Trieste
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