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Francesca Baldinetti

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Vice President Clinical Science - R&D at Noema Pharma
📍 Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Francesca Baldinetti is the Vice President of Clinical Science at Noema Pharma, leveraging over 25 years of experience in clinical development and medical affairs. An EU board-certified neurologist with training from Sapienza Università di Roma and Cornell University, she specializes in bridging scientific knowledge with biotech solutions, especially in neurology. Colleagues describe her as enthusiastic, collaborative, and results-oriented.

She holds a fellowship in Chronobiology and Alzheimers disease, highlighting a unique specialization in her extensive neurology background.

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Experience
30 Years
Current Role
Vice President Clinical Science - R&D
Job Level
Senior
Location
Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Personality Overview

How Francesca shows up

Driven But Considerate
Decisive But Friendly
Dynamic But Sincere

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Priorities

Topics Francesca cares about

Gene Therapy
Gained significant expertise leading the global medical strategy for Zolgensma, a gene therapy for Spinal Muscular Atrophy, during her executive roles at Novartis Gene Therapies and AveXis.
Neurology Clinical Trials
As a board-certified neurologist, she has a long history of involvement in clinical trials for conditions such as Alzheimer's, multiple sclerosis, and generalized anxiety disorder.
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Career

Work history

8-2024
Vice President Clinical Science - R&D
Noema Pharma
8-2019 - 8-2024
Global Executive Medical Director Subject Matter Expert NMD Gene Therapy AVV (former Avexis.Inc)
Novartis Gene Therapies
8-2018 - 7-2020
Executive Medical Director Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) EMEA region Avexis
AveXis, Inc.
6-2017 - 7-2018
Independent consultant in Pharma and Academia: neuroscience specialist
Own a Small Business
11-2015 - 3-2017
Lead Medical Affairs Excellence - Group Project Lead AREA TAs Western Europe & Canada
AbbVie
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Education
1983 - 1990
Doctor of Medicine - MD
Sapienza Università di Roma
1994 - 1994
Medicine
Cornell University
1990 - 1994
Neurology Residency Program
University of Rome Tor Vergata
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