Francesco Dal Dosso's Biography

Francesco Dal Dosso, Innovation Manager, KU Leuven

Dr. Francesco Dal Dosso obtained a MSc. in Biomedical Engineering (Polytechnic of Milan, IT – 2013) and a PhD in Bioscience Engineering (KU Leuven, BE – 2018). Currently, he works as Innovation Manager at the KU Leuven, the most innovative university in Europe (and 7th in the world). As Innovation Manager, FDD is responsible for the exploitation/commercialization of the research done in the IDiaLiST (Integrated Diagnostic and Life Science Research Tools) consortium. In this context, FDD scouts for new exploitation opportunities such as spin-off creation, industrial collaborations, patent applications and licensing. His main research interests involve novel concepts for point-of-care in vitro diagnostics and microsampling exploiting microfluidics technologies. He has been involved in writing and management of >10 (inter)national project funding proposals (KU Leuven, FWO, VLAIO, H2020, H Europe, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation) as well as bilateral agreement with world-leading diagnostics and pharma companies. He is (co-)author of > 35 peer reviewed research papers and conference contributions (Biosensors, MicroTAS) and inventor of 5 patents.