Davide De Forni
Chief Scientific Officer
Management
ViroStatics
Italy
Biography
Davide De Forni is a biologist, PhD in immunology and microbiology, and is the Chief Scientific Officer in ViroStatics, coordinating the screening and development of new drug candidates. He gained experience in the HIV field in the laboratories of the Department of Oncology and Surgical Sciences, Reference Centre for AIDS (University of Padua), where he studied immune reconstitution in HIV-1-infected children on antiretroviral therapy. He was then employed by the Biotechnology Research Institute of Altavilla Vicentina (Vicenza, Italy) in the biochemistry laboratory dealing with purification of recombinant proteins from cell cultures. Davide has 15+ years laboratory background, with expertise in biochemistry and both molecular and cellular biology, and 10+ years of drug development experience.
Research Interest
Immunology and Microbiology
