Antonio Parente
Founder and President
R&D
GP Pharm , Spain
Spain
Biography
Dr. Antonio Parente received a Bachelor degree and holds a PhD in Chemistry from the University of Barcelona, MBA (ESADE) and PADE (IESE). He was president of the Chemical-Pharmaceutical Section of the School of Chemistry and director of the Graduate School of Chemists of Catalonia. He is co-founder and was member of the Board of Directors of the companies which formed Lipotec Group, CEO of GP Pharm SA, Lipotec SA and BCN Peptides SA, and manager Lipofoods SL and DiverDrugs SL since its foundation. He was director and president in Archivel Farma SL from 2009 to 2011. Dr. Parente was co-founder and president of Catalonia Bio (The Catalan Association of Biotechnology Companies), Vicepresident of Asebio (The Spanish Association of Biotechnology Companies) and President of Business Council of CRG (2011-2015). Currently is CEO of BCN Peptides SA and GP Pharm SA and Vicepresident of Biocat organization that coordinates and promotes the health and life sciences sector in Catalonia. He is linked as an advisor, counselor, investor (business angel) or through company Inveready in more than 15 Spanish and foreign Biotec companies. Dr. Parente is author of scientific articles and patents in the field of Drug Discovery and Delivery Systems (microspheres and liposomes).
Research Interest
His area of research interest includes Chemistry, Lipofoods, Drug Discovery and Delivery Systems (microspheres and liposomes).Business Management and technology in pharmaceutical technologies including operations management in the field of biotech and pharmaceutical sciences.
