University of Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Bologna, Italy
After 35 years in the industry mainly in large (Pharmacia; BMS, Fresenius Kabi; Farmitalia Carlo Erba/Pharmacia; Sigma tau) and medium size (Antibioticos; Indena) companies Walter joined, as Full Professor of Organic Chemistry, the Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna. He is now consulting for several companies in several areas, drug discovery and development, CMC and RA support. The main areas of interest are in the fields of drug discovery (oncology, CNS, antibacterial agents, Malaria), protein-protein interactions, pharmaceutical green chemistry, peptides and complex drugs as well as catalysis. Awards: Federchimica Prize (1993 Anthracyclines chemistry); Ciamician Medal (1995 SCI for the work in organometallic catalysis); Bristol-Myers Squibb President Award (1996); Prize for the Industrial Application of Organic Chemistry (2013 SCI/Organic Chemistry Division). Among the achievements in the pharma segments, he was CMC leader for the registration in Europe and endemic countries of Eurartesim an Artemisinin Combined Therapy against Malaria. Co-author of 132 papers; 108 patents; one Book “From Bench to Market” Oxford University Press 2000.