Annalise Di Marco holds a M.Sc. in Biological Sciences from the University of Rome “La Sapienza” and a Ph.D. in Cellular and Molecular Biology and Pathology from the University of Perugia, conducting experimental work in IRBM. She became a staff member of IRBM-Merck Research Laboratories in 1999 as a Research Pharmacologist. She joined IRBM Science Park since its launch in 2010 as the Head of the In Vitro Pharmacology Department. Dr. Di Marco has published more than 30 scientific peer-reviewed manuscripts and holds a number of patents and patent applications.