Silvio Traversa BSc, PhD

Silvio was born in Ivrea (Italy) on November 25, 1969. He was granted a Degree in Chemistry in 1994, and a PhD in protein Chemistry in 1998. Silvio joined Serono (Drug Delivery Systems unit) in 1999, where he eventually became Head of the Protein Analysis and Peptide Synthesis Lab. In 2005, he joined Creabilis as Head of Discovery, and then Chief Scientific Officer. In 2010, Silvio attended the ‘Leadership and Strategy in Pharmaceuticals and Biotech’ at the Harvard Business School. Silvio is currently CSO at Sienna Biopharmaceuticals, which he joined in 2016 after the acquisition of Creabilis by Sienna on Dec 6, 2016.