Adriano Fontanari

Adriano fontanari

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location of Adriano FontanariMilan, Lombardy, Italy
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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Qomodo | Tech Product Management & Poetry

  • Education

    • La rosa bianca - weisse rose high school

      2009 - 2014
      Accounting, diploma 100/100

      - Winner of Concorso Economia 2014 (Growth and the Ruling class): my essay about the ruling class has been selected as one of the best among 400 participants. This contest honors the 20 best high school students in Italy- Winner of Polo Prize Scholarship (Lions Club): four years merit-based university scholarship to be selected as the most deserving student in my local area- Team Leader and youngest participant at Startup Weekend Brescia 2013: MediTag a narrative medicine platform for… Show more - Winner of Concorso Economia 2014 (Growth and the Ruling class): my essay about the ruling class has been selected as one of the best among 400 participants. This contest honors the 20 best high school students in Italy- Winner of Polo Prize Scholarship (Lions Club): four years merit-based university scholarship to be selected as the most deserving student in my local area- Team Leader and youngest participant at Startup Weekend Brescia 2013: MediTag a narrative medicine platform for chronic disease patients (selected among the 10 best ideas) Show less

    • Università di trento

      2015 - 2018
      Undergraduate degree business administration - bba

      - Final dissertation: Chronic diseases: economic impacts, diseases management, doctor-patient relationship and digital health- Winner of the First edition of Innovation Olympics IXL – UNITN (2016): I worked in a multidisciplinary team (Mar-Jun '16) as a healthcare strategy consultant intern for IXL center.

    • Università di trento

      2018 - 2019
      Master of science (m.sc.) innovation management (main) - 1st year

      - Joint degree program, 2nd year in Pisa, International program entirely taught in English.- Junior Mentor of Startup Lab 2019: interdepartmental Lab dedicated to Master Students, Ph.D. Students and post-doc- Interdisciplinary program, including Managing the drug discovery process and performance management in Healthcare.

    • Scuola superiore sant'anna

      2019 - 2020
      Master of science (m.sc.) innovation management (main) - 2nd year 110/110 with honors

      - Final Dissertation: The Determinants of Startup Success: an application in the health tech industry (Supervisor: Prof. Fabio Pieri).

  • Experience

    • Inmente psicologia benessere

      Nov 2013 - Jan 2019
      Co-founder of ponterosso (project)

      Ponterosso is the first non-profit care management service (available in Italy) for people that suffer from a chronic disease offering: psychological support, orientation among health facilities, reliable information about pathologies, and education through specific events. The project is a spin-off of InMente Psicologia Benessere, a company providing mental health services. More info: http://ponterosso.eu- Co-led the strategy and execution of Ponterosso: raised $25K and set up 10+ partnerships with healthcare organizations. Solution Impact: >200 patients. Show less

    • Silicon valley study tour

      Aug 2018 - Aug 2018
      Participant

      Silicon Valley Study Tour seeks to create a bridge between young graduates, researchers, business angels, “start-uppers”, managers, and entrepreneurs with the many successful Italian and Italian-American high-tech, biotech, and venture capital executives in Silicon Valley.- Selected to join a guided study tour of the most important universities and companies of Silicon Valley.

    • Apss trento

      Feb 2019 - May 2019
      Intern, product manager - it department

      Azienda Provinciale per i Servizi Sanitari (APSS) is the public body providing healthcare services in the Autonomous Province of Trento.- Cultivated user stories by identifying unmet user needs for the development of @Home (an award-winning home care platform adopted by ~5K HCPs).- Co-authored with the senior team a publication (Fontanari et al., 2019) in the field of Health Technology Assessment.

    • Eit health

      Mar 2019 - Nov 2019
      Starship digital health product management fellow

      Using a blend of different educational approaches including elements from the Stanford Biodesign Concept, StarShip is a unique opportunity to be involved in industry-driven life science innovation.- The Team Identified endometriosis as a key area of need after an extensive product discovery process during which more than 100 unmet needs were identified (activities included patients/doctors/payers interviews, and market research). - Developed an empathetic chatbot to provide evidence-based support to newly diagnosed patients. Show less

    • Nina capital

      Jul 2019 - Sept 2020
      Vc fellow analyst

      Venture Capital Firm investing in early-stage need-driven health tech startups.- Executed stroke management research by interviewing patients /doctors and scouting for deep-tech startups. My research was vital to investing in Methinks Ai (€ 1.2M round).- Identified and forged strategic partnerships with 30+ leading universities and startup health tech accelerators in Europe.- Co-authored a report (Fontanari et al., 2019) on the Healthcare Startup Ecosystem.- Awarded as a fellow analyst (https://www.nina.capital/ninafellows). Show less

    • Alira health

      Aug 2020 - May 2024

      Product Manager at an international company developing tech products in the Digital Health/Pharma sector. My main responsibilities included:- Managed product discovery (e.g., market research, trend analysis, interviews,jobs to be done, user stories) in an Agile team: → identified 7 key needs/features.- Managed product pricing definition and the creation of supporting tools → generated €[x]M in the first three months post-launch.- Led a cross-functional business case for a new patient recruitment solution → secured over €[x]M in funding for its development from the C-level team.- Supported the definition of the €[x]M product strategy; including: prioritisation, roadmap, go-to-market, and storytelling. Tools: Jira, Confluence & MS Office. Show less PatchAi was a startup in the hybrid/virtual clinical trial space that developed end-to-end patient engagement solutions. In November 2021, Alira Health acquired the company.- Joined the company as an early employee- Managed the market and competitive analysis research.- Led a core product data initiative → Successful on-time implementation.- Led product analysis (including KPI definition).- Supported the business strategy definition phase and capital raising (grants, competitions, investors) → raised €2M.- Led a data science project that was pivotal in guiding the product discovery and prioritization efforts for the core platform's capabilities.- Supported the design and sales team by acting as the product expert. Show less

      • Product Manager

        Nov 2021 - May 2024
      • Product Marketing Specialist (@PatchAi | Startup Acquired by Alira Health in Nov 2021)

        Aug 2020 - Oct 2021
    • Qomodo

      Jan 2025 - now
      App developer | product builder

      - Product Builder leveraging low-code tools in the tech team of Qomodo, a FinTech scale-up offering BNPL (Buy Now Pay Later) and a full scope of financial products to SMBs and Chains.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Innovation in chronic disease intervention (euvention), summer school

      Eit health
      Sept 2017
    • Venture deals

      Techstars
      May 2019
      View certificate certificate
    • Mit-hms digital health product innovation bootcamp + trek (on-site)

      Mit bootcamps
      Jun 2019
    • Venture academy

      Italian tech alliance
      Apr 2021
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Adriano Fontanari
      Winner of Polo Prize (Lions Club) Lions Club di Fiemme e Fassa Dec 2014 Five years merit-based university scholarship to be selected as the most notable student in my area.
    • Awarded to Adriano Fontanari
      Winner of Concorso EconoMia 2014 (Growth and the Ruling class) Festival dell'Economia Trento Jun 2014 The essay about the ruling class has been selected as one of the best among 400 participants. This contest honors the 20 best high school students in Italy.
    • Awarded to Adriano Fontanari
      EIT Health Digital Health Rising Star 2021 EIT Health Alumni Network EIT Health Alumni Rising Stars are a a selected group (among >3k members) of entrepreneurs and innovators awarded for what they have already achieved in the world of healthcare and entrepreneurship, and who can inspire other members of our community to follow a similar path. More info: https://community.eithealth.eu/page/rising-stars
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Startup Expert

      Issued by HIT - Hub Innovazione Trentino on Oct 2024
      HIT - Hub Innovazione TrentinoAssociated with Adriano Fontanari
    • Startup Mentor

      Issued by NOI Techpark on Oct 2024
      NOI TechparkAssociated with Adriano Fontanari
    • Ambassador

      Issued by Digital Health Today on Jul 2019
      Digital Health TodayAssociated with Adriano Fontanari
    • Member | Previously Mentee

      Issued by LeadTheFuture Mentorship on Sept 2019
      LeadTheFuture MentorshipAssociated with Adriano Fontanari
    • Board Member | InnoStars South Regional Coordinator

      Issued by EIT Health Alumni Network on Apr 2022
      EIT Health Alumni NetworkAssociated with Adriano Fontanari
    • Research Member

      Issued by Digital Medicine Society (DiMe) on Feb 2021
      Digital Medicine Society (DiMe)Associated with Adriano Fontanari
    • Contributor | Ambassador

      Issued by Impactscool on Sept 2018
      ImpactscoolAssociated with Adriano Fontanari
    • Local Representative (Italy)

      Issued by EIT Health Alumni Network on Apr 2019
      EIT Health Alumni NetworkAssociated with Adriano Fontanari