SARA BARATI
CTO & Founder
Dr. Sara Barati is specialized in the integration of artificial intelligence into cardiovascular engineering applications. She holds a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering-Biomechanics from the Amirkabir University of Technology (Tehran Polytechnic). Her Ph.D. thesis focused on the design optimization of transcatheter aortic valve stents and was conducted in collaboration with the Laboratory of Biological Structure Mechanics at Politecnico di Milano. This work earned her the 2022 Best Thesis Award from the Iranian Society of Biomedical Engineering. Dr. Barati has extensive expertise in FEA, CFD, FSI, and optimization techniques. Additionally, she leverages machine learning to advance her research in cardiovascular engineering developing in-house codes for biomechanical analysis of different cardiovascular problems. Her professional experience includes the design, testing, and optimization of medical devices. She has collaborated with biomedical engineering start-ups, the healthcare industry, and multidisciplinary academic research teams on various projects.
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FRANCESCO MIGLIAVACCA
BOD President & Founder
Prof. Francesco Migliavacca is Full Professor at Politecnico di Milano (Italy). He has 30-years experience in modelling medical devices. He has been pioneering patient-specific modelling in congenital and adult cardiac diseases. One of the first researcher coupling different scales to study hemodynamics in great vessels and modelling the first finite element models of coronary stents and percutaneous pulmonary valves. He has been research affiliate at MIT and research fellow at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children in London, UK. For Politecnico di Milano he has been coordinator of research programs funded by European Union, Fondation Leducq and Italian Ministry of University. Consultant for high-tech companies.
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GIULIA LURAGHI
BOD Member & Founder
Dr. Giulia Luraghi is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering "G. Natta" at Politecnico di Milano (Italy), leading the Cardiovascular Section of the Computational Biomechanics Laboratory & In Silico Medicine. She is also an Affiliated Research Fellow at the Department of Biomechanical Engineering, Delft University of Technology (Netherlands).Her expertise includes FEA, CFD, and FSI simulations, as well as machine learning applied to cardiovascular research. Her current work focuses on cardio- and neuro-vascular diseases and clinical procedures.She is the recipient of an ERC Starting Grant (101162753 — PROTEGO) and serves as the Principal Investigator at Politecnico di Milano for the European Union’s Horizon project (101136438 — GEMINI).In 2024, she received the Early Career Researcher Award from the European Society of Biomechanics. Since 2023, she has been a member of the Executive Board of the Italian chapter of the European Society of Biomechanics.
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TOMASO MARIA TOBIA VILLA
BOD Member & Founder
Prof. Tomaso Villa is Associate Professor at Politecnico di Milano (Italy) of “EndoprosthesesDesign” and “Certification and Regulatory Activities for Medical Devices”. His research activity ismainly focused on the pre-clinical evaluation of implantable devices for orthopaedics, spinal and cardiovascular surgery using experimental and computational approaches. He is the Responsible of the Laboratory of Biomechanics of Medical Device of Politecnico di Milano, where all his research activities have been conducted. As a consultant, he has 25 years experience with Italian and International Notified Bodies for the assessment of the conformity of medical devices to 93/42/CE and UE/2017/745 regulations and of Quality Management Systems of medical device companies to ISO 13485 standard.
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ANNA RAMELLA
Product Manager & Founder
Dr. Anna Ramella pursued her PhD in Bioengineering at Politecnico di Milano (Italy). With more than 4 years of experience stent-graft modelling, Anna has developed an innovative numerical method for replicating TEVAR. Her strong background in numerical simulation and expertise in FEA, CFD, FSI analysis has been fundamental to her success. Recognized for her significant contributions to the field, among the others, Anna won the 2025 WE Award – Women Excellence 2025: Innovation category by Financial Times and Il Sole 24Ore and the 2024 Clinical Biomechanics Award (by the European Society of Biomechanics). Her research is supported by strong collaborations with clinicians both nationally and internationally. These partnerships have been crucial in advancing her work and driving improvements in modeling medical devices and endovascular interventions. Anna's dedication to bridging the gap between engineering and clinical practice continues to make a significant impact in this field.
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GEORGIANA OLTEANU
Marketing Manager & Founder
Georgiana Olteanu is a MSc Biomedical Engineer graduated at Politecnico di Milano, with a BSc in Medical Engineering from University Politehnica of Bucharest (Romania), focused on the commercialization and innovation of the healthcare ecosystem. Specialized in Information Bioengineering, she has been the Founders Associate Intern for a thriving digital health start-up for one year, where she supported the executives in business strategy, market analysis, product management and operations. She acquired diverse experience as an intern in the Central Military Emergency Hospital of Bucharest, Medical Device Acquisition Department and in University College London, Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering Department, cultivating a comprehensive overview of the healthcare ecosystem, from start-up, public health and academic research point of views. Her entrepreneurial spirit was enhanced within Hackathon Competitions and industry event participations.
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