Andrea Casazza

Director Translational Science

Mr Andrea Casazza (PhD) joined Montis Bioscience in 2021 and was appointed Director of Translational Sciences in 2023. In this role, he partners with preclinical scientists and bioinformaticians to design and execute translational research to discover and validate pathways and biomarkers associated with mechanism of action and drug response.

Prior to joining Montis, he held various R&D positions in biotech where he contributed to developing novel anticancer pro-drugs.

Mr Casazza earned his MSc in Biology and PhD in Cell Sciences and Technologies from the University of Torino (Italy). He completed a postdoctoral fellowship in tumor immunology at the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology (VIB) in Leuven (Belgium); he has authored 19 peer-reviewed publications with over 2600 citations and is the inventor on two issued patents.