COMPETITION ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE CONFERRAL OF N. 1 POSITION
AS ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR WITH TENURE FOR THE COMPETITION
SECTORS 03/D1 “CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL TOXICOLOGICAL AND
FOOD NUTRACEUTICAL TECHNOLOGIES” AND 03/D2 “TECHNOLOGY,
SOCIOECONOMICS AND MEDICINES LEGISLATION” – SCHOOL OF
PHARMACY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO IN ACCORDANCE WITH
ART. 18, LAW NO. 240/2010.
(Rector’s Decree n. 58, 31 January 2012, published in the Italian Official Journal – 4. Special
Series – n. 12 of 14 February 2012)
MINUTES N. 2
EVALUATION OF QUALIFICATIONS, SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS,
CURRICULUM AND TEACHING ACTIVITY
The Selection Board, appointed according to the provisions of D.R. no. 167 of 28 June
2012, published in the Italian Official Journal, 4. Special Series – n. 56 of 20 July 2012, made of:
Prof. Patrizia SANTI
Prof. Serge VAN CALENBERGH
Prof. Sauro VITTORI
Full Professor, scientific disciplinary sector
CHIM/09
“Farmaceutico
Tecnologico
Applicativo” at the University of Parma (Italy)
Full Professor of Medicinal Chemistry
University of Ghent (Belgium)
Full Professor, scientific disciplinary sector
CHIM/08 “Pharmaceutical Chemistry” at the
University of Camerino (Italy)
is convened on Friday, 19 October 2012 at 12.30 at the School of Pharmacy of the University of
Camerino, (4 Costanti Square, Camerino) for the evaluation of candidates’ qualifications, scientific
publications, curriculum and teaching activity.
At the beginning the Selection Board’s President ascertains that evaluation criteria, already
set during the preliminary meeting of 29 August 2012, have been duly and regularly published on
the University of Camerino website, provided that no remarks have been raised on the matter.
Considered that 7 days have passed from the date of publication of the aforesaid criteria,
the session is carried on with the evaluation of candidates’ qualifications, scientific publications,
curriculum and teaching activity.
The Board takes note of prof. Giorgia PASTORIN and prof. Emidio CAMAIONI
withdrawal from the competition. Therefore, one candidate is to be evaluated:
1. MANTOVANI Giuseppe
Parcels sent by the candidate is then opened by the Boards’ members. The documentation
inside is examined according to the aforementioned evaluation criteria.
The Board ascertains first that admission requirements are met by candidates, in accordance
with art. 1, Rector’s Decree no. 58 of 31 January 2012.
Each Board member will then give his/her individual evaluation on candidates’
qualifications, scientific publications, curriculum and teaching activity.
Individual evaluations are compared and a final collegial evaluation is given on each
candidate by the Board.
The individual and collegial evaluations are attached to these minutes and are an integral
part of them (Attachment 1).
Individual and collegial evaluations are signed by each Board member.
Session ends at 14.15
Read, approved and signed.
Camerino, 19 October 2012
THE SELECTION BOARD:
Prof. Patrizia Santi – President
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Prof. Serge Van Calenbergh – Member
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Prof. Sauro Vittori – Secretary
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ATTACHMENT 1 (minutes n. 2)
CURRICULUM VITAE EVALUATION
1) Candidate: GIUSEPPE MANTOVANI
Individual evaluations
Board member: Prof.ssa Patrizia SANTI
The scientific profile of the candidate is of relevance in the area of Medicinal Chemistry/Pharmaceutical
Technology. From the list of selected publication, all of high impact (average impact index higher than 7), is
appears that the candidate’s work is mainly focused on drug delivery, polymer science and biohybrid
materials. The candidate has a considerable scientific production (40 papers), coherent with the subjects
typical of the fields of pharmacy. The total citations of the candidate’s work in high (approx. 1700 excluding
self-citations), as also reflected by the H value (18 according Web of Science, 24 according to Scopus). Most
of his selected papers are published in collaboration with Italian and International Universities.
The candidate declares to be the author of 7 patents and to have attended, as invited speaker, several
conferences.
His teaching experience, of relevance within the field of Medicinal Chemistry/Pharmaceutical Technology, is
mainly focused on advanced drug delivery and design and development of pharmaceutical formulations.
The candidate has also some administrative experience, mostly in post-graduate student management and
intellectual property transfer.
From all the above, the candidate appears to fulfill very well the requirements for a position of Associate
Professor of the sector 03/D – Pharmaceutical chemistry and technology and Technology, socioeconomics
and medicines legislation at the School of Pharmacy of the University of Camerino.
Board member: Prof. Serge VAN CALENBERGH
As an external reviewer for the position of associate professor at the School of Pharmacy in Camerino, I
have carefully studied the application of Prof. Giuseppe Mantovani.
For a scientist of his age (< 40), Dr. Mantovani has an excellent scientific record, which is illustrated by the
high number of citations and an excellent h-index. The 20 publications he selected are without exception
published in prestigious, highly ranked journals, all belonging to the 1st quarter in the field.
Although the curriculum vitae (in English) I received from this candidate was rather condensed, the output
and activities claimed by this candidate seem to be correct.
The fact that the candidate left his home country after obtaining his PhD at the University of Pisa underline
the ambition, international mobility and flexibility of this candidate.
Overall I am convinced that Dr. Mantovani has the required research skills to independently lead a research
group at the School of Pharmacy in Camerino and to reinforce the research activities in polymer chemistry.
Hence, I have no restrictions to favorably recommend Dr. Mantovani for the above mentioned position.
Board member: Prof. Sauro VITTORI
The candidate Giuseppe MANTOVANI shows a very good track record in his career. In fact, in his about 10
years lasting research activity, he has published about 50 papers, with an important impact on scientific
community, as witnessed by the high number of citation, and an H index above 20. More, the 20 papers
chosen for the competition are all on top journals (all of them rank in Q1) and with an average IF above 7.
Worth to note also the 7 patents of which the candidate is inventor, and a number of invitation as speaker
to international scientific events. The candidates has experience also in teaching, mostly on Drug Delivery
and Pharmaceutical Formulation. Finally, he has also some experience related to administration of student
bodies.
Overall, in my opinion, the candidate CV is more than adequate for the position for which the competition
is set
Collegial evaluation
The candidate Giuseppe MANTOVANI shows a very good track record in his career. The scientific profile of
the candidate is of relevance in the area of Medicinal Chemistry/Pharmaceutical Technology. From the list
of selected publication, all of high impact (average impact index higher than 7), it appears that the
candidate’s work is mainly focused on drug delivery, polymer science and biohybrid materials. The
candidate has a considerable scientific production (40 papers), coherent with the subjects typical of the
fields of pharmacy. The total citations of the candidate’s work in high (approx. 1700 excluding selfcitations), as also reflected by the H value (18 according Web of Science, 24 according to Scopus). Most of
his selected papers are published in collaboration with Italian and International Universities and all are
published in prestigious journals ranking in the first quartile in the pharmacy field.
Although the curriculum vitae (in English) I received from this candidate was rather condensed, the output
and activities claimed by this candidate seem to be correct. He declares to be the author of 7 patents and
to have attended, as invited speaker, several conferences.
The fact that the candidate left his home country after obtaining his PhD at the University of Pisa underline
the ambition, international mobility and flexibility of this candidate. Moreover, he received a Marie-Curie
postdoctoral fellowship that he spent in Warwick between 2003 and 2005.
His teaching experience, of relevance within the field of Medicinal Chemistry/Pharmaceutical Technology, is
mainly focused on advanced drug delivery and design and development of pharmaceutical formulations.
The candidate has also some administrative experience, mostly in post-graduate student management and
intellectual property transfer.
From all the above, the candidate appears to fulfill very well the requirements for a position of Associate
Professor of the sector 03/D – Pharmaceutical chemistry and technology and Technology, socioeconomics
and medicines legislation at the School of Pharmacy of the University of Camerino.