Stefano Solaro
Via Medici, 3
20077 Melegnano (MI) – Italy
Mobile (+39) 338 5047985
Office/Fax (+39) 02/38237510
E-mail: stefano.solaro@gmail.com
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Certified Translator in English
School for Interpreters/Translators of Milan, Italy
Member of Collegio Lombardo Periti Esperti Consulenti (Milan,
Italy) for the English language in
medical/scientific/pharmacological fields
Native language: Italian
Language pairs: English Italian - Italian  English
Master Degree in Technical Translation in Medicine and Pharmacology
Citizenship: Italian
Date of birth: December 18, 1967
CTI – Communication Trend Italia (Milan, Italy)
Diploma in “Specialized Terminology in Translation and
Linguistic Services
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (Milan, Italy)
Study Monitor in veterinary medicine clinical trials
Degree in Animal Production Science
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Milan, Italy
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2005 - present
Freelance Translator
Major Fields of expertise:
Medical (general/diagnostics), Pharmaceutical (clinical research–HMP/VMP-regulatory),
Veterinary Medicine and Animal Husbandry (swine, beef-dairy cattle, poultry, fish
breeding), Scientific (general), Biology (-tech, -chem, micro-).
Collaborations:
- International pharmaceutical companies and C.R.O.s: En>It / It>En translation of
medical-scientific articles and magazines, products technical monographs, medical
congress proceedings, clinical study documents (study protocols, trial reports,
expert reports, CRFs, Informed Consent, PILs and SPCs, labelling – according to
EMEA standards), SOPs, marketing and divulgative material (leaflets, brochures,
visuals, surveys); technical manuals (medicine/veterinary/husbandry); pharmaceutical
magazines; medical congress presentations
- Department of Clinical Science of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of
Milan: En>It / It>En translation of medical-scientific articles and Ph.D thesis
Preferred areas:
 gastroenteric, respiratory, metabolic, cardiovascular diseases (HM/VM)
 microbiology, immunology, toxicology, virology (HM/VM)
 vaccine, antibiotic, anti-inflammatory, immunostimulant, anti-diabetic drugs (HMP/VMP)
 pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, quality/safety/efficacy/user's risks and
environmental impact of medical products (HMP/VMP)
 husbandry and livestock diseases (cattle-swine-poultry-fish)
 biomedical engineering
 ICH-GCP (“CRA Training according to D.M. 15.11.2011” (Yghea /CRAsecrets.com)
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Published translations:
 Proceedings of the XXIV World Buiatrics Congress, Nizza (FR) 2006, Schering-Plough AH
 Resflor Technical Monograph - Schering-Plough Animal Health
 Covexin Technical Monograph - Pfizer Animal Health
 Naxcel Technical Monograph - Pfizer Animal Health
 Manual of Good Clinical Practices in Veal-Calf Management – Pfizer AH
 Efient Technical Monograph - DAIICHI SANKYO
 Manual of Cardiology (ACS) - DAIICHI SANKYO
 PPT Presentation: Prasugrel vs Clopidogrel Clinical Studies - DAIICHI SANKYO
 Metformin: Pocket Bibliography – Merck Serono
 INSIGHT!: DAIICHI SANKYO employee magazine
 Compendium of Animal Reproduction – Intervet
 Guida di orientamento alla diagnosi dei problemi della qualità del latte – Vetescal/Intervet
 Principles of life – David M. Hillis, Zanichelli
2004 –2006
Hill’s Pet Nutrition Italia s.r.l.
Vet Territory Manager: Veterinary Nutrition Advisor in charge of the veterinary clinics and
surgeries in the Milan-Como-Lecco-Sondrio (Northern Italy) area on veterinary food products and
therapeutic nutrition (companion animals).
2001 – 2003
Arcoblu srl (C.R.O)
Study Monitor in veterinary medicine clinical trials (dairy cattle) and in palatability tests
of food products (pet animals).
Activities carried out with the C.R.O.: Clinical Trials in veterinary medicine in
support of EU marketing authorisation for new veterinary products and postmarketing trials, according to GCP-VICH.
 Clinical trial management:
Preliminary phase – feasibility study; contacts with study personnel; study sites
assessment and pre-study visits; request of authorisation for the conduction of the trial to
relevant regulatory authorities; designing and development of administrative documents
and case report forms (CRFs); management of test products (storage, delivery, inventory)
and study materials/equipment; training of study personnel (investigators, labs,
farmers/owners); compliance with study protocol (GCP, GLP).
In vivo phase - enrolment of study animals; field monitoring; SADR and AE reporting;
recording of contacts with study participants (investigators, sponsor, farmers); database
management for monitoring activities; on-site validation of raw-data and study documents.
Study completion – study completion procedures; validation of raw-data and study
documents; Trial Master File assembling; Reporting – meeting with the Sponsor.
 Data management: CRFs validation and database design and development.
- Design and translation of technical manuals for study personnel training; CRFs;
technical, administrative and scientific documents; study protocol and documents;
SOPs.
- Animal nutrition: Pet food palatability and tolerability tests conducted in companion
animals (household or experimental facilities)
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1998 –2000
Dolma s.p.a. (Waltham Veterinary Diets)
Vet Territory Manager: Veterinary Nutrition Advisor in charge of the veterinary clinics and
surgeries in the area of Milan, Italy on veterinary food products and therapeutic nutrition for pets
with specific diseases.
1996 –1998
Wonderfood s.p.a. (Iams-Eukanuba Veterinary Diets)
Vet Territory Manager: Veterinary Nutrition Advisor in charge of the veterinary clinics and
surgeries in the area of Milan, Italy on veterinary food products and therapeutic nutrition for pets
with specific diseases.
1993 – 1995
Freelance Zoo-Technician
Fields of expertise:
Functional/therapeutic bovine hoof trimming (Dutch method) in dairy cattle farms
Nutrition technical advisor in dairy cattle farms
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
- “Training course for Clinical Monitor (CRA) according to D.M. 15.11.2011” (40 hrs),
held by Yghea/CRAsecrets.com in Bologna, April 26-27, May 2-4 2013:
 Clinical studies: methodology and regulatory;
 GCP guidelines;
 GMP;
 Phararmacovigilance;
 QA and QC;
 Clinical Monitoring (according to Annex 1 of DM 15.11.1997).
- Bovine Artificial Insemination Course (U.O.F.A. - 1991)
- Post-degree Specialization Certificate in “Dairy Cattle Farms Management” (EU
acknowledgement) organised by A.N.A.F.I. – Cremona, Italy (1994)
- “Sanitary Control Methods in Livestock Farming” promoted by the WHO/FAO Joint
Centre for Veterinary Public Health, the Italian Veterinary Epidemiology Association and
the Department of Infective Diseases of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Bologna,
Italy (1994)
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Italian:
English:
French:
Spanish:
mother tongue
excellent written / spoken level
good written / spoken level
basic written / spoken level
COMPUTER SKILLS
Windows XP, Adobe Acrobat, Power Point, Excel
Very good knowledge of Internet
Computer Aided Translation tools: Trados (Basic)
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EDUCATION
2011
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (Milan, Italy)
Diploma in “Specialized Terminology in Translation and Linguistic
Services”
2007 – 2008
C.T.I. - Communication Trend Italia (Milan, Italy)
Master Degree in Technical Translation in Medicine and Pharmacology
(100/100)
1989 –1993
1987 - 1990
1981 – 1986
1984 – 1985
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Milan, Italy
Degree in Animal Production Science (105/110)
School for Interpreters /Translators (Milan, Italy)
Certificate of Interpreter/Translator in English
High School Degree - Liceo Classico "G.Parini" (Milan, Italy)
High School Degree - Central High School (Little Rock, Arkansas - USA)
SPORTS & HOBBIES
Scuba diving (PADI scuba instructor)
Travelling abroad (Central-South America, Africa, East-Europe)
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