Marcello Maresca

Dr. Marcello Maresca is a Senior Advisor at HealthTech180 and a globally recognized leader in genome engineering. He currently serves as a Senior Director at AstraZeneca, where he leads the Genome Engineering department. His work is at the forefront of establishing genome editing as a transformative new therapeutic modality for patients worldwide.

Marcello earned his PhD in Molecular Biology from the Max Planck Institute in Dresden, where he pioneered the development of ‘recombineering,’ one of the most widely used genome engineering tools in microbiology. He further honed his expertise during a postdoctoral tenure at the Novartis Institute of BioMedical Research in Cambridge, MA, focusing on the application of genome editing tools in drug discovery.

With deep technical mastery and a track record of driving innovation within major pharmaceutical organizations, Marcello provides unparalleled strategic insight into the future of precision medicine. His expertise is vital for HealthTech180’s scouting of disruptive biotechnologies and next-generation therapeutic platforms.