Micol de Ruvo

Micol de Ruvo is an accomplished professional with extensive experience in product ownership, entrepreneurship, and research in computational biology. Currently serving as a Product Owner at ifap Service-Institut für Ärzte und Apotheker GmbH since May 2022, Micol also participates as a Cohort Member at Entrepreneur First since October 2018. Previously, Micol co-founded CogniScent, focusing on AI-driven early detection of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's from December 2018 to April 2022. Micol's background includes a data scientist fellowship at Hackmind.ai, where exploration of machine learning in olfactory assessments took place, as well as a postdoctoral position at Sapienza Università di Roma, developing models for spatial patterns in growing organs. Additionally, Micol has worked as a Teaching Assistant and Research Assistant at Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, contributing to various educational and research projects. Micol holds a PhD in Engineering, specializing in Computational Biology, from both Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma and Sapienza Università di Roma, along with an MSc in Biomedical Engineering.