Vittorio Montanari

Current

• Chemist at Research Organics Inc. (ROI)

Past

• Research and Development Manager at Equinox Chemicals, Inc.
• Senior Research Chemist at PPG Industries
• Scientist at Fluorous Technologies, Inc

• Postdoctoral associate at Tufts University
• Graduate Research Assistant at Clemson University

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Education

• Clemson University

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Connections

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Industry

Chemicals

Websites

• Professional website
• Research Organics, Inc.

Vittorio Montanari’s Summary

• Expert organic chemist, PhD, inventor and published author in:
Bioactive small molecules and peptides
Synthetic methods in organic and fluorine chemistry
• Experienced in communicating to professional audiences and creating effective presentations
• Dedicated to the principles and methods of continuous improvement
• Certified Six Sigma Green Belt, American Society for Quality (ASQ CSSGB)

Postdoctoral work (Tufts 2003-2005) on a new method for the synthesis of pure peptides and fluorinated amino acids.
US Ph.D. (Clemson 2002), organofluorine chemistry.
The technologies patented by Tufts (WO 2005 118527, US 7,612,166) and by Clemson (US 6,794,492), generate a multitude of unprecedented substances, anticipated to have outstanding in vivo stability and unique lipophilicity.
Please see my website www.vmchemistry.com for highlights: I hope you can find these methods useful to achieve more easily your own goals.

Vittorio Montanari’s Specialties:

Organic synthesis. Peptide synthesis. Fluorocarbon chemistry. Monomer synthesis for specialty polymers. Industrial R&D, product scale up and optimization. Principles and methods of total quality.

Vittorio Montanari’s Experience

• Chemist

  Research Organics Inc. (ROI)

  (Chemicals industry)

  November 2009 — Present (1 month)

  ROI is a preferred supplier to the life sciences community of custom products synthesized under ISO and GMP. I concentrate on amino acid and peptide chemistry.

• Research and Development Manager

  Equinox Chemicals, Inc.

  (Chemicals industry)

  September 2008 — October 2009 (1 year 2 months)

  Custom Organic Synthesis manufacturer, specializing in the preparation and design of organic substances, serving Government, Pharmaceutical, Flavor&Fragrance, and other industry sectors.

• Senior Research Chemist

  PPG Industries

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; PPG; Chemicals industry)

  June 2007 — August 2008 (1 year 3 months)

  Senior Research Chemist at the Coatings Innovation Center near Pittsburgh. Developed new resins based on renewable raw materials.
  Coauthored two patent applications on renewable polymers.

• Scientist

  Fluorous Technologies, Inc

  (Chemicals industry)

  August 2005 — May 2007 (1 year 10 months)

  Synthesized new fluoroorganic chemicals, and developed methods useful in pharmaceutical and biotechnology R&D.
  See also Curran et al, Synlett 2008, in press.

• Postdoctoral associate

  Tufts University

  (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

  March 2003 — August 2005 (2 years 6 months)

  Research in protein synthesis and novel reaction methodology with Professor Krishna Kumar. The technology: "Fluorous Capping Reagents, and Methods For Peptide Purification", K. Kumar and V. Montanari, Patent WO 2005118527, is available for licensing from Tufts University.
  Illustrated in my website, vmchemistry.com. and in:
  
  Pure Peptides via Fluorocarbon Capping Technology: a Hands-On Discussion
  V. Montanari in: Current Frontiers in Asymmetric Synthesis and Application of alpha-Amino Acids, ACS Symposium Series, Soloshonok, V. A.; Izawa, K., Eds, 2008, invited contribution.
  
  Just Add Water: A New Fluorous Capping Reagent for Facile Purification of Peptides Synthesized on the Solid Phase
  V. Montanari and K. Kumar, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004, 126, 9528

• Graduate Research Assistant

  Clemson University

  (Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)

  January 1996 — August 2000 (4 years 8 months)

  Graduate Student, DesMarteau's Fluorine Group. Funded to do full-time research by NSF and Dr. DesMarteau's other funding.
  Supervised summer undergraduate interns (1997 J. Sayers; 1998 J. Martin; 1999 K. Takematsu), who were very bright and intense, and did successful research on novel bioactive substances.

Vittorio Montanari’s Education

• Clemson University

  PhD , Chemistry , 1996 — 2000

  My Ph. D. work received the university-wide 1999 Clemson University Outstanding Graduate Researcher Award and the 1999 departmental awards from the College of Engineering and Science and the Department of Chemistry.
  Patented in part as "Perfluoroalkyl Compounds and their Methods of Use and Manufacture", D. D. DesMarteau and V. Montanari, US Pat. 6,794,492 (2004)
  Example of novel bioactive small molecule:
  CID # 403672 in http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Additional Information

Vittorio Montanari’s Websites:

• Professional website
• Research Organics, Inc.

Vittorio Montanari’s Interests:

Organic synthesis serving the life sciences, peptides, fluorine chemistry, quality, optimization. Marathons: Harrisburg 2007, Hyannis 2008, San Diego Rock&Roll 2008 (with Team in Training), Falmouth Cape Cod 2008, Hyannis 2009, Richmond 2009 (PR 4:07) with Runner's World Marathon Challenge.

Vittorio Montanari’s Groups:

American Chemical Society; American Society for Quality

•    American Society for Quality
•    Marathoners
•    Clemson University Alumni (4000+)
•    Lifesciences Opportunities in US
•    Pharmaceutical Discussion Group
•    The-Green-Group.com
•    The Recruitment Network
•    Tufts University Professional Network
•    Six (6) Degrees of Separation (The Largest Group)
•    American Chemical Society
•    Pharma Connections Worldwide
•    Biotech & Pharma Professionals Network
•    Professionals in Pharmaceutical Industry and Biotech Industry
•    PPG Professionals 700+
•    Global Chemicals Executives
•    Massachusetts Life Sciences Start-up Initiative - MALSI
•    CRO and CMO, CRAMS (Contract Research/Development/Manufacturing Organizations) Professionals
•    NP2D - Natural Peptides To Drugs
•    Boston World Partnerships
•    Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Discovery
•    BioFlorida - Florida Biotech Network
•    Custom Organic Synthesis and Process Chemistry
•    Linked Strategies
•    Chiral molecules
•    Fine chemicals-Chiral
•    The Chemistry Corner - Leaders
•    Life Sciences Opportunities in EU
•    Life Sciences Professional Network
•    Research molecule buy and sell network
•    Molecular Diversity
•    siRNA Delivery
•    American Chemical Society, Division of Organic Chemistry
•    Amino acids & Peptides Community
•    Global Jobs Network
•    Insight-s
•    Open Innovation and Crowdsourcing
•    Oligonucleotide and Peptide Development Professionals
•    ASQ Six Sigma Green Belt Handbook users
•    Chemistry and Chemists in New England
•    PPG Industries R&D Worldwide
•    Industrial Green Chemistry
•    ASQ Chemical and Process Industries DIvision

Vittorio Montanari’s Honors:

Clemson University 1999 Outstanding Graduate Research Award, College of Engineering and Science; and 1999 Outstanding Graduate Research Award, Department of Chemistry.

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