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Francesco M Petrini

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Founder at Sensars

Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland

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About

Francesco M Petrini is the co-founder and CEO of Sensars, a neurotechnology company developing peripheral nerve interfaces intended to restore protective foot sensation in people with diabetic neuropathy. He has more than 15 years of experience in neuroprosthetics, neuromodulation, and human-machine interfaces, with research and development work at EPFL, ETH Zurich, and Imperial College London, and has authored over 30 peer-reviewed publications, including articles in Nature, Science, and Cell. He was named to MIT Technology Review's Innovators Under 35 list.

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Guy Siman

Experience

  1. SensarsFounder, CEOcurrent2019 — presentLausanne Area, Switzerland
  2. Health WildcattersParticipant (Startup) - Cohort 20242024 — 2025Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
  3. ETH ZurichPostdoc2018 — 2020Zürich Area, Switzerland
  4. EPFL (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne)Postdoc2015 — 2019Lausanne Area, Switzerland
  5. EPFL (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne)visiting phd student in neuroprosthetics2013 — 2015Lausanne Area, Switzerland
  6. Università Campus Bio-Medicophd student in biomedical engineer2012 — 2015Rome Area, Italy
  7. Università Campus Bio-MedicoResearch Engineer2011Rome Area, Italy
  8. San RaffaeleProject Manager2013 — 2014Rome Area, Italy

Skills & more

Matlab36Labview19SolidWorks13Simulink5C++9adobe illustrator2Pitching Stories10market validation9Networking7Fundraising1Robotics28Biomedical Engineering15
+8 moreMedical DevicesR&DSignal ProcessingProsthesis motor controlNerve stimulationImage ProcessingProgrammingSimulations

Languages English · French · Italian · Spanish

  • Venture Leaders Life Sciences 2017 (Boston) — Venturelab
  • Innosuisse Business Growth Medtech — Venturelab

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Who is Francesco M Petrini?
Francesco M Petrini is the co-founder and CEO of Sensars, a neurotechnology company developing peripheral nerve interfaces intended to restore protective foot sensation in people with diabetic neuropathy. He has more than 15 years of experience in neuroprosthetics, neuromodulation, and human-machine interfaces, with research and development work at EPFL, ETH Zurich, and Imperial College London, and has authored over 30 peer-reviewed publications, including articles in Nature, Science, and Cell. He was named to MIT Technology Review's Innovators Under 35 list.
Where does Francesco M Petrini work?
Francesco M Petrini is Founder of Sensars.
What companies did Francesco M Petrini found?
Francesco M Petrini founded Sensars.
Where did Francesco M Petrini go to school?
Francesco M Petrini studied at EPFL; Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma (Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Neuroprosthetics); Imperial College London (I realized a thesis on analysis of performances of stroke patients training with the REACHMAN robot).

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