Salvatore Cappadona
InvestorPrincipal at Criteria Bio Ventures
Barcelona, Spain
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
About
Salvatore Cappadona is a Principal at Criteria Bio Ventures focused on life science investment. He has a background in biomedical engineering and experience in innovation management across multiple disciplines.
Contact· published on Salvatore's own website
Experience
- Criteria Bio VenturesPrincipalcurrent2026 — presentBarcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- Criteria Bio VenturesSr Associate2024 — 2025Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- Adaptam TherapeuticsBoard Directorcurrent2025 — presentSan Sebastian, Spain
- MedLumics, S.L.Board Observercurrent2020 — presentTres Cantos, Community of Madrid, Spain
- WooptixBoard Observercurrent2023 — presentMadrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
- Caixa Capital RiscAssociate2022 — 2023Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- Caixa Capital RiscSenior Investment Analyst2020 — 2022Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG)Business Development Manager2017 — 2020Barcelona Area, Spain
- Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG)Associate Technology and Business Development Manager2014 — 2017Barcelona Area, Spain
- Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG)Bioinformatician & Data Analyst | Postdoctoral Scientist2013 — 2014Barcelona Area, Spain
- Albert Heck Lab @ Universiteit UtrechtBioinformatician & Data Analyst | Postdoctoral Scientist2009 — 2013Utrecht Area, Netherlands
- Biosignal, Bioimaging and Bioinformatics (BBB) Lab @ Politecnico di MilanoBiomedical Engineer & Data Analyst | Postdoctoral Scientist2008 — 2009Milan Area, Italy
- Peter James Lab @ Lund UniversityData Analyst | Postdoctoral Scientist2007 — 2008Lund, Sweden
- Biosignal, Bioimaging and Bioinformatics (BBB) Lab @ Politecnico di MilanoPhD student2004 — 2007Milan Area, Italy
- Peter James Lab @ Lund UniversityVisiting PhD Student2005 — 2007Lund, Sweden
- Dibit @ San Raffaele Biomedical Science ParkVisiting PhD Student | Bioinformatician2005Milan Area, Italy
Skills & more
Microsoft OfficeMicrosoft ExcelLaTeX10Matlab9RFinanceInvestmentsFinancial AnalysisProject ManagementNetworking EventsKey MetricsBudgeting
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Due DiligenceMarket IntelligenceNew Business DevelopmentIntellectual PropertyBusiness InnovationSequence AnalysisProduct InnovationData AnalyticsStatistical Data AnalysisSystems BiologyGenomicsBiotechnologyLanguages English · French · Italian · Some German, Swedish, Dutch · Spanish
From Salvatore's professional profile.
Colleagues at Criteria Bio Ventures
Alejo Chorny
Principal Investment at Criteria Bio Ventures
Beltrán Vives
In-house Lawyer at Criteria Bio Ventures
Juan-Pablo Bartra
Finance Operations Manager at Criteria Bio Ventures
Mireia Pasalamar
Management Assistant at Criteria Bio Ventures
Pablo Cironi
Managing Director at Criteria Bio Ventures
Ruben Sebastian
Senior Associate at Criteria Bio Ventures
Sebastián Chiavenna
Principal at Criteria Bio Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Salvatore Cappadona?
- Salvatore Cappadona is a Principal at Criteria Bio Ventures focused on life science investment. He has a background in biomedical engineering and experience in innovation management across multiple disciplines.
- Where does Salvatore Cappadona work?
- Salvatore Cappadona is Principal at Criteria Bio Ventures.
- What check size does Salvatore Cappadona write?
- Salvatore Cappadona typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- Where did Salvatore Cappadona go to school?
- Salvatore Cappadona studied at IE Business School (IE Executive Education, Management Fundamentals and Skills for Scientists and Researchers); Politecnico di Milano (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Bioengineering); Politecnico di Milano (Master of Science (MSc), Biomedical Engineering).
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Also attended Politecnico di Milano82
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Also attended Chalmers University of Technology54
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Shared employers
Also worked at Criteria Bio Ventures4
Also worked at Adaptam Therapeutics2
Also worked at MedLumics, S.L.9
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