Gianpiero Lazzari

Gianpiero Lazzari is an experienced professional in the Gene Therapy market, currently serving as Business Development Director at Charles River Laboratories, focusing on Southern Europe and Asia. With a strong background in CMC and manufacturing, Gianpiero expertly collaborates with biotech innovators and drug developers to provide CDMO services for plasmid DNA and viral vector productions. Previous roles include Senior Business Development Manager at Charles River, Sales Specialist for Cell & Gene Therapy at Cytiva, and Head of Product Development at Darwin Microfluidics, where responsibilities spanned sales management, product development, and relationship building. Gianpiero also contributed to pharmaceutical technology as a board member of APGI and conducted research on 3D in vitro tumor models at Université Paris-Saclay during a PhD fellowship.