Giuseppe Perale

CEO, IBI S.A., Founder and CEO, Regenera GmbH, President, Swiss Medtech Ticino, Professor of Regenerative Medicine, Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, University of Southern Switzerland (USI), Lugano, Permanent Visiting Professor, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Experimental and Clinical Traumatology, Vienna

Giuseppe Perale was born in Venice (Italy) in 1978 and his study carrier was at the Politecnico di Milano where in 2002 he obtained his Master degree in Biomedical Engineering, with curriculum courses from the Medicine Faculty of University of Milan, in 2005 a II-level Master on Innovation and Start-up Management from the MIP Business School and in 2006 the Ph.D. degree in Industrial Bioengineering. His further academic curriculum comprises also assignments at the Imperial College London, the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, the I.R.F. “Mario Negri” in Milano, the University of Eastern Piedmont, the Politecnico di Milano and the SUPSI Swiss Tehcnical University. Since 2019 he is Professor of Regenerative Medicine at the Faculty of Biomedical Sciences of the University of Southern Switzerland, USI, in Lugano and he is also permanent visiting Professor at the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Experimental and Clinical Traumatology in Vienna.

Founder of IBI in 2008, he served as Executive VicePresident for Scientific and Clinical Affairs and Technical Director. Since spring 2025 he is the company CEO.

He is also founder and CEO of Regenera GmbH since 2022, and since the same year also president of the industrial association Swiss Medtech Ticino.

Translational scientist in his soul and firm believer of the so-called “nature inspired” philosophy, his scientific and research interests are focused on regenerative medicine, tissue engineering and physical chemistry applied to biomaterials for medical applications.
He’s author in over 160 international publications, 4 academic books and 8 international patent families.

He is also the Austrian Honorary Consul for Canton Tessin. For the wide spectrum of his professional and scientific activities and achievements, among other honors, he has also been awarded the Austrian Silver Merit Star, the Belgian Merit Medal, the Belgian Kingdom Knight Cross and he is candidate for the Italian Merit Star.