Invicro's
Women in Science

Education: Ph.D. in Physics, University of Cambridge

Years of Experience: 25+ years

Location:  Boston, MA

Dr. Gerhard Engel has over 20 years of experience building enterprise software for pharma and other science-based industries. Dr. Engel has a background in Computational Physics, Modeling & Simulations, Chemical Informatics and Laboratory Processes. Before joining Invicro, he headed up software R&D operations at BIOVIA/Dassault Systèmes and has contributed to over 30 scientific publications.

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology, Southern CT State University

Years of Experience: 20+  years

Location: New Haven, CT

Ms. Denise Ferraiolo has 20+ years of experience in the clinical imaging space, managing Ph 1-3 clinical imaging trials with a focus in CNS/Neurodegeneration. Specifically, she has spent her career growing with the industry, guiding imaging operations through new innovations.

Education: Master’s Degree in Forensic Science, King’s College London

Bachelor’s Degree in Physiology, Trinity College

Years of Experience: 15+ years

Location: London, UK

Ms. Ciara Finucane joined Invicro in January 2013 and specializes in nuclear techniques, including the evaluation of molecular targets for radionuclide-mediated diagnosis and therapy of cancer. With over 15 years of experience, her area of expertise is in preclinical SPECT and PET imaging and includes work with academia and pharmaceutical industry in the design, execution, and project management of nuclear imaging studies.

Ms. Finucane received her honors degree in Natural Sciences, in Physiology from Trinity College, Dublin and her Master of Science in Forensic Sciences from Kings College London. Prior to Invicro, Ms. Finucane was at the Bart’s Cancer Institute at Queen Mary University of London in the Center for Molecular Imaging to develop cancer therapeutic and imaging agents.

Education:
M.D., Superior School of Health Sciences and 
University of Porto 

Ph.D. in Radiology (Breast Imaging), University of Utrecht 

Years of Experience: 8+ Years

Location: Boston, MA

Education: Bachelor of Applied Science in Medical Radiations, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology

Years of Experience:  25+ years

Location:  London, UK

Ms. Fiona Roberts has over 24 years of experience in the molecular imaging field, and provides site leadership and oversight of all operational activities at the Invicro facility in London.

Ms. Roberts joined Invicro London (formerly Imanova) in 2015 as Clinical Operations Manager overseeing the delivery of imaging studies in support of clinical research. Prior to Invicro, Ms. Roberts held key commercial clinical operations roles at Alliance Medical and HCA International in London.  Previously, Ms. Roberts held instrumental roles at Austin Health in Melbourne, Australia and Guy’s and St Thomas' NHS Trust London, where she gained her clinical SPECT and PET imaging experience.

Ms. Roberts holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Medical Radiations from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. 

Education: Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering, Boston University

Years of Experience: 8+ years

Location: Boston, MA

Dr. Rachel Stewart's background is in musculoskeletal and rare disease imaging and orthopedic biomechanics.

Education:

Ph.D. in Neuropharmacology, University of Surrey

Years of Experience: 15+ Years

Location: London, UK