Rita Vassena

CEO Fecundis

Dr. Vassena brings over 20 years of experience in biomedical and fertility research and is a key opinion leader on the global fertility stage. She has gained recognition in the fertility industry through her leadership as the long-serving Global Scientific Director at Eugin Group , an international network of fertility clinics, and as a two-term Executive Member of ESHRE. Throughout her tenure, Rita has co-authored over 110 fertility research papers, featured in high-ranking journal networks such as Nature, Human Reproduction, and Fertility & Sterility.  Currently, Dr. Vassena is the founder and CEO of Fecundis, a new company dedicated to the development of innovative treatments for human infertility. She is also the Co-Director of the international Master in Human Assisted Reproductive Technologies program at the University Pompeu Fabra. Dr. Vassena’s own robust academic background includes receiving her PhD in Biotechnology of Reproduction from the University of Milan, an MBA from ESADE (Spain), and post-doctoral training at the Fels Institute for Cancer Research in Philadelphia.