Peter VENTURINI

Dr. Peter Venturini is managing director of the company Helios TBLUS, one of the largest European coatings producers and part of Kansai Paint. He believes that people with a passion for innovation and a drive for continuous improvement are essential for the company’s success. Dr. Venturini has a materials science background. His research at the Jožef Stefan Institute and the University of California at Santa Barbara focused on fullerenes’ magnetic and optical properties. As a chemist, he always strives to establish cooperation with researchers from different backgrounds. His curiosity and effort to apply the knowledge obtained from research has led to several patent applications and successful innovations in the pharmaceutical and chemical industries. With his experience in managing science and innovation in the academic and industrial environment, he has contributed and continues to contribute to promoting and developing innovation in Slovenia.

An ever-exciting challenge for Dr. Venturini is taking ideas from the lab and realizing them on an industrial scale. Water-based polymer production technology provides an important basis for the company Helios TBLUS’s manufacture of environmentally friendly coatings.

1966 Born in Ljubljana

1991 Degree, majoring in active substance modelling

1996 PhD on fullerene research, University of Ljubljana

2000 MBA, University of Kansas

2006 Assistant professor, University of Maribor

1996 Project Manager, Lek Pharmaceutical company

1999 Director, National Institute of Chemistry, Slovenia

2008 Assistant to the President of the Management Board for R&D, Helios Domžale

2018 Managing Director, Helios TBLUS Coating

Important Works

Mihailović D, Arčon D, Venturini P, Blinc R, Omerzu A, Cevc P (1995) Orientational and magnetic ordering of buckyballs in TDAE-C60. Science, 268 (5209):400-402.

Kofler B, Rebič LB, Fedija Širca J, Venturini P (2003) Pharmaceutical formulation with controlled release of active substances: United States Patent US 6,576,258 B1, date of Patent June 10, 2003: also published as EP1003487, SI9700186, AU756884.

Selected Awards

2005, 2012 National Gold Award for Innovation, Chamber of Commerce, Slovenia

2018 National Silver Award for Innovation, Chamber of Commerce, Slovenia

1990 Prešeren Award for students, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana

1990 Krka Prize for Students