Meet the team

Filippo Piffaretti

Founder and CEO

I was born in Lucerne and grown up in Lugano (Switzerland). I moved to Lausanne where I got my Master Degree in Micro-technical Engineering at EPFL. Passionate by the combination of Medicine and Technology I obtained my PhD in Laser-Tissue Interaction applied to clinical-transactional projects in ophthalmology and dermatology. I worked for different companies in Lausanne and Lugano before starting the adventure with Oculox Technologies in 2012.
In my free time, I love alpine touring and running.

Giuseppe Piffaretti

CFO

Born in Lugano. Master and PhD in electrotechnic at the ETHZ. I worked as manager of different development departments and later as responsible for the commercialization of the corresponding products. At Oculox I'm responsible and support finance and administration.

Pascal Faure

CTO

Bio coming soon

Andrea Sofia

Firmware Development

Born in Lugano (Switzerland), I have always been interested in electronics. I attended the Arti e Mestieri high school in Trevano as Electronic in Audio and Video, then continued my studies as an Electronic Engineer in Embedded System at SUPSI DTI. I worked as a researcher in the embedded system, RF and biomedical fields at SUPSI. Then I worked in industry as a HW and FW developer, schematic and PCB layout design in the motor control field.

At Oculox I am responsible of Firmware development and testing in all our products.

As a hobby, I am interested in astrophotography, retrocomputing and practicing martial arts.

Daniele Barbato

Mechanics, Electronic and Testing

Born in Mirano near Venice, I began my engineering studies in 1997 at the University of Padova, obtaining the Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering. I worked for 10 years in the clinical engineering departments of several Italian hospitals for the management and maintenance of electro-medical equipment. In 2012 I moved to Switzerland to deepen my studies in electronic engineering at SUPSI DTI in Lugano and obtained the Master in Precision Systems and Telecom, developing a Bluetooth server of a biometric sensors network. I joined Oculox in December 2019. In 1995 I graduated in piano in Padova, I founded in Bellinzona a music school where I’m the piano teacher, and I organize musical cultural events in Switzerland and Italy.

Cinzia Longoni

Administrative assistant

Born and raised in Paradiso. Secretariat experience in various companies
and in the municipal administration. Ten-year experience as a catering manager.
For some years now secretary of a Trustee in Paradiso and from 2017
Municipal at the Municipality of Paradiso. Associate-Founder of MS-Ressources who mainly deals with consultancy for wellness centers and urban-spas.In my free time I love walking in nature, taking pictures and traveling.