Mariangela Pellegrini earned a PhD in Political Philosophy with highest honour at the Université Paris-Sorbonne. In pursuing these fields of study she approached to medical ethics and social medicine. Currently she is the ERN-EuroBloodNet Educational & Patients Program Manager. She coordinates patient-centric initiatives focusing on strategy, project management and communication in the fields of Patient-centred Research, Patient-Reported Outcomes, Policy (mainly CrossBorder Healthcare Directive and Social Security Regulation), Advocacy and Education.