Who we are
The “Fondazione Menarini” was founded in the spring of 1976 to promote research and knowledge in the field of biology, pharmacology and medicine, but also in the fields of economy and human sciences.
One of the main instruments the Foundation uses to achieve its goals is the organization of international congresses with specific focus in medical disciplines.
Since 1976 the Foundation has organized over 600 international conferences addressing particularly innovative medical and biological topics of specific interest for the medical world with widespread scientific implications and repercussions of a practical nature.
The output of these conferences encompasses more than 12,000 “multimedia items” including videos, slides and interviews that can be found, along with other relevant scientific initiatives (Coronavirus Library, dialog beyond borders) on this website.
“The logo the Fondazione Menarini adopted at the time of its incorporation derives from a famous seventeenth-century treatise, the Novissima Iconologia del Ripa (Ripas’ New Iconology), which is full of significant meanings from Parmenides to Plato’s Myth of the Soul. The image, which depicts a man leading a horse while firmly gripping the bridle, was chosen as it effectively represents the goals and arguments that the Foundation upholds thanks to its balanced interests in human and biological sciences”
Stefano Del Prato, new President of the Fondazione Menarini
Press Release: Nobel Prize recipient Louis Ignarro