About us

The “Fondazione Menarini” was established in the spring of 1976 to promote research and knowledge in the fields of biology, pharmacology and medicine as well as economy and human sciences.

One of the main tools the Foundation uses to achieve its goals is the organization of international congresses with a specific focus on medical disciplines.

Since 1976 the Foundation has organized over 750 international conferences covering particularly innovative medical and biological topics and subjects of specific interest to the medical world in terms of their vast scientific implications and practical repercussions.

The output of these conferences encompasses more than 12,000 “multimedia items” including videos, slides and interviews that can be found on this website along with other relevant scientific initiatives (Coronavirus Library, Dialogs Beyond Borders).

The logo the Fondazione Menarini adopted at the time of its establishment derives from a famous seventeenth-century treatise, the Novissima Iconologia del Ripa (Ripas’ New Iconology), rich in symbolic 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 Foundation’s goals and topics based on its balanced interests in humanistic and biological sciences.