MORNING SESSION
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM​​

Young Investigator Awards Finalists Poster Conference​

 

AFTERNOON SESSION

1:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Opening Remarks

H. E. Marco Peronaci

Ambassador of Italy to the United States

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Luca Pani

ISSNAF President

 

Transational Research

 

Joni Rutter

​National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)

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International Research: Navigating NIH Opportunities 
 

Sarah Scharf

Regional Program Director for Europe Fogarty

International Center’s Division of International Relations (NIH)

 

The Value of Ideas: Intellectual Property in the Biotechnologies Ecosystem

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Alessandra Bosia

European and Italian Patent Attoney, Studio Torta

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Kate Rigaut

Intellectual Property and Patent Attorney, Howson & Howson

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Moderator:

Clarissa Ceruti

Executive Director, ISSNAF​

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Lifetime Achievement Award Presentation

Presented by Luca Pani

 

​​​​​​​​Honoree:
Elena Aprile

Centennial Professor of Physics, Columbia University

 

Science, Capital and Clinical Evidence: The Making of Biotech Breakthroughs

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Luca Giani

Venture Capitalist, Alumni Ventures

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Valentina Mantua

Associate Director for Regulatory Science, Office of Neuroscience
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research Office of New Drugs, 
FDA

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Marco Taglietti

CEO, NanoNewron

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Moderator:

Alessandro Sette

Professor and Co-Director, La Jolla Institute for Immunology

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Young Investigator Awards Presentation​

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EMBASSY OF ITALY AWARD

Presented by Alessandro Sette

Professor and Co-director, La Jolla Institute for Immunology​

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INFN BRUNO TOUSCHEK AWARD

Presented by Patrizia Rossi

Deputy Associate Director for Experimental Nuclear Physics, Jefferson Lab
 

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MARIO GERLA AWARD

Presented by Ferdinando Fioretto

Associate Professor, University of Virginia​​

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PAOLA CAMPESE AWARD

Presented by Alessandra Ferrajoli

Associate Medical Director, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

  

RnB4 CULTURE AWARD

Presented by Gianni Cicali

Professor, Georgetown University​

Innovator Award Presentation

TEF AWARD FOR ENTREPRENEUR in NUCLEAR ENERGY

Presented by Giorgio Natili

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Awardee

Massimiliano Fratoni

Xenel Distinguished Professor and Department Chair 

Energy Engineering Faculty Adviser, University of California Berkeley 
Senior Director, NANO Nuclear Energy Inc. 

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ISSNAF New Partnerships

 

Harmonic Innovation Group (HIG)

 Andrea Gumina

Global Head of Institutional Affairs, HIG
President, Transatlantic Harmonic Foundation (THF)

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Lead The Future Mentorship 

Luca Barattini

Head of Special Projects

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EVENING

6:00 PM

Aperitivo ​