Professor Rino Rappuoli was conferred the Honorary Degree in Medical and Diagnostic Biotechnologies. The ceremony held place in Trieste, in the main lecture hall of the University, in the presence of Rector Roberto Di Lenarda and the main city authorities. The celebration began with the welcome speech of Rector Roberto Di Leandra, followed by the… Continue reading Scientist Rino Rappuoli conferred Honorary Degree from the University of Trieste

Professor emeritus at Rockfeller University, Emil Claus Gotschlich’s role was crucial in developing the first vaccine against meningitis in 1970. Professor Rino Rappuoli, scientific director of the Fondazione Biotecnopolo di Siena, painted for the scientific journal PNAS, a professional and human portrait of Professor Gotschlich, who died on the 14th of February 2023.  The memoir… Continue reading Emil Gotschlich: a memoir by Professor Rino Rappuoli published on PNAS

PhD of national interest “Innovation in the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of epidemic-pandemic-risk infections”,

An honorary degree in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Siena has been awarded to the two scientists Anthony Stephen Fauci and Rino Rappuoli. The ceremony was held in Siena, at the Rectorate of the University of Siena. Celebrations began with the intervention of Roberto Di Pietra, Rector of the University, that greeted and… Continue reading To Drs. Fauci and Rappuoli the honorary degree of the University of Siena