October 3-4-5 – The Italian Festival of Planetary Health

The Planetary Health Festival was created to raise awareness about the health of the planet, highlighting the inseparable link between human, environmental, and animal health. The goal is to actively engage all citizens in promoting their own health and that of the planet.

Biotechnologies for Human and Environmental Health: From Research to Society. Verona, Gran Guardia Friday, October 4, 3:00-5:00 PM

Biotechnologies offer technological solutions for most of the challenges the planet faces regarding resource needs for health and the environment.
The event aims to communicate in an accessible way the role of biotechnologies in improving human quality of life, with a particular focus on innovation in pharmaceuticals and health products.

Coordinators: Cristiano Chiamulera, University of Verona, Department of Pharmacology;

Giorgio Racagni, University of Milan, ITTBIOMED.com

First Session:

• Nature as a Source of New Therapeutic Solutions: Biodiversity and Phytotherapy
  Led by Flavia Guzzo and Linda Avesani, University of Verona, Department of Biotechnology
• Pharmacological Research in Alliance with the Environment
  Led by Giovanna Paolone, University of Verona, Department of Diagnostics and Public Health
• The Trade-off Between Human Development and Planetary Health: An Unsolvable Problem?
  Led by Elena Sgaravatti, CEO & Founder of PlantaRei Biotech | Assobiotec

Second Session:
The Future of Work Lies in Biotechnologies: A Discussion with Industry Representatives.

“60% of the world’s raw materials can be produced through biosolutions” McKinsey