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Lugano Happiness
Forum 2024

17 and 18 June 2024
LAC Lugano Art and Culture

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SciArt SwitzerlAnd

Ed Atkins

The artist Ed Atkins (UK, 1982) was the protagonist of the autumn dialogue of SciArt SwitzerlAnd 2024, realised in collaboration with MASI Lugano. The dialogue with Mike Sperlinger, curator and Head of Programme at the Office of Contemporary Art Norway, explored the boundaries between real-life experiences and digital worlds.

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University Course Cultura e Salute 2024

Visual Arts and Health

In the 2024 edition, figures from the world of science and culture, along with professors from the Faculty of Biomedical Sciences and the Academy of Architecture at Università della Svizzera italiana (USI), coordinated by Enzo Grossi and Luigi Di Corato, engaged in discussions for seven Mondays on seven topics that connect the visual arts to the health and well-being of individuals.

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SCIART SWITZERLAND

ED ATKINS

The artist Ed Atkins (UK, 1982) was the protagonist of the autumn dialogue of SciArt SwitzerlAnd 2024, realised in collaboration with MASI Lugano. The dialogue with Mike Sperlinger, curator and Head of Programme at the Office of Contemporary Art Norway, explored the boundaries between real-life experiences and digital worlds.

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IBSA Foundation

Our Mission

Scientific outreach
IBSA Foundation is committed to promoting the culture of frontier science. It does so by sharing principles and knowledge, using a language which is accessible to all to encourage the public at large to learn more about health and wellbeing.  The Foundation also harnesses different mediums such as art, music and comic strips to communicate with audiences across many generations and convey scientific knowledge.
Part of an international scientific network 
IBSA Foundation contributes to debate in international science by staging Forums on the results of the latest research in medicine and wellbeing, aimed at scientists, researchers and experts in the field. 
Supporting scientific research
IBSA Foundation supports young students and researchers with its annual Fellowships in a variety of basic research fields. It also fosters academic studies with funding for the Bachelor’s and Master’s in Biomedicine at Università della Svizzera italiana (USI). 

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Our team

IBSA Foundation avails of two Boards made up of experts in the cultural, academic and scientific fields who help bring together projects partnerships and events. 

The Advisory Board of IBSA Foundation includes influential figures from both academic and cultural spheres. The Scientific Board sees representatives of international standing from the scientific community. 

Both Boards are coordinated by Silvia Misiti, Director of IBSA Foundation. She is supported by Jacopo Crespi for Communication and Sara Comodo for Admin and Events.
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Silvia Misiti Director of IBSA Foundation, MD and researcher, she obtained a PhD in Molecular endocrinology at Sapienza University of Rome. She is also the Head of Corporate Communication of IBSA Group.Leggi la bio
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Catterina Seia Co-Founder and Vice President of the Fitzcarraldo Foundation; Vice President of the Fondazione Medicina a Misura di Donna, President and Associate Founder of CCW-Cultural Welfare CenterLeggi la bio
Enzo Grossi_Board
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Enzo Grossi Physician, surgeon, and researcher. Coordinator of the university course Cultura e Salute at USI in Lugano.Leggi la bio
Laura Marciano Advisory Board
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Laura Marciano Research Associate at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Lee Kum Sheung Center for Health and HappinessLeggi la bio
Silvia Misiti_Board
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Silvia Misiti Director of IBSA Foundation, MD and researcher, she obtained a PhD in Molecular endocrinology at Sapienza University of Rome. She lives in Lugano and she is also the Head of Corporate Communication of IBSA Group.Leggi la bio
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Andrea Alimonti Director of the Institute of Oncology Research (IOR) in Bellinzona, where he also leads the Molecular Oncology Group. He is a full professor at the Università della Svizzera italiana and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich.Leggi la bio
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Antonio Musarò Full Professor of Histology, Embryology and Biotechnology, Neuromuscular Research Group, Tissue Engineering Unit at the Sapienza University of RomeLeggi la bio
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Bruno Imthurn Prof, M.D., Senior Consultant 360° Fertility Center Zurich. Full Professor emeritus for Reproductive Medicine and Gynecological Endocrinology, University of Zurich.Past Chairman of the Department for Reproductive Endocrinology, University Hospital ZurichPast Head of the Fertility Center, University Hospital Zurich.Leggi la bio
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Domenico Salvatore M.D. PhD. Full Professor of Endocrinology, Department of Molecular and Clinical Endocrinology at the University of Naples Federico IILeggi la bio
Christian Walfrum_Board
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Christian Wolfrum Vice President for Research and Full Professor of Food, Nutrition, and Health at ETH Zurich.Leggi la bio

Partnership

IBSA Foundation draws on a range of partnerships with the academic, cultural, and medical communities, supporting various organisations and institutions in bringing projects and events to fruition.

City of Lugano - Department for Culture

IBSA Foundation and the City of Lugano formed a partnership in 2020, giving rise to the Cultura e Salute project (Culture and Health), aimed at highlighting the role of culture in people’s well-being.

The Cultura e Salute project includes three main activities: organising forums, managing the website culturaesalute.ch, and offering a university course at USI.
DECS - Department of education, culture and sport of Canton Ticino

Since 2018, IBSA Foundation has collaborated with the Department of Education, Culture, and Sport of Canton Ticino (DECS).
This partnership has led to the creation of various workshops for primary, middle, and high schools across Canton Ticino, as part of the Let’s Science! project.
A creative journey into science through comics, designed and promoted for young audiences.
LAC Lugano Arte e Cultura

Since 2023, IBSA Foundation has been the scientific research partner of LAC Lugano Arte e Cultura with the SciArt SwitzerlAnd project.

In collaboration with LAC and MASI, this project aims to foster a stimulating dialogue between the Arts and Science through various event formats and digital products.
LAC edu

IBSA Foundation, with the online portal Ticino Scienza, and LAC Lugano Arte e Cultura, through the cultural space LAC edu, kick off a new collaboration. 

 

"Lingua Madre - capsule per il futuro" is a project born from the urgency of the present time. With a very innovative content, it covers three macro thematic areas: Body, Language and Rite. Within the vast programme is a cycle of four conferences to address the problem of language from different points of view. 

The conferences are organised by LAC edu in collaboration with Ticino Scienza. They will be recorded and broadcasted online from the end of March until the last days of May 2021
MASI - Museo d'arte della Svizzera italiana

Since 2017, IBSA Foundation has partnered with the Museo d’arte della Svizzera italiana (MASI Lugano) on the SciArt SwitzerlAnd project.

In collaboration with MASI and LAC, this project aims to foster a vibrant dialogue between the Arts and Science through a range of events and digital media formats.
Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologie Leonardo da Vinci

Since 2019, marking the 500th anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci’s death, IBSA Foundation has served as the Scientific Partner of the Museo della Scienza e della Tecnologia in Milan and, from 2021, as a Mission Partner supporting its cultural and educational activities.
Through the Digital Aesthetics project, the museum offers a permanent programme of digital art installations, inviting reflection on new digital languages and exploring the connections between artificial intelligence, technological innovation, and artistic creativity. IBSA Foundation has contributed to the project by supporting several installations.
MUSE - Science Museum

IBSA Foundation began its partnership with MUSE - Renzo Piano’s Science Museum in Trento in 2018.
This collaboration focuses on supporting exhibitions and educational events that explore the relationship between the arts and science.
Scuola Romana dei Fumetti & Carocci Editore For a number of years now, IBSA Foundation has worked with Rome-based comic strip school Scuola Romana dei Fumetti and Carocci Editore publishing, as part of the Let’s Science! project. A creative journey into science through comics, designed and promoted for young audiences.
USI - Università della Svizzera italiana In 2017, IBSA Foundation established a ten-year partnership with Università della Svizzera italiana (USI). This collaboration includes the awarding of annual scholarships for students in the Master’s in Medicine programme at the Faculty of Biomedical Sciences.
Cartoonmuseum Basel – Centre for Narrative Art Since 2023, IBSA Foundation has supported the Cartoonmuseum in Basel, Switzerland's only museum dedicated to comics and cartoons.
Together with the Cartoonmuseum, IBSA Foundation aims to explore the theme of science and comics, expanding the potential of this exciting combination through expert-led lectures and workshops. The Let’s Science! book series is also available at the museum.
Lugano Living Lab Since 2019, IBSA Foundation has been a partner of Lugano Living Lab, the City of Lugano’s urban laboratory dedicated to promoting and facilitating digital and technological innovation.
This partnership has led to the organisation of various educational events and workshops focused on emerging technologies and mindful digital use, including Digitale tra illusione e realtà and #digitaleOn0ff.
i2a - Istituto Internazionale di Architettura Since 2022, IBSA Foundation has partnered with the International Institute of Architecture, an urban culture centre dedicated to exploring themes related to territory and sustainability. In 2024, this collaboration continued with the second edition of the Call for Actions for the Swiss Biennial of Territory, following the first in 2022. Open to students and professionals worldwide, the call selected 10 projects to be displayed in the beautiful park of Villa Saroli in Lugano, home to the Institute.
In 2023, their shared commitment to citizen health and well-being also gave rise to the Lugano in un’immagine competition. Open to all, this initiative invited participants to capture gestures of care for the territory, environment, and community. Selected images, chosen by a jury, became a public exhibition in Piazza Castello, held from 17 July to 24 November 2023.