Guido Venosta and the AIRC – The winning idea: spreading the AIRC nationwide (the Regional Committees)

In conceiving the grand design of the Association, my grandfather Guido had the winning idea: that of spreading the activity and interest in the Association at a national level, focusing on regional representatives with local mentality, customs and sensibilities, but also precise and fast contact with headquarters.

Guido Venosta and the AIRC – Le Grandi Iniziative: the establishment of a Chair in Medical Oncology at the University of Milan, 1996

In 1996, FIRC - the Italian Foundation for Cancer Research, chaired by my grandfather Guido, allowed the University of Milan to establish the Chair of Medical Oncology at the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, a teaching that until then was only at the level of individual specialisations.

Carla Venosta: Birth of the Guido Venosta European Foundation

After the death of my grandfather Guido Venosta (1998), his widow, Carla Fossati Bellani Venosta, decided to give continuity to her husband's thinking by creating the 'Fondazione Europea Guido Venosta, l'uomo contro il cancro' (European Foundation Guido Venosta, the man against cancer) in 2000, which she was actively involved in until 2017. Since 2020, I have been President and Treasurer of the Foundation.