Alinghi Swiss Sailing Grants 2010 Awarded
ALINGHI GRANTS AWARD CHF 150,000 TO SEVEN SWISS SAILING PROJECTS FOR 2010
The Bertarelli Foundation, in collaboration with Swiss Sailing and the UBS Foundation for Social Issues and Education, have created the Alinghi Swiss Sailing Grants to
Opening of new classroom at Henna Pre-School
The Henna Pre-School, in the North East of South Africa, celebrated the opening of a new classroom, supported by the Bertarelli Foundation, on 17 March 2010.
FC Sarina: 50th Anniversary Celebration
In collaboration with many other local entities and friends from Saanenland, the Bertarelli Foundation is proud to have supported the renovation of the soccer ground in Saanen.
Lifesciences
Life sciences are a natural environment for the Bertarelli Foundation’s activities and commitment. The family has been deeply involved in this sector for three generations: the grandfather Pietro managed the Istituto Farmacologico Serono in Rome; the father Fabio moved the Ares-Serono Group to Switzerland in 1977; Ernesto drove Serono to become the world’s third largest biotechnology company and Dona was also involved in the management of the company.
Building on the Foundation’s initial focus on the disease area of infertility, the Bertarelli family, individually or as a group, has always dedicated interest and resources to projects related to health. An example has been Dona’s support for the World Heart Federation through her sailing team Ladycat. More recently, the Bertarelli Foundation has embraced the opportunity to be a key partner of the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) innovative Center for Neuroprostheses.
In its plans for the future, the Foundation intends to continue promoting research and development in many areas of this critical sector for human endeavour.
