Maria Pia Abbracchio

Maria Pia Abbracchio is a full professor of pharmacology at the University of Milan, where she has also served as Deputy Rector and Vice-Rector for Research and Innovation.

He is Vice President of the Unimi Foundation, whose purpose is to translate laboratory research results into applications useful for the health of humans, animals, and the environment. His research focuses on the development of innovative therapies for neurodegenerative diseases.

She is the author/co-author of more than 200 scientific publications available in international scientific databases and has received several awards for scientific merit. In 2014, President Giorgio Napolitano appointed her motu proprio as Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic.

He is the President of Gruppo2003 for scientific research, a non-profit association that brings together the most cited Italian scientists in the world (less than 0.5% of all scientists who publish their results).

He is also a member of the Lombardy Life Sciences Cluster, which brings together public and private actors in the fields of diagnostics, advanced therapies, medical devices, and new health technologies, with the aim of creating new opportunities for the region.