Italy
Who's Who Top
Government
Governmental actors with a direct or indirect role in biosecurity and scientific oversight are included here. This is not a guide to overall governmental structure. Some departments listed here may have only a marginal interest or role in biosecurity. This is a “living” document and comments about the content or any potential omissions are welcome. Please contact webmaster@biosecuritycodes.org.
Office of the Prime Minister
Comment: COMING SOON
Department / Ministry / Agency:
Health
Comment: COMING SOON
Specialized Institutes / Centers:
National Institute of Health
Comment: COMING SOON
Division(s) within National Institute with a role or interest in biosecurity:
National Institute for Infectious Diseases
Comment: COMING SOON
National Academies & Academia
Academic actors and national academies with a direct or indirect role in biosecurity and scientific oversight are included here. Some groups listed here may have only a marginal interest or role in biosecurity. This is a “living” document and comments about the content or any potential omissions are welcome. Please contact webmaster@biosecuritycodes.org.
National Academy:
Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei
Comment: The aim of the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei is to promote, coordinate, integrate and spread scientific knowledge in its highest expression, in the unity and universality of culture. The Accademia works extensively in the biological sciences and their applications.
Contact: + 39 06 680271
Academia:
University of Milan Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Medical Biotechnologies
Comment: COMING SOON
Contact: + 39 025 03111
University of Rome : La Sapienza
Comment: COMING SOON
Contact: + 39 064 9914 180 – 181
Industry
Though research is ongoing, we currently have no information regarding Italian companies actively working on biosecurity. Any information that should be included on this site can be sent to webmaster@biosecuritycodes.org.
Research Institutes & Non-Profits
Institutes and organisations with a direct or indirect role in biosecurity and scientific oversight are included here. Some groups listed here may have only a marginal interest or role in biosecurity. This is a “living” document and comments about the content or any potential omissions are welcome. Please contact webmaster@biosecuritycodes.org.
The International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB)
Comment: COMING SOON
Contact: +39-040-37571
Events Top
This is a list of events relevant to biosecurity. This is a “living” document and comments about the content or any potential omissions are welcome. Please contact webmaster@biosecuritycodes.org.
2008
Fostering the Biosecurity Norm: An Educational module for Life Science Students
Date: October 27, 2008
Location : Como, Italy
Participant(s): Bradford Disarmament Research Centre of the University of Bradford and Landau Network - Centro Volta
Description: The workshop will address content, dissemination, implementation, and strategies for biosecurity tertiary level education.
Regional Meeting of the EU Joint Action in Support of the BTWC
Date: April 16-17, 2008
Location: Rome, Italy
Participant(s): European Union
Description: This EU Join Action seeks to promote universality and national implementation of the BWC.
2007
Strengthening a Global Biosecurity/Biosafety Framework and Coping with the Biotechnology Revolution
Date: October 25- 26, 2007
Location: Como, Italy
Participant(s): Landau Network Centro Volta (LNCV) and The Partnership for Global Security (PGS) Description: The workshop is aimed at examining options for global biosecurity.
2006
OPCW and IUPAC Develop Code of Ethical Principles of Chemistry
Date: September 21 – 22, 2006
Location: Bologna , Italy
Participant(s): Scientific Advisory Board of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC)
Description: This joint seminar centered on the OPCW/IUPAC chemical education and outreach project, particularly focusing on the development of a code of conduct for the scientific community dealing with chemistry. Discussions on a Code of Ethics were perceived as relevant to ensure that university and post-graduate curricula in chemistry will include education in the ethical norms that govern the peaceful uses of chemistry.
2005
6th Meeting of the Global Health Security Action Group
Date: 18 November, 2005
Location: Rome, Italy
Participant(s): Ministers/Secretaries/Commissioner of Health and senior health officials from the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Germany, Italy, France, Japan, Mexico, the European Union and the World Health Organization.
Description: This annual meeting is held to coordinate public health activities throughout the world.
International Forum on Biosecurity
Date: 20-22 March 2005
Location: Como, Italy
Participant(s): The InterAcademy Panel on International Issues (IAP), the International Council for Science (ICSU), the InterAcademy Medical Panel (IAMP), The National Academies of the United States, and guests.
Description: This Forum was convened to discuss issues raised in the 2003 report by The National Academies on Biotechnology Research in an Age of Terrorism that reflects growing awareness that rapid developments in the life sciences and biomedical research, while offering great benefits, also pose the risk that the knowledge, tools, and techniques that enable these advances might be misused to cause deliberate harm.
2004
“Promoting Responsible Stewardship in the Biosciences: Avoiding Potential Abuse of Research and Resources”
Date: 17 -19 November, 2004
Location: Frascati, Italy
Participants: OECD International Futures Programme and guests
Description: In September 2004, 55 participants selected from government, academia, industry, public research organizations, scientific societies, and the science publishing field gathered in Frascati, Italy for three days to discuss the promotion of responsible stewardship in the biosciences and means of avoiding the potential abuse of research and resources.
Legislation Top
Below is a select list of laws in Italy. As biosecurity is a relatively new and rapidly developing field, many countries have yet to devise or implement laws specific to biosecurity. Since biosecurity has much in common with national security, biosafety, bioterrorism, biological weapons, import / export of dual-use materials, and biodiversity, some countries may develop biosecurity legislation by adapting existing laws within these other areas. Therefore, biosecurity legislation and other laws that could potentially be used as background for biosecurity legislation are included here.
- The Ratification Act No.618
- Date: 1974
- Comment: This act implements Article I of the BWC in Italy.
Biosecurity Code Examples Top
Though research is ongoing, we currently have no information regarding biosecurity codes in use or development in Italy. Any information that should be included on this site can be sent to webmaster@biosecuritycodes.org.
