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05/09/2023
Born 1946 in Corleone (PA).
Emigrated to Basel, Switzerland in 1965, worked as a laborer at Ciba in Basel (1965-1966)
Swiss diploma as a biotechnician (laboratory assistant, 1971), pharmacy studies in Basel and Florence
(1972-1977) with an experimental work for
PhD; Specialization at Cornell University in New York (1980-1981); Head of laboratories and research groups for cardiovascular and obesity research (1977-2002).
Winner of two pharmaceutical research awards (1996, 2002). Co-inventor of Diovan, the Novartis bestseller (1.5 billion euros in 2002). Associate Professor of the Faculty of
Medicine of Messina, Institute of Pharmacology (since 1992)