Guido Venosta

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Born(1911-11-03)November 3, 1911
Milan, Kingdom of Italy
DiedFebruary 4, 1998(1998-02-04) (aged 86)
Milan, Italy
CitizenshipItalian
Alma materSt John's College, Cambridge
University of Pavia
OccupationEntrepreneur, business manager, philanthropist
EmployerPirelli
Known forPresident of the Italian Association for Cancer Research (AIRC); founder of the Italian Foundation for Cancer Research (FIRC)
TitlePresident of AIRC
Term1976–1996

Guido Venosta (Milan, November 3, 1911 - Milan, February 4, 1998), was an Italian entrepreneur and manager.

In the third sector,[1] he served as president of the nonprofit organization Italian Association for Cancer Research (AIRC)[2][3][4][5][6] for 20 years,[7][8][9] and established the Italian Foundation for Cancer Research (FIRC).[10][11]

Biography

After graduating in Economics from St. John's College, Cambridge, and in Law from the University of Pavia, he worked at Pirelli,[12] of which from 1956 to 1963 he was head of the English branch.[13]

In 1966, he began working with the Italian Association for Cancer Research (now the AIRC Foundation for Cancer Research),[14] founded the previous year by Umberto Veronesi and Giuseppe Della Porta.[15] From 1967, he served as vice president of the Association and then, from 1976, as president.[16]

In 1979, he proposed the establishment of the Italian Foundation for Cancer Research (FIRC), an endowment fund for financing Cancer Research, and the FIRC Research Unit, composed of scientific groups working on specific cancer-related topics.[17] In 1996, he arranged for the FIRC to make a ten-year donation of 2 billion lire to the University of Milan for the establishment of the Department of Oncology and Hematology-Oncology.[18][19]

His work in the association led to the creation and organization of AIRC's regional committees and initiatives that are still running today,[20] such as Azalee della Salute (Azaleas for Health) and Arance della Salute (Oranges for Health).[21][22]

After stepping down as president of both organizations in 1996, he was appointed honorary president of both until his death in Milan in 1998.[23][24]

Guido Venosta Biennial Award

Since 1998, Guido Venosta has been honored with the AIRC Biennial Award,[25][26] reserved for researchers who have distinguished themselves in research aimed at developing new therapeutic approaches to neoplasms.[27][28] The award, which also consists of a 50.000 euros scholarship is presented by the President of Italy[29] during a ceremony at the Quirinale Palace as part of the celebrations for National Cancer Research Day.[30]

Guido Venosta Foundation

Guido Venosta also has a Foundation named after him, now headed by Giuseppe Caprotti.[31][32]

The Foundation is involved in initiatives for the prevention and support of new forms of poverty,[33] free public transport for the less well-of resident,[34] and theatrical performances to raise public awareness of social and health issues.[35][36] It has supported the Le Comunità della Salute (Health Communities) project to reduce inequalities in access to prevention and medical care.[37]

Awards

  • Fecs – Pezcoller Recognition Award for contribution to oncology, 1994[38]
  • Certificate of Civic merit “Ambrogino d’Oro”, 1989[39]
  • Inscribed among the distinguished citizens of the city and nation in the Famedio del Monumentale as a "pioneer of non-profit organizations"[40]
  • Dedication of a street in the Municipality of Milan, 2023[41]

Honors

  • Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, 1983[42]
  • Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, 1988[43]
  • Gold Medal of Merit for Public Health, 1990[44]

Publications

  • Guido Venosta, Dal profit al non profit. Storia di un’esperienza, Milano, All’insegna del pesce d’oro, 1997, ISBN 978-88-44-41398-9

References

  1. ↑ "Guido Venosta, imprenditore e manager del Terzo Settore". giuseppecaprotti.it (in italiano). Retrieved 2025-11-07.
  2. ↑ "Fondazione AIRC per la ricerca sul cancro". UICC.
  3. ↑ "Fondazione Airc Per La Ricerca Sul Cancro Ets - Company Profile and News". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2025-11-07.
  4. ↑ ME, Riccardo (2025-06-26). "AIRC - Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca sul Cancro". ME Communication | From ME to you - Agenzia di marketing e comunicazione integrata - Bologna. Retrieved 2025-11-07.
  5. ↑ "Cancer Prevention and Research Institute (AIRC)". Nature Index. Retrieved 2025-11-07.
  6. ↑ Cerati, Francesca (2025-09-30). "Cancer: Italy invests 2.47 billion in research, Airc is the top non-profit". Il Sole 24 ORE. Retrieved 2025-11-07.
  7. ↑ "La storia di AIRC: Contro il cancro con coraggio | AIRC". airc.it (in italiano). Retrieved 2025-11-07.
  8. ↑ "Il Presidente della Repubblica Sandro Pertini riceve in udienza Guido Venosta". Quirinale.
  9. ↑ "Premiato Guido Venosta, manager della ricerca". Corriere della sera, 1994-10-12.
  10. ↑ Onida, Alessandro (2025-06-25). "Juvenile distress: schools train to deal with it | Gruppo Mondadori". Mondadori Group. Retrieved 2025-11-07.
  11. ↑ "Guido Venosta, imprenditore e manager del Terzo Settore" (in italiano). Retrieved 2025-11-07.
  12. ↑ "Lo stile sobrio e cortese che fece scuola - Corriere della Sera". www.corriere.it.
  13. ↑ "Protagonisti". Fondazione Guido Venosta (in italiano).
  14. ↑ -di Giuseppe Caprotti. "I Caprotti e la famiglia: mio nonno materno Guido Venosta, anni '70 ca.?" (in italiano).
  15. ↑ "Chi siamo". AIRC (in italiano).
  16. ↑ -di Giuseppe Caprotti (2025-10-23). "Mio nonno Guido Venosta: una vita contro il cancro, al servizio dell'AIRC" (in italiano).
  17. ↑ "Dai tesori dell'arte alla lotta contro il cancro". La Stampa (in italiano). 2015-12-19.
  18. ↑ P.P. Preti. "Con il contributo FIRC l'Oncologia sale in cattedra". Fondamentale. Notiziario AIRC. Giugno 1996.
  19. ↑ "Dipartimento | Dipartimento di Oncologia ed Emato-Oncologia". dipo.unimi.it (in italiano).
  20. ↑ Francesca Cerati (2025-09-30). "Cancro: l'Italia investe 2,47 miliardi nella ricerca, è l'Airc la prima no profit" (in italiano).
  21. ↑ "Guido Venosta, un missionario laico sul fronte del cancro". Fondazione Guido Venosta.
  22. ↑ "Bilancio 2023" (PDF). AIRC.
  23. ↑ "É morto Guido Venosta, gentiluomo del no profit". Corriere della Sera, 1998-02-20.
  24. ↑ "L'addio a Guido Venosta". Dal Secolo XIX, 1998-02-25.
  25. ↑ "Premio Biennale "Guido Venosta" per ricerche volte allo sviluppo di nuovi approcci terapeutici alle neoplasie". AIRC Direzione Scientifica (in italiano). 2024-04-02.
  26. ↑ Redazione Humanitas Salute (2008-06-02). "Torna il Premio "Guido Venosta"". Humanitas Salute (in italiano).
  27. ↑ "2022_ Premiazione Prof.ssa Lucia Del Mastro Premio biennale 'Guido Venosta' | Di.M.I." dimi.unige.it.
  28. ↑ "Fondazione AIRC – Premio "Guido Venosta" – XIV Edizione". ricerca2.unibs.it.
  29. ↑ "Tumori: a Salvatore Siena il premio "Guido Venosta" di FIRC". La Statale News (in italiano). 2020-10-26.
  30. ↑ "Celebrazione della Giornata Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro". Quirinale.
  31. ↑ "Giuseppe Caprotti". Family business forum (in italiano).
  32. ↑ "Storia della Fondazione". Fondazione Guido Venosta (in italiano).
  33. ↑ "Nasce "La Comunità della salute" per rispondere ai bisogni dell'emergenza sanitaria". Il cittadino MB (in italiano). 2020-05-29.
  34. ↑ "Il taxi solidale a Milano: viaggi gratis per le fasce deboli grazie a un milione della Fondazione Venosta". La Repubblica (in italiano). 2021-03-01.
  35. ↑ "Il Giornale - «Chi come me» in scena Viaggio nel teatro che cura • Teatro Franco Parenti Milano". Teatro Franco Parenti (in italiano). 2025-09-22.
  36. ↑ "Riapre il teatro della Quattordicesima, presidente del Municipio 4 Stefano Bianco: «Ci abbiamo sempre creduto»". MI Tomorrow (in italiano). 2025-09-23.
  37. ↑ Fondazione Monza Brianza. "Nasce la Comunità della Salute".
  38. ↑ "The FECS - Pezcoller Recognition For Contribution To Oncology". Fondazione Pezcoller (in italiano).
  39. ↑ "Civiche Benemerenze - Elenco aggiornato". Comune di Milano.
  40. ↑ "Personaggi celebri | Cimitero Monumentale Milano". monumentale.comune.milano.it.
  41. ↑ "Inaugurata a Milano una via a Guido Venosta" (in italiano). 2003-09-24.
  42. ↑ "Onorificenze della Repubblica Italiana".
  43. ↑ "Onorificenze della Repubblica Italiana".
  44. ↑ "Onorificenze della Repubblica Italiana".

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