Bpm bank wins the prizeBelieve in Research". The President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella presented the AIRC Award to the banking institution this morning, Friday 19 November, at the Palazzo del Quirinale, during the annual ceremony dedicated to the Airc Foundation for "Research Days". "For demonstrating every day, with foresight and continuity, its desire to support Italian cancer research through the precious involvement of its employees who enthusiastically and passionately promote the mission of Airc in the various activities of the partnership".
“A recognition that testifies to the deep bond of esteem and sharing of values that unite Banco Bpm and the AIRC Foundation, through a Model that puts the interest of the people and the reference communities at the center”, added the Head of State.
La pandemic it has highlighted the fragility of the health system, creating major delays in diagnostics and access to treatment with serious consequences in the fight against cancer. All this has raised the risk threshold for cancer, which over the years had managed to lower. “It is therefore necessary to continue the fight against Covid, but at the same time the visits and the oncological therapies they must resume everywhere and find space in designated places, cancer prevention campaigns must be able to make up for lost ground and resume at a good pace", concluded President Mattarella.
Since 2019, the AIRC Foundation and the group led by Giuseppe Castagna have been collaborating together for oncological research, in particular, on the research of pediatric tumors and tumors affecting women, promoting the training and specialization of young talents in Italian oncology, actively participating in historic AIRC fundraising campaigns and helping to promote the culture of prevention and information on scientific research and cancer treatment.
“The partnership with the Foundation has great value for the Bank both for the involvement of colleagues and their families, as well as customers and local communities. In this way, Banco Bpm demonstrates its strong belief in the value of scientific research and its dissemination”, reads a statement.
