Samaritan’s Purse today airlifted a 68-bed Emergency Field Hospital to Milan, Italy, to provide care for those sickened by the COVID-19 pandemic. Our DC-8 aircraft carried approximately 20 tons of medical equipment, a respiratory care unit developed specifically for this response, and 32 disaster relief personnel, including doctors, nurses, and...
#covid19 – Bank of America Commits $100 Million in Support of Communities Around the World Impacted by Coronavirus Pandemic
Bank of America today announced it is committing $100 million to support local communities in need as the world faces unprecedented challenges from the coronavirus. The funds will help increase medical response capacity, address food insecurity, increase access to learning as a result of school closures, and provide support to...
#covid19 – Decreto sull’autoisolamento per chi rientra in Italia
Alla luce delle numerose richieste di rientro in Italia da parte di molti cittadini che si trovano all’estero, la Ministra delle Infrastrutture e dei Trasporti, Paola De Micheli, ha firmato un Decreto assieme al Ministro della Salute che obbliga all’autoisolamento, per i 14 giorni successivi al ritorno, per le persone...
#covid19 – NIH clinical trial of investigational vaccine for COVID-19 begins
Study enrolling Seattle-based healthy adult volunteers. A Phase 1 clinical trial evaluating an investigational vaccine designed to protect against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has begun at Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute (KPWHRI) in Seattle. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of...
#covid19 – Governor Ron DeSantis Activates Emergency Business Damage Assessment Survey for Coronavirus
Governor Ron DeSantis announced the activation of the Business Damage Assessment survey to assess the impact of COVID-19 on Florida’s local business operations. The survey, managed by the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO), will evaluate businesses affected by COVID-19 and the impacts the virus has had on the local...
#covid19 – America contacts Napoli for drug against Coronavirus
Tocilizumab, Neapolitan doctors get call from the U.S. Italy inspires the world. Neapolitan Healthcare is not only providing a solution to the Italian crisis but also helping with solution with potential global impact. In fact, as the Italian newspaper Corriere del Mezzogiorno reports, the team of Neapolitan scientists who have begun testing...
The International Economic Forum of the Americas
Women leadership, healthcare innovation, data protection, election transparency and fairness are some of the pressing topics that will be discussed at the upcoming World Strategic Forum on April 6 – 7, 2020 ** To learn more about the speakers and schedule of the 10th World Strategic Forum, check out the updated preliminary program, available here. Miami World...
Call for Abstract, 15th Conference of Italian Researchers in the World
Texas Scientific Italian Community in collaboration with Rice University, in cooperation with the Consulate General of Italy in Houston, and CTIM (Comitato Tricolore per gli Italiani nel mondo) invite you to submit an abstract to the 15th Conference of Italian Researchers in the World that will be held on April 25, 2020 at:...
Ambassador of Italy to the U.S. Varricchio meets with italian community in Miami.
What a special occasion to exchange views on positive trends of scientific and economic relations between Italy and Florida! The Miami Scientific Italian Community was represented by several members of Board of Directors (from the left: Prof. Massimiliano Galeazzi, Secretary; Prof. Alessia Fornoni, Vice President; Hon. Ambassador of Italy in...
Ambassador of Italy to the US Varricchio meets with italian community in Miami.
What a special occasion to exchange views on positive trends of scientific and economic relations between Italy and Florida! The Miami Scientific Italian Community was represented by several members of Board of Directors (from the left: Prof. Massimiliano Galeazzi, Secretary; Prof. Alessia Fornoni, Vice President; Hon. Ambassador of Italy...