A lifetime in biomedical research: an interview with Silvio Garattini
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In this interview, Silvio Garattini addresses the critical need for independent research free from industrial influence, and the structural challenges facing the Italian National Health Service. He also offers a candid assessment of the pharmaceutical industry and its priorities, arguing that prevention, multidisciplinarity, and scientific education are the foundations on which future generations must build a more equitable and effective approach to health.
*Professor Silvio Garattini, President of the Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri and one of world’s most distinguished pharmacologists, reflects on over six decades of biomedical research and its evolving relationship with public health.
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Americo Bonanni: Conceptualization, Writing - original draft, Interviewer.
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