FONDATION BERTARELLI

Today the Bertarelli Foundation tackles some the biggest issues in the fields of marine conservation and life science research and does so by developing partnerships with scientists, NGOs and governments around the world. As a result the Foundation is helping to provide real solutions to critical problems ranging from combating illegal-fishing to overcoming congenital deafness... The history and focus of the Bertarelli Foundation is intimately linked to the successes and achievements of Serono. Established in 1906, the growth and eventual sale of Serono to Merck in 2006, provided the foundation for the family's philanthropic values... The Bertarelli Foundation was founded in 1998 by Maria Iris, Dona and Ernesto Bertarelli in memory of Fabio Bertarelli, who in the 1970s brought Serono, his family's business, to Switzerland and helped lead the development of the life science sector in the Lake Geneva region. For the first ten years the Foundation worked primarily to establish and..