12 June – 7 September
Carlo Cattaneo House, Castagnola
Carlo Cattaneo House, Castagnola
Fellowships
2025 Call
Temporary exhibition
Through the Clouds
Two thought-provoking works — meditative, at times hypnotic — invite the public to reflect on issues that can no longer be ignored: environmental crisis, collective perception, and a shared future.
Coming soon
Guido Tonelli
Prossimo evento
SciArt SwitzerlAnd
Stefano Mancuso
Prossimo evento
SciArt SwitzerlAnd
Guido Tonelli
Free entry – Open to all
The 5th edition of the Cultura e Salute (Culture and Health) course is now underway.
Social Prescription: How doctors are using culture, sports, nature, and community service as medicine
Free entry – Open to all
NOMADIC – Song for Biodiversity
A journey that brings together science and art, music and poetry, facts and inspirations. An immersive performance chosen by IBSA Foundation to tell the universal story of migration and to reflect on the future from a fresh perspective.
A new collaboration
SciArt SwitzerlAnd x Fluid Boundaries
Fluid Boundaries brings together artists, scientists, curators and indigenous knowledge conveners to explore how knowledge around water is created, shared, and valued.
A collaboration project between artists-in-labs program at Zurich University of the Arts (CH), IBSA Foundation (CH), MASI Lugano (CH), VIAD at the University of Johannesburg (SA), AiRSA (SA) and Galeria Portas Vilaseca (BR).
Valter Longo
Fasting Mimicking Diets Longevity and Disease
Professor Valter Longo delivered the closing lecture of the Senotherapeutics Revolution Forum, delving into the role of fasting-mimicking diets (FMDs) in promoting health and preventing age-related diseases.
Fellowship 2024
Here are the winners of the 12th edition
The Scientific Committee of IBSA Foundation has selected the six winning projects from among 259 applications submitted from 45 different countries, awarding Fellowships of €32,000 each in the six scientific areas covered by the program.
On 27 May 2025, in the prestigious setting of Palazzo Giureconsulti in Milan, the official award ceremony brought together winners, Scientific Board members, and leading figures from the academic and scientific communities.
12 June - 7 September
Temporary exhibition
Through the Clouds is the first temporary exhibition hosted at Carlo Cattaneo House. On display are two works from the Anthropocene Collection of MUSE Science Museum in Trento, selected by curator Stefano Cagol. The exhibition features the youngest artists in the collection: Giacomo Segantin and g. olmo stuppia. Admission is free and no reservation is required.
Edizione 2025
Happiness2.0
The Happiness2.0 project continues for the 2024-25 and 2025-26 school years.
Lots of new things are coming up for high school students in the Canton of Ticino: the new theme of artificial intelligence and numerous experiential workshops. From this year HappyLab for adults too!
About us
IBSA Foundation for scientific research was established in 2012 in Lugano, Switzerland, building on the Swiss pharmaceutical group IBSA’s commitment to corporate social responsibility. The Foundation promotes “Science for all” by providing accessible information and organising activities designed to combine scientific culture with humanities.
