On Thursday, January 26, 2023, starting at 4.00 pm, will be held, on invitation only, the naming of the POLIMI-CNR Bioelectromagnetism Joint Laboratory in memory of Emanuele Biondi, in a recently renovated environment in Building 21 of the DEIB. The naming ceremony will be attended by Maria Chiara Carrozza (President of the CNR), Donatella Sciuto (Rector of the Politecnico di Milano), Sergio Savaresi (Director of the DEIB), Alberto Redaelli (Coordinator of the DEIB Bioengineering Section), Paolo Ravazzani (Director of the IEIIT Institute – Institute of Electronics, Information and Telecommunications Engineering) of the CNR) and the two heads of the Laboratory, Luca Mainardi (DEIB) and Marta Parazzini (CNR).

The commemorative event "In Memory of Emanuele Biondi: His Magnificent Seven et al.", open to anyone interested, will follow at 4:40 pm in Aula Magna, where, starting from 4:00 pm, it will be possible to watch the naming ceremony in live streaming.

Naming of the POLIMI-CNR Bioelectromagnetism Joint Laboratory in memory of Emanuele Biondi (Invitation Only) – Politecnico di Milano, Bldg. 21

4:00 pm – Introduction by Paolo Ravazzani with addresses by Maria Chiara Carrozza and Donatella Sciuto

In Memory of Emanuele Biondi: His Magnificent Seven et al. (open to anyone interested) – Politecnico di Milano, Aula Magna, 1^st floor Rectorate

4:00 pm – Online streaming of the Naming Ceremony of the POLIMI-CNR Bioelecromagnetism Joint Laboratory

4:40 pm – Presentation – Sergio Cerutti, Paolo Ravazzani

4:45 pm – Welcome Addresses – Donatella Sciuto, Rector of the Politecnico di Milano, Maria Chiara Carrozza, President of the CNR, Sergio Savaresi, Director of the DEIB-POLIMI

5:00 pm – Lectio Magistralis: Central synapses, synaptic networks and innovative study methods – Antonio Malgaroli, Full Professor of Human Physiology, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan and University of Italian Switzerland (USI), Lugano.

5:30 pm – The Magnificent Seven – Adriano De Maio, on behalf of Roberto Schmid, Francesco Brioschi, Sergio Rinaldi, Guido Guardabassi, Arturo Locatelli and Luigi Divieti

5:45 pm – Round Table: Emanuele Biondi, His History, Bioengineering and Our History – Sergio Cerutti (coordinator), Maria Chiara Carrozza, Riccardo Pietrabissa, Alberto Redaelli, Antonio Pedotti, Francesco Pinciroli, Gabriele Dubini, Maria Gabriella Signorini, Sandra Simoni

Brief unscheduled addresses

7:15 pm – Conclusions

Rectorate: Aperitif