FROM 1982
Collegium Ramazzini
An independent, international academy founded in 1982 with the mission to advance knowledge of occupational and environmental health, prevent disease and save lives.
FROM 1982
An independent, international academy founded in 1982 with the mission to advance knowledge of occupational and environmental health, prevent disease and save lives.
October 23-26, 2025
Carpi, Italy
ABOUT US
The Collegium Ramazzini is an international scientific academy comprised of physicians and scientists from 45 countries headquartered in the Castello di of Bentivoglio, near Bologna, Italy. The Collegium Ramazzini was founded in 1982 by Professors Irving J. Selikoff of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, USA and Professor Cesare Maltoni of the University of Bologna. It is named in honor of Dr. Bernardino Ramazzini (1633-1714), Professor of Medicine in the Universities of Modena and Padova, the Father of Occupational Medicine.
The mission of the Collegium Ramazzini is to increase scientific knowledge of the environmental and occupational causes of disease and to transmit this knowledge to decision-makers, the media and the global public to protect public health, prevent disease and save lives. The Collegium Ramazzini is independent of commercial interests. It advances scientifically based solutions to global problems in occupational and environmental health.
OUR NEWS
Recent posts
April 18th 2025
NIOSH runs the National Firefighter Registry (NFR) for Cancer, the largest effort ever
undertaken to understand and reduce risk of cancer among U.S. firefighters.
March 15th 2024
It is with profound sadness that we announce the death of retired National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) employee, Dr. Richard “Rick” W. ...
READ MORENovember 15th 2023
Our colleague Joseph “Joe” LaDou of Aspen, Colorado, died unexpectedly on November 10, 2023, after a brief illness.*
READ MOREAugust 21st 2023
Join us in Cartagena, Colombia, September 13 - September 15, 2023, for #GHCFIU23!
Mercury Contamination and Co-exposures in the Amazon Basin: At the Center of the ...
READ MOREJune 28th 2023
In collaboration with the Academy of Sciences of Albania, Collegium Fellows Dr. Melissa Perry of George Mason University, Dr. Carol Rice and Denny Dobbin have ...
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Contacts
The General Secretariat of the Collegium is located in the Castle of Bentivoglio, near Bologna.
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