On this page, you will meet the 11 people who believed in the project and contributed their skills and energy to found the association, which we named after the two little Camilla, who represent, as a sort of synecdoche, all the patients who need and will need our help.
Francesco Calabrese was the first patient in Europe to be treated with stem cell cultures, over thirty years ago, for a very serious burn caused by an accident at work when he was a young man. He lived in Genoa and was passionate about photography. He passed away in June 2022.
Michele De Luca is one of the world's leading experts in advanced stem cell therapies. He heads the Stefano Ferrari Medical Centre at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia and was a founding member and scientific director of the university spin-off Holostem Terapie Avanzate.
Giovanni Pellacani is an internationally renowned dermatologist who headed the Dermatology Unit at Modena University Hospital, where he coordinated the multidisciplinary clinic for epidermolysis bullosa, and was President of the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery at Unimore.
Luca Altomonte is a chartered accountant in Modena. He was responsible for the financial and fiscal management of the Association and has hosted the association's registered office until 2024.
Christian Riccioni, from Casina (Reggio Emilia), is the father of little Camilla Riccioni, who passed away in September 2018 at the age of nine months, and serves as vice-president and secretary of Le ali di Camilla.
Stefania Bettinelli works in the Research, Technology Transfer and Third Mission Department at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia and was responsible for external relations and communications at the Stefano Ferrari Centre for Regenerative Medicine and Holostem until 2023. She has been close to Butterfly Children and their families for many years and is the president of Le ali di Camilla (Camilla's Wings).
Francesca Guazzi is a solicitor in Reggio Emilia; she provided legal advice to Ali di Camilla and was responsible for personal data processing.
Giulia Schenetti, from Casina (Reggio Emilia), is the mother of little Camilla Riccioni and serves as vice-president and treasurer of Le ali di Camilla.
Cesare Ferrari and Barbara Biani, from Loano (Savona), are the parents of little Camilla Ferrari, who passed away in January 2018 at the age of three months, and her three brothers.
Giuliano Visioli, from Casalmaggiore (Cremona), is the father of Riccardo, another butterfly child to whom we are very close, who left us in 2018 at the age of 19, and of his three brothers.
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