Mayor Tommasi: ‘GSK has done a lot for Verona in recent years’

“GSK has done a lot for Verona in recent years and has shown on the field how much it can give to the community, beyond the production aspect. I refer to the Group’s ability to generate value and to have always had a long-term vision, vision which is lacking in Italy because it is committed to managing the emergency. “This was stated by Damiano Tommasi, new mayor of Verona speaking at the conference” InnovaCtion – what is needed for ideas to become health, business, future “, an event to discuss the value of research and ‘innovation in healthcare promoted and implemented by GlaxoSmithKline, which was held today in Verona on the occasion of its 90 years of presence in Italy. “The pandemic – recalled Tommasi – made us understand how important it is to invest in research and, above all, how important it is to invest in research. it is necessary to look in perspective, possibly anticipating the problems of the future. So in Italy, even local communities must get used to planning for the future and not just take care of facing recurring emergencies. But collaboration between public and private is also needed: it is a mistake to think that either the private is valued or the public is defended. On the contrary, I believe that the spirit of collaboration is the real secret “.