Fondazione Henry Krenter

The promotion and support, direct or indirect, of academic research and teaching in the fields of human medicine, chemistry, and physics, with the aim of improving human living and health conditions. The Foundation carries out its activities in Ticino and abroad, with particular attention to Israel. In order to achieve these objectives, the Foundation allocates funds for the financing of university structures, research and academic teaching in these fields, specifically to research institutes and academic institutions in Israel, with particular attention to the Weizmann Institute of Science, and to research institutes and academic institutions in Ticino and Switzerland. The Foundation may also award scholarships and research grants in the fields that fall within the Foundation's purpose to particularly deserving students and researchers, with particular attention to students and researchers domiciled in Ticino and Israel. The Foundation also aims to preserve a collection of Roman antiquities. The Foundation may exhibit these objects to the public and may lend them to museums or other entities with similar purposes, in Ticino and abroad. The Foundation may transfer these objects to public entities or entities that pursue public or public utility purposes, if such transfer proves to be the best solution to ensure optimal conservation of the collection and allow better public access to it. To the extent possible, the Foundation will seek to preserve the unity of the collection. In order to achieve its objectives, the Foundation may establish collaborative relationships with universities, specialized institutes, researchers, public and private entities, including other foundations, both in Switzerland and abroad, with particular attention, as regards foreign collaborations, to Israel. The Foundation may acquire real estate in Switzerland and abroad, subject to the necessary authorizations (LAFE or similar provisions abroad). It may also promote any type of activity that may be necessary or useful for the achievement of its purpose. The Foundation may establish branches and/or subsidiaries in Switzerland and/or abroad.