The Statute

Through the statute the IRCCS Foundation G.B. Bietti for the Study and Research in Ophthalmology ONLUS explains the values and guidelines that outline the performance of scientific research activities of particular social interest falling within the ophthalmological disciplines.

Specifically, from the Statute derives the promotion of research, study, documentation and experimentation in the field of medicine, with particular regard to prevention, early diagnosis and rehabilitation in Ophthalmology.

Not only that: within the research activity of the Foundation there is also space for professional training and the study of the organization of Health Facilities. They are also the object of the Foundation’s research activity.

Therefore, the G.B. Bietti Foundation for Study and Research in Ophthalmology ONLUS promotes studies and initiatives in the field of Ophthalmology concerning:

Epidemiological studies aimed at identifying the causes of diseases and primary, secondary and tertiary prevention;

• feasibility, reliability and effectiveness studies of the different stages of prevention;
• pathophysiological and clinical studies aimed at deepening the knowledge of the mechanisms of disease, the development of early detection methods and the control of the therapeutic act;
• studies aimed at converting scientific knowledge into biomedical technology;
• studies, both theoretical and empirical, on the organization and administration of medical and health activity, both hospital and non-hospital, with regard also to the planning of structures;
• studies, both theoretical and empirical, and research on the economics of health activities with particular reference to the criteria of economic and social efficiency;
• studies and implementation of methodologies that allow operators at different levels to acquire the preparation required by the developments of the activities referred to in the previous points;

The assets of the G.B. Bietti Foundation, which allows research, assistance and training activities to be carried out, are constituted by the contributions of the Founding Members, as well as by free donations and donations from Entities and Individuals.

The Statutory Organs

According to the Statute, the structure of the G.B. Bietti Foundation is divided into the following bodies:

• ASSEMBLY

The Assembly appoints the Chairman and the two Vice-Chairmen of the Foundation, the members of the Board of Directors and the Board of Auditors; approves the preliminary budget and the final statement, as well as the annual management report; is competent to modify the Articles of Association and to admit subsequent participants and discusses any topic proposed by the Chairman or by at least half of the members of the Assembly itself. The Assembly is also responsible for:

1. approving, after consulting the President and the Board of Directors, the multi-year programmes of activities, identifying the sectors, among those provided for in the statute, to which to allocate particular resources;
2. defining the general lines of asset management and investment policy also in terms of human resources;
3. setting up instrumental companies;
4. approving, also on the proposal of the President and the Board of Directors, the transformation and merger operations of the Foundation.

• PRESIDENT

Prof. Mario Stirpe

The President plays the role of legal representative of the Foundation, with all the powers of ordinary administration; in case of emergency he adopts the necessary measures in the interest of the Foundation, submitting them, without delay, to the Board of Directors.

He may delegate, in whole or in part, his duties to two Vice-Presidents, where appointed.
He convenes and chairs the Assembly; he convenes and chairs the Board of Directors, whose resolutions he executes; if necessary, he confers delegations for individual acts or categories of acts. The President is also responsible for:

1. informing the Board of Directors about the status of activities in the scientific, welfare and training fields as well as any other event of interest;
2. delivering his opinion on the multi-year activity programmes;
3. taking care of the Foundation’s relations with the outside world both with regard to relations with the Institutions and in relation to collaborations to be established with the world of business and non-profit;
4. submitting annual programmes of development in the scientific, welfare and training fields;
5. ensuring, in accordance with the directives and guidelines provided by the Board of Directors, the ordinary management of the Foundation;
6. carrying out activities of impulse and coordination of the Board of Directors and supervising the execution of the related resolutions and the general progress of the Foundation;
7. adopting, in case of emergency, all the measures necessary for the operation of the Foundation, subjecting them to subsequent ratification by the Board of Directors during the first useful session and, in any case, no later than 60 days from the adoption of the act;
8. appointing, if necessary and within the scope of their powers, attorneys and agents for the execution of individual acts and/or categories of acts, reporting to the Board of Directors during the first useful session.

• THE HONORARY PRESIDENT

The honorary president of the G.B. Bietti Foundation is Prof. Emanuele Emmanuele.

• BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Prof. Mario Stirpe (President)
Prof. Mario Crispo (Vice-President)
Prof. Adolfo Di Majo (Director)
Notaio Ignazio De Franchis (Director)
Notaio Jacopo Ricciotti (Director)
Dott. Marco Patriciello (Director)

The Board of Directors provides for the ordinary and extraordinary administration of the Foundation, carrying out all necessary and useful acts to achieve the institutional purposes of the same and its most efficient development.
In particular, it assumes all resolutions relating to the assets and economic management of the Foundation; draws up the preliminary budget and the final balance sheet, as well as the annual management report; resolves the internal regulations and can create advisory committees.

The Board of Directors carries out steering and control tasks and in this context:

1. delivers opinions on the multi-year activity programmes;
2. submits annual programmes of development in the scientific, welfare and training fields;
3. formulates the strategic objectives to be pursued by the Foundation in the medium and long term;
4. appoints the Director;
5. appoints the Scientific Director, the Administrative Director and the Health Director of the Foundation and evaluates, annually, their work;
6. periodically monitors the correspondence of the Foundation’s activity with the strategic objectives set;
7. examines and evaluates the budget and the related final balance sheet as well as the related reports, proposed by the Director;
8. authorises the President or his delegate to bring legal proceedings and/or to resist prosecution;
9. approves or ratifies the agreements, conventions and acts that are always named and signed by the President in the context of his external relations with the Institutions, companies and the non-profit sector;
10. resolves the acquisition of inheritance, donations and other donations.

The Board of Directors may be composed of 3 to 7 members, and the President and the two Vice-Presidents of the Foundation are members by right. The Board of Directors remains in office for three years and its members may be reappointed.

• DIRECTOR

Dr. Nicola Lorito

The Director directs and coordinates the offices of the Foundation and is in charge of its employees; collaborates with the President in the implementation of the resolutions of the Board of Directors; prepares the outlines of the preliminary budget and the final budget; performs the functions of secretary of the Board of Directors. It is also the responsibility of the Director to inform the Board of Directors, also through periodic reports, about the progress of the Foundation’s management and, in the event of the President’s mandate, on the state of achievement of the strategic objectives assigned;

• BOARD OF AUDITORS

Dott. Roberto Ridolfi (President)
Dott. Rocco Francesco
Prof.ssa Taccone Anna Maria

The Board of Auditors, consisting of 3 members, supervises the accounting administration of the Foundation. The Board of Directors remains in office for three years and its members may be reappointed. In particular, the College itself:

1. verifies the administration of the Foundation from an economic point of view;
2. supervises compliance with the law;
3. ensures the regular keeping of the accounts and the compliance of the financial statements with the results of the books and accounting records and periodically carries out cash checks.