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Andrea Lenzi Named President of Italy’s National Research Council

This appointment resolves a months-long impasse to clear the path for the council’s budget approval and research relaunch.

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Overview

  • Andrea Lenzi officially assumed the presidency of the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche on July 26 following a decree signed by Minister Anna Maria Bernini.
  • His leadership ends a governance deadlock that had left the CNR without a fully constituted board since early 2025 and stalled key budgetary and research decisions.
  • Lenzi, a 72-year-old emeritus professor of endocrinology at Sapienza University of Rome, has authored about 1,000 peer-reviewed scientific publications.
  • He currently chairs the National Committee for Biosafety, Biotechnology and Life Sciences and directs the UNESCO Chair in Urban Health while serving on major research evaluation bodies.
  • The new presidency paves the way for imminent approval of the CNR’s budget and the relaunch of research programs delayed by the council’s prolonged paralysis.