Modena is an ancient city (3rd century BC) with an old University dated 1175 AC. Modena is the home of the traditional balsamic vinegar, Luciano Pavarotti and the Italian sports car manufacturers Ferrari, Lamborghini and Maserati. Massimo has been an ISCT member since 2001. He is currently a member of the Mesenchymal & Tissue Stem Cells Committee and the ISCT Treasurer and has seen the society go from operating at a loss to being profitable. In the 2009 he co-founded the forum of Italian Researchers on Mesenchymal Stromal Cells (FIRST). READ FULL INTERVIEW