Paolo Manzoni is Director of the Department of Paediatrics and Neonatology (ASL Biella, Italy) and Coordinator of the Italian Society of Neonatal Infectious Diseases. He is also founding member of the ReSViNET foundation. His primary research interests include paediatric and neonatal infectious diseases, fungal infections and prevention, RSV-related diseases, retinopathy of prematurity and neonatal nutrition. He has served on the Board of Directors of the European and World Associations of Perinatal Medicine. He is also external consultant for Paediatrics and Neonatology for AIFA and EMA.