The Foundation Istituto Insubrico di Ricerca per la Vita (FIIRV) was born thanks to Provincia di Varese, Stato e Repubblica del Cantone Ticino, Regio Insubrica, University of Insubria, Cardiocentro Ticino Foundation and Comune di Busto Arsizio. All these entities together promoted its realization with the clear goal to support, promote and protect research in a boundary context which has great potentialities.