The Boggesi of Piora donated two buildings dedicated to research and didactics. After renovations of the two buildings were completed, legal documents were drawn up by the office of attorney Gabriele Gendotti in Faido thus creating, in 1994, the Alpine Biology Center Foundation.
The foundation board is represented by the entities who gave their supporto to this center: Canton Ticino, the University of Geneva, the University of Zürich, the Corporation of the Boggesi of Piora and later the Swiss-Italian University.
The foundation's governing board members are:
- Canton Ticino: Prof. R. Peduzzi, President (ex-Director of the Cantonal Institute of Microbiolgy ICM), Mr. A. Giannini (Corporazione Boggesi di Piora)1 andMr. R.Hochstrasser (DECS)
- University of Geneva: Prof. J.L.Loizeau (F. A. Forel Institute) 2
- University di Zürich: Prof. J.Pernthaler4
- Swiss-Italian University: Mr. J.Pellegri 3
- IM-SUPSI: Dr. M.Tonolla
- Municipality Quinto: Mr. V.Jelmini
Secretary: Mrs. L.Ferrari-Casanova
In the constitution of 1994 promotional members were also part of the foundation board:
1 Remo Croce, ex-mayor of Quinto
2 Fabrizio Carlevaro, Prof. the University of Geneva
3 Mauro Martinoni, ex-Director of the Office of University Studies
4 Reinhard Bachofen, ex-Prof. Institute of Plant Biology University Zurich
