▁and ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁was ▁given ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁mer itor ious ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁non - pro fit ▁Italian ▁association ▁for ▁frag ile ▁X ▁synd rome ▁( Ass ocia zione ▁Italiana ▁S ind rome ▁X ▁F rag ile ▁On lus ) ▁for ▁the ▁commit ment ▁he ▁has ▁shown ▁towards ▁those ▁affected ▁by ▁the ▁synd rome . ▁ ▁Comm it ment ▁to ▁culture ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁Cla udio ▁Cav az za ▁inst ig ated ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁F ond azione ▁S igma - T au , ▁intended ▁to ▁introduce ▁the ▁concepts ▁of ▁entire ty ▁and ▁complexity ▁of ▁the ▁human ities ▁into ▁entrepr ene ur ial ▁planning ▁and ▁medicine , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁promote ▁academic ▁and ▁cultural ▁debate ▁and ▁encou rage ▁scientific ▁progress . ▁Cav az za ▁founded ▁the ▁S igma - T au ▁publishing ▁house ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁producing ▁the ▁scientific ▁magazine ▁S fer a , ▁an ▁editor ial ▁project ▁of ▁ 4 3 ▁parts ▁published ▁between ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁Through ▁its ▁innov ation ▁it ▁gained ▁two ▁awards , ▁the ▁Gal ile o ▁in ▁Italy ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁and ▁the ▁Prix ▁Cam éra ▁in ▁Paris ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁ ▁In vol vement ▁in ▁activities ▁in ▁the ▁public ▁interest ▁ ▁Cav az za ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁numerous ▁C NR ▁( Cons ig lio ▁Nazionale ▁delle ▁Ric er che ▁– ▁Italian ▁National ▁Research ▁Council )