8 , ▁Cav az za ▁was ▁made ▁manager ▁of ▁the ▁industrial ▁innov ation ▁project ▁“ N u ove ▁T ec n ologie ▁della ▁V ita ” ▁( New ▁life ▁science ▁techn ologies ) ▁within ▁the ▁Italian ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Econom ic ▁Development . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁EF PI A ▁( Europe an ▁Federation ▁of ▁Ph arma ce ut ical ▁Indust ries ▁and ▁Associ ations ), ▁of ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁Vice ▁President ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁IF P MA ▁( Intern ational ▁Federation ▁of ▁Ph arma ce ut ical ▁Man ufact ur ers ▁Association ). ▁ ▁Rec ogn ition ▁ ▁Cav az za ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁order ▁of ▁Knight ▁of ▁Labour ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Gen oa ▁awarded ▁him ▁an ▁honor ary ▁degree ▁in ▁Medicine . ▁He ▁was ▁awarded ▁an ▁honor ary ▁degree ▁in ▁International ▁Business ▁Str ateg ies ▁from ▁L UST IC O , ▁the ▁Free ▁International ▁University ▁for ▁International ▁Studies ▁of ▁Ost ia . ▁In ▁recognition ▁of ▁his ▁commit ment ▁to ▁research ▁and ▁development ▁activities ▁for ▁rare ▁dise ases ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁the ▁county ▁of ▁Maryland ▁established ▁the ▁Cla udio ▁Cav az za ▁Science ▁Award . ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Ph arma - Fin ance ▁award ▁for ▁bi ote chn ologies ,