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Identified a novel control mechanism of foxp2 gene expression, a gene that makes our brain capable of formulating verbal expressions

In the past, it was thought that about 95% of DNA did not contain any information and, thus, this portion of DNA had been defined as "Junk" DNA. In contrast, scientific results have confirmed that it encodes for microRNAs and other types of RNAs, which are prime regulatory molecules that orchestrate complex gene networks. The research coordinated by Dr. Davide De Pietri Tonelli, at the Neuroscience and Brain Technologies (NBT) department of the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (Genoa, Italy), identified about 3.000 genes that are potentially regulated by microRNAs, and shows that two microRNAs regulate one of these genes, foxp2, that is known to control the development of organs, and brain areas involved in human verbal expression.

The national competition promoted by CNR e il Sole 24 Ore awarded two entrepreneurial ideas of Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia. The winners are: Rehab Tech and Microturbine.

On the 31st of October the Start Cup "Ricerca – Il Sole 24 Ore" assigned its awards; this is an initiative promoted by National Research Council (CNR) in collaboration with the major daily national economic-financial newspaper. Two projects born in the laboratories of Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia were selected: Rehab Tech, in Life Science nomination, and Microturbine in Agro-Food-Cleantech nomination. The awards were assigned at the end of the selection from 50 participants, concluded with 12 finalists and 4 winners.

"It is a big satisfaction to see young scientists who manage to give life to their own projects transforming them into entrepreneurial ideas with great prospective" -declares Salvatore Majorana, Technology Transfer Director of Istituto Italiano di Technologia. "This result encourages us to continue the team work planned by IIT which allowed us to follow these ideas from the patent stage till definition of the convincing business model. We are working to continue this dialogue between researchers and investors, contributing with universities, research centers, incubators, enterprise and capital venture operators into realization of the ecosystem favorable to start-up in our Country. We are convinced that this is a valuable creation tool for the entire community.