In the Media

Europe could turn more of its scientific discoveries into new technologies, products and businesses by changing the way it funds innovation and supports researchers, according to a new Policy Forum published in Science.

L’Agenzia spaziale italiana ha finanziato il progetto dell’Iit di viale Piaggio. Lo studio sugli effetti dell’assenza di gravità sul corpo umano e le contromisure.

What does it mean to work in research? How do passion and study turn into real innovation? We discuss this with Gianni Ciofani, Director of the Center for Materials Interfaces at the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, based in Pontedera.

This is how astronauts’ brains are studied to uncover treatments for Parkinson’s disease - Long-duration space missions can help researchers understand how to reduce the symptoms of neurodegenerative diseases.

The IIT Smart Bio-Interfaces research unit in Pontedera focuses on the application of nanomedicine in oncology and in addressing oxidative stress–related damage. This research unit has also led to the establishment of a startup producing cosmetics derived from by-products of the wine industry.