Micro-electrodes integrated with an ultra-thin optical probe to study the brain

A new hybrid device, electronic and photonic, makes it possible to study the activity of brain cells in a very precise yet minimally invasive manner, thanks to the combined application of an optical probe and micro-electrodes capable of recording the brain signal.
Innovation and research Made in Italy get stronger in the US market

Piccola Industria of Confindustria Liguria, IITand Miami Scientific Italian Community sign an agreement to support Italian technologies in the US market
European Research Council (ERC) awards two Proof of Concept Grants to IIT researchers

Gianni Ciofani in Pontedera (Pisa) and Sauro Succi (Rome) will explore the commercial potential of their frontier research projects, which deal with micro and nanotechnologies for health applications.
IIT and Carabinieri TPC Join Forces for the Protection of Italian Cultural Heritage

The Scientific Director Giorgio Metta and the Commander of the Carabinieri TPC, Gen. B. Roberto Riccardi, sign the Memorandum of Understanding that establishes the collaboration between the two institutions for the next three years
Optical vortex crystals for photonic simulations of complex systems

Researchers at the IIT show the realization of coupled light vortices by means of optical metasurfaces. The results will have impact on fields as diverse as microscopy, optical communications and photonics simulations.
Iama Therapeutics raises 8 million euros for the development of a new drug candidate

The startup, born from research at the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT), has closed an 8 million euro investment round subscribed to by Claris Ventures Sgr and CDP Venture Capital Sgr, enabling the initiation of human trials for a potential innovative treatment
European Research Council awards €3 million to Teresa Pellegrino’s cancer project

313 researchers will receive funding from the European Research Council (ERC) for a total investment of 632 million euros. Only 11 of the award-winners will carry out their research in Italy, including Teresa Pellegrino, at her third project with the ERC.
From remote tourism to metaverse, the new robotic avatar is made in Italy

The new iCub3 avatar system enables a human operator to visit remotely the 17th International Architecture Exhibition at La Biennale di Venezia.
Nanomodulators of light on optical micro-probes to study the brain

The study has been published in Advanced Optical Materials and featured on the journal’s front cover
IIT: 4 new projects financed by European Research Council to edge frontier research closer to market

Ilka Kriegel, Monica Gori, Paolo Decuzzi and Antonio Bicchi are the IIT researchers awarded today with Proof of Concept (PoC) Grants by the European Research Council (ERC)