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)
AI made in Italy launches the international challenge against Covid
“Covid CXR Hackathon” promoted by IIT, FBK and UNIMORE, presented at Expo 2020 Dubai
Daniele Cortecchia wins a Starting grant from the European Research Council
Of the 28 winning projects to be developed in Italy, one is obtained by IIT researcher Daniele Cortecchia, based in Milano
Another year together
Greetings from the IIT Scientific Director Giorgio Metta
DNA-FAIRYLIGHTS: decorating DNA sequences with colourful nano-light for improving data storage
The project has received EU funding under the Horizon 2020 program
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: the role of the circular RNA
Sapienza University of Rome and the University of Perugia, in collaboration with the IIT has published a study which sheds light on a new form of RNA and its involvement in neurodegenerative disorders