Rise and fall of 23andme
In March 2025, 23andMe, the American company offering low-cost genetic testing that stores genomic data from over 15 million people, declared bankruptcy and initiated proceedings to sell the company
Not the same ROBOT
A machine-learning algorithm hunts for brain-damaging proteins
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Construction works are safer and less demanding with robot Concert
The prototype is the result of the European project “Concert” coordinated by the IIT in Italy. It was tested at an actual construction site in Poland
Genoa Instruments, a deep-tech startup born from the IIT, secures €1 million funding round led by Deep Blue Ventures to transform super-resolution optical microscopy
Genoa Instruments is the only Italian company producing next-generation optical microscopes. Thanks to the new investment, GI will accelerate the global distribution of PRISM, its super-resolution optical microscope
In a Nature article, an international research team charts the course for scalable neuromorphic computing systems
Chiara Bartolozzi from the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia is among the contributing authors
Towards a natural control of robotic limbs
Researchers at Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia in Italy and Imperial College London in the UK demonstrate the connection between hand and brain movement patterns, paving the way for the design of bionic limbs that feel natural to users. The study has been published in Science Robotics and funded by the European Research Council.
IIT: A New European Excellence Grant for the Development of Upper Limb Prosthetics
The European Research Council (ERC) announced today the allocation of 134 “Proof of Concept” (PoC) grants across Europe to bring outstanding scientific research closer to practical applications
The effectiveness of Ziapin2 in restoring the physiological conditions of the retina in cases of retinitis pigmentosa and macular degeneration has been demonstrated in pre-clinical models
The effect observed on the pre-clinical model has a duration of two weeks. The next goal for the team will be to prolong the effect, working on methods of administration and release
Happy New Year IIT
Greetings from the Scientific Director to the IIT staff
