INF-ACT Partners
This section includes the entities that have joined the Foundation as Supporting Partners (Art. 11 – Statute).
Politecnico di Bari
The Polytechnic University of Bari was established by Law no. 245 of 7 August 1990. It is the youngest of the three Italian Polytechnic Universities and the only one in Southern Italy.
PoliBa was founded in recognition of the activities and prestige of the long-established Faculty of Engineering of the University of Bari, whose courses had been offered since the winter of 1943-44 within the University of Bari. The Faculty of Architecture, established in 1989, and the Faculty of Engineering in Taranto, established in 1991, joined the Faculty of Engineering in Bari almost from the beginning, creating a technical university whose defining features are solid traditions, a strong focus on innovation, and excellence in research and education.
Following the reform introduced by Law 240 of 2010 and the resulting amendments to its Statute, the Polytechnic University of Bari reorganized itself entirely on a departmental basis, with five major departments: the Department of Electrical and Information Engineering; the Department of Mechanics, Mathematics and Management; the Interuniversity Department of Physics “Michelangelo Merlin”; the Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture Sciences; and the Department of Civil, Environmental, Land, Building Engineering and Chemistry.
Università degli Studi di Camerino
Founded in 1336, the University of Camerino, with its five Schools — Architecture and Design; Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine; Law; Pharmaceutical Sciences and Health Products; and Science and Technology — is distinguished by a broad and diversified educational offer, with numerous study pathways available to students, adequate spaces and facilities, and a highly competitive professor-to-student ratio.
For the past three years, it has ranked first among all Italian universities, including Polytechnic Universities, in the rankings compiled by Censis. It has also held first place for twenty consecutive years among universities of comparable size in the same rankings.
Università degli Studi della Campania "L. Vanvitelli"
The University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli” — UNICAMPANIA — was established in 1991 by decree of the Italian Ministry of University and Scientific and Technological Research of 25 March 1991 and by Presidential Decree of 27 April 1992, following its separation from the University of Naples Federico II.
It officially began operating independently on 1 November 1992, with almost 19,000 enrolled students and eight faculties distributed across five areas of the region. Today, the University comprises 16 departments, seven of which are in the medical area. It offers an excellent environment for biomedical research and places strong emphasis on the importance of building networks with Italian and international research groups.
Università degli Studi di Messina
The University of Messina was founded in 1548 by Pope Paul III and, from its very origins, has been a privileged place for exchange among different cultures. Just over a century later, in 1678, the University was closed following the anti-Spanish revolt. At that time, the University represented the city’s most significant political and cultural expression and counted among its professors Giovanni Alfonso Borelli, Pietro Castelli, Giovan Battista Cortesi, Carlo Fracassati, Giacomo Gallo, Mario Giurba, Marcello Malpighi and Francesco Maurolico.
The University was later re-established in 1838 by King Ferdinand II and, apart from a brief closure caused by the anti-Bourbon revolt of 1847, remained until the early twentieth century a fertile ground for major intellectual figures such as Pietro Bonfante, Leonardo Coviello, Vittorio Martinetti, Vittorio Emanuele Orlando, Giovanni Pascoli and Gaetano Salvemini. The earthquake that devastated Messina in 1908 destroyed much of the University’s facilities and equipment and caused the loss of many professors and students.
However, already in 1909 the Faculty of Law reopened its doors, followed in the subsequent years by the Faculties of Humanities, Science, Pharmacy and Medicine. Year after year, the University regained its vitality, successfully overcoming the post-Second World War reconstruction period as well, thanks to the contribution of enlightened Rectors such as Gaetano Martino and Salvatore Pugliatti.
Università degli Studi dell’Insubria
The University of Insubria, with campuses in Varese and Como, has 12,000 students, 380 technical and administrative staff members and 440 professors and researchers. Research activities are carried out across 8 departments, 5 located in Varese and 3 in Como, and through 56 Research Centres supported by ICT services, libraries and a Research and Innovation Office. The educational offer includes 43 degree programmes, including bachelor’s degrees, single-cycle master’s degrees and master’s degree programmes, 8 PhD programmes and 20 Schools of Specialization, covering many disciplinary areas, from life and environmental sciences to the hard sciences, and from the humanities and legal fields to economics and engineering.
Università degli Studi di Palermo
The University of Palermo is a public research institution, internationally recognized and active in almost all major fields of study, promoting an interdisciplinary approach. Its academic structures include 16 departments, 1 School of Medicine, 21 libraries, 3 decentralized campuses, the Museum System, the Language Centre, the School of Italian for Foreigners, and the Orientation and Tutoring Centre. The University is highly active in the management and implementation of projects funded through both direct and indirect EU funds. Thanks to the NRRP, UNIPA has obtained significant investment resources, almost EUR 130 million, under Mission 4, Component 2.
Università degli Studi di Pisa
UNIPI’s main research hub includes 20 departments and 7 centres, with approximately 1,500 professors. Research activities are also carried out within 19 interdepartmental and departmental centres. UNIPI hosts a wide range of sophisticated scientific equipment and the Centre for the Integration of Scientific Instruments of the University of Pisa (CISUP), available to UNIPI professors and researchers.
UNIPI has been involved in 206 European projects, 51 as coordinator, under Horizon 2020 and other European programmes, with total funding of EUR 68.3 million, including 14 ERC grants and several MSCA actions.
Università degli Studi di Parma
The University of Parma is one of the oldest universities in the world and among the best known in Italy. It has around 1,700 staff members and approximately 30,000 enrolled students, 92 degree programmes, 20 PhD programmes and 39 master’s programmes managed by its 10 departments. UNIPR has support facilities, research infrastructures and conference areas, both centralized and decentralized.
Università del Salento
The University of Salento is a community of students, faculty members and technical-administrative staff that recognizes the free promotion of research and teaching as instruments for human development, the affirmation of pluralism and the pursuit of equal social dignity, in full independence from any ideological, political, religious or economic orientation. Within the university community, no one may be discriminated against in any way or form on the basis of their choices in study, research or teaching. The University of Salento guarantees equal opportunities and dignity for its students, promotes merit and values excellence, and supports applied and basic research in accordance with the principle of evaluation. Alongside its two fundamental objectives of education and research, the University of Salento pursues a third mission: fostering the direct application, enhancement and use of knowledge to contribute to the social, cultural and economic development of the territory in which it operates. At the international level, the University of Salento pursues all forms of collaboration that promote knowledge, mutual cultural enrichment, the circulation of knowledge and the exchange of students and staff.
Alpha IVD S.p.A.
Alpha IVD S.p.A. excels in medical diagnostics, focusing on innovative diagnostic systems, kits and devices. As a subsidiary of Anatolia Geneworks, a global manufacturer of molecular diagnostics, Alpha IVD operates in eight countries.
Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Pisana
The Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana is the second largest university hospital in Tuscany and is integrated with the University of Pisa. With more than 1,200 beds, AOUPI ensures high standards of care, placing the patient at the centre and valuing the service as an integral part of the project.
Azienda ospedaliera di rilievo nazionale "A. Cardarelli"
The National Hospital of High Specialization “A. Cardarelli” is a public institution providing healthcare services, with significant functions and responsibilities in ensuring healthcare across a wide area that includes not only the city but also the province and Campania, and represents a point of reference for other Italian regions, especially in Southern Italy. It has highly specialized Complex Operating Units focused on three major areas of activity: care, teaching and research. The cooperation and integration of all professionals working within the hospital make it possible to achieve its overall public-interest healthcare objective.
Centro di Ricerca Genomica per la salute CRGS scarl
The Genomic Research Centre for Health is a high-capacity strategic research infrastructure in Campania that combines basic and translational research in genomics and bioinformatics. CRGS is equipped with state-of-the-art instrumentation for structural and functional studies through large-scale analysis of genomes, epigenomes, transcriptomes and metagenomes. Its main mission is to manage a technologically advanced infrastructure for research, dissemination and valorization of results.
Diesse Diagnostica Senese S.p.A
DIESSE is an Italian company with integrated and fully in-house production of in vitro diagnostic systems, headquartered in Siena. Since its foundation in 1980, the company has developed, manufactured and marketed innovative diagnostic systems, mainly in the field of immunodiagnostics and automated ESR measurement. The company has a global presence in more than 100 countries. At its headquarters, which include a research centre and production area, the design and development of tests and new diagnostic instruments combine Italian design with cutting-edge technology, identifying DIESSE as “Diagnostics for the Immune System”.
ENEA - Agenzia nazionale per le nuove tecnologie, l’energia e lo sviluppo economico sostenibile
ENEA is the Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development, a public-law body dedicated to research, technological innovation and the provision of advanced services to businesses, public administrations and citizens in the fields of energy, environment and sustainable economic development. Its areas of specialization include energy technologies, such as renewable sources, storage and smart grids, where the Agency is also coordinator of the National Energy Technology Cluster; nuclear fusion and safety, where it acts as national research coordinator; energy efficiency, through the National Agency for Energy Efficiency; technologies for cultural heritage; seismic protection; food security; pollution; life sciences; strategic raw materials; and climate change. Among emerging issues, ENEA supports the production system and public authorities, in particular the Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security and the Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy, in the transition towards a circular economy and resource efficiency.
Fidia Farmaceutici S.p.A.
Fidia Farmaceutici S.p.A. is a large private Italian multinational company with R&D, production, marketing and sales capabilities. Established by deed on 18 July 1946, it has been based in Abano Terme (PD) since 1959 and has been part of the P&R Group since 1999. Fidia’s mission is to offer therapeutic solutions through a broad portfolio of products mainly based on the use of hyaluronic acid (HA) in the treatment of disorders affecting joints, skin wounds, ophthalmology, uro-gynaecology, aesthetic and regenerative medicine. More than 75 years of research have made Fidia a leading company in the production of HA. Its research activity has produced a large patent portfolio, including more than 1,300 international patents, of which 1,100 concern HA with different molecular weights, industrial processes, pharmaceutical formulations, compositions, derivatives and applications. Fidia has four plants in Italy; its local unit in Noto (SR) is a biotechnology research centre and production facility for the active ingredient “Collagenase”.
Genomix4Life S.R.L.
Genomix4Life S.r.l. provides a wide range of structural and functional genomics services, as well as bioinformatics and data storage services. The team has extensive expertise in the main applications and most innovative technologies for nucleic acid analysis through next-generation sequencing and microarrays.
International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
ICGEB is an intergovernmental organization, initially established as a special project of UNIDO. Autonomous since 1994, it manages more than 45 state-of-the-art laboratories in Trieste, New Delhi and Cape Town and forms an interactive network with nearly 70 Member States, aligned with the United Nations system. It plays a key role in biotechnology by promoting research excellence, training and technology transfer to industry, contributing to sustainable global development. It is dedicated to advanced research and training in molecular biology and biotechnology and to the advancement of knowledge in the fields of biomedicine, crop improvement, environmental protection, biopharmaceuticals, biopesticides and biofuels.
Istituto Nazionale per le Malattie Infettive Lazzaro Spallanzani [mb14.IRCCS
The Spallanzani Institute conducts national and international clinical and research projects with a multidisciplinary team of professionals in intensive care, infectious and tropical diseases, epidemiology, immunology and microbiology. The Institute has 200 acute-care negative-pressure beds, 12 negative-pressure critical care beds and 5 post-transplant beds. It has 4 BSL-3 laboratories and 1 BSL-4 laboratory for diagnostics and research, as well as a large biobank. A new building is dedicated to diseases requiring high isolation, with 10 high-isolation rooms for ordinary and critical care and 20 rooms for quarantine.
Istituto Nazionale Tumori di Napoli Fondazione "G. Pascale"
The Pascale Institute, founded in 1933, is the largest Clinical Care and Cancer Research Centre in Southern Italy, dedicated to prevention, diagnosis, treatment and research. The Pascale Institute follows the US model of Comprehensive Cancer Centres, using multidisciplinary teams for cancer care. Activities are organized into macro-areas to foster collaboration on the main oncological issues. These areas include: 1) Prevention and risk factors; 2) Tumour markers and diagnostics; 3) Integrated oncology treatments; and 4) Advanced therapeutic strategies. The first macro-area explores the role of oncogenic viruses and the molecular signatures of viral exposure in disease development.
MenToTech S.R.L.
MenToTech S.r.l. is an integrated engineering and advanced bioinformatics company, a leader in the development of bioinformatics algorithms and enabling technologies. It specializes in the creation and optimization of solutions for omics data analysis. MenToTech also provides experimental research and development services in biotechnology, including cloud software: cloud-based omics and artificial intelligence tools designed for the healthcare and research industries; consulting: expert support to perform, optimize and improve data analysis and processes in various omics projects; and training: customized training programmes for research centres, universities and companies at different levels of expertise.
Negedia S.R.L.
NEGEDIA SRL was founded in 2019 by Fondazione Telethon with the aim of introducing an equitable and innovative business model in the field of genetic disease diagnostics, based on next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies. The company was established as a spin-off of the TIGEM research centre and the University of Naples Federico II, building on the exceptional biotechnology expertise of its founding partners. This shared vision and cooperation led to the design of a scientific and commercial plan for the development of genomics services, positioning Negedia as an excellence in the Italian NGS landscape.
ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda
The Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda Social and Healthcare Trust is a large metropolitan hospital with social and healthcare expertise for territorial care. Located in Milan and covering all clinical and surgical specialties for adults and children, it is a reference centre for the city, the Lombardy Region and Italy. It carries out prevention, diagnosis and treatment activities within the National Health Service, as well as training and research activities.
IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele
San Raffaele Hospital is a private university hospital recognized by the Italian Ministry of Health as a Scientific Institute for Research, Hospitalization and Healthcare (IRCCS). Its highly specialized and qualified campus, with 1,330 beds, carries out clinical, research and training activities. Thanks to 100 high-technology laboratories and pre-clinical facilities, 50 medical specialties, 50,000 hospitalizations per year and more than 880 ongoing clinical trials, at San Raffaele Hospital basic science is rapidly translated into clinical practice, while clinical needs guide basic research.
Società Servizi Temelatici s.r.l.
Società Servizi Telematici manages the Pedianet Database, a primary care research network established in 1999. Pedianet has solid experience in epidemiological research and has received funding from Italian and international organizations, including the European Commission since 2006. The network, which involves more than 400 family paediatricians in Italy, collects anonymized data for epidemiological studies. It participates in European projects for the creation of networks, data-sharing platforms and benchmarking analyses. The team includes paediatricians, researchers, epidemiologists, statisticians and IT experts.
SCYLLA BIOTECH S.R.L.
Scylla Biotech is a service company for drug discovery, vaccine development and therapeutic antibodies. The company’s activities concern the fields of human health research and biotechnology and focus on the characterization of the antibody repertoire induced by vaccination in humans, with the aim of optimizing vaccine design and the protection they provide. Its activities are brought to market through research services for industries, research centres and universities.
Società Italiana Anestesia Analgesia Rianimazione e Terapia Intensiva
SIAARTI is a non-profit scientific association with more than 10,000 members, whose purpose is to promote science and culture in the fields of anaesthesia, anaesthesia and perioperative medicine, resuscitation and intensive care, emergency critical care, pain medicine and palliative care, hyperbaric medicine and maternal and child care. SIAARTI is a scientific society recognized by the Italian Ministry of Health and included in the list of scientific societies and technical-scientific associations of healthcare professions.
Fondazione Telethon ETS
Fondazione Telethon ETS is an Italian non-profit organization that has supported biomedical research on rare and genetic diseases for more than 30 years. Its vision is to translate research results into therapies available to patients. Over the years, it has invested around EUR 660 million, funding nearly 3,000 research projects involving more than 1,700 scientists. In 1994, it founded the TIGEM Institute in Pozzuoli (NA), and later, in 1996, together with San Raffaele Hospital, it founded the San Raffaele Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy (SR-Tiget).
Università Magna Græcia di Catanzaro
The Magna Græcia University of Catanzaro is an Italian state university founded in 1998. It is one of the three public universities in Calabria and ranks second in terms of student enrollment.
UMG is based on 2 schools and 4 departments. The Department of Health Sciences and the School of Pharmacy and Nutraceuticals include all pharmaceutical chemistry activities at UMG. The Dulbecco healthcare organization hosts at UMG the only regional ECMO facility successfully used during the COVID-19 pandemic. The School of Advanced Studies is based in the historic San Giovanni Monumental Complex in the centre of Catanzaro. This prestigious building has hosted numerous scientific events over recent decades, including the major MedChem2019 event organized by the Net4Science spin-off and hosted by the Computational Pharmaceutical Chemistry Laboratory.
Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi
Bocconi University was founded in Milan in 1902 as a private, independent and non-profit university, becoming the first Italian higher education institution to grant a degree in economics. Today, Bocconi is considered Italy’s leading university in economics and business. It is an internationally recognized research university in the fields of business, economics and law. Its research projects are funded by national and supranational institutions. Bocconi exchanges faculty members and collaborates on major projects with European and American universities and business schools that share the same principles.
Università della Calabria
The University of Calabria (UNICAL) is a state university whose institutional mission is to pursue research, teaching and knowledge valorization activities, contributing to the social, cultural and economic development of society. Founded in 1972, UNICAL is the pioneering campus university of Southern Italy, extending over more than 200 hectares. With 14 departments, 9 of which are in STEM fields, it offers 82 bachelor’s, master’s and single-cycle master’s degree programmes, including 10 taught in English, and an extensive postgraduate offer with first- and second-level master’s degrees, specialization schools, advanced training courses and 12 PhD programmes.UNICAL participates in and manages numerous European, national and regional projects. Since 2003, UNICAL has undertaken numerous actions to strengthen its credibility and relationships within the innovation network, connecting research with industrial applications and spin-offs through its Technology Transfer Office. It has valorized research results through a broad portfolio of patents, academic spin-offs and innovative start-ups, with the support of the TechNest academic incubator. UNICAL actively embraces its Social Mission through public engagement initiatives. UNICAL promotes international relations, ensures access to funding, supports research freedom and is committed to improving researchers’ working conditions and professional development in line with European standards. This commitment is reflected in the “HR Excellence in Research” recognition received from the European Commission in 2022 under the HRS4R strategy.
Università degli Studi di Firenze
The University of Florence is one of the largest and most productive public research systems in Italy, in terms of the number and scientific-disciplinary diversity of its researchers and the many junior scientists in training, its intense participation in research programmes of significant international interest, scientific results achieved, and the external funding supporting research and technology transfer activities. Researchers at the University of Florence belong to 21 departments and use around 40 research facilities, including interdepartmental and interuniversity centres, as well as centres for research, transfer and advanced training.
Università degli Studi di Genova
The University of Genoa (UNIGE), founded in 1933, is today a teaching and research institution organized into 22 departments within 5 schools, 13 interuniversity research centres and 1 centre of excellence. UNIGE maintains synergistic collaborations with many national research bodies, innovative SMEs and industries based in Liguria and operating worldwide, including the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT), the National Research Council (CNR), the National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN) and RINA Consulting.
Università degli studi di Milano-Bicocca
The University of Milano-Bicocca is a young public academic institution, founded in 1988 and devoted to higher education, research and innovation. It comprises 14 departments in the fields of ICT, education sciences, economics and statistics, law, mathematics, physics and natural sciences, medicine, psychology and sociology. The research activities of its departments are complemented by more than 58 university and interuniversity research centres. Since its foundation, UNIMIB has been dedicated to promoting and supporting innovation: among its missions, technology transfer plays a crucial role, as shown by collaborations and projects with local industry.
Università degli studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia
The University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (UNIMORE) is a state university founded in 1175, organized as a network of campuses, strongly rooted in the region and the country, and with a strong European and international vocation. The number of international projects funded in recent years totals 249, including 119 under Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe and 130 funded by other bodies. UNIMORE is also active in four NRRP National Centres and participates in other NRRP-related initiatives, including Innovation Ecosystems, Extended Partnerships, Research Infrastructures and Technological Innovation Infrastructures.
Università degli Studi di Perugia
The University of Perugia (UNIPG), founded in 1308, is one of the oldest universities in Europe. Combining excellence in both research and teaching, UNIPG carries out a fruitful range of co-creation and knowledge-training activities in an open and innovative context of scientific and human interaction. UNIPG employs more than 1,100 faculty members across 14 departments, 10 of which have recently obtained excellence status. It manages 17 University Centres and 29 Interuniversity Centres, some of which are relevant to the aims of the proposal. UNIPG participates in 442 Erasmus agreements and offers 41 degree programmes, 44 master’s programmes, 22 PhD programmes and 33 medical schools. UNIPG is a strong driver of economic innovation, with 50 industrial patents over the last 20 years and 50 spin-offs. I Some UNIPG researchers were included in the 2020 list of the top 2% of scientists worldwide.
Università degli Studi di Salerno
The University of Salerno is the second largest university in Southern Italy by number of enrolled students, around 40,000, and is organized into 17 departments and two campuses: the Fisciano campus, covering an area of 1,200,000 m2 and hosting most of the facilities, and the Baronissi campus, covering 150,000 m2 and hosting the Department of Medicine and the sports centre. These are complemented by the new Avellino campus. The educational offer includes 93 study programmes, ranging from life and health sciences to exact sciences, and from the humanities, law and economics to engineering and computer science.
Università degli Studi di Sassari
The University of Sassari is an ancient university, founded in 1558 and now recognized among the best medium-sized Italian universities. With its 10 departments and more than 680 faculty members, the University of Sassari offers education in both the humanities and scientific fields to more than 13,000 students across the campuses of Sassari, Olbia, Alghero, Nuoro and Oristano. In addition to its 61 institutional programmes, 7 of which are international, it also offers a wide range of postgraduate research activities, PhD programmes, medical specialization schools, advanced training and international exchange projects, with 28 European projects funded over the last 5 years.
Università degli Studi di Trento
The University of Trento is a medium-sized university founded in 1962. Since its foundation, it has offered an excellent research environment and has aimed to establish alliances with institutions in Italy and abroad. UNITN is consistently ranked among the best Italian universities; for example, it is placed in the 351-400 group of the Times Higher Education University Rankings and 429th in the QS World University Rankings. In the latest Quality of Research Evaluation carried out by the National Agency for the Evaluation of Universities and Research Institutes (ANVUR), UNITN ranked first in its category for the quality of scientific output.
Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata
The mission of the University of Rome Tor Vergata is to contribute to the education and training of people, to scientific research and to the technological, organizational and social innovation required to achieve truly sustainable development.
Università degli Studi di Trieste
The University of Trieste is a centre of excellence in research and education, recognized at national and international level. Founded in 1924, it offers a wide range of bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral programmes, as well as specialization programmes. Investment in research is fundamental and central for the University of Trieste, supporting emerging innovation and the overall wellbeing of society. With its prestigious scientific institutions, libraries and well-equipped laboratories, and its dynamic role in international relations, Trieste is one of the leading universities in terms of knowledge quality and technology transfer to businesses.
Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale "Amedeo Avogadro"
The University of Eastern Piedmont “Amedeo Avogadro” is an Italian public university founded in 1998. It has 8 departments and a Faculty of Medicine, around 15,000 students, 450 professors and researchers, 360 technical-administrative staff members, around 270 PhD students and 90 postdoctoral positions. The University offers a comprehensive disciplinary range, including Economics, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Legal and Political Sciences, Social Sciences, Medicine and Surgery, Natural Sciences and Humanities, covering a broad range of activities: basic and advanced courses, laboratories, internships, traineeships and international exchanges. Research activities are funded by private and public institutions at local, national and international level. High-level research and education are the University’s mission, and its Board of Directors pays great attention to them, promoting and supporting researchers in carrying out projects and facilitating their infrastructure needs. UPO is a partner in numerous European research and training programmes; it has been involved in 21 FP7 projects, including 1 ERC Grant, 21 Horizon 2020 projects, 7 as coordinator, and 13 Horizon Europe projects, 3 as coordinator.
Università Telematica San Raffaele Roma s.r.l.
The San Raffaele Roma Telematic University (UTSR), established by decree of the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research on 8 May 2006, is a legally recognized non-state university. UTSR adopts a continuous improvement approach to develop its strategic lines, with a strong focus on internationalization in both research and education. In research, UTSR has built an international network and established bilateral agreements with European universities. It has created a department for internationalization, planned dissemination activities and developed guidelines to promote mobility.
Virostatics s.r.l.
ViroStatics srl is a biopharmaceutical company with key operational areas in oncology and infectious diseases. The company is studying compounds and drug combinations against viral infections, including HIV, HBV, HPV, EBV and SARS-CoV-2. ViroStatics is developing the CDK inhibitor myrtleciclib for the treatment of aggressive cancers. ViroStatics is also a contract analysis laboratory specializing in the analysis of respiratory viruses in liquid and aerosol samples. The company is led by a high-level team with expertise ranging from basic science to clinical studies, with more than 100 research articles published and more than 10 coordinated clinical trials, Phase I and II.