Human Technopole

03/11/2025

🎥 What does it take to turn discoveries into therapies?

💬 Watch the highlights of the 2nd edition of Future Trends in Translational Medicine: two days of inspiring talks and discussions bridging basic research and clinical innovation.

🌍 Hear from Richard Finn (UCLA), Kate Whitehead (Carnegie Mellon University) and our Nicole Soranzo (Head, Genomics Research Centre, Population and Medical Genomics Programme) and Marino Zerial (HT Director) as they share their thoughts on the challenges and opportunities shaping the future of life sciences research.

🧬 A celebration of collaboration and the power of scientific innovation.

Future Trends in Translational Medicine – From Molecules to Therapies (30-31 October 2025, Naples). Discover more: https://humantechnopole.it/en/trainings/fu...

31/10/2025

🙏 Thank you to all speakers, participants and organisers who made the 2nd edition of Future Trends in Translational Medicine in Naples such a success!

🧬 Over two days, the conference showed how connecting science across disciplines and sectors can accelerate the path from molecules to therapies. Discussions highlighted advances in metabolism, cancer, rare genetic disorders, and gene & RNA therapies, pointing to new directions for research and innovation.

💡 Collaboration is key to pushing human knowledge beyond boundaries: a principle at the heart of Human Technopole’s mission.

🤝 Organised by Human Technopole with editorial support from Nature Italy and Nature Partnership, under the patronage of Regione Campania at the University of Naples Federico II.

31/10/2025

📢 On Monday we presented our 2024 Integrated Report, that marks the first year of our 2024–2028 Strategic Plan in action.

🌱 With 14 new partnerships across universities, hospitals and research centres, €11M in international funding (including two ERC grants), and 54% women among our community, we continue building a sustainable, inclusive and high-impact research ecosystem.

🔬 The Report also introduces double materiality analysis to guide our ESG journey and celebrates a year of growing collaboration with Italy’s scientific community, from the launch of five National Facilities to over 180 shared research projects.

Discover how we’re connecting science and fostering open innovation across Italy’s life sciences 👉

The HT Auditorium at the heart of the MIND district, hosted the presentation of the fifth edition of its Integrated Report, illustrating the first year of implementation of the 2024–2028 Strategic Plan. The document highlights the Institute’s scientific impact and its growing integration within ...

25/10/2025

💬 "New technologies are transforming biomedical research: an opportunity Italy cannot afford to miss. It could mark the beginning of a new era for our country." - Marino Zerial, HT Director.

🏛️ On 15 October, our Director took part in the General Assembly of Medical and Scientific Research at the Italian Senato della Repubblica, a key occasion for dialogue between science, institutions and industry. Discussions focused on fundamental and applied research, genomics, bioimaging, artificial intelligence and digital health. Areas where Italy can take a leading role by fostering technological integration and prevention.

Watch the full video (in Italian, from 4:30:00) 👉

Gli Stati generali della Ricerca medico-scientifica. Su iniziativa del Presidente del Senato

20/10/2025

❓ How do integrins regulate the activation of TGF-β?

🎙️ On 13 November 2025, we will host a new appointment of HT External Seminar Series with Yifan Cheng, Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Investigator and Professor at University of California, San Francisco. A pioneer in cryo-electron microscopy, Prof. Cheng will share his insights on the structural dynamics that underlie this crucial biological process.

📅 Join us in Milan for this in-person seminar. Registration is open until 12 November 👉 https://humantechnopole.it/en/training/external-training/ht-external-seminar-series/

16/10/2025

🌍 Can small individual actions really make a difference?

💙 On World Food Day, we believe they can. In the past days, thanks to the generosity of our colleagues, we joined Colletta MIND, the food drive organised with other MIND Milano Innovation District partners for Banco Alimentare. At the HT collection point we gathered 236 kg of food, which will go to families and individuals facing food insecurity.

🙏 A big thank you to everyone who donated and volunteered: their commitment shows how solidarity and science can walk hand in hand.

Read more 👉 https://humantechnopole.it/en/news/together-for-world-food-day-at-human-technopole/

14/10/2025

❓How can academia and industry join forces to overcome the “valley of death” in research and innovation?

📢 Join us on 31 Oct 2025 in Naples for “Collaborative Research Platforms for Technology Transfer”, an event that explores how our open-access National Facilities can catalyse collaboration and drive technology transfer.

🌍 During the day, we will present “The Roadmap for a Collaborative Research Model between Academia and Industry in Italy”, developed with The European House – Ambrosetti and Federchimica Assobiotec. Experts from research, policy and industry will share European best practices and concrete tools to bridge the gap from lab to market.

Free event. Register by 28 Oct 👉 https://humantechnopole.it/en/trainings/collaborative-research-platforms-for-technology-transfer/

13/10/2025

🔍 How can we make advanced scientific tools accessible to researchers everywhere?

📹 Our guest speaker Teng-Leong Chew, Director of the Advanced Imaging Center at Howard Hughes Medical Institute - HHMI Janelia, reflects on the barriers faced by scientists in resource-limited regions and the lessons learned from the Africa Microscopy Initiative. Access to technology, expertise and collaboration is essential to advance global research and address shared challenges.

How can we empower scientists worldwide to achieve their best work? In our latest interview with Teng-Leong Chew, Director of the Advanced Imaging Center at ...

10/10/2025

🧬 How can we better understand rare brain cancers?

🔬 Our Nereo Kalebic and Blagoje Soskic have been awarded $1,319,010 by the Gilbert Family Foundation to develop the first 3D assembloid models of Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) gliomas. These innovative models fuse organoids representing different stages of tumour progression, including immune cell integration. By mimicking glioma development in a dish, the project aims to uncover key mechanisms driving NF1 pathology and create patient-specific platforms for drug discovery.

🤝 The work involves HT’s National Facilities for Genomics, Genome Engineering and Disease Modelling, Light Imaging, and Data Handling and Analysis, alongside collaborations with national and international hospitals to access patient-derived samples.

Human Technopole researchers Nereo Kalebic and Blagoje Soskic have been awarded $1,319,010 by the Gilbert Family Foundation (GFF) through the Next-Generation NF1 Models Initiative. Their funded project “Assembloid Platform to Model Cellular Interactions Driving NF1 Glioma Pathology” focuses on d...

08/10/2025

🧬 Are you a researcher in Italy looking for access to cutting-edge life sciences technologies?

🔬 Human Technopole’s National Facilities have opened their third Call for Access, inviting researchers across Italy to apply for state-of-the-art services in genomics, genome engineering, structural biology, light imaging and data analysis.

📈 Since mid-2024, over 290 proposals have been received, a +36% increase since the pilot phase, highlighting growing engagement from the Italian research community and confirming the programme’s role as a national hub for scientific innovation.

Apply now and explore how Human Technopole supports the growth of Italian life sciences 👉

Human Technopole’s National Facilities have launched their third round of access, starting 1 October 2025, inviting researchers to submit proposals for access to cutting-edge technologies in genomics, genome engineering, structural biology, light imaging, and data analysis. The opening comes in a ...

05/10/2025

🔍 How is AI reshaping life sciences, from protein analysis to personalised therapies?

🧪 At the Trieste Next – Festival of Scientific Research, our Francesco Iorio, Group Leader at the Computational Biology Research Centre, joined an expert panel to explore AI’s role in diagnostics, drug discovery and beyond. With Alberto Cazzaniga, Area Science Park, Alona Sosinsky, Cancer Genomics England, and Nicla Panciera.

Watch the full session (in Italian) 👉

Intervengono: Alberto Cazzaniga, ricercatore Laboratorio di Data Engineering Area Science Park, Francesco Iorio, responsabile ricerca Centro di Ricerca in Bi...

02/10/2025

"🧬 2nd HT PhD Student & Postdoc Symposium concluded successfully! Thanks to all participants and speakers who made the day a stimulating and insightful celebration of early-career science at Human Technopole. The vibrant exchange of ideas during talks, Q&A sessions, and poster presentations highlighted the dynamic research happening across the institute, while the Keynote Lecture by Prof. Sir David Klenerman (University of Cambridge) explored groundbreaking advances in genomics and biophysical chemistry.

🤝 Thanks to the sponsors for supporting the event: Carlo Erba Reagents, Sial, Miltenyi Biotec, Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, Euroclone SpA, and Prodotti Gianni.

🏆 Congratulations to the winners of our Best Presentation Award, Eleonora Conti (PhD Student, Harschnitz Group) and Best Poster Award: Alexandra Livanova (Bioinformatician, Sottoriva Group); Emily Georgiades (Postdoc, Bienko Group); Veronica La Rocca (Postdoc, Harschnitz Group).

Discover more about our PhD and Postdoc opportunities here 👉 https://humantechnopole.it/en/training/internal-training/"