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Di Cinzia Colosimo Percepire il tatto tramite una protesi bionica, distinguere una superficie liscia da una ruvida in tempo reale e in modo simile ad un normale stimolo sensoriale.   È più vicino adesso questo obiettivo ambizioso che apre scenari incredibili per le persone amputate: il risultato viene infatti da un gruppo congiunto di ricer...

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by Roberto Turno Italian biotech companies are growing in size and number. They are usually young, dynamic, small or even micro enterprises with a strong core made of innovation, research, scientific and technological excellence.   According to the 2016 report published by Assobiotec (the national association of biotech companies) in collab...

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The American-Italian Cancer Foundation (AICF) in New York, is a 501c3 non-profit organization founded by Italian scientist Umberto Veronesi to support cancer research and control.   Each year, through our International, Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship Program, we are proud to fund the research projects of about 20 young Italian scientists...

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by Marc Torrence   People who regularly drink coffee could be less at risk for the early stages of Alzheimer's and dementia, a new study recently found. Researchers at the University of Bari Aldo Moro in Italy studied 1,445 people 65-84 years old over an average of three and a half years.   They were looking for signs of mild cog...

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di Alice D'Este   Funziona così bene che è stata acquistata da pochissimo da un gigante statunitense del settore delle staminali per, sembra, circa 60 milioni di dollari. VivaBioCell è una società nata da uno spin off dell'università di Udine che si occupa di cellule staminali autologhe (cioè prelevate dal paziente e reimpiantate nella stess...

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Two years after it was founded the innovative start-up Solair has a more than positive balance sheet: since 2011 the company has grown from having just 4 employees to a total of 32 (50% of which are women), opened new offices in Japan (Tokyo) and in India (Bangalore), inaugurated its new headquarters in June in Casalecchio di Reno, Italy, and on Ju...

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Central Alabama Community College and 2a s.p.a., an Italian foundry and zipper manufacturer, announced Wednesday an agreement to create the Center for Precision Machining at CACC in response to both 2a s.p.a. and area industries which have identified the need for a machining workforce.   "Community colleges are the perfect partner for my com...

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The Giovanni Armenise – Harvard Foundation is pleased to announce it will be offering a CDA to a promising young scientist, currently not in Italy, to contribute to the creation of new areas of research in the biological sciences in Italy.   The Giovanni Armenise – Harvard Foundation's mission is to make it possible for young, newly independ...

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VivaBioCell SpA, a spin-off of the University of Udine and leading biotechnology company, has been acquired by LA-based privately-held NantCell, which focuses on discovery and development of innovative cell-based therapies for disease.   This deal – an amount unknown although speculated upon by online newspapers – comes on the heels of a $30...

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Dario Crosetto is offering donors, philanthropists, organizations and businesses the opportunity to save millions of lives and create a new 3D-CBS cancer screening market worth billions in return for their support in providing life-saving early cancer detection technology. Crosetto is the founder and president of the Crosetto Foundation for the Re...

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