National Facilities
Human Technopole National Facilities offer open access to cutting edge technologies in the field of genomics, genome engineering and disease modelling, imaging, structural biology and data handling and analysis.
The mission of HT National Facilities (NFs) is to support the national community through:
- access to cutting edge technologies and know how;
- training programs;
- technology/ method development projects;
with the final aim of increasing the impact of Italian research at international level.
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National Facility for Genomics
National Facility for Genomics
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National Facility for Genome Engineering & Disease Modelling
National Facility for Genome Engineering & Disease Modelling
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National Facility for Structural Biology
National Facility for Structural Biology
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National Facility for Light Imaging
National Facility for Light Imaging
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National Facility for Data Handling & Analysis
National Facility for Data Handling & Analysis
The access of external Users affiliated to Universities, Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), and Public Research Entities is supported by open calls for access and is free of charge for the project (or aspects of the project) approved for access. Access is granted based on the principles of scientific excellence, with the aim of supporting high-quality research. The quality of the submitted requests is evaluated and approved by an independent panel of experts, the Standing Independent Evaluation Committee, that also defines the Access Management Plan.
Available services
Check each National Facility webpage for a detailed description of the Facility and the list of services and instrumentation available. Alternatively, you can browse all available services across all National Facilities.
How to access
Once you have identified the service you need, click on the open call of the relevant National Facility and fill out the form on the dedicated portal.
Useful links
Call for Access
Applications to the 2025 – ROUND 1 calls for access is open from 15 February to 31 May 2025. You can submit your proposal until 31 May 2025, 1 PM.
APPLY HERE: PICA – Human Technopole
Services offered by NFs are available through regular open calls for Access that are published during the year on the HT website. Services are free of charge for the project (or part of the project) approved for Access.
With the aim of supporting scientific excellence, applications are assessed by the Standing Independent Evaluation Committee and access is granted based on the scientific quality and technical feasibility of the proposed project.
The open calls for Access are aimed at supporting Access to the cutting-edge technologies offered by the NFs and are not meant to provide direct funding to the User. The costs for the activities to be performed at the NFs will be fully funded, including shipment of relevant material from and to the User’s laboratory as well as travel and accommodation for the User while accessing the NF. Project-related costs (personnel, consumables, and other costs) at the User laboratory are not funded. The first call for Access, closed on 31 December 2024, involved two evaluation rounds. The first round provided access to 38 projects while the second evaluation round is currently ongoing and will be completed by the end of February 2025.
The list of approved projects following the first evaluation round of the 24-PILOT call is available at the following link.
Open Calls
25-LI-ROUND1 – National Facility for Light Imaging
The call for Access for the National Facility for Light Imaging (Call ID: 25-LI-ROUND1) is open from 15 February to 31 May 2025.
Details:
For general enquiries about the call: [email protected]
For technical enquiries about the services: [email protected]
Downloads:
Links:
25-DHA-ROUND1 – National Facility for Data Handling and Analysis
The call for Access for the National Facility for Data Handling and Analysis (Call ID: 25-DHA-ROUND1) is open from 15 February to 31 May 2025.
Details:
For general enquiries about the call: [email protected]
For technical enquiries about the services: [email protected]
Downloads:
Links:
25-SB-ROUND1 – National Facility for Structural Biology
The call for Access for the National Facility for Structural Biology (Call ID: 25-SB-ROUND1) is open from 15 February to 31 May 2025.
Details:
For general enquiries about the call: [email protected]
For technical enquiries about the services: [email protected]
Downloads:
Links:
25-GEDM-ROUND1 – National Facility for Genome Engineering and Disease Modelling
The call for Access for the National Facility for Genome Engineering and Disease Modelling (Call ID: 25-GEDM-ROUND1) is open from 15 February to 31 May 2025.
Details:
For general enquiries about the call: [email protected]
For technical enquiries about the services: [email protected]
Downloads:
Links:
25-G-ROUND1 – National Facility for Genomics
The call for Access for the National Facility for Genomics (Call ID: 25-G-ROUND1) is open from 15 February to 31 May 2025.
Details:
For general enquiries about the call: [email protected]
For technical enquiries about the services: [email protected]
Downloads:
Links:
Closed Calls for Access
Evaluation Committee
Access to the National Facilities is based on the principles of scientific excellence, with the aim of supporting high-quality research. The quality of the submitted requests is evaluated and approved by an independent panel of experts, the Standing Independent Evaluation Committee.
The members selected and appointed by the Consiglio di Sorveglianza of the HT Foundation, which also include the ex officio member Walter Ricciardi Chairman of Human Technopole’s Scientific Committee, are:
Professor Filippo Mancia, Professor of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics, Department of Physiology & Cellular Biophysics, Columbia University, New York, U.S.A. (Chair)
Professor Arianna Tucci, Associate Professor of Medical Genomics, Queen Mary University of London, UK (Deputy Chair)
Professor Juha Kere, Professor of Molecular Genetics, Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
Professor Samuele Marro, Associate Professor of Neuroscience and co-Director of the Stem Cell Engineering Core, Black Family Stem Cell Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, U.S.A.
Dr. Jan Peychl, Senior Service Leader, Light Microscopy Facility, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden, Germany
Professor Giampietro Schiavo, Professor of Neuroscience, Department of Neuromuscular Diseases, Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, UK
Professor Maria Secrier, Associate Professor of Computational Cancer Biology, Genetics Institute, Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment, University College London, UK
Dr. Virginie Uhlmann, Group Leader, European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), Cambridge, UK and Director of the BioVisionCenter, University of Zurich, CH
