News & outreach

The Human Technopole, ELIXIR Italia, the national node of the European life sciences research infrastructure coordinated by the National Research Council (CNR), and the Centro Cardiologico Monzino, as the Italian coordinating centre, have been selected as the Italian partners of Genome of Europe (GoE), the largest EU-funded genomic project, whose ultimate goal is to make […]

On Friday 13 December, at Palazzo Mezzanotte in Milan, the Human Technopole Foundation’s ‘Integrated Report 2023’ received the Oscar di Bilancio in the social enterprises and non-profit organisations category. The award was presented to President Gianmario Verona, Elena Trovesi, Head of Administration, as well as the project leaders Giovanni Selmi, Head of Finance, and Alessandro […]

An international team of scientists from Human Technopole and the University of Milan has developed and validated an innovative approach to studying human brain development across multiple individuals simultaneously using single organoids—laboratory models that replicate key cellular processes of human neurodevelopment. The research paves the way for in vitro population studies. Additionally, the scientists have developed a novel computational method to more accurately quantify the genetic identity of individual cells profiled from multiple individuals concurrently. The findings have been published in Nature Methods.

Human Technopole researchers have identified adducin-γ (ADD3) as a crucial regulator of glioblastoma cancer stem cell morphology and intercellular bridges between tumour cells. These connections facilitate communication and allow tumour cells to share resources, evade chemotherapy, and survive in challenging conditions. The study has been funded by AIRC and the findings are published in Life Science Alliance.

On November 4–5, the Human Technopole’s Centre for Innovation and Technology Transfer (CITT) organised a study tour to Belgium led by Fabio Terragni, member of the HT Management Committee delegate for technology transfer.

An international collaborative study led by Human Technopole, Candiolo Cancer Institute IRCCS in Turin, the University of Turin, and the Wellcome Sanger Institute in Cambridge (UK) has identified new factors associated with therapeutic response in colorectal cancer. The research has led to the development of a machine-learning model capable of accurately predicting the effects of cetuximab, a drug in clinical use, on different colorectal tumour subtypes. Funded by the AIRC Foundation, the study paves the way to identifying molecular features that could serve as biomarkers for predicting treatment response in patients with this type of cancer.

Human Technopole takes part in the European Researchers Night in Milan on 27 September. Through interactive workshops, experiments, and scientific demonstrations, especially aimed at younger audiences, the event seeks to bring citizens closer to science in a fun and engaging way.

How can we build a more sustainable and inclusive future for all? Gianmario Verona, HT President, and Marino Zerial, HT Director, discussed the topic at Pact4Future, the international forum organised by Università Bocconi and Corriere della Sera on 25-28 March 2024 in Milan.

Fernanda Pinheiro, Group Leader at Human Technopole’s Computational Biology Research Centre, talks about superbacteria at the TEDxLakeComo.

Human Technopole and Treccani Futura present “A Proposito di Futuro”, a festival organized jointly in Milan on Tuesday 15 November 2022. The initiative aims to be an opportunity to discuss the futures that are opening up before us, with an interdisciplinary approach that systematically brings together voices from science, technology and humanities, on issues that […]

MIND Milano Innovation District is Milan’s new city district dedicated to science, research and innovation. A real city within a city that looks to the future with a vision that combines scientific, academic and environmental aspects. Alongside Research hospital Galeazzi and Milan University, Human Technopole is one of the leading actors of MIND. We work […]

What is the role of life sciences when facing global challenges? Discoveries in the field of genetics, molecular biology or evolution can improve but also pose a threat to our quality of life. Since 2021 Human Technopole is among the scientific partners of the Festival delle Scienze in Rome, to explore and reflect on the […]