Human Technopole and University of Milan sign agreement
12 June 2019
Human Technopole and University of Milan sign agreement
12 June 2019 – The Rector of Università Statale in Milan Elio Franzini and the President of Human Technopole Marco Simoni met today to sign a partnership agreement that foresees a series of important collaborations in the fields of science and education between the two institutions.
The agreement lays the foundation for synergies in the use of laboratories and research facilities, the exchange of research staff at all levels, the development of research projects and programs in areas of common interest and joint public engagement activities. Further details will be set in subsequent and specific program agreements.
Elio Franzini, Rector of the University, commented: “Today we begin an important collaboration between our University and Human Technopole in a great variety of areas of common interest, particularly in the field of life sciences. This will allow synergies and strategic opportunities for both institutions, enhancing our potential in scientific research and education, in the development of international networks and projects, in technological innovation and in the dissemination of scientific culture”.
“We are proud to start from Milan and Università Statale with the first of a series of agreements that we intend to sign with various Italian universities to facilitate the exchange of information and resources and create opportunities for mutual development”, underlined President Marco Simoni. “Human Technopole has the ambition to be an institution open to collaborations with universities, hospitals, institutions and centers. To enrich and add value to the existing ecosystem of Italian research.
Human Technopole researchers have identified the molecular mechanisms by which the membrane receptor sortilin binds thyroglobulin along its pathway to the release of thyroid hormones within the thyroid gland. The results of the research were published in Nature Communications and highlight that sortilin senses thyroglobulin via a short flexible “tag” which appears to be a common motif for the recognition of other partner proteins throughout our body.
The AI4Life project, co-led by Florian Jug (Computational Biology Research Centre at Human Technopole) and Anna Kreshuk (EMBL), received the highest possible score in the European Commission’s final review, recognising its scientific impact and the quality of its achievements in applying artificial intelligence to biological image analysis.
The Giustacchini Group of the Genomics Research Centre of Human Technopole has been awarded a €1.66 million grant from the Fondo Italiano per la Scienza (FIS 2) to advance precision immunotherapy for haematological malignancies. The three-year project, titled “Tailoring Precision Immunotherapy to Haematological Malignancies”, aims to develop more effective cell-based therapies for blood cancers by integrating molecular, cellular and systems-level analyses.
Turning scientific discoveries into real-world therapies was the focus of the second international conference “Future Trends in Translational Medicine – From Molecules to Therapies,” held at the Complesso Universitario di San Giovanni a Teduccio in Naples on 30 -31 October 2025.
As 2025 comes to a close, we look back at a year shaped by connection, discovery and growth. At Human Technopole, progress happens when perspectives meet, between disciplines, technologies and people. Our holiday card captures this idea visually: what looks like a festive forest is actually a colon under the microscope, a structure that changes depending on how you look at it, reminding us that science often begins with a shift in perspective.
Manage Cookie Consent
This website uses technical cookies to provide you with a better browsing experience and, subject to your consent, profiling cookies to offer you information and advertising in line with your preferences. For more details, you can consult our cookie policy by clicking on the link below, or set your preferences by clicking "set preferences". By selecting "accept cookies" you consent to the use of all types of cookies while you can revoke your consent by clicking on "refuse". By deciding to refuse or closing the banner, only the technical cookies necessary for the correct functioning of the site will be activated.
Technical cookies (required)
Always active
The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network.
Preferences
The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user.
Third party cookies for statistics
The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes.The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you.
Third party cookies for profiling
The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.