On April 19 the presentation of the winners live on Facebook

16 April 2021 - 6 research projectsUniversità Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, from the potential interest in Lazio businesses, have won the financing of Lazio Innovaby participating in the tender "Research Group Projects 2020".

UCBM presented 14 projects of which 5 with the role of coordinator and 9 with the role of partner. All projects were found to be suitable but only 6, of which 1 coordinated by UCBM, they won the funding. The remaining 8 cannot be financed due to depletion of resources. 

Our projects suitable and eligible for funding are the following for a total funding of approximately 400.000 Euros:

  • Platform for the Experimental Evaluation of Resilience in Critical Infrastructures, Security area, coordinator UCBM (Prof. Bristle) - partner of the Roma Tre University, 
  • Sensorisation of highly wearable face masks for the mitigation and prevention of risks associated with respiratory fatigue, Life Sciences area, coordinator Sapienza University of Rome (Prof. Mariasabrina Sarto) - Partner UCBM: Prof. Emiliano Schena, Prof. Massimiliano Carassiti
  • Implementation of the production of fresh-cut vegetables to improve the safety, quality and nutritional value of the product and the environmental sustainability of the production process, Agrifood area, coordinator Roma Tre University (Prof. Giovanni Antonini) - Partner UCBM: Prof. Vittoria Locato and Prof. Laura Dugo
  • Development of organotypic and organ-on-chip models of ovarian cancer to test anticancer drugs, Life Sciences area, CNR coordinator - Institute of Molecular Biology and Pathology - Partner UCBM: Prof. Marcella Trombetta, Prof. Alberto Rainer
  • 3D Bioprinting of human skin and squamous cell tumors as advanced models for precision medicine, Life Sciences area, ISS coordinator (Dr. Isabella De Angelis) - Partner UCBM: Eng. Sara Giannitelli, Eng. Emanuele Mauri
  • Methods and tools for the management and control of Renewable Energy Communities, Green Economy area, coordinator of the University of Cassino and Southern Lazio (Prof. Arturo Losi) - Partner UCBM: Prof. Giulio Iannello, Prof. Filippo Cacace

Monday 19th April will be broadcast live from the page Facebook of the Lazio Region the event to present the results. The event will be held at the Sapienza University of Rome and will see the involvement of all the universities of Lazio.

LAZIO INNOVA, an in-house company of the Lazio Region, is the result of the reorganization process of the companies of the Region dedicated to innovation, credit and economic development: it operates for the benefit of businesses and the local public administration and is responsible on behalf of the Region the implementation of specific development and internationalization projects.