Lombardy Region – POR FESR 2014-2020
Title: STOP-COV – A Lombard preclinical and translational research Task Force to tackle the coronavirus
Start: April 2020

Innovation Fund Denmark (IFD) – Grand Solutions 2018
Title: HB-086 – HB-086 (hMeteorin), an innovative biopharmaceutical development candidate for neuropathic pain
Start: September 2018

European Commission – Horizon 2020-Innovative Medicines Initiative 2 (IMI2):
Title: ReSolute – Research empowerment on solute carriers
Start: July 2018

Italian Ministry of Research (MIUR) – PON 2014-2020
Title: PerMedNet – Personalized Medicine for Innovative Strategies in Neuropsychiatric and vascular diseases
Start: May 2018

Ministry of Economic Development – FCS – Research & Development Big Projects – PON
Title: Q-RARE – Integrated technological platform for the identification and development of new drugs for the treatment of rare diseases or high dissatisfied need of care
Start: November 2017

European Commission – Horizon 2020-Innovative Medicines Initiative 2 (IMI2)
Title: PHAGO – Inflammation and AD: modulating microglia function – focussing on TREM2 and CD33
Start: November 2016

COMPLETED PROJECTS

Lombardy Region – POR FESR 2014-2020
Title: iPSLight – New iPSC biotechnological systems for pharmaceutical development in the field of neurodegenerative diseases
Term: February 2017 – April 2020

European Commission – Horizon 2020-Innovative Medicines Initiative 2 (IMI2)
Title: NGN-PET – Modelling Neuron-Glia Networks into a drug discovery platform for Pain Efficacious Treatments
Term: April 2017 – March 2020

Italian Ministry of Economic Development (MISE) – EuroTransBio
Title: NeurOptics – Development of iPSCs derived Opto-neurons suitable for high-throughput screening (HTS)
Term: January 2017 – December 2019

European Commission – Italian Ministry of Research (MIUR) – Horizon 2020- Eurostars 2
Title: Chem2Bio – A novel structure based discovery platform to translate orphan GPCR into new drug targets
Term: November 2017 – October 2019

Lombardy Region – POR FESR 2014-2020
Title: COGNIPLANT – New botanical products for the prevention of cognitive deficits in the adult age and aging phase
Term: December 2016 – June 2019

Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF)
Title: Exploratory Optimization of New CX3CR1 modulators for the treatment of AD
Term: September 2017- August 2018

Italian Ministry of Economic Development (MISE) – EuroTransBio
Title: OPTEL – A novel optogenetic electrophysiology platform for ion channel and  transporter screening
Term: December 2015 – November 2017

Italian Ministry of Research (MIUR) – National Technological Cluster Life Sciences (ALISEI)
Title: Cutting-edge technologies to increase safety and efficacy of drugs and vaccines (MEDINTECH)
Term: January 2014 – December 2016

European Commission – Seventh Framework Program
Title: Satiety Innovation (SATIN – www.satin-satiety.eu)
Term: January 2012 –  December 2016
SATIN poster available on demand

EUREKA – Italian Ministry of Research (MIUR), Eurostars Programme –  X Call
Title: Novel therapeutic approaches to combat obesity pandemic and its sequel (Hypo greedy)
Term: September 2013 – August 2016

Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF)
Title: Optimization of P2X7 antagonists for AD treatment
Term: December 2015 – July 2016

European Commission – Seventh Framework Program
Title: From sea-bed to test-bed: harvesting the potential of marine biodiversity for industrial biotechnology (SeaBioTech)
Term: August 2012 – July 2016

EUREKA – Italian Ministry of Research (MIUR), Eurostars Programme – VIII Call
Title: Novel therapeutic approaches for resolution of inflammation (ChemExit)
Term: December 2012 – May 2016

Campania Region – POR – FESR
Title: TIMING – Innovative Therapies of chronic inflammatory, metabolic, neoplastic and geriatric diseases
Term: August 2013 – December 2015

Campania Region – POR – FESR
Title: OCKey – Oncology and Cardiology Key Targets
Term: August 2013 – December 2015

Italian Ministry of Research (MIUR) – PON Program
Title: An integrated technological platform for the development of new drugs for rare diseases (PON1_00862)
Term: July 2011 – December 2015

Lombardy Region and Italian Ministry of Research (MIUR)
Title: OMICS (Optical Method for Ion Channel Screening)
Term: December 2011 – March 2015

EUREKA – Italian Ministry of Research (MIUR), Eurostars Programme – V Call
Title: Innovative GLP-1R modulators for Type-2 Diabetes treatment (InsuSecret)
Term: July 2011 – December 2014

Ministry of Economic Development – EuroTransBio
Title: NeuroSafe – Neurotoxicity Safety Platform
Term: November 2012 – October 2014

Lombardy Region – FRIM – FESR 2011
Title: Cardiac Safety Panel (CaSP)
Term: February 2013 – July 2014

Lombardy Region – FRIM 2011
Title: Systems for Quality Control and automated management of chemical libraries for HTS
Term: February 2013 – July 2013

Fast Forward LLC and MERCK KGaA
Title: Chloride Channel blockers discovery program for inflammatory microglia suppression (CLIC1)
Term: January 2012 – December 2012

Lombardy Region – ATP 2009
Title: Identification of GOAT inhibitors (SLIMGOAT)
Term: June 2010 – December 2012

Fast Forward & MERCK KGaA
Title: Small Molecule NCX1 blockers for axonal survival in Multiple Sclerosis
Term: May 2011 – October 2012

Fast Forward LLC and Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF)
Title: Discovery research of innovative immunosuppressant for prevention of type 1 diabetes
Term: June 2011 – July 2012

Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF)
Title: Small Molecule P2X7 Antagonists for AD treatment
Term: May 2011 – April 2012

Lombardy Region – Proceeded Innovation and Services Organization
Title: Frozen cells in HTS (Forzen4Array)
Term: November 2010 – April 2012

EUREKA – Italian Ministry of Research (MIUR), Eurostars Programme – III Call
Title: Identification of ICRAC antagonists (ICRAC)
Term: June 2010 – May 2012

European Commission – Seventh Framework Program
Title: Neuron – glia interactions in health and disease (NGIDD)
Term: April 2008 – March 2012

European Commission – Sixth Framework Program
Title: Production of innovative biomedical drugs (CONCO)
Term: February 2007 – January 2012

Lombardy Region – GrantMetadistretti 2008
Title: From the molecular target to therapy: a drug discovery integrated process for innovative pain treatments (NaVs for Pain)
Term: November 2008 – November 2011

Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE), Italian Ministry of Research (MIUR) and Korean Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MEST) Law 401/90 – Bilateral projects
Title: Bioactive compounds for the valorization and promotion of traditional food
Term: January 2010 – December 2010

Fast Forward LLC and Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) – Sponsored Research Agreement
Title: Identification of Kv1.3 blockers for treatment of Type1 diabetes and Multiple Sclerosis
Term: July 2009 – December 2010

European Commission – Sixth Framework Program
Title: Development of clinical diagnostic tools in atherosclerosis (SOUTH)
Term: October 2006 – March 2010

Italian Ministry of Research (MIUR) and Region of Lombardy Law 593/2000 art.12
Title: Identification and characterization of GPCRs (G protein – coupled receptors) inhibitors
Term: March 2006 – December 2009

European Commission – Sixth Framework Program
Title: Targeting Cell Migration In Chronic Inflammation (MAIN)
Term: September 2007 – December 2008

Lombardy Region – Metadistretti 2005
Title: Identification and characterization of chemokine receptors
Term: July 2006 – December 2008

Italian Ministry of Research (MIUR) and Sardinia Region – Law 593/2000 art.13 (Lab. 5)
Title: Development of methodologies for the modeling and the study of biodrugs
Term: January 2006 – December 2008

Italian Ministry of Productive Activities (MAP) – Law 1982/46 – Lombardy FIT
Title: Novel targets identification
Term: September 2004 – August 2008

Italian Ministry of Research (MIUR) – Law 593/2000 art.10
Title: Drug discovery technologies
Term: September 2003 – August 2007

Lombardy Region – Metadistretti 2003
Title: Application of mouse embryonic stem cells in HTS
Term: January 2005 – July 2007