Patents and Expertise - Toscana Open Research

Pharmacology of ion channels and vascular and gastrointestinal smooth muscle

Expertise - Life Sciences

Electronics and Measurements Research Group

Expertise - Agrifood, Industry 4.0, Life Sciences

Computational discovery, design and optimisation of organic molecules for application in optoelectronic devices

Expertise - Energy

Synthesis and characterization of organic compounds, determination of ADME parameters, in vivo pharmacokinetics, analysis of complex matrices and foods

Expertise - Agrifood, Life Sciences

Organic Synthesis

Expertise - Green chemistry, Life Sciences

Laboratory of pharmacology and toxicology

Expertise - Life Sciences

Cardiovascular Pharmacology and Toxicology

Expertise - Life Sciences

Computational photochemistry and photophysics

Expertise - Energy

Inorganic electrochemistry and nanomaterials

Expertise - Life Sciences

Research Group of Sensors and Biosensors development

Expertise - Life Sciences

Laboratory for Computational Photochemistry and Photobiology

Expertise - Life Sciences

Health Nanotech Lab - Laboratory of (nano)materials and (nano)technologies for health

Expertise - Life Sciences

Ultrastructural & Functional Morphology

Expertise - Industry 4.0, Life Sciences

Evaluation of the biological activity of extracts and bioactive compounds of natural origin in the inhibition of inflammation and related pathologies

Expertise - Life Sciences

Agrifood and Cultural Heritage

Expertise - Cultural heritage

Evolutionary and Systematic Zoology Lab

Expertise - Agrifood, Life Sciences

LEMOS – Laboratory for Sustainable Mobility Education

Expertise - Smart Mobility

Applied electromagnetic laboratory

Expertise - Aerospace

FOLIA Food Laboratory for Innovation and Agrobiodiversity

Expertise - Agrifood

Goldsmithing's History and Techniques Laboratory

Expertise - Cultural heritage

SOPaC - Sustainability and Employability of/in Cultural Heritage

Expertise - Cultural heritage

Research on Renewable Energy and Sustainability

Expertise - Energy

Computer Architecture: High-Performance, Edge and Cloud Computing

Expertise - Industry 4.0

Chemical and magnetic biomonitoring for the preventive conservation of Cultural Heritage

Expertise - Cultural heritage

Open Lab at IMT Lucca: A space where innovation, research, and science meet to create new solutions to tomorrow's challenges

Expertise - Industry 4.0

Satellite Systems, Mobile Networks, and UAV-based IoT Systems

Expertise - Aerospace

Method and corresponding device for protecting vehicle from cyber attack

Patents - Industry 4.0, Smart Mobility

Sirit: the fascist internment system in Tuscany during World War II (1940-44): from history to memory

Expertise - Cultural heritage

Sleep, Plasticity, and Conscious Experience

Expertise - Life Sciences

Models, Inference and Decisions

Expertise - Life Sciences

Managerial and organizational neurosciences to increase company values

Expertise - Industry 4.0, Life Sciences

Process for obtaining levulinic acid esters, in particular alkyl levulinates

Patents - Energy

Precision nanomedicine: Shaping cellulose nanocrystals

Patents - Life Sciences

Extracorporeal Clearance Precision Meter

Patents - Life Sciences

Kits for modulation of anti-rejection therapies and early detection of neurodegenerative diseases

Patents - Life Sciences

Carbohydrate Mimetics in Precision Medicine

Patents - Life Sciences

BREATH SAVE: Safety Valve avoiding derecruitment lung alveolus

Patents - Life Sciences

CRISPR System for Gene Editing

Patents - Life Sciences

A Method for in vitro Diagnosis of Allergy and related Device

Patents - Life Sciences

Process for manufacturing customized facemasks for the treatment of malocclusion

Patents - Life Sciences

CRISPR-Cas system for gene therapy

Patents - Life Sciences

Biomarkers for Diabetes Therapies

Patents - Life Sciences

An Electromechanical Stimulation system for Treating a Tinnitus Disease

Patents - Life Sciences

Antiviral Compounds and Uses thereof

Patents - Life Sciences

Treatment of Alkaptonuria and Tyrosinemia type 1

Patents - Life Sciences

New compounds for the treatment of acute pain

Patents - Life Sciences

Cell culture support for controlled ultrasonic stimulation

Patents - Life Sciences

Ultrasound stimulation system of an in vitro sample

Patents - Life Sciences

Method and related apparatus for monitoring biomechanical performancesc of human limbs

Patents - Life Sciences

A system for monitoring and treating motor disordes with microrecordings and targeted electrical stimulations

Patents - Life Sciences

System for the magnetic localization and locomotion of an endoscopic capsule

Patents - Life Sciences

Rotatably-actuated endourethral artificial sphincter

Patents - Life Sciences

Wearable mechatronic device for measuring the dilation of the uterine cervix during labor

Patents - Life Sciences

Apparatus for the intraoperative analysis of biological tissues samples

Patents - Life Sciences

Wearable assiste-walking device

Patents - Life Sciences

Implantable device for hemolysis optical detection

Patents - Life Sciences

Artificial bladder and manufacturing process

Patents - Life Sciences

A miniature robotic device applicable to a flexible endoscope for the surgical dissection of a gastro-intestinal tract surface neoplasms

Patents - Life Sciences

Wobble-type stepping electromagnetic micromotor

Patents - Industry 4.0, Life Sciences

Kinematic chain for flexion-extension

Patents - Industry 4.0, Life Sciences

Therapeutics for Covid-19 patients

Patents - Life Sciences

Composition of an hydro-alcoholic solution of grape pomace extract, and application thereof for reducing the exogenus oxidative stress in dermal cell

Patents - Life Sciences

Cell co-culture system and method

Patents - Life Sciences

Material And System For The Therapeutic Treatment Of Joints

Patents - Life Sciences

A system for monitoring and treating metabolic disorders

Patents - Life Sciences

Personalized vacuum bell for pectus excavatum treatment

Patents - Life Sciences

Antagonism of B3 adrenoceptor for the treatment of cancer immune tolerance

Patents - Life Sciences

A_Atrofi: New compounds for the treatment of musculoskeletal atrophy and cachexia

Patents - Life Sciences

Therminator: Nanotechnology for the treatment of melanoma

Patents - Life Sciences

Method and device for oxidative stress analysis

Patents - Life Sciences

Instrumented grip for forearm rehabilitation

Patents - Life Sciences

Drop-free trocars for minimally invasive surgery especially ophthalmic surgery

Patents - Life Sciences

System to assist the movement of a blind or visually impaired person

Patents - Life Sciences

New activators of SIRT1 enzyme for the treatment of cardiovascular and cardiometabolic pathologies

Patents - Life Sciences

New molecules for bone tissue regeneration

Patents - Life Sciences

Method for the early diagnosis of uroperitoneum

Patents - Life Sciences

Method for the diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases

Patents - Life Sciences

Method and device for the implementation of polymeric microstructures composite and not polymeric microstructures composite and not so obtained with micro and nano internal architecture called

Patents - Life Sciences

Micro-fabrication method of polymer structures for scaffolding for tissue regeneration and biosensor development

Patents - Life Sciences

Prosthetic device for tympanoplasty reconstruction

Patents - Life Sciences

Device and procedure for detecting false alarms in a personal emergency signaling device

Patents - Life Sciences

Guidance device to guide instruments for endovascular applications

Patents - Life Sciences

Device for electrical characterization of cellular constructs

Patents - Life Sciences

1,3-DIAZO-4-OXA-[3.3.1]- bicyclic derivatives, process for their manufacture and their use as a medicament in particular for treating diabetes

Patents - Life Sciences

Bioreactor for studying the effects of imposed stimuli on cellular activity

Patents - Life Sciences

Sensorized high-throughput bioreactors for imposing hydrodynamic pressure and shear stress on cell cultures

Patents - Life Sciences

High throughput bioreactor for engineering and studying the response to chemical and physical stimuli of vascular conduits

Patents - Life Sciences

Selective agonists of beta-adrenergic type 3 receptors (BAR3) for the treatment of nephrogenic diabetes insipidus

Patents - Life Sciences

Diagnostic probes to detect cells and tissues affected with a pathological or metabolic condition by means of infrared spectroscopy

Patents - Life Sciences

Nanotransducer-based genome editing system

Patents - Life Sciences

Monoacylglycerol lipase (MAGL) inhibitors

Patents - Life Sciences

Highly selective inhibitors of adams activity

Patents - Life Sciences

Tongue muscle rehabilitation device

Patents - Life Sciences

Method implemented by means of a computer for determining retention times and concentration values of analytes in a mixture

Patents - Agrifood, Life Sciences

Isoindoline derivatives such as AMPK activators

Patents - Life Sciences

Benzofuran derivatives as AMPK activators

Patents - Life Sciences

BENZO[D]ISOTHIAZOL-3(2H)-ONE-1,1-DIOXIDE core derivatives and their use in the treatment of cancer

Patents - Life Sciences

Compounds for use in the therapeutic and preventive treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, particularly Alzheimer's disease

Patents - Life Sciences

Compounds with a Benzo[a]carbazole structure and their uses

Patents - Life Sciences

Synthetic analogues of xanthohumol

Patents - Life Sciences

Synthetic analogues of 3-iodothyronamine (T1AM) and uses thereof

Patents - Life Sciences

Melanocortin agents for use in the therapeutic treatment of melanoma, tumors of the gastrointestinal tract, and thyroid carcinoma

Patents - Life Sciences

Synthetic aperture radar (SAR) with transponder aboard UAV

Patents - Industry 4.0

Hydroalcoholic extract from chestnut shell for use as an antibacterial

Patents - Agrifood, Life Sciences

New Plant Variety: Sino Japanese Plum Dofi Sandra

Patents - Agrifood

Sensorized device for the analysis of a fluid by means of acoustic waves

Patents - Agrifood, Life Sciences

Zelid – Zero emission long-lasting irrigation water dispenser

Patents - Technologies for living environments

Anti-collision for smart vehicles based on Visible Light Communication (VLC)

Patents - Smart Mobility

Air flow with ultraviolet radiation barrier for sanitizing environments

Patents - Industry 4.0

3D imaging ground-based synthetic aperture radar (GBSAR)

Patents - Industry 4.0

Universal and magnetic plug and socket group and their transition adapter

Patents - Industry 4.0, Technologies for living environments

Automatic Emergency braking system for motorcycles (MAEB)

Patents - Smart Mobility

Kit for the colorimetric analysis of chlorine in pools and waters

Patents - Green chemistry, Industry 4.0

Molecular method for the authentication of Echinacea species

Patents - Agrifood

Machinery for de-stemming and selecting grapes and small fruits by ripening class

Patents - Agrifood

Sharing, monitoring e management system of rechargeable batteries

Patents - Industry 4.0, Smart Mobility

Instrument for the physical characterization of tephra fallout

Patents - Aerospace

A new grain amaranth (Amaranthus cruentus L.) variety for temperate climates

Patents - Agrifood

Autonomous variable buoyancy device

Patents - Blue growth

Method for temperature stabilization of the resonance frequency of micromechanical semiconductor resonators

Patents - Energy, Industry 4.0

System for the determination of the real evapotranspiration of a vegetated surface

Patents - Agrifood

Procedure for the production of olive oil of high organoleptic and nutritional quality

Patents - Agrifood

Method for reproduction of red coral and other anthozoans

Patents - Blue growth

METHOD FOR PRODUCING MARINE PHANEROGAMS

Patents - Blue growth

METHOD FOR PROCESSING MULTI-PASS RADAR DATA FOR SENSING AND ANALYSING MULTIPLE COMPONENTS OF NON-STATIONARY SCATTERERS

Patents - Industry 4.0

FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTOR WITH TWO-DIMENSIONAL CHANNEL REALIZED WITH LATERAL HETEROSTRUCTURES BASED ON HYBRIDIZED GRAPHENE

Patents - Energy

KIT OF COMPONENTS FOR TRANSPLANTING AQUATIC AND TERRESTRIAL PLANT SPECIES

Patents - Agrifood, Blue growth

LUMINESCENT SOLAR CONCENTRATORS FROM FILMOGENIC POLYMERIC AQUEOUS DISPERSIONS

Patents - Energy

CYCLE FOR THE CONVERSION OF LOW ENTHALPY THERMAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY

Patents - Energy

PROCEDURE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A COMPATIBILIZED MIXTURE OF A POLYOLEFIN AND A POLAR POLYMER

Patents - Green chemistry

PROCESS OF CONTROLLED RADICAL GRAFTING OF A POLYOLEFIN

Patents - Green chemistry

COPOLYMERS BASED ON REACTIVE POLYESTERS AND PLASTICISERS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF TRANSPARENT, BIODEGRADABLE PACKAGING FILM

Patents - Agrifood, Green chemistry

COPOLYMERS BASED ON POLYESTER AND AROMATIC POLYCARBONATE

Patents - Agrifood, Green chemistry

METHOD FOR DETECTING MACROPHOMINA PHASEOLINA

Patents - Agrifood

A NON-INVASIVE METHOD FOR MEASURING ABSOLUTE WATER CONTENT OF A LEAF

Patents - Agrifood

METHOD FOR BIOFERTILIZATION AND BIOPROTECTION OF VEGETAL MATERIAL AND BACTERIAL FORMULATION FOR CARRYING OUT SAID METHOD

Patents - Agrifood

AGRICULTURAL MACHINE FOR SURFACE SOIL TILLAGE

Patents - Agrifood

Permanent magnet actuator for adaptive actuation

Patents - Industry 4.0

Relationships between text and image in the context of the Islamic culture in the Medieval Mediterranean

Expertise - Cultural heritage

Internazionalization analysis and analysis of educational and skills needs for the competitiveness of firms

Expertise - Industry 4.0

Internationalization of firms and competitors positioning analysis

Expertise - Industry 4.0

Machine learning and process optimization

Expertise - Industry 4.0

Optofluidic microsystem based on photonic crystal and procedure for its realisation

Patents - Industry 4.0

Magnetically guided robotic device for endoscopic procedures

Patents - Industry 4.0, Life Sciences

A three-dimensional dispersible nanoresonator structure for biological, medical and environmental applications and a method for manufacture thereof

Patents - Industry 4.0, Life Sciences

Method and device for making fingerprints associated to artifical fingers

Patents - Industry 4.0, Life Sciences

Mechatronic system for pipe maintenance

Patents - Industry 4.0

Wearable robot with perfected control architecture

Patents - Industry 4.0, Life Sciences

Wearable active robot with sensor means for feedback control

Patents - Industry 4.0, Life Sciences

Wearable active robot with spinal polyarticular chain

Patents - Industry 4.0, Life Sciences

Multiple actuation system for robotic joints

Patents - Industry 4.0, Life Sciences

Electrically controllable acoustic impedance matching system

Patents - Industry 4.0, Life Sciences

GNL Regasification for vehicles

Patents - Industry 4.0

Exoskeleton for the assistance of polyarticular joints

Patents - Industry 4.0, Life Sciences

System for the communication of symbols belonging to a tactile sign language and related method

Patents - Industry 4.0, Life Sciences

Encapsulated transducer for haptic intarfaces

Patents - Industry 4.0, Life Sciences

Monitoring device for the psychomotor growth of a child

Patents - Industry 4.0, Life Sciences

Method for positioning sensing impulses and related device and apparatus

Patents - Industry 4.0, Life Sciences

Method for managing a telecommunication network

Patents - Industry 4.0

Method and device for capturing and enhancing acquired images in digital form

Patents - Blue growth, Industry 4.0

Kinematical chain for assisting the motion of a spherical joint

Patents - Industry 4.0, Life Sciences

Adaptively morphing surgical grasper

Patents - Industry 4.0, Life Sciences

Modification of a functional split in case of insufficient availabiliy of resources

Patents - Industry 4.0

System for the detection of defects on a surface of at least a portion of a body and method thereof

Patents - Industry 4.0

Robot for minimally invasive surgery

Patents - Industry 4.0, Life Sciences

Wearable active robot for body joints in series

Patents - Industry 4.0, Life Sciences

Device for the selective transmission of driving torques

Patents - Industry 4.0

Wearable robotic device for moving a user

Patents - Industry 4.0, Life Sciences

Apparatus capable of actuating a distal joint and transferring the constraining reactions in an underactuated shoulder exoskeleton

Patents - Industry 4.0, Life Sciences

Support frame for a hand exoskeleton

Patents - Industry 4.0, Life Sciences

Tactile sensor for robotic arm

Patents - Industry 4.0, Life Sciences

Method for the optimized arrangement of pressure sensors

Patents - Industry 4.0, Life Sciences

Variable stiffness orthotic shell

Patents - Industry 4.0, Life Sciences

Optical sensor at high sampling rate

Patents - Industry 4.0

Distortion free-phase demodulation method

Patents - Industry 4.0

A method and a device for position and mass measurements

Patents - Industry 4.0, Life Sciences

A task-custom finger device for kinesthetic and cutaneous feedback

Patents - Industry 4.0, Life Sciences

A haptic system for providing a gait cadence to a patient

Patents - Industry 4.0, Life Sciences

Image and video reproducing system on smartphone screens during public events

Patents - Industry 4.0

Method for generating an awareness signal of a collaborative robot and its hardware system

Patents - Industry 4.0

An instrument comprising a contact force sensor device

Patents - Industry 4.0, Life Sciences

System for monitoring electro-medical equipment installed at home

Patents - Industry 4.0, Life Sciences

Process for the automatic generation of parallel code

Patents - Industry 4.0

A silicon solar cells lamination plant and a process carried out with this plant

Patents - Energy, Industry 4.0

Pneumatic device for actuating organs

Patents - Industry 4.0, Life Sciences

Method of structuring and compressing Labeled trees of arbitrary degree and shape

Patents - Industry 4.0

A graphene oxide sensor for ph measurement

Patents - Industry 4.0

A combined electrospinning and microextrusion apparatus

Patents - Industry 4.0

Weareable viewer for augmented reality

Patents - Industry 4.0, Life Sciences

Procedure and system for three-dimensional representation of an augmented reality scene, particularly for surgical applications

Patents - Industry 4.0, Life Sciences

Localization method of electromagnetic signal-emitting element

Patents - Industry 4.0

Electromagnetic actuator with variable compliance

Patents - Industry 4.0, Life Sciences

Mobile device self-location method using at least one passive radio-frequency device

Patents - Industry 4.0

Testing device for building materials

Patents - Industry 4.0

Shockproof thermoplastic material based on polycondensation polymers and its production method

Patents - Industry 4.0

Membranes containing polymerised ionic liquids for use in gas separation

Patents - Energy, Green chemistry, Industry 4.0

Thermoplastic polymer composition

Patents - Green chemistry, Industry 4.0

Temperature sensitive material

Patents - Green chemistry, Industry 4.0

Process for producing leather-like material and material obtainable thereby

Patents - Industry 4.0

Radiation emitting device and manufacturing process thereof

Patents - Industry 4.0, Life Sciences

Method for geometric calibration of cone-beam tomography equipment and equipment implementing that method

Patents - Industry 4.0, Life Sciences

Method and apparatus for pet in hadrontherapy

Patents - Industry 4.0, Life Sciences

Efficient process of managing radio frequency identification tags for determination of missing labels and collection of informations

Patents - Industry 4.0

Integrated circuit configured to operate in the quantum hall effect regime for obtaining a predetermined standard of resistance

Patents - Industry 4.0

Method and related apparatus for monitoring biomechanical performance of human limbs

Patents - Industry 4.0, Life Sciences

Positron emission tomography wireless acquisition architecture

Patents - Industry 4.0, Life Sciences

Pharmacology of ion channels and vascular and gastrointestinal smooth muscle

Expertise - Life Sciences

The research group works in the fields off: vascular effects of flavonoids and other compounds of natural origin. valorization of food extracts and waste from agricultural production. cardiovascular toxic effects of new anticancer and multidrug resistance reverting agents. new modulators of vascular ion channels

Electronics and Measurements Research Group

Expertise - Agrifood, Industry 4.0, Life Sciences

The group works in: development of distributed measurement in the contexts of IoT. development of innovative solutions for environmental energy harvesting. development of data analysis solutions and prototype sensors. implementation of open-source data management and visualization systems.

Santa Chiara Fab Lab

Expertise - Cultural heritage

The Santa Chiara Fab Lab is a strategic project of the University of Siena, born in 2016 as a digital manufacturing laboratory and co-design space. The Fab Lab is specialised in additive and subtractive manufacturing, it is equipped with cuttingedge equipment for the rapid prototyping of Internet of Things, wearable technology and smart objects. The research domains include the cultural heritage, healthcare, and Made in Italy

Computational discovery, design and optimisation of organic molecules for application in optoelectronic devices

Expertise - Energy

Our research focuses on the computational discovery and design of new organic materials for application in optoelectronic devices used in clean energy production and with low energy consumption (photovoltaic devices, OLEDs, OFETs), with efforts in the understanding and characterisation of fundamental photophysical processes occurring in such devices.

Synthesis and characterization of organic compounds, determination of ADME parameters, in vivo pharmacokinetics, analysis of complex matrices and foods

Expertise - Agrifood, Life Sciences

Broad spectrum antivirals The group identified active compounds against emerging viruses (i e Zika, Dengue, SARS COV 2). Analysis of novel foods and circular economy Study the upcycling by products in insects Analysis of the influence insect derived components in the prevention of cardiovascular diseases

Organic Synthesis

Expertise - Green chemistry, Life Sciences

We are a synthetic organic group specializing in making molecules with stimuli responsive properties. We assemble molecules to make nanocontainers that are responsive to stimuli such as light, pH and chemical stimuli for applications in drug delivery.

Laboratory of pharmacology and toxicology

Expertise - Life Sciences

Research activities are: study of the physiological mechanisms of intra- and extra-cellular antioxidant defense and evaluation of the main biomarkers of oxidative stress. nitric oxide (NO), nitrosothiols and other NOx: study of their function and metabolism. study of the antioxidant properties of some new chemical entities. study of the effect of the intra- and extracellular redox balance modulation on the progression of some pathological states.

Cardiovascular Pharmacology and Toxicology

Expertise - Life Sciences

The research group works in: Development and use of pharmacological and biochemical in vitro models (primary cells, cell cultures, isolated tissues/organs) for: 1.Pharmacology/safety pharmacology/cardiovascular toxicology of newly synthesized compounds, extracts, or purified compounds of natural origin. 2.Recycling and valorization of agricultural and food by-products: evaluation of protective properties against cardiovascular diseases.

Vegetation Science Group

Expertise - Life Sciences

The scientific interests of the research group of Vegetation Scienceinclude botany,vegetation scienceandconservation biology. Our focus is on plant communities and their habitat. The research revolves aroundbiodiversityand includes an understanding ofhabitatsat different spatial scales.

Computational photochemistry and photophysics

Expertise - Energy

The research activity focuses on the simulation of the chemical and physical properties of molecules when they interact with light: these molecules are called chromophores. We are interested in absorption processes (the color of a substance), emission (fluorescence and phosphorescence), and photo production of new chemical species. Additionally, we also simulate chemiluminescence processes, such as the light of fireflies.

One-Health Lab

Expertise - Agrifood, Life Sciences

Our research activity adopts a ONE HEALTH approach while applying post genomics (proteomics, metabolomics), cell biology, biochemistry, computational biochemistry and AI in Life Sciences, sustainable pharmaceuticals and circular bioeconomy.

Koval Research Group

Expertise - Agrifood

The research group focuses on the study of molecular interactions in complex systems and matrices through the combined use of various analysis techniques, including nuclear magnetic resonance ( spectroscopy, capable of monitoring all components present in a sample in a single experiment.

Biophysical chemistry group

Expertise - Agrifood, Life Sciences

The research group focuses on: - Spectroscopic and spectrophotometric analyses. Use of EPR spectroscopy for traceability, quality, and safety determination in agri food supply chains. use of fishery and agricultural by products for the production of innovative materials. synthesis and characterization of melanin like polymeric materials. methods for enzyme immobilization on nanosystems for industrial applications. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) analysis of processes and products

TheraDrugs&Food Lab

Expertise - Agrifood

The research group works in the following fields: development of epigenetic and non-epigenetic modulators for the treatment of hematologic tumors. design and synthesis of inhibitors targeting enzymes of the endocannabinoid system for the development of therapeutic agents for neurodegenerative diseases and epilepsy treatment. synthesis of new pharmacological tools for the treatment of rare diseases. Design and synthesis of enzymatic inhibitors or receptor modulators for the development of new infectious agents. Green chemistry methods for the development of new neurodegeneration modulators.

Molecular Biology Lab

Expertise - Life Sciences

The research group is concerned with the study of the molecular mechanisms of angiogenesis (in neovascular retinopathies and tumors ) and tumor development . Within the group there is also an active line of translational research aimed at the development of bioactive molecules with anti angiogenesis and anti tumor functions.

Inorganic electrochemistry and nanomaterials

Expertise - Life Sciences

The research activity mainly concerns with the development of new materials for environmental and biomedical applications, through: chemical and electrochemical deposition of surface layers of organic, inorganic and hybrid materials. the study by voltammetric techniques of inorganic/organometallic complexes and molecules. characterization of composition and structure of solid surfaces and nanoparticles. spectroscopic characterization

Research Group of Sensors and Biosensors development

Expertise - Life Sciences

The Biosensors and Sensors research group is dedicated to advancing point of care devices for monitoring patients with neurodegenerative diseases.

Laboratory for Computational Photochemistry and Photobiology

Expertise - Life Sciences

Computer simulation of spectroscopy and chemical and photochemical reactivity at the molecular level. Computer simulation of the activation of biological photoreceptors and fluorescent proteins.

Health Nanotech Lab - Laboratory of (nano)materials and (nano)technologies for health

Expertise - Life Sciences

The research activities of the group are focused on the development, preparation, and characterization of intelligent nanomaterials, particularly: development of polysaccharide and lipid-based nanocarriers. development of tissue substitutes. drafting of analysis protocols. conformational and dynamic analysis of biomolecules

Ultrastructural & Functional Morphology

Expertise - Industry 4.0, Life Sciences

The resarch activities are dealing with high resolution electron microscopy studies on the functional morhology of eukariotic cell organelles with particular focus on cell motility and control of the cell cycle.

Evaluation of the biological activity of extracts and bioactive compounds of natural origin in the inhibition of inflammation and related pathologies

Expertise - Life Sciences

The research activity is focused on basic research projects based on the ONE HEALTH principle . The activity mainly aims to evaluate the benefits for human health of compounds extracts of ornamental plants or foods with particular attention to the principles of local biodiversity and bioeconomy

BioStructLab

Expertise -

The research activities of the BioStructLab are focus on gene manipulation by recombinant DNA technique, production of biological macromolecules ( RNA and DNA), and structural characterization by structural biology techniques The

SYNCOM Group

Expertise - Life Sciences

The research group is focused on two key areas, synthetic organic chemistry and computational chemistry, which are highly complementary and in complete synergy with each other. the research group is interested in the development of new chemical methodologies in the medicinal chemistry context and in the study of the interaction between the drug and its macromolecular target

Agrifood and Cultural Heritage

Expertise - Cultural heritage

The group works in the following areas: Agri food chemistry for analysis of the inorganic component, metabolomics and characterization of the geographical origin. chemistry of cultural heritage for restoration, conservation diagnostics and study of materials and art objects

Evolutionary and Systematic Zoology Lab

Expertise - Agrifood, Life Sciences

Research interests of the group focus on the study of insects, and soil fauna in general, of naturalistic as well as agricultural interest. Methodologies employed are taxonomy, molecular evolution, evolutionary genetics, population genetics, metagenomics, genomics, bioinformatics.

LEMOS – Laboratory for Sustainable Mobility Education

Expertise - Smart Mobility

LEMOS aims to spread a new culture of 'moving well', also due to important innovations of the last period, such as the revival of the use of bicycles, shared mobility and electric motors for cars and motorbikes.

Applied electromagnetic laboratory

Expertise - Aerospace

AELab has consolidated experience in the modeling and characterization of metasurfaces and metamaterials and in the design of innovative microwave antennas and devices, acquired during research projects both on behalf of industries and international agencies

FOLIA Food Laboratory for Innovation and Agrobiodiversity

Expertise - Agrifood

The group works in the following research line: self-incompatibility to improve crops and agricultural production. environmental stresses to study the effects of environmental stresses on plants. genetic traceabiliy and food safety to identify and verify the origin and quality of food products through molecular biology techniques

Goldsmithing's History and Techniques Laboratory

Expertise - Cultural heritage

The research activities concern: Research on the history of Goldsmithing and of Jewellery. and research on Gemmology.

SOPaC - Sustainability and Employability of/in Cultural Heritage

Expertise - Cultural heritage

The research group works on: sustainable economy, new technologies, communication, digital heritage, and applied sciences to cultural heritage are the five interdisciplinary themes that are: sustainable economy of cultural heritage. new technologies in cultural heritage research. communication of cultural heritage. digital heritage. cultural heritage and applied sciences

Research on Renewable Energy and Sustainability

Expertise - Energy

The research activity focuses on the design and characterization of new sensitizers for innovative energy conversion systems from renewable sources and for hydrogen production.

Computer Architecture: High-Performance, Edge and Cloud Computing

Expertise - Industry 4.0

The Computer Architecture Laboratory (“Lab223” for short) focuses on the realization of the hardware/software systems that provide energy-efficient and performing solutions including: - High-performance acceleration ranging from Multicores, GPUs, FPGAs platform - Programming models for programmability and performance portability of parallel applications - Energy-saving solutions based on Highly-efficient Embedded Systems - Distributed platforms and Clusters of Heterogeneous Systems

BioAgry Lab

Expertise -

The BioAgryLab's research activity is aimed at finding sustainable solutions to be adopted in agriculture to increase both crop yield and quality by reducing the use of synthetic chemical fertilizers and pesticides, in accordance with guidelines issued by the European Commission, as well as identifying alternative solutions to address environmental issues related to climate change, such as drought, salinity and increased ozone levels

Chemical and magnetic biomonitoring for the preventive conservation of Cultural Heritage

Expertise - Cultural heritage

The research group has over a decade of experience in conducting environmental biomonitoring projects with magnetic analyses at the Paleomagnetism Laboratory (INGV) and chemical analyses at the Applied Botany Laboratory (UNISI).

Open Lab at IMT Lucca: A space where innovation, research, and science meet to create new solutions to tomorrow's challenges

Expertise - Industry 4.0

Open Lab at IMT Lucca conducts a variety of activities such as interdisciplinary research, collaboration with external partners, use of cutting-edge resources and technologies, capacity building and knowledge sharing

Satellite Systems, Mobile Networks, and UAV-based IoT Systems

Expertise - Aerospace

The group's research activity concerns terrestrial 5G networks and the recent evolution towards Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) systems with communication via aerial platforms such as drones (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, UAV) and low-altitude satellites (Low Earth Orbit, LEO).

Method and corresponding device for protecting vehicle from cyber attack

Patents - Industry 4.0, Smart Mobility

The invention concerns techniques for protection against computer attacks in a CAN (Controller Area Network) communication network in a vehicle using the CAN-bus system

Sirit: the fascist internment system in Tuscany during World War II (1940-44): from history to memory

Expertise - Cultural heritage

The research project focused on the Fascist internment system in Tuscany between 1940, when Italy joined the Second World War, and 1944, when the region was liberated by the Allied Army. During the war, the Fascist government and the Italian Social Republic adopted a series of measures restricting individual freedom. This led to the isolation, imprisonment, marginalization and control of anyone deemed dangerous for public security, even only on the basis of mere suspicion. These provisions resulted in a widespread and articulated network of internment devices that affected different categories of persons.

MeB

Expertise -

The MeB project, resulted from the collaboration between the Scuola Normale Superiore and the Bargello Museums. Its main objective was the development of shared, applied research, aimed at the modernization of the scientific analysis processes and art-historical study of small-scale metal production of the Early Modern age. Moreover, it aimed at elaborating new operational solutions of potential interest for similar cultural contexts, also throughout the use of 3D laser scans.

Sleep, Plasticity, and Conscious Experience

Expertise - Life Sciences

The research activity of the SPACE Laboratory, belonging to the MOMILAB research unit, focuses on the study and characterization of the mechanisms that regulate sleep and wakefulness and of their interactions with psychophysical well-being.

Models, Inference and Decisions

Expertise - Life Sciences

Philosophy of science, social and formal epistemology, critical reasoning. theories of rationality: inferences, decisions, and cognitive illusions. cognitive science, heuristics and biases, ecological rationality. foundations of causal and statistical inference

Managerial and organizational neurosciences to increase company values

Expertise - Industry 4.0, Life Sciences

Advanced interdisciplinary approaches of cognitive, computational and social neurosciences, sciences, strategic and managerial fields of companies, business organization and human resources

Process for obtaining levulinic acid esters, in particular alkyl levulinates

Patents - Energy

Our patented process is useful to obtain levulinic acid esters by direct alcoholysis of carbohydrates, such as C6 monosaccharides and/or polysaccharides thereof and/or chitin and/or chitosan, with a predetermined alcohol, takes place at a reaction temperature preferably between 100°C and 220°C for a time preferably between 30 and 300 minutes and in the presence of a co-solvent with specific properties, in addition to a conventional acid catalyst said alcohol and said co solvent are preferably separated from the reaction mixture after conversion and then, recycled back to the conversion step

Precision nanomedicine: Shaping cellulose nanocrystals

Patents - Life Sciences

The invention consists of a smart, inexpensive and biocompatible nanomaterial with custom-designed bioactivity.

Extracorporeal Clearance Precision Meter

Patents - Life Sciences

The extracorporeal clearance precision measurement system allows clearance rate of extracorporeal treatments to be measured in real time and adjusted to patients’ needs.

Kits for modulation of anti-rejection therapies and early detection of neurodegenerative diseases

Patents - Life Sciences

The invention consists of a nanofunctionalized device that enables the quantitative determination of a specific biomarker, the FKBP12 protein, involved in many diseases.

Carbohydrate Mimetics in Precision Medicine

Patents - Life Sciences

The patent application protects nontoxic small molecules (glycomimetics), easily obtained from natural compounds (carbohydrates), which can be used for personalized treatment of glycan-related diseases

BREATH SAVE: Safety Valve avoiding derecruitment lung alveolus

Patents - Life Sciences

The present invention consists in a safety valve for use in patients with respiratory diseases characterized by severe levels of hypoxemia, with artificial airways in mechanical ventilation. In case of programmed or accidental disconnection from the circuit, prevents the "fall" of the Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (PEEP), necessary for the recruitment of alveolar areas for gas (O2, CO2) exchange.

Pulmonary molecular oncology

Expertise - Life Sciences

The research activity consists in high resolution transcriptomics to identify cancer specific subpopulations and interactions with cancer cells and the Tumor Microenvironment (TME), also adopting spatial transcriptomics and proteomics

CRISPR System for Gene Editing

Patents - Life Sciences

The invention relates to a 'Clustered Regularly Interspersed Short Palindromic Repeat (CRISPR) CRISPR associated (Cas)’ (CRISPR-Cas) system targeting a genome sequence in a eukaryotic cell, i.e. a system useful for making modifications within the cell genome.

A Method for in vitro Diagnosis of Allergy and related Device

Patents - Life Sciences

The invention consists of a method and related device for evaluating and diagnosing allergic-type reactions in a patient by analysing in vitro impedance changes detected by contacting the patient's serum with a given allergen

Process for manufacturing customized facemasks for the treatment of malocclusion

Patents - Life Sciences

The method proposed is designed to produce individualized face masks that are well tolerated by small patients

CRISPR-Cas system for gene therapy

Patents - Life Sciences

The invention refers to the use of an engineered 'Clustered Regularly Interspersed Short Palindromic Repeat (CRISPR)-CRISPR associated (Cas)’ (CRISPR-Cas) technology targeting a sequence mutated at one or more loci in the genome of a given eukaryotic cell

Antibacterial Compounds

Patents - Life Sciences

The compounds of the present invention are pyrazole[4,3-b]pyridin-6-carboxamide derivatives characterised by direct antibacterial activity against several Gram-positive bacteria

Biomarkers for Diabetes Therapies

Patents - Life Sciences

The present invention represents an in vitro implementable method and related kit for assessing the response to immune tolerance restoration therapy by evaluating the expression of specific microRNAs (miRNAs) as biomarkers of residual beta-cell function.

An Electromechanical Stimulation system for Treating a Tinnitus Disease

Patents - Life Sciences

The present invention consists of an electromechanical stimulation system, and related wearable device, generating and transmitting mechanical vibrations to the bone processes near a user's ear.

Antiviral Compounds and Uses thereof

Patents - Life Sciences

The invention concers compounds that act directly on the extracellular virus.

Treatment of Alkaptonuria and Tyrosinemia type 1

Patents - Life Sciences

The invention consists of alternative compounds to nitisinone, for the treatment of both AKU and HT1.

New compounds for the treatment of acute pain

Patents - Life Sciences

The present invention serves the development of new therapeutic strategies and new non-opioid drugs for the treatment of pain

Cell culture support for controlled ultrasonic stimulation

Patents - Life Sciences

The purpose of this invention is to provide a biological housing system capable of undergoing highly controlled ultrasonic stimulations, capable of guaranteeing, at the same time, practicality and simplicity of use, low cost and complete sterility of the biological samples tested

Ultrasound stimulation system of an in vitro sample

Patents - Life Sciences

This invention makes it possible to study in depth the phenomena involved in the ultrasonic stimulation of living materials and cells, thus paving the way for the optimisation of these stimulation processes in numerous areas

Method and related apparatus for monitoring biomechanical performancesc of human limbs

Patents - Life Sciences

The invention relates to a device for detecting the position and movement of a human limb through a plurality of sensors and a unit that manages the data and the respective flow.

A system for monitoring and treating motor disordes with microrecordings and targeted electrical stimulations

Patents - Life Sciences

The invention refers to a system for monitoring a motor disorder, capable to monitor the neural activity of the basal ganglia of a subject

Arthroscopic extruder

Patents - Life Sciences

The invention relates a tool, new of its kind, to deliver therapeutic substances (e.g., biomaterials, stem cells, etc.) during arthroscopic micro-invasive surgery.

System for the magnetic localization and locomotion of an endoscopic capsule

Patents - Life Sciences

The invention relates to a system for the localization and magnetic locomotion of an endoscopic capsule within a gastrointestinal tract

Atrioventricolar bypass

Patents - Life Sciences

The invention is a passive circuit device (without battery), modular (capable of mimicking the normal continuous cardiac cycle), flexible and small in size.

Rotatably-actuated endourethral artificial sphincter

Patents - Life Sciences

The present invention relates to an artificial sphincter for implantation in a urethral canal, in particular for treating patients suffering from urinary incontinence.

Wearable mechatronic device for measuring the dilation of the uterine cervix during labor

Patents - Life Sciences

The invention relates to a gynecological medical device and concerns an instrument to be used in the stage of labor that precedes the birth of the child.

Apparatus for the intraoperative analysis of biological tissues samples

Patents - Life Sciences

The invention carries out support operations for the biopsy examination, allowing the identification of the nodules of a histological sample, in order to perform the biopsy of the nodule with a machine used downstream of the apparatus itself.

Wearable assiste-walking device

Patents - Life Sciences

The invention is able to reduce the speed of the foot and store its energy in a group of springs: in this way, the body can freely continue its movements without further interaction with the exoskeleton.

Implantable device for hemolysis optical detection

Patents - Life Sciences

The invention relates a system made of a mechanical structure and a microfiltration system at the end of the VAD, allowing the separation of erithrocytes from the other blood components.

Natural bladder

Patents - Life Sciences

The invention relates to an artificial bladder that can be implanted in a patient's body for the collection and discharge of urinary biological fluids

Artificial bladder and manufacturing process

Patents - Life Sciences

The invention consists of a multilayered device whose conformation allows to have a non-polymeric internal layer with high resistance to urine

A miniature robotic device applicable to a flexible endoscope for the surgical dissection of a gastro-intestinal tract surface neoplasms

Patents - Life Sciences

The invention is a tool installed as cap to the tip of an endoscope. The cap contains a teleoperation robot with 2 arms which the surgeon/endoscopist can control with an ergonomic console.

Wobble-type stepping electromagnetic micromotor

Patents - Industry 4.0, Life Sciences

The invention is such as to provide an internal component and an annular component to this external one. The external component can have a stator role and the internal one a rotor role, or vice versa.

Kinematic chain for flexion-extension

Patents - Industry 4.0, Life Sciences

This industrial patent proposes an apparently simple geometry (a degree of freedom) capable of arching by moving the center of instantaneous rotation of the end effector as a function of the input angle

Therapeutics for Covid-19 patients

Patents - Life Sciences

The invention concerns the use of DNA aptamers that can shield the SARS-CoV-2 binding site on the cell, and halt the cell-to-cell spreading of coronavirus.

Artificial heart muscle

Patents - Life Sciences

This patent is focusing on an artificial heart muscle, an innovative artificial device able to replicate the natural human heart functionalities.

Composition of an hydro-alcoholic solution of grape pomace extract, and application thereof for reducing the exogenus oxidative stress in dermal cell

Patents - Life Sciences

The invention relates to an hydro-alcoholic solution extract of selected grape pomace, a cosmetic formulation comprising such hydro-alcoholic solution extract, the method for incorporating the hydro-alcoholic solution extract into a cosmetic formulation and the final use of the as-obtained cosmetic formulation.

Cell co-culture system and method

Patents - Life Sciences

The research focus has been on developing a method and an apparatus for in vitro three-dimensional cell co-culture

Material And System For The Therapeutic Treatment Of Joints

Patents - Life Sciences

The present invention relates to the therapeutic treatment of joints. In particular, the invention relates to a composite material and a treatment system for the regeneration of cartilage tissue

A system for monitoring and treating metabolic disorders

Patents - Life Sciences

The present invention refers to the field of medical devices, in particular to a system for monitoring and treating metabolic disorders, especially type 2 diabetes.

Hand Exoskeleton device

Patents - Life Sciences

The patent is related to an exoskeleton for the guidance and assistance of flex extension movements of fingers and cylindrical objects grasping.

Artificial pancreas

Patents - Life Sciences

The invention concerns an implantable device for the controlled administration of insulin

Personalized vacuum bell for pectus excavatum treatment

Patents - Life Sciences

The aim of this invention is to create a Vacuum Bell, customized on patient anatomy, suitable for the pectus excavatum correction.

New Dendrimeric Pyrrolidines

Patents - Life Sciences

The invention proposes a new approach to rare genetic diseases for which no cures are available, only symptomatic treatments through the preparation of novel multivalent molecules active toward the human enzymes responsible for them

Antagonism of B3 adrenoceptor for the treatment of cancer immune tolerance

Patents - Life Sciences

The invention relates to the use of beta-blocking compounds, in particular the antagonist of ?3 adrenoceptor (?3-ARs), for the treatment of immune-tolerance associated with pathological states, such as cancer.

Monopolar electric scalpel

Patents - Life Sciences

The invention allows the monopolar scalpel to be gripped and operated, favoring its use as a tweezer without interfering with its basic functions.

A_Atrofi: New compounds for the treatment of musculoskeletal atrophy and cachexia

Patents - Life Sciences

The invention is represented by a mixture of molecules, called A_ATROFI, capable of regulating the balance between protein synthesis and its degradation in skeletal muscle cells.

Therminator: Nanotechnology for the treatment of melanoma

Patents - Life Sciences

The invention consists of a bio-molecular complex consisting of cells with strong tumor tropism (ECFCs) containing gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) that can give off effective thermal energy for cauterizing melanomas.

Method and device for oxidative stress analysis

Patents - Life Sciences

The patented method and device enable oxidative stress analysis in quantitative terms, quickly and at extremely low cost, ensuring accurate and reliable results.

Instrumented grip for forearm rehabilitation

Patents - Life Sciences

The patented technology makes it possible to monitor the level of preparedness and improvement of motor action in any practitioner, competitive or not, through dynamic on-wall testing

Drop-free trocars for minimally invasive surgery especially ophthalmic surgery

Patents - Life Sciences

The present invention relates to a newly developed trocar device, referred to as a "drop-free trocar," for the use in minimally invasive ophthalmic surgery.

System to assist the movement of a blind or visually impaired person

Patents - Life Sciences

The proposed technology is a multifunctional device that can communicate different information to blind and visually impaired people via body-perceptible haptic signals

New activators of SIRT1 enzyme for the treatment of cardiovascular and cardiometabolic pathologies

Patents - Life Sciences

The present invention targets a class of compounds able to activate the enzyme SIRT1 in humans by regulating numerous metabolic functions. The appropriately designed compounds could be used in pharmaceutical formulations, preferably in the treatment or prevention of cardiometabolic diseases

New molecules for bone tissue regeneration

Patents - Life Sciences

The present invention concerns the development of new pharmacologically active compounds for the treatment of osteoporosis and in general bone diseases characterized by progressive loss of bone mass, such as rheumatoid arthritis, hyperparathyroidism, and bone cancer metastases.

Method for the early diagnosis of uroperitoneum

Patents - Life Sciences

The innovative method to diagnose uroperitoneum involves determining the concentration of a biomarker, Uromodulin, in a sample taken from abdominal drainage.

Method for the diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases

Patents - Life Sciences

The invention describes a method for the diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases based on the measurement, in a peripheral blood sample, of ?-synuclein heteromeric complexes with ?-amyloid or Tau protein.

Method and device for the implementation of polymeric microstructures composite and not polymeric microstructures composite and not so obtained with micro and nano internal architecture called

Patents - Life Sciences

The patented invention relates to techniques for fabricating composite polymer microstructures and not applicable to the field of Textile Engineering.

Micro-fabrication method of polymer structures for scaffolding for tissue regeneration and biosensor development

Patents - Life Sciences

The patented invention relates to the micro-fabrication of imprinted polymeric structures with well-defined geometry for the fabrication of bioactive scaffolds. The scaffolds can be used both as substrates for the study and fabrication of functional tissue substitutes and as biosensors.

Prosthetic device for tympanoplasty reconstruction

Patents - Life Sciences

The present technology is a prosthetic elevation device that allows a fixation of the new tympanic membrane for the creation of a larger sounding (tympanic) box after tympanoplasty surgery, without damaging the facial nerve.

Device and procedure for detecting false alarms in a personal emergency signaling device

Patents - Life Sciences

The proposed technology is a system to recognize accidental falls reliably. The procedure is based on accelerometer data, to which characteristic indexes of motor activities are applied. Low power consumption and simplicity enable its implementation in non-invasive wearable devices of daily use.

Guidance device to guide instruments for endovascular applications

Patents - Life Sciences

The present invention concerns the development of catheters designed for navigation and stabilization of endovascular instrumentation close to a target to be reached with extreme precision.

Device for electrical characterization of cellular constructs

Patents - Life Sciences

The present invention relates to a device for the electrical characterization of cellular constructs, featured by electrodes solidly integrated within the culture chamber of the constructs.

1,3-DIAZO-4-OXA-[3.3.1]- bicyclic derivatives, process for their manufacture and their use as a medicament in particular for treating diabetes

Patents - Life Sciences

The present invention concerns the synthesis of small molecules, obtained by a totally innovative process, characterized by a stimulatory effect on the secretion of GLP-1, a gastrointestinal hormone.

Bioreactor for studying the effects of imposed stimuli on cellular activity

Patents - Life Sciences

The present invention consists of a self-contained bioreactor that allows monitoring of cell activities exposed to various physical, chemical, and mechanical stimuli, both under isobaric conditions and in the presence of controlled flows.

Sensorized high-throughput bioreactors for imposing hydrodynamic pressure and shear stress on cell cultures

Patents - Life Sciences

The invention relates to a sensorized high throughput bioreactor, that can be placed in series and/or parallel with similar systems, to expose cultures of the same or different cell groups to mechanical stimuli, such as hydrodynamic pressure and shear stress, simulating physiological and pathological conditions present within an organism.

High throughput bioreactor for engineering and studying the response to chemical and physical stimuli of vascular conduits

Patents - Life Sciences

The invention relates to a sensorized high throughput bioreactor, that can be placed in series and/or parallel with similar systems, to subject vascular conduits of different sizes to chemical-physical, mechanical and electromagnetic stimuli, simulating physiological and pathological conditions present within an organism.

Selective agonists of beta-adrenergic type 3 receptors (BAR3) for the treatment of nephrogenic diabetes insipidus

Patents - Life Sciences

The invention consists of a method to activate cyclic AMP (cAMP)-mediated intracellular response in renal cells by triggering the beta-3 subtype adrenergic receptor (BAR3).

Diagnostic probes to detect cells and tissues affected with a pathological or metabolic condition by means of infrared spectroscopy

Patents - Life Sciences

The present invention provides an in vitro and ex vivo method using novel diagnostic probes with a specific spectrum detected by infrared (IR) spectroscopy.

Nanotransducer-based genome editing system

Patents - Life Sciences

The invention concerns a system based on a nano-transducer able to modify a target DNA sequence in a cell in order to delete harmful mutations underlying genetic diseases.

Monoacylglycerol lipase (MAGL) inhibitors

Patents - Life Sciences

The new patented compounds are based on a potent reversible noncovalent mechanism of action, which is useful for treating MAGL-mediated diseases, such as neuroinflammation/degeneration, pain, multiple sclerosis/amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, and Parkinson's disease.

Highly selective inhibitors of adams activity

Patents - Life Sciences

The invention concerns the development of appropriately designed and synthesized chemical entities that selectively exert their activity on ADAMs, A Disintegrin And Metalloproteinase (ADAM) enzyme.

Tongue muscle rehabilitation device

Patents - Life Sciences

The invention consists of a novel experimental set-up for the muscular rehabilitation of the tongue, which is necessary for the restoration of motility and physiological function of the organ for the purpose of adequate swallowing in patients, who are post-stroke or otherwise have impaired tongue motility.

Method implemented by means of a computer for determining retention times and concentration values of analytes in a mixture

Patents - Agrifood, Life Sciences

The present invention relates to the automation of data interpretation from a chromatography analysis, such specifically the retention times and concentration values of analytes in a mixture.

Isoindoline derivatives such as AMPK activators

Patents - Life Sciences

The present invention relates to the development of novel isoindoline derivatives as activators of AMPK (Adenosine MonoPhosphate-activated protein Kinase), a key enzyme in cellular metabolism. The compounds, with original chemical structure, can be usefully employed for the prevention and treatment of metabolic disorders, such as type II diabetes and obesity, as well as immune-mediated inflammatory diseases and cancer.

Benzofuran derivatives as AMPK activators

Patents - Life Sciences

The present invention relates to the development of novel benzofuran derivatives able to activate AMPK (Adenosine MonoPhosphate-activated protein Kinase), a key enzyme in the regulation of immune homeostasis

BENZO[D]ISOTHIAZOL-3(2H)-ONE-1,1-DIOXIDE core derivatives and their use in the treatment of cancer

Patents - Life Sciences

The present invention relates to novel benzo[d]isothiazolic-3(2H)-one-1,1-dioxide core compounds able to effectively and selectively inhibiting the IX and XII isoforms of the enzyme carbonic anhydrase (CA), which are predominantly expressed in hypoxic and metastatic tumors.

Compounds for use in the therapeutic and preventive treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, particularly Alzheimer's disease

Patents - Life Sciences

The object of the present invention is the design, synthesis, and pharmacological evaluation of novel diphenylmethane core molecules, capable of simultaneously promoting activation of the autophagy process and lipid catabolism, both in vitro and in vivo. Their dual activity may represent a novel approach for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer.

Compounds with a Benzo[a]carbazole structure and their uses

Patents - Life Sciences

The present invention concerns the development of new derivatives with apoptosis-modulating action by inhibition of the MDM2/p53 complex.

Synthetic analogues of xanthohumol

Patents - Life Sciences

The present invention relates to new synthetic analogs of Xanthohumol (XN), a naturally occurring prenylated chalcone found in the female inflorescence of the hop plant (Humulus lupulus L. - Cannabaceae). Xanthohumol is a flavonoid known for its multiple properties

Synthetic analogues of 3-iodothyronamine (T1AM) and uses thereof

Patents - Life Sciences

The invention aims to the development of new synthetic analogs of 3-iodothyronamine (T1AM), an exponent of a class of endogenous molecules derived from thyroid hormones. The possible main therapeutic uses are: treatment of obesity and dyslipidemia,neuro-psychiatric and behavioral disorders,neurodegenerative diseases.

Melanocortin agents for use in the therapeutic treatment of melanoma, tumors of the gastrointestinal tract, and thyroid carcinoma

Patents - Life Sciences

The present invention belongs to the field of therapeutic treatments of cancer diseases, particularly solid tumors such as melanoma, cancers of the gastrointestinal tract and thyroid carcinoma. The use of a melanocortin 4 receptor antagonist offers a possible new target therapy in the treatment of cancer diseases, counteracting the possibility of recurrence.

Synthetic aperture radar (SAR) with transponder aboard UAV

Patents - Industry 4.0

The patented invention is a ground-based synthetic aperture radar (GBSAR) that makes use of drones (UAV) to realize the opening synthesis without weighing the aerial vehicles used.

Hydroalcoholic extract from chestnut shell for use as an antibacterial

Patents - Agrifood, Life Sciences

The present innovation refers to the field of bioeconomy, using biological materials of industrial waste for phytopharmaceutical use.

New Plant Variety: Sino Japanese Plum Dofi Sandra

Patents - Agrifood

The new plant variety of the Japanese Sino Plum Dofi Sandra was obtained by the breeders in 1989 by crossing the Black Gold x Brumosa plum varieties.

Sensorized device for the analysis of a fluid by means of acoustic waves

Patents - Agrifood, Life Sciences

The invention is a portable device for the detection of traumatic brain injuries (TBI) biomarkers from rapid blood analysis.

Improved drone structure

Patents - Aerospace

The patent relates to drone's frame improvements aimed at significantly increasing the performance and safety of these aircraft.

Zelid – Zero emission long-lasting irrigation water dispenser

Patents - Technologies for living environments

ZELID is a punctual, multilevel and very low flow water delivery system for autonomous and prolonged irrigation of planters of all sizes and for any use.

Anti-collision for smart vehicles based on Visible Light Communication (VLC)

Patents - Smart Mobility

The invention concerns a collision avoidance system at road intersaction based on the Visible Light Communication Technology.

Air flow with ultraviolet radiation barrier for sanitizing environments

Patents - Industry 4.0

The invention concerns a vertical barrier of UVC rays, interposed between people in a static position.

3D imaging ground-based synthetic aperture radar (GBSAR)

Patents - Industry 4.0

The invention consists of a ground-based synthetic aperture radar capable of acquiring both three-dimensional and two-dimensional images.

Universal and magnetic plug and socket group and their transition adapter

Patents - Industry 4.0, Technologies for living environments

The invention is about a new magnetic plug and socket group, alternative to the Schuko socket, that it does not require a predefined plug direction.

Automatic Emergency braking system for motorcycles (MAEB)

Patents - Smart Mobility

The invention consists in the use of the clutch of a motorcycle to interrupt the accidental action of an automatic emergency braking system in order to guarantee the safety of the rider.

Kit for the colorimetric analysis of chlorine in pools and waters

Patents - Green chemistry, Industry 4.0

The purpose of the present invention is the supply of a kit for the visual determination of the chlorine concentration, which is necessary for an effective disinfection of drinking water or water used for recreational purposes.

Molecular method for the authentication of Echinacea species

Patents - Agrifood

The present invention relates to a method for identifying material from Echinacea purpurea in a sample, distinguishing it from material from very similar species such as Echinacea pallida and Echinacea angustifolia, the reagents needed for this method and the kit to make it.

Machinery for de-stemming and selecting grapes and small fruits by ripening class

Patents - Agrifood

The present invention relates to an apparatus to be used for the production of wine immediately after harvesting the bunches, which consists in separating the berries from the stalk and at the same time dividing the berries into different ripening classes.

Sharing, monitoring e management system of rechargeable batteries

Patents - Industry 4.0, Smart Mobility

The patented invention implements an interconnected and intelligent sharing mechanism of batteries and no more than means, guaranteeing the same benefits of current sharing systems but also ensuring the use and optimal recharging of the batteries exchanged between users.

Instrument for the physical characterization of tephra fallout

Patents - Aerospace

The invention responds to the need of evaluate the quantity and grain size of the emitted material, to obtain more reliable dispersion models of volcanic ash.

A new grain amaranth (Amaranthus cruentus L.) variety for temperate climates

Patents - Agrifood

The research group has carried out genetic improvement resulting in the production of the new variety of A. cruentus currently called UNIFI6161.

Autonomous variable buoyancy device

Patents - Blue growth

The main goal of this invention is to provide a device for sampling and measuring at different depths.

Method for temperature stabilization of the resonance frequency of micromechanical semiconductor resonators

Patents - Energy, Industry 4.0

Tthe invention aim is to provide a method for the fabrication of silicon micromechanical resonators that are temperature stable and therefore integrable with consumer electronic devices.

System for the determination of the real evapotranspiration of a vegetated surface

Patents - Agrifood

The invention proposes an intelligent apparatus to be used in open fields or greenhouses for expert irrigation management, ensuring efficient use of the water resource.

Procedure for the production of olive oil of high organoleptic and nutritional quality

Patents - Agrifood

The present invention concerns a method for the production of olive oils, especially extra virgin, enriched in cellular compounds extracted from the fruit

Method for reproduction of red coral and other anthozoans

Patents - Blue growth

The present invention relates to a method of reproducing Anthozoan colonies from existing colonies in a natural or controlled marine environment by spontaneous settlement, resulting in young red coral colonies (recruits) that can be transferred to another natural or controlled marine environment

METHOD FOR PRODUCING MARINE PHANEROGAMS

Patents - Blue growth

The patented system exploites the seeds of P. oceanica fruits.

METHOD FOR PROCESSING MULTI-PASS RADAR DATA FOR SENSING AND ANALYSING MULTIPLE COMPONENTS OF NON-STATIONARY SCATTERERS

Patents - Industry 4.0

The invention refers to a method of processing interferometric image radar data, acquired in multi-pass configurations, for the detection and analysis of multiple components of non-stationary radio backscatter at different altitudes and/or displacement speeds.

FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTOR WITH TWO-DIMENSIONAL CHANNEL REALIZED WITH LATERAL HETEROSTRUCTURES BASED ON HYBRIDIZED GRAPHENE

Patents - Energy

The present invention is a field-effect transistor with a two-dimensional channel consisting of a thin sheet of one or more atomic layers of lateral heterostructures based on hybridized graphene.

KIT OF COMPONENTS FOR TRANSPLANTING AQUATIC AND TERRESTRIAL PLANT SPECIES

Patents - Agrifood, Blue growth

The present invention relates to a modular, flexible and eco-compatible system for the transplantation of plant species (aquatic and terrestrial) for the conservation and/or restoration of natural environments.

LUMINESCENT SOLAR CONCENTRATORS FROM FILMOGENIC POLYMERIC AQUEOUS DISPERSIONS

Patents - Energy

The patented technology is an innovative Luminescent Solar Concentrator (LSC), created from filmogenic aqueous dispersions containing fluorophores with high quantum yield.

CYCLE FOR THE CONVERSION OF LOW ENTHALPY THERMAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY

Patents - Energy

The innovative system for the production of electricity is based on the use of fuel cells within a high-efficiency cycle that converts the thermal energy provided by "low" temperature (e.g. ~ 80 °C) and low enthalpy heat sources.

PROCEDURE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A COMPATIBILIZED MIXTURE OF A POLYOLEFIN AND A POLAR POLYMER

Patents - Green chemistry

The present patent application is based on a reactive mixing process of ethylene polymers and polyamides developed by us, through which it is possible to obtain in a single step (one-step) master batch with polyolefinic or inverse matrix.

PROCESS OF CONTROLLED RADICAL GRAFTING OF A POLYOLEFIN

Patents - Green chemistry

The invention relates to a process for controlled functionalization of a polyolefin in the presence of radical reaction initiators.

COPOLYMERS BASED ON REACTIVE POLYESTERS AND PLASTICISERS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF TRANSPARENT, BIODEGRADABLE PACKAGING FILM

Patents - Agrifood, Green chemistry

The present invention relates to the preparation and use of novel copolymers comprising polylactic acid (PLA), organic plasticizers with epoxy functionality and biodegradable polyester elastomers.

COPOLYMERS BASED ON POLYESTER AND AROMATIC POLYCARBONATE

Patents - Agrifood, Green chemistry

The new patented materials feature a copolymer structure containing biodegradable polyester segments and aromatic polycarbonate segments (20%), prepared by a reactive mixing process.

METHOD FOR DETECTING MACROPHOMINA PHASEOLINA

Patents - Agrifood

The invention relates to a molecular diagnostic method for detecting the presence of the phytopathogenic fungus Macrophomina phaseolina in infected soil, seed and plant samples.

A NON-INVASIVE METHOD FOR MEASURING ABSOLUTE WATER CONTENT OF A LEAF

Patents - Agrifood

The technology proposes an in-field method for determining the water content of the plant (leaves) and the related apparatus and management tool.

METHOD FOR BIOFERTILIZATION AND BIOPROTECTION OF VEGETAL MATERIAL AND BACTERIAL FORMULATION FOR CARRYING OUT SAID METHOD

Patents - Agrifood

The invention relates to a process for the production of micro-propagated seedlings treated with micro-organisms capable of exerting phyto-stimulant and bio-control activities.

AGRICULTURAL MACHINE FOR SURFACE SOIL TILLAGE

Patents - Agrifood

The present invention concerns an agricultural machine for the mechanical control of weeds by means of surface tillage called "active disc harrow", able to operate both non-selectively in pre-emergence and selectively in post-emergence of the herbaceous or horticultural crop on which it is used.

Permanent magnet actuator for adaptive actuation

Patents - Industry 4.0

The invention proposes the creation of a new type of actuator that allows to achieve adaptability to the environment, ensuring a high mechanical efficiency and high transmission force.

Relationships between text and image in the context of the Islamic culture in the Medieval Mediterranean

Expertise - Cultural heritage

Medieval Art History

Internazionalization analysis and analysis of educational and skills needs for the competitiveness of firms

Expertise - Industry 4.0

econometric analysis for administrative databases

Internationalization of firms and competitors positioning analysis

Expertise - Industry 4.0

industrial organization, international economics, and corporate finance.

Machine learning and process optimization

Expertise - Industry 4.0

Optimization, machine learning and game theory in the economic, industrial, environmental, medical fields

Automatic convoys

Patents - Industry 4.0

The patent makes it possible to achieve a mechanical coupling between vehicles in order to guarantee the safety and operation of a convoy of up to 10 vehicles capable of circulating as if it were a single vehicle.

Active Noise Abatment

Patents - Industry 4.0

The patented technology consists of a method and a coordinated system of elements for active noise abatement, that is, for the reduction of sound pollution in indoor and outdoor areas and environments.

Optofluidic microsystem based on photonic crystal and procedure for its realisation

Patents - Industry 4.0

The present invention relates to an optofluidic microsystem based on photonic crystals and a process for its realisation.

Magnetically guided robotic device for endoscopic procedures

Patents - Industry 4.0, Life Sciences

The invention relates to a magnetically-guided robotic device of the capsular type to carry out endoscopic procedures, in particular in the gastrointestinal tract.

A three-dimensional dispersible nanoresonator structure for biological, medical and environmental applications and a method for manufacture thereof

Patents - Industry 4.0, Life Sciences

The object of this invention is to provide 3-dimensional nanoresonators which are free and have resonance properties tunable over a wide spectrum of wavelengths

Method and device for making fingerprints associated to artifical fingers

Patents - Industry 4.0, Life Sciences

The invention proposes a method and a casting device for the application of a silicone coating device for the application a rigid sensorised item.

Mechatronic system for pipe maintenance

Patents - Industry 4.0

This solution is a device with magnetic grip locomotion and a unit for releasing the clog via remote control.

Wearable robot with perfected control architecture

Patents - Industry 4.0, Life Sciences

The proposed mechatronic architecture is based on a sensor decoupled from the mechanical action of the robot, so as to provide a reliable measurement of the joint angle

Wearable active robot with sensor means for feedback control

Patents - Industry 4.0, Life Sciences

The invention is characterized by torque sensors applied to a differential device used inside a wearable robot.

Wearable active robot with spinal polyarticular chain

Patents - Industry 4.0, Life Sciences

The invention is a transmission assembly of a hip exoskeleton associated with a back module.

Multiple actuation system for robotic joints

Patents - Industry 4.0, Life Sciences

The invention refers to a selective sub-implementation system for exoskeletons.

Wooden Facade

Patents - Energy, Industry 4.0

The patented technology combines an aluminum substructure with a cladding panel in Pino Radiata wood with Accoja treatment in order to create a commercially competitive system compared to advanced screen facades with other cladding materials and obtain a cladding characterized by exceptional performance of stability and resistance to climatic factors.

Mutant submarine

Patents - Blue growth, Industry 4.0

The technology, called RUFIVIST (Reconfigurable Underwater Vehicle for Inspection, Free-floating Intervention, and Survey Tasks), is part of the so-called Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV), i.e. underwater drones without personnel on board.

Electrically controllable acoustic impedance matching system

Patents - Industry 4.0, Life Sciences

The invention refers to the sector of non-invasive investigations by means of ultrasound, both in the medical field and in the structural field of materials or objects.

GNL Regasification for vehicles

Patents - Industry 4.0

The patented technology allows an immediate improvement of the energy efficiency of the means of transport currently on the market and powered (also) by LNG, so as to constitute a reasonable bridge between the short and long-term objectives in terms of energy improvement implement green transport still anchored to traditional methods.

Health-Met

Patents - Industry 4.0, Life Sciences

The invention, called Health-Met, is a technology designed for any person who is required to wear a helmet, both in the workplace and in the recreational environment.

Driving simulator

Patents - Industry 4.0

The invention resides in a low-cost technology to simulate the driving of a motorcycle for play or safety training purposes, ensuring the realism of a high-tech simulator and the complexity typical of video game platforms.

Super-resolution Spectroscopy

Patents - Industry 4.0

The patent protects the first experimental demonstration of super spectral resolution spectroscopy obtained using a random laser light source.

Photonic Circuits Diagnosis

Patents - Industry 4.0

The invention is part of the technical sector of optical equipment for the characterization and diagnostics of integrated photonic circuits, that is, all those circuits capable of producing, propagating and manipulating optical signals that can be used for multiple applications, from sensors to telecommunications.

Parametric CAD Modeling

Patents - Industry 4.0

The invention consists of a method for the reconstruction of a CAD model with parametric and associative properties starting from: a scan of a real object, and from a CAD template of the object (parametric-associative) in order to simplify the reverse engineering processes.

SmartComm

Patents - Energy, Industry 4.0

The SmartComm system was developed as a tool for measuring electrical network parameters and diagnostics for problems related to Power Quality.

Smart Plug

Patents - Energy, Industry 4.0

This invention consists of a socket capable of monitoring numerous descriptive parameters of the operation of an electrical load or several electrical loads and of communicating with a control platform, controlled by the user, capable of sending commands to the socket and carrying out in-depth data analyzes received as the Voltage Quality and Power Quality.

Random Laser based sensor

Patents - Industry 4.0

The invention consists of an optical sensor based on the random laser phenomenon, for the characterization of materials capable of diffusing light, such as powders, biological tissues, liquid dispersions and diffusive surfaces.

Exoskeleton for the assistance of polyarticular joints

Patents - Industry 4.0, Life Sciences

The invention is a polyarticulate exoskeleton that uses an underactuated kinematics, where the center of rotation of the anatomical joint is fixed and that of the exoskeletal joint has movement capability (bending) allowing the robotic structure to slide on the anatomical structure. This invention is suitable for a wearable active robot

System for the communication of symbols belonging to a tactile sign language and related method

Patents - Industry 4.0, Life Sciences

The present invention concerns the field of localization and support for the "intelligent" navigation of people in closed environments. Thus, it is particularly aimed at blind or visually impaired people

Encapsulated transducer for haptic intarfaces

Patents - Industry 4.0, Life Sciences

The invention describes the methods of production of encapsulated piezoelectric transducers, having optimal characteristics for use in the construction of haptic interfaces that can be incorporate into a printed polymeric material, such as a bracelet

Monitoring device for the psychomotor growth of a child

Patents - Industry 4.0, Life Sciences

The invention namend CareToy is a modular smart «toy gym» for domestic use of premature babies and it is able to monitor a multiplicity of parameters, synchronize the information received and integrate it

Method for positioning sensing impulses and related device and apparatus

Patents - Industry 4.0, Life Sciences

The invention includes a mathematical method software actuated and the corresponding device for the best positioning of sensors in arrays made by at least three units useful to different types of sensors

Method for managing a telecommunication network

Patents - Industry 4.0

The system enables to instruct network devices on the actions to perform upon failure or degradations without querying a centralized controller. The system is suitable for use cases such as system margin reduction, white boxes, and OAM

Method and device for capturing and enhancing acquired images in digital form

Patents - Blue growth, Industry 4.0

The invention is a polarizing filter able to rotate autonomously thanks to a mechanical component that allows to acquire a sequence of frames with different polarization and send them to a processing system.

Kinematical chain for assisting the motion of a spherical joint

Patents - Industry 4.0, Life Sciences

The invention consists of an exoskeleton with a variable fit thanks to a hand-robot coupling system similar to the strap of a watch with links. Furthermore, an elastic component allows to have joints actuated in series with rigid control of the position and yielding of the force

Surface analysis proble

Patents - Industry 4.0, Life Sciences

The invention is a probe for the analysis of a surface, that is not easily available for an operator.

Adaptively morphing surgical grasper

Patents - Industry 4.0, Life Sciences

The invention relates to a compliant grasper able to safely and effectively clutch tissue during minimally invasive surgery

Modification of a functional split in case of insufficient availabiliy of resources

Patents - Industry 4.0

The invention relates to the telecommunications sector, and in particular to a method and a system for restoring a connection to a telecommunications network for fifth generation services.

System for the detection of defects on a surface of at least a portion of a body and method thereof

Patents - Industry 4.0

The invention is a platform, and the relative method, for the identification, classification and subsequent removal of manufacturing defects present on vehicle components.

Robot for minimally invasive surgery

Patents - Industry 4.0, Life Sciences

The present invention relates to a minimally invasive robotic manipulator for simulating, accessing and releasing of heart valves into a patient’s body, even equipped with an endoscopic vision system and a navigation system.

Wearable active robot for body joints in series

Patents - Industry 4.0, Life Sciences

The invention is an under-implemented assembly for a wearable active robot: a prosthetic device or an exoskeleton to aid motion or to replace an anatomical part

Device for the selective transmission of driving torques

Patents - Industry 4.0

This patent responds to the need to make power transmission selective and, at the same time, to keep the weight of the device under control.

Wearable robotic device for moving a user

Patents - Industry 4.0, Life Sciences

The patent protects a mechanism which has the characteristic of adding a small energy introduced into the step cycle by a mechanical actuator to a commercial prosthesis whose operation can be considered as a spring

Apparatus capable of actuating a distal joint and transferring the constraining reactions in an underactuated shoulder exoskeleton

Patents - Industry 4.0, Life Sciences

The present invention provides an underactivated mechanism for a robotic shoulder exoskeleton suitable for transferring the flexion-extension reaction force generated during actuation of the shoulder joint through an actuator positioned at the shoulder joint of the flexion extension

Support frame for a hand exoskeleton

Patents - Industry 4.0, Life Sciences

The patent protects a hand exoskeleton support frame that is characterized by two configurable straps able to be suitably configured to fit on a wide range of hands whose anthropometry is very varied (eg: S, M, L, XL).

Tactile sensor for robotic arm

Patents - Industry 4.0, Life Sciences

Tactile sensor emulates the human sense of touch in sensing and locating a pressure over a large surface, reproducing human mechanoreceptors activity.

Method for the optimized arrangement of pressure sensors

Patents - Industry 4.0, Life Sciences

The patent protects the method (and the device associated with it) to optimize the positioning of pressure sensors within an engineered insole to return the center of pressure and plantar pressure

Variable stiffness orthotic shell

Patents - Industry 4.0, Life Sciences

The patent protects a star-shaped element with at least three flaps which, when suitably interconnected with other adjacent ones and in several layers, constitutes an innovative layar jamming fabric.

Optical sensor at high sampling rate

Patents - Industry 4.0

The invention is within the optical fiber sensor technology, and in particular, sensors that measure physical perturbations (temperature, mechanical vibrations, pressure), where the wavelength of the reflected light responds to these parameters, such as fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensors or Fabry-Perot sensors.

Distortion free-phase demodulation method

Patents - Industry 4.0

The technology proposes a simple method which removes phase distorsions without increasing noise, and can be implemented in any interferometer with active phase control (fiber-optic, integrated, free-space).

A method and a device for position and mass measurements

Patents - Industry 4.0, Life Sciences

The present invention relates to a method and a device for carrying out position measurements such as scans of surfaces for the study of their topography and physical properties with microscopic resolution, and mass measurements (microscopic masses) by means of probes in dynamic mode, oscillating at a given frequency.

Odontoiatric video-endoscope

Patents - Industry 4.0, Life Sciences

The invention consists of a device for intraoral dental video-endoscopy, which comprises a PC connected to at least one HD color monitor and to at least one intraoral video camera and / or nasal endoscope.

A task-custom finger device for kinesthetic and cutaneous feedback

Patents - Industry 4.0, Life Sciences

The invention consists in a customizable exoskeleton haptic device for a finger, providing both kinesthetic stimuli along the finger and a three-dimensional skin force on the surface of the fingertip, which can be generated independently of each other or at the same time.

A haptic system for providing a gait cadence to a patient

Patents - Industry 4.0, Life Sciences

The invention is a haptic system consisting of a vibrotactile device or a pair of devices, configured to be worn on the body.

Image and video reproducing system on smartphone screens during public events

Patents - Industry 4.0

The proposed system is able to directly exploits the screens of the participants' smartphones to generate a given choreography, and adapts to their movements during the event.

Method for generating an awareness signal of a collaborative robot and its hardware system

Patents - Industry 4.0

The invention consists of a method and related devices designed to manage the interaction between collaborative robots and human operators.

An instrument comprising a contact force sensor device

Patents - Industry 4.0, Life Sciences

The technology consists of a contact force sensor comprising an inflatable balloon, a processing unit receiving a signal of changes in pressure or deformation in the balloon and a device for notifying the operator of the contact force signal (compliance of fabrics) calculated by the processing unit.

System for monitoring electro-medical equipment installed at home

Patents - Industry 4.0, Life Sciences

The technology concerns a remote monitoring system for electromedical devices installed in a patient's home that includes a series of functional modules coupled to at least one electromedical device, capable of detecting the operating status of the device.

Process for the automatic generation of parallel code

Patents - Industry 4.0

The present invention aims to solve the problems related to multi-architecture parallel programming by using an innovative and automatic process for the generation of parallel code with a high level of abstraction executable at high performance on electronic processors with heterogeneous multi-core or many-core or hybrid architectures.

A silicon solar cells lamination plant and a process carried out with this plant

Patents - Energy, Industry 4.0

The object of this invention is a plant for the lamination of silicon solar cells which allows to obtain photovoltaic modules of improved efficiency thanks to the reduction of the impact of the phenomenon of silicon cracking.

Pneumatic device for actuating organs

Patents - Industry 4.0, Life Sciences

The device offered is a pneumatic braided muscle actuator, able to produce bi-directional force and motion, and variable stiffness

Method of structuring and compressing Labeled trees of arbitrary degree and shape

Patents - Industry 4.0

The patented invention involves a method of compressing labelled trees and supporting efficient research on them.

A graphene oxide sensor for ph measurement

Patents - Industry 4.0

It is the purpose of the present invention to provide a sensor that allows to accurately monitor the pH value and its variations over time.

A combined electrospinning and microextrusion apparatus

Patents - Industry 4.0

The patented invention covers nano- and micro-fabrication techniques of 3D structures using CAD/CAM technology specially designed to process two or more different materials with nanometric and/or millimeter resolution at the same time.

Weareable viewer for augmented reality

Patents - Industry 4.0, Life Sciences

The invention concerns a wearable headset to create augmented reality using the "see-through" technique.

Procedure and system for three-dimensional representation of an augmented reality scene, particularly for surgical applications

Patents - Industry 4.0, Life Sciences

The present invention concerns a procedure and a system for the three-dimensional representation of an augmented reality scene.

Localization method of electromagnetic signal-emitting element

Patents - Industry 4.0

The invention deals with a localization method that finds application in localizing RFID-UHF tags in relative motion with respect to the RFID-UHF reader

Electromagnetic actuator with variable compliance

Patents - Industry 4.0, Life Sciences

The proposed device aims to fill a gap in the field of electromagnetic and mechanical actuators. Creating a simple and compact actuator capable of simultaneously producing an active force/torque and a passive reaction with variable compliance.

Mobile device self-location method using at least one passive radio-frequency device

Patents - Industry 4.0

The auto-localization system of RFID Robots in indoor environment (AURORA) is a low-cost, reliable and scalable system, which allows robots or other mobile devices to self-locate in an indoor scenario using passive UHF band RFID tags placed at known locations.

A logistic device

Patents - Industry 4.0

The device developed is a robotic transporter that can be used for moving objects. The device consists of one or more collaborative robotic arms (cobots) with gripping devices able to pick up types of objects different in size, shape and weight.

Logistic device

Patents - Industry 4.0

The invention concerns a highly adaptive and flexible automatic system for the removal of the protective film used for the packaging of pallets.

Testing device for building materials

Patents - Industry 4.0

The present invention relates to a building material testing device for measuring certain mechanical properties of a building material by performing, for example, compression or flexural failure tests on mortar, concrete and/or brick samples, or bending tests on reinforcing steel bars.

Shockproof thermoplastic material based on polycondensation polymers and its production method

Patents - Industry 4.0

The present invention relates to a thermoplastic material based on polycondensation polymers and an effective method for producing it.

Membranes containing polymerised ionic liquids for use in gas separation

Patents - Energy, Green chemistry, Industry 4.0

The invention relates to the production and the use of innovative membranes for the separation of gases, in particular for the efficient separation of carbon dioxide (CO2) from gaseous mixtures saturated with water vapour, which is one of the most important issues in the gaseous mixtures separation at industrial level.

Thermoplastic polymer composition

Patents - Green chemistry, Industry 4.0

The present invention relates to new thermoplastic polymeric compositions useful for the production, by hot extrusion, of biodegradable, compostable products and packaging, having at the same time performances and costs comparable to those of products obtained with traditional non-biodegradable thermoplastic polymeric materials, such as polyolefins.

Temperature sensitive material

Patents - Green chemistry, Industry 4.0

The invention relates to a novel thermally sensitive material and articles such as labels, packaging, paints, inks or fibers comprising the material of the invention.

Tanning agents

Patents - Green chemistry, Industry 4.0

The present invention relates in general to the tanning field, and more specifically to new tanning agents for animal hides and to a pre-tanning, tanning or retanning process that uses them.

STINGER

Patents - Industry 4.0

The subject of this invention is a Stinger, structurally simple and inexpensive, for filtering out unwanted load components by point contact at both ends, providing a double hinge configuration.

Process for producing leather-like material and material obtainable thereby

Patents - Industry 4.0

The invention concerns a process for producing leather-like material and material obtainable thereby that meets the product, performance and eco-toxicological requirements of the industry standards.

Radiation emitting device and manufacturing process thereof

Patents - Industry 4.0, Life Sciences

The present invention relates to an electromagnetic radiation emitting device, particularly in the visible spectrum that is capable of simply and effectively modifying the primary emission spectrum of the device

Method for geometric calibration of cone-beam tomography equipment and equipment implementing that method

Patents - Industry 4.0, Life Sciences

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a method for geometric calibration of a cone-beam tomography equipment, in particular CT or pinhole-SPECT, that derives the misalignment parameters from the scan data of a generic object, thus without resorting to specific test-objects or dummies.

Method and apparatus for pet in hadrontherapy

Patents - Industry 4.0, Life Sciences

The invention relates to an original technique for improving the quality of images that are acquired during an oncology hadrontherapy treatment.

Efficient process of managing radio frequency identification tags for determination of missing labels and collection of informations

Patents - Industry 4.0

Artificial hand

Patents - Industry 4.0, Life Sciences

The object of the present invention is an under-actuated robotic hand with possible prosthetic application as well, i.e., a myoelectric hand having a number of actuators less than the number of degrees of freedom and capable of reproducing the movements of a human hand.

Integrated circuit configured to operate in the quantum hall effect regime for obtaining a predetermined standard of resistance

Patents - Industry 4.0

The proposed electronic circuit exploits the quantum Hall effect and mainly aims to obtain a resistance standard, particularly for the calibration of different electronic devices.

Method and related apparatus for monitoring biomechanical performance of human limbs

Patents - Industry 4.0, Life Sciences

The present invention relates to a device for detecting the position and movement of a human limb comprising a plurality of sensory units connected to at least one coordination unit which manages the data coming from the sensory units and timers their flow.

Positron emission tomography wireless acquisition architecture

Patents - Industry 4.0, Life Sciences

The invention proposes an architecture able to solves particular problems via a novel data synchronization system based on SoC-FPGA devices and GPS-like time calibration algorithms.