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Grants

We are a highly active and forward-thinking research group with a proven record of success in securing competitive grants. Over the past few years, we’ve achieved significant milestones — and we’re just getting started!
We actively seek new collaborations with academic institutions, research centers, and industry partners to advance the performance of our cutting-edge technological platforms, explore new frontiers in biomedical applications and translate innovation into real-world impact. Let’s build the future of biomedical research together!

Other Projects

  • FRRB Early Career Award
    Project title: Novel Method for diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases based on saliva biochemical profiling – MINERVA (Principal Investigator: Dr. Alice Gualerzi, Fondazione Don Gnocchi)
  • 5xMille – FDG Internal Grant
    Project title: Evaluation of predictive circulating biomarkers for rehabilitation recovery in ischemic and haemorrhagic stroke patients: from lacunar stroke to vascular severe brain injury –PRISMA (Principal Investigator: Dr. Alice Gualerzi, Fondazione Don Gnocchi)
  • Intesa San Paolo Bank
    Project title: Application of Raman spectroscopy to the analysis of saliva and saliva-derived extracellular vesicles for the differential and early diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease – PANDORA (Principal Investigator: Dr. Alice Gualerzi, Fondazione Don Gnocchi)
  • PNRR: M6/C2_CALL 2022
    Project title: PROspective MulticEnter registry in patients with acuTely dEcompensated heart failure admitted to cardiac rehabilitatiOn – PROMETEO. Substudy: the ENEA (Exercise aNd hEArt transplant) registry-based randomized controlled trial with rehabilomic assessment. (Principal Investigator: Dr. Cianflone, Ospedale San Raffaele. Partner2: Fondazione Don Gnocchi).
  • ERC-2022-PoC2
    Project Title: A web-platform interfaced software for spectroscopic molecular characterization with application to the diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease – SEMISOFT. (Coordinator: Prof. Michele Ceotto, Università degli Studi di Milano. Partner: Dr. Marzia Bedoni, Fondazione Don Gnocchi)
  • Intesa San Paolo
    Project title: A RandomizED controlled trial on the effects Induced by Robot-assistED rehabIlitation versus occupational therapy on the functional recovery of the upper limb in chronic post-strokE subjeCTs – REDIRECT. (Principal Investigator: Dr. Cecchi, Fondazione Don Gnocchi) .
  • ERAPERMED Joint Transitional Call (JTC) 2021 – “Multidisciplinary Research Projects on Personalised Medicine – Development of Clinical Support Tools for Personalised Medicine Implementation”
    Project Title: Raman analysis of saliva from COPD patients as new biomarker: AI-based point-of-care for the disease monitoring and management – CORSAI Newsletter-January-22-final_comp_CORSAI pag7. (Principal Investigator: Dr. Paolo I. Banfi, CoPI: Dr. Marzia Bedoni)
  • Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Firenze
    Project title: Biomarcatori di esito riabilitativo in pazienti con malattia di Parkinson: valutazione dell’efficacia di un percorso riabilitativo con realtà virtuale aumentata e personalizzazione del trattamento – VIRTREAD. (Principal Investogator: Dr. Cecchi, Fondazione Don Gnocchi)
  • Italian Ministry of Health Grant, Conto Capitale, Call 2020
    Project title: Reabilomica: studio delle vescicole extracellulari come biomarcatori per il monitoraggio del trattamento riabilitativo e della rigenerazione tissutale in pazienti colpiti da ictus. (Project Leader: Dr. Marzia Bedoni).
  • FRRB, II Edition (2020-2022)
    Project title: New frontiers of engineered nanovectors to improve treatment efficacy and safety in neurological disorders (NEVERMIND). (Principal Investgator: Dr. Marzia Bedoni).
  • Ricerca Finalizzata – Starting Grant (2019-2022)
    Project title: Towards a powerful tool for the stratification of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis patients: salivary biomarkers detection by the combination of Raman Spectroscopy and MALDI-TOF spectrometry. (Principal Investigator: Cristiano Carlomagno).
  • EuroNanoMed II, 6th Joint Call (2016-2018)
    Project title: “NanoPlasmiRNA –  Universal Nano-enhancer for a new multiplexing Surface Plasmon Resonance Imaging analysis of miRNAs in multiple sclerosis”. (Project Leader: Dr. Renzo Vanna).
  • EuroNanoMed II, 4th Joint Call (2013-2015)
    Project title: “InNaSERSS, Development of Integrated Nanorray based SERS system for leukemia biomarker detection”. (Project Leader: Dr. Carlo Morasso).
  • FP7-Health-2012-Innovation-1-Coordination and Support Action (2012-2014)
    Project Title:” NANOMED 2020 – Enabling the European Nanomedicine Area until 2020″ (Group Leader: Dr. Furio Gramatica).
  • Cariplo Foundation
    Particolato ultrafine e nanoparticelle ingegnerizzate, Call 2011 (2012-2014). Project title: “The MULAN program: MULtilevel Approch to the study of Nanomaterials health and safety. (Project Leader: Dr. Furio Gramatica).
  • Italian Ministry of Health Grant, Conto Capitale, Call 2010 (2011-2014)
    Project title: “Realizzazione e validazione di una core facility di biofotonica clinica per diagnosi precoce e monitoraggio di minimal residual disease in patologie tumorali.”. (Project Leader: Dr. Furio Gramatica).
  • Italian Ministry of Health Grant (2012-2014)
    Project title: “La cute come “spettro” del corpo: utilizzo della spettroscopia Raman per diagnosi in vivo non invasive”. (Principal Investigator: Dr. Marzia Bedoni)
  • Italian Ministry of Health Grant (2013-2014)
    Project title: “Raman imaging su cellule per diagnostica avanzata label-free: studio esplorativo per la classificazione di diversi sottotipi di leucemia mieloide acuta”. (Principal Investigator: Dr. Marzia Bedoni)
  • Cariplo Foundation: International Recruitment Call 2011 (2011-2013)
    Project title: “An innovative, nanostructured biosensor for early diagnosis and minimal residual disease assessment of cancer, using Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy”. (Project Leader: Dr. Furio Gramatica).
  • FP7-NMP-2009- Collaborative Support Action (2009-2010)
    Project title: “Euronanobio- European scale infrastructure in Nanobiotechnology” (Group Leader: Dr. Furio Gramatica).
  • Seed Capital Grant (TTSeed 2009-2010)
    Project title: “Nano for Health, turning nano-innovation into healthcare”. (Project Leader: Dr. Furio Gramatica).
  • Cariplo Foundation Grant (2007-2009)
    Project Title: “Development of a microstructured device for transdermal drug delivery in a contiuous and modulable way”. (Project Leader: Dr. Furio Gramatica)