Fondazione Don Gnocchi

Fondazione Don Gnocchi, headquartered in Milano, is involved in the fields of health, rehabilitation, training and international cooperation. It holds 28 centres in 10 Italian regions, with more than 3500 beds and about 5000 operators employed. In 5 centres the Don Gnocchi Foundation performs an activity of scientific research and, in two of them, it has been recognized by the Ministry of Health as “IRCCS” (research hospital of national interest) in the field of rehabilitation and, in particular, in the research lines of advanced technology, biotechnology, neuroscience and neurological, cardiological and pulmonary rehabilitation, child neuropsychiatry. An advanced technology department is present in the Foundation from more than 25 years, especially working in the field of biosensors and devices for rehabilitation. Since 3 years, the involvement in biophysics and nanomedicine is considered of major priority, and some projects have been funded to our Biophysics and Nanomedicine Lab by private bank foundations.
The Don Gnocchi Foundation is founder member of the European Technology Platform on Nanomedicine, promoted by the European Commission, in charge for the preparation of the European Strategic Agenda on Nanotechnology applied to Medicine that will be the basis for the writing of the 7th Framework Programme in this field.
Fondazione Don Gnocchi will lead WP5 “ synthesis and roadmapping“ with the help of CEA. Being the only medical partner in the consortium, FDG will bring a key perspective towards the development of nanomedicine, and more specifically towards the interface with the medical community.