IMAGE OF THE MONTH

Our research is highly multidisciplinary: daily we look into cell viability, material stiffness, or bacterial biofilm formation. As a result, we produce a lot of data, a huge part of which are images! We decided to share them with you, and every month we pick the most beautiful one!

Behold the building blocks of cartilage in action! In this vibrant image, blue marks cell nuclei, green shows the cytoskeleton, and red reveals newly formed collagen type II—the key ingredient for healthy cartilage. This snapshot, captured by our postdoctoral researcher Alessandro Scalia, showcases how perfusion (fluid flow) gives cells a boost in forming cartilage. Alessandro’s work focuses on developing new materials for cartilage regeneration, bringing us closer to better treatments for joint repair!

PREMUROSA’s ‘Results in Brief’ Article Published on CORDIS

As a coordinator of the EU Horizon PREMUROSA project, our laboratory played a key role in managing and supporting early-stage researchers, both as a primary host institution and as a secondment destination. Through our involvement, we contributed to the development of...

The INNOVATION Lab Welcomes New Students

We are delighted to have new PhD candidates and fellowship students in our team! Federica Ferla, Tiziana Brosio and Ranveer Chahal have just started their exciting journeys and we wish them luck and inspiration. PhD candidate Federica Ferla Fellowship student Tiziana...

The INNOVATION Lab Secures Major Funding for Research in Cardiovascular Medicine and Wound Healing

We are thrilled to announce two groundbreaking funding achievements emerging right before the Christmas holidays! Dr. Elham Sharifikolouei Secures Prestigious FIS Grant for 4D-REVIVE Dr. Elham Sharifikolouei, a member of our research group, has been awarded €1.327...

Master’s Students Mastering Innovation in 3D Spheroid Research

Master's students of The Innovation Lab (Università del Piemonte Orientale) Valentina Radini and Myriam Antonaci recently participated in the XIV IRCAD Day, a conference dedicated to autoimmune diseases. Their research, presented as a poster, explored the...

Contribute to the special issue under our edition

The call for the papers to "Antibacterial and Antibiofilm Properties of Biomaterial" special issue of MDPI journal is still open! Guest editors of this issue are our postdoctoral researchers Ziba Najmi and Alessandro Calogero Scalia. They are experts in biomaterial...

Professor Rimondini Recognized as Top Scientist for Fourth Year!

For the fourth year in a row, Professor Lia Rimondini has been named to the prestigious Stanford List of Top 2% World Scientists! This achievement is a testament to Prof. Rimondini's dedication to excellence in scientific research related to biomaterials and tissue...

Master’s Students Obtained Their Degrees

In October, we happily observed our Master's students' graduation. All of them successfully presented their thesis projects and are now ready for new adventures - in and outside academia! Lucrezia Cianciaruso investigated "Eugenol-Loaded PVA Patches to Enhance Wound...

The INNOVATION Lab hosts the BIOACTION consortium

At the beginning of October, our group hosted the BIOACTION project consortium in CAAD. The consortium gathered to discuss progress and next steps. From left to right: Andrea Cochis, Marco Chittó, Claudia Siverino, Sandy Anania, Chiara Cinquini, Lia Rimondini, Luigi...

PHinally Done: PhD Thesis Defences of Ksenia Menshikh and Ajay Kumar Reddy

We are pleased to refresh the memories of PhD thesis defences of two of our outstanding doctoral candidates, Ksenia Menshikh and Ajay Kumar Reddy! Both students have conducted noteworthy research in the field of biomedical sciences during the Food, Health and...

Luca in Iceland

Our master's degree student Luca Buonarrivo travelled to Iceland to visit Icelandic Center for Advanced Additive Manufacturing (ICAAM). He is working in the team of Dr Paolo Gargiulo. We talked to him to find out more! "My traineeship at Reykjavik University has been...

Precision medicine: How far are we?

The INNOVATION lab is joining the PREMUROSA project and ZnC (Znanost na Cesti, translated from Slovenian as "Science on the Street") for an exciting event in Ljubljana, Slovenia, on August 29th, 2024, focused on the latest advancements in precision medicine. This...

The INNOVATION Lab at WBC

Our laboratory had a fruitful week in Daegu, Republic of Korea, the last week of spring: we travelled to participate in the 12th World Biomaterials Congress! On May 27th, the first day of the Congress, Ksenia Menshikh delivered a talk titled “Comparative analysis of...