
“PIONIERI Project, winner of the ‘Collaborate & Innovate’ Call, launched in September 2025
The research project, coordinated by the Besta Institute, focuses on a new nanotechnology developed by the Politecnico di Milano to overcome the limitations associated with transport using traditional viral vectors in gene therapies.
The technology will be validated and tested on diseases with high impact and lacking effective treatments: neurodegenerative diseases, cancers, and aging-related conditions such as progeria.
The initiative is developed by a consortium of excellence including Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Besta, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, the Institute of Molecular Genetics of the CNR, ASST Fatebenefratelli-Sacco, and the companies Eurofins and Biomeris.
Eurofins Biolab Srl, thanks to its expertise in biopharmaceutical testing, continues to develop analytical and biosafety tests, while also collaborating in parallel to support the definition of parameters for industrial-scale production processes.
Funding Program: ERDF (FESR) Regione Lombardia 2021–2027 – “Collaborate & Innovate” Call.”