Human Technopole

💬 "Accelerating the transition from basic research to clinical practice requires shared infrastructures, and a cultural shift to enable easier sharing of data, tools and languages."   🌍 Shingo Kajimura (Harvard Medical School, Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI)), speaker at our Future Trends in Translational Medicine conference in Naples, emphasis that real impact comes from open platforms and collaboration between researchers, clinicians, and industry. Vision, coordination, and a community uniting diverse skills, also promoted by initiatives like HT's Naples conference, are essential to transform discoveries into treatments and knowledge into health. 👉 https://lnkd.in/d2VE5kqq (Gianluca Dotti, Il Sole 24 Ore)

🔬 Join Human Technopole!   🧠 Our Legnini Group is recruiting a Postdoc in Molecular Systems Biology to investigate the mechanisms behind congenital neural tube defects. You’ll work with engineered organoids, single-cell transcriptomics and advanced imaging, contributing to collaborative science that pushes knowledge beyond boundaries.   Apply by 30 Nov 2025 👉 https://lnkd.in/ddFUGTzB Ready to shape the future of science? At HT, every role contributes to advancing science and improving lives. From cutting-edge research to essential support functions, explore diverse opportunities to grow, collaborate, and make an impact. See all open positions at careers.humantechnopole.it

❓ Are you passionate about AI, RNA structure and modelling, or genomics?   🧬 We’re hiring two PhD candidates as part of the prestigious PhD Programme in Data Analytics and Decision Sciences of Politecnico di Milano. Fully funded, internationally oriented, and deeply interdisciplinary.   📌 Open PhD Positions: • Codon-driven and Structure-Augmented RNA Language Model – Legnini Group • Statistical Genomics of Population-Scale Single-Cell Data – Nicole Soranzo Group   🎯 Why apply? • Tackle real-world challenges at the intersection of AI, RNA structure and modelling, genomics, and biomedicine • Work with world-class researchers in a collaborative environment • Receive a fully-funded scholarship with support for international research stays • Access top-tier conferences, workshops, and cutting-edge infrastructure • Gain advanced, interdisciplinary training in a rapidly evolving field   Apply by 18 December 2025 👉 https://lnkd.in/dHK3Wd55

💫 Thank you to all participants and speakers who joined us at the 2nd European Cancer Dependency Map Symposium!  The event brought together scientists from across Europe to advance cancer functional genomics and identify new therapeutic targets. Through inspiring talks and discussions - from CRISPR-based screens to AI tools - we celebrated collaboration, innovation, and shared progress in the fight against cancer. 👏 Scientific Organisers Pedro Beltrao Research Group Leader, ETH Zürich (Switzerland) Isidro Cortés Ciriano Research Group Leader, EMBL – European Bioinformatics Institute (UK) Mathew Garnett Research Group Leader, Wellcome Sanger Institute (UK) Francesco Iorio Research Group Leader, HT Evangelia Petsalaki Research Group Leader, EMBL – European Bioinformatics Institute (UK) 👏 Speakers Alejandra Bruna Research Group Leader, The Institute of Cancer Research (UK) Emanuel Goncalves Assistant Professor, University of Lisbon (Portugal) Carmen Herranz Ors Post-doctoral fellow (Garnett Group), Wellcome Sanger Institute (UK) Manuel Kaulich Research Group Leader, Institute of Biochemistry II (IBC2) (Germany) Chris Lord Research Group Leader, The Institute of Cancer Research (UK) Evangelia Petsalaki Research Group Leader, European Bioinformatics Institute | EMBL-EBI (UK) Roland Rad Professor, Technical University of Munich (Germany) Colm Ryan PhD Associate Professor, University College Dublin (Republic of Ireland) Aurora Savino Post-doctoral fellow (Iorio Group), Human Technopole (Italy) Debora Sesia Post-doctoral fellow (Ciriello Group), University of Lausanne - UNIL (Switzerland) Lodewyk Wessels Research Group Leader, The Netherlands Cancer Institute (Netherland) Supported by Nerviano Medical Sciences - Part of NMS Group, AstraZeneca and VectorBuilder, under the patronage of AIRC - Foundation for Cancer Research NGO. https://lnkd.in/d6sqvbMe 

🔬 How do cutting-edge tools and diverse perspectives accelerate discoveries for human health?   ❓ On RaiNews.it’s Basta la Salute, our President Gianmario Verona shared how HT connects disciplines and people: from world-class National Facilities to frontier research in life sciences. With an open hub-and-spoke model and many scientists returning from abroad, HT supports researchers across Italy to advance human health.   👉 (from 5.05, in Italian) https://lnkd.in/d9XFRa7q

🚀 The Milan RNA Salon is back for 2025/2026: larger, bolder, and ready to connect RNA enthusiasts!   The network, 29 labs across 12 institutions in the Milan area and beyond, is coming together once again to dive into the fascinating world of RNA biology. The Kick-off meeting was held on 14 November 2025 at the National Institute for Molecular Genetics (INGM). Six exciting events are planned until July 2026 - all about sharing discoveries, sparking ideas, and building collaborations that drive science forward.    We believe the future of RNA biology lies in breaking disciplinary boundaries, bridging scales, and creating quantitative, theoretical frameworks to interpret complex biological data. The Salon is a unique opportunity, especially for young scientists, to connect, learn, and turn bold visions into reality. Read more 👉 https://lnkd.in/dJ_5zfST Many thanks to The RNA Society and Lexogen for their support! 

🏳️🌈 Today we celebrate the International Day of LGBTQ+ People in STEM #LGBTQSTEMDay, a reminder that diversity drives creativity, innovation and collaboration in science. 💬 At Human Technopole, we believe that inclusion starts with open conversations. Our Rainbow Club recently organised an inspiring lunch event with drag artist and makeup professional Federico Terni, known as Angel McQueen, who shared powerful reflections on the importance of respect and empathy. 🌈 These initiatives help us build a workplace where everyone feels safe, valued and free to express who they are - because representation matters, in research and beyond.

💡 How can research be transformed into real solutions that benefit society? The 4th CITT Annual Course on Technology Transfer Fundamentals, organised by our Centre for Innovation and Technology Transfer, in collaboration with Associazione Netval and Università degli Studi di Milano explored this essential question. 🧠 The week-long course combined theory and practice on key aspects of innovation, from IP protection to licensing and start-up creation, offering participants valuable insights into how research can drive impact. 🤝 A warm thank you to all speakers, participants and organisers for contributing to this successful edition and for fostering dialogue between science and innovation. Learn more about our next initiatives here 👉 https://bit.ly/3LFDmO5

💭 How can collaboration between Italy and the UK advance population health science? 🌍 Thank you to all participants and speakers — Michael Inouye (University of Cambridge), Venexia Walker (University of Bristol), Adam Butterworth (University of Cambridge), and Gibran Hemani (University of Bristol) — for two inspiring days of scientific exchange at Human Technopole. 🤝 A joint initiative between Human Technopole and UKinItaly's Science and Innovation Network, the event fostered new collaborations and offered our early-career scientists the chance to connect with leading UK researchers in a field where international cooperation is key. ✨ Together, we’re strengthening links, building knowledge, and pushing human health research beyond boundaries. 

🧬 How can scientists recreate the earliest stages of life in the lab? 🧫 Our guest speaker Nicolas Rivron, Group Leader at the Institute of Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, explains how blastoids - embryo models derived from stem cells - are opening new ways to study human development, fertility and reproductive health. He also reflects on the future of embryo modelling and the importance of international collaboration in this rapidly evolving field. With Greta Galeotti (PhD Student, Harschnitz Group) and Stefania Giussani (Postdoc, Harschnitz Group). https://lnkd.in/dfHwYJEV