Prolong Pharmaceuticals, LLC, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, announced today that its investigational therapy, PP-007 (PEGylated carboxyhemoglobin, bovine), has received Fast Track designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke (AIS). PP-007 is currently being evaluated for safety and efficacy in an ongoing...

A message from the Consul General Dear friends, I am pleased to announce that Boston has been designated by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs as the 2024 Capital of Italian Creativity in the world. In this context, with the support of a dedicated group of enthusiastic volunteers, the Consulate...

“Biotech and life sciences are at the center of some of the most important challenges of our time, ranging from healthcare to environmental sustainability, and they will play a significant role in building a part of the economy of the future. These are issues that are crucial for the future...

The ENEA biobank website is online, a large collection of microorganisms comprising over 1400 bacteria, fungi, yeasts, microalgae and plant viruses, useful for multiple applications in agriculture, the environment, cultural heritage, bioenergy, quality and safety food, health. Held in the four ENEA Research Centers in Brindisi, Casaccia (Rome), Portici (Naples)...

Developing a regulatory framework for the use of hydrogen in the maritime sector is the objective of the e-SHyIPS project, which has received European funding of over 400 thousand euro and in which Italy participates with ENEA, within the Atena consortium, together with Politecnico di Milano (coordinator) and Cineca for...

A team of researchers at the ENEA Center in Portici (Naples) has developed innovative materials to protect photovoltaic panels against humidity and ultraviolet rays. “The preliminary tests published on ‘ScienceDirect’ are very encouraging and also highlight that the durability and resistance to ultraviolet rays of these new encapsulating films can...

More and more reliable and personalised oncological treatments thanks to new smart and compact devices capable of precisely measuring the radiation dose to be used in hadrontherapy for the treatment of tumors, which specifically destroys the tumor mass while preserving healthy tissues. This is what emerges from a study carried...

The Italian Ambassador to the United States, Mariangela Zappia, presented the honor of Knight of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic to Dr. Monica Bertagnolli, Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the world’s largest biomedical research agency, last night in Washington. “It is truly a great...