Research infrastructures
SoBigData.it
EBRAINS
BRIEF
SoBigData.it - Strengthening the Italian RI for Social Mining and Big Data Analytics
Description
The "SoBigData.it" project aims to strengthen scientifically and technologically the Italian intersection of the European research infrastructure denominated “SoBigData” for social mining and big data analytics. There is thus also the aim of strengthening the research community regarding these topics with a multidisciplinary approach to the challenges of our society. Hence particular emphasis is placed on the democratisation of the benefits of data science in an ethical approach and to the Open Data ecosystem. The estimated duration of the project is from November 2022 to May 2025 and involves 14 national partners co-ordinated by the CNR. The Scuola Normale Superiore is involved mainly in the research and educational activities.
Overall budget: € 19.998.550, € 375,900 of which is for the Scuola Normale Superiore, distributed as follows:
- Personnel € 73.250 1 CR
- Scientific instruments and infrastructures € 48.000
- Other (training activities) € 190.000
- Indirect costs € 64.650
Personnel involved
Fabrizio Lillo (scientific representative)
EBRAINS - European Brain ReseArch INfrastructureS - Italy
Description
The contribution of Bio@SNS, the Biology laboratory of the Scuola Normale Superiore, consists of making available to the partners and to interested entities an infrastructure capable of providing the technologies developed at the laboratory, as listed here below:
- Synactive technology This is a system of sensors and actuators genetically modified for the cartography of synaptic plasticity in the brain of mouse and human models
- Electrophysiological infrastructure for the study of human cortical circuits in organotypic slices (in collaboration with EBRI);
- A platform capable of providing nanobodies for advanced imaging of the brain for the study of subcellular pharmacology.
Overall budget: € 22.370.240, € 744.000 of which is for the Scuola Normale Superiore, distributed as follows*:
- Fixed-term personnel (technologists) € 280.000
- Scientific instruments and infrastructures € 224.000
- Other (training activities) € 200.000
- Indirect costs € 40.000
(*) remodulation in progress
Personnel involved
Francesco Raimondi (scientific representative from 08/01/2024)
Antonino Cattaneo (scientific representative until 07/01/2024)
BRIEF - Biorobotics Research and Innovation Engineering Facilities
Description
The main goals of the project for research infrastructure BRIEF (Biorobotics Research and Innovation Engineering Facilities), led by the Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna di Pisa, together with the partners Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II and Politecnico di Bari, are those related to the promotion of scientific discoveries in the field of the biomedical sciences, micro sciences and nanosciences, and of basic research transfer towards the developing of enabling technologies, such as new materials, sensors, measuring and checking systems and systems for intelligent data processing, with a view to creating biorobotic platforms to increase well-being and health or to favour environmental sustainability. The project was funded with over 24 million euro, and is supported by the European programme Next Generation EU. Of the over 24 million euros corresponding to the overall funding for BRIEF, more than 15 million will be invested by the Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna.
In particular, on the subject of additive manufacturing applied to soft robotics, the NEST of the Scuola Normale Superiore will be associated with the SSSA via a joint laboratory sited at the San Silvestro complex, a laboratory which will receive funding for the acquisition of an avant-garde instrument (a two photon 3D printer) capable of fabricating very high spatial resolution sensors and miniaturised polymeric parts.
Overall budget € 24.796.244,20 an estimated € 800.000 of which is for the BRIEF@NEST joint laboratory for scientific equipment, and for the engaging of a dedicated technical employee (SSSA technologist)..
Personnel involved
Fabio Beltram (scientific representative)