Parco Scientifico San Raffaele
Via Olgettina, 58
20132 Milan
(Lombardy)
- Telephone:
- +39 02 26434880
- Fax:
- +39 02 26434881
- URL:
- www.spr.it
- President:
- Prof. Umberto Rosa
- Director:
- Marco Baccanti
- Contact:
- Marco Baccanti
- Email:
- marco.baccanti@spr.it
Main points
Biotechnology (pharmaceutical analyses, GMP/GLP, development of medicinal products), Diagnostics, Biomedicine (stem cells, gene therapy, neurological science, HIV and diabetes research), Nutraceuticals
Brief description
The San Raffaele Biomedicine Park is one of the largest science parks in Europe with its focal points on biomedicine and biotechnologies. The park is funded by the San Raffaele Foundation, which has been supporting medical and biological research for decades. The park cooperates with the San Raffaele Hospital, the largest private hospital in Italy (1250 beds), the hospital's competence in the conduct of clinical studies is internationally recognised (a team of 400 scientists concludes 120 clinical studies every year). The San Raffaele Biomedicine Park is characterised by outstanding scientific performance levels and first class training chances for talented researchers.
- Companies:
- 8
- R&D facilities:
- 7
- Area:
- 250.000 m²
- Total Number of Employees:
- 4
Sectors
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ICT and Industry
- Measure, Control and Testing instruments
- Robotics
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Life Sciences und Materials
- Biotechnology
- Diagnostics
- Biomedicine
Services
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Research and Development
- Commercialization of technologies
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Human Resources
- Organisation of conferences, courses and seminars
- Staff training
- Staff recruiting
- Partnerships with universities and other research institutes
- Management consultancy
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Business
- Confidential economic data
- Development of business contacts
- Consultancy related to intellectual property
- Access to venture capital
- Venture capital available
- Network formations
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Administrative services
- Support of relations with the EU
- Technical support in the selection of locations by companies and laboratory facilities
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Other services
- Consultancy for public administration related to energy resources
Data and Facts
Key data
- Founded in: 1992
- Seats: 2
- Companies: 8
- Research Institutes: 7
- Employees: 4.000
- Area for research facilities: 40.000 m²
- Total area: 250.000 m²
Sponsors
The San Raffaele Biomedicine Park is funded to 100% by the San Raffaele Foundation, which administers both the San Raffaele Research Instituted and also the Vita-Salute University for Medicine and Psychology.
Objectives
- Economic exploitation of the scientific results
- Build-up of new research activities
- Intensification of relations between universities and companies
- Enhancement of the competitiveness of local companies
- Attracting investors
- Enhancement of the technology level of companies and institutions
- Site marketing
- Technological consulting for companies and institutions
Network
- APSTI (Italian Association of the Science and Technology Parks)
- IASP (International Association of the Science and Technology Parks)
Location
Location and Environment
Name | Inhabitants | Distance | |
Location | Milan | 1.700.000 | 0,5 km |
University | Vita Salute Private University | in the Park |
Infrastructure and links
Name | Distance | |
Airport | Milan Linate | 15 km |
Milan Malpensa |
40 km |
|
Bergamo - Orio al Serio |
40 km |
|
Railway Station | Milan Central | 10 km |
Lambrate |
2 km |
|
Harbor | Genoa | 150 km |
Accessibility
The park is directly connected to the public transit system.
Technology transfer
Inclusion in EU project
Cooperation with the local IRC (Innovation Relay Centre)
Activities
The park technology transfer office administers the intellectual property of the San Raffaele Research institute, of the companies located in the SR Biomedicine Park and several research organisations in Italy and abroad, which cooperate with the SR-Park.
The Institute has 72 international patents, hence 2 licence contracts could be concluded with biotech and pharma companies, 237 industrial research contracts with altogether 97 different companies, among them four Italian.
Contacts to Germany already exist:
Established contacts with German pharma companies (research contracts), research centres (joint research projects) and science e parks (technology brokering agreements).
Research and Development
HIV Research
Description
A team of immunologists, physicists, and virus und basic researchers is researching new strategies for the inhibition of the infection. The greatest challenges to be faced are the delimitation of the side effects and the struggle to overcome the resistance of the virus against drugs.
Particular attention is paid to the investigation of the mother-child infection with respect to the development of vaccines and virus-inhibiting substances for children.
Biomedicinal Technologies
Research Fields
Resulting from its interdisciplinary expertise in applying biomedical technologies, the San Raffaele Biomedicine Park meets the requirements made of a modern health system. The application fields of these technologies cover the development of diagnostics and tumour markers to the quality control of the medical equipment.
Important focal points are investigations in the field of immunotherapy, diabetes research, molecular diagnostics pre-clinical and clinical use of gene therapy.
Neurological Science
Research Fields
- Neuropharmacology: Identification of molecules for which the new drugs should be developed
- Neuroimmunology: Research for prevention, enhancement in the field of neurological impoverishment, for nervous diseases such as multiple scleroses
Stem Cell Research
Research Fields
5 research groups have been active since 2000 in the SCRI (Stem Cell Research Institute); these are concentrating on the possibilities of usage of stem cells in pre-clinical and clinical therapy phases.
Incubator and Incentives
Incubator
- By 2007, 74.000 sqm of new research areas will be available. At the moment, about 20.000 sqm are free in the incubators
- The technology and the services in the incubators are adapted to the individual needs
- Infrastructure: a helicopter landing area, congress centres, restaurants, supermarkets, libraries, shops, kindergarten, construction of an hotel
Incentives
- European Subsidy: a joint project with other European science and technology parks
