National Centre for the Development of Gene Therapy and RNA Technology Medicines

The Foundation conducts research in areas of strategic importance for the production of therapies or the design of procedures for human health, integrating the development of therapies with their targeted delivery. Its aim is to create and renew research infrastructures and laboratories, and to establish and develop research programmes and activities to foster the creation and growth of entrepreneurial initiatives with a higher technological content and to enhance the value of research results in the specified fields.
The Foundation, for which the University of Padua is the proposing and lead institution, involves 49 entities including universities, public research bodies, private organisations and companies.