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The overall objective of the project is to provide new, cost-effective and evidence-based predictive and non-invasive diagnostic pathways for faster, earlier, more precise, accessible and economical prediction, detection and monitoring of monogenic (rare) diseases, polygenic (cardiovascular and metabolic) and cancer, as well as to identify innovative and effective therapeutic approaches. The HEAL ITALIA project also aims to identify and reduce inequalities (extremely large between Northern and Southern Italy) by developing an interregional collaboration roadmap to define evidence-based pathways that can be easily used in clinical practice.
Who is it aimed at?
The HEAL Italia Program promotes a scheme based on cascade funding to support Proof-of-Concept (PoC) projects with industrial research and experimental development processes involving companies (SMEs, start-ups, spin-offs1 ), IRCCS, research organisations, foundations and other entities interested in the creation/implementation of valorisation and acceleration programs activated by the Spokes and managed in collaboration with the HUB.
What does it predict
The objective is to push the levels of technological maturity - TRL (Technology Readiness Levels) - envisaged by the Heal Italia Programme, through the involvement of subjects external to the Extended Partnership, strongly interested in introducing/implementing significant innovations that act as a trailblazer and/or as tool for accelerating and specializing the activities carried out by the Spokes for the search for technologically advanced solutions, in relation to products, processes and services transferable to the areas of intervention of Precision Medicine. The Call supports proposals referring to activities that require a level of technological maturity higher than a TRL of 3. Support, therefore, mainly refers to the development/implementation of technologies with extremely advanced content, including conceptual verification and prototypes for the validation of the technology , demonstration activities for pilot projects and feasibility studies also in order to be able to evaluate high potential activities and support the creation of spin-offs and start-ups.
