2015
September, 2015
PROJECTS APPROVED IN THE 2015 CALL - HORIZON 2020
Health, demographic change and wellbeing:
HEP-CAR
Mechanisms underlying hepatocellular carcinoma pathogenesis and impact of comorbidities (Universitaetsklinikum Freiburg)
June, 2015
PROJECTS APPROVED IN THE 2015 CALL - HORIZON 2020
MARIE SKLODOWSKA-CURIE ACTIONS
Innovative Training Networks
(ITN) – European Training Networks
(ETN):
GLYCOVAX
A training network for the rational design of the next generation of well-defined glycoconjugate vaccines (GSK)
PANDORA
Probing safety of nano-objects by defining immune responses of environmental organisms (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche – Istituto di Biochimica delle Proteine)
MARIE SKLODOWSKA-CURIE ACTIONS
Innovative Training Networks
(ITN) – European Industrial Doctorates
(EID):
DISSection
Doctoral Industrial School on Human Skin models for Staphylococcal infections (GSK)
VADEMA
Doctoral Industrial School for Vaccine Design through Structural Mass Spectrometry (GSK)
April, 2015
The second call for the iCARE fellowships has been published.
iCare Fellowships 2015
january, 2015
PROJECTS APPROVED IN THE 2014 CALL - HORIZON 2020
Health, demographic change and wellbeing::
ImmunoAgeing
An integrated approach to dissect determinants, risk factors and pathways of ageing of the immune system disease
(Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche - Istituto di Ricerca Genetica e Biomedica)
MARIE SKLODOWSKA-CURIE ACTIONS - IF:
SVnanoVAX
Structural Vaccinology in the design of bionanoparticles with multi-copy antigen display for vaccines with enhanced efficacy (GSK)
NEWCARBOVAX
New generation of carbohydrate-based vaccines via rational understanding of their immunological mechanism (GSK)
2014
february, 2014
EIMID Course
TOOLS FOR SUCCESSFUL FUND RAISING IN R&D
February 26
th-28
th, 2014
Siena, Italy
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january, 2014
HORIZON 2020
The First Work Programme of the H2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions has been published.
Summary of the 2014 calls
Participal Portal
january, 2014
ISO 9001
Our company is in the process of planning, development and implementation of a quality management system in accordance with the standard UNI EN ISO 9001:2008
2013
December, 2013
HORIZON 2020
The First Work Programme of the H2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions has been published.
Summary of the 2014 calls
September, 2013
EUROPEAN WEEK OF BIOTECHNOLOGY
Biotechnology and Bioeconomy Roundtable on regional and national policies to support biotechnology.
October 3, 2013 Auditorium Gioia, Palazzo Silone - Via Leonardo da Vinci, 6 (L'Aquila)
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May, 2013
PROJECTS APPROVED IN THE LAST CALL - FP7/Health
Athero-B-Cell
Targeting and exploiting B cell functions for treatment in cardiovascular disease (University of Oxford)
Athero-Flux
Targeting novel lipid pathways for treatment of cardiovascular
disease (University of Oxford)
HERACLES
Human cystic Echinococcosis ReseArch in CentraL and Eastern Societies
(Istituto Superiore di Sanità)
BioCog
Biomarker Development for Postoperative Cognitive Impairment in the Elderly (Charité- Universitätsmedizin Berlin)
February, 2013
RIPARTIAMO CON GIOVANI E RICERCA
Scienza in Rete - RICERCA
Italian article by Maria Grazia Roncarolo
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2012
November, 2012
ALTA would like to congratulate Mariagrazia Pizza, Rino Rappuoli and all their colleagues at Novartis Vaccines for their great achievement in developing the first vaccine against Men B. We are very proud of our 15 years long collaboration with Rappuoli's world leading R&D group in vaccines.
November, 2012
SE IL PAESE METTE LA SCIENZA ALL'ANGOLO
Scienza in Rete - RICERCA
Italian article by Silvio Garattini
Read the article
October, 2012
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER ISSUES IN HEALTH SCIENCE AND THEIR IMPACT ON PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AT THE GLOBAL LEVEL
Meeting organized by ALTA involving the three EU-funded cooperative research projects:
TIMER,
TARKINAID and
TRIAD.
October 18
th-20
th, 2012
Final agenda
September, 2012
ALTA is involved in several Italian Project supported by Ministero dell'Università Istruzione e della Ricerca (MIUR) and Regione Toscana:

Progetto "Vaccino innovativo contro il gruppo B dello streptococco (GBS)" n. 6318/DSPAR/2001

PON Antigeni e Adiuvanti per Vaccini e Immunoterapia PON01_00117

POR CREO BIOVAX Vaccini biotecnologici da genomica strutturale
June 16th, 2012
NEW FUNDING OPPORTUNITY
The PEOPLE 2013 Work Programme has been published:
People 2013 overview
June 11th, 2012
I nuovi progetti "Iniziativa per la Medicina Innovativa"
Scienza In Rete - Medicina
Italian article by Aldo Tagliabue
June, 2012
BORSE DI STUDIO PER LA FORMAZIONE DI RICERCATORI PER LO STUDIO DI FARMACI SULLE MALATTIE RARE - PON01_00862:
Informativa
Schema di richiesta di partecipazione al Bando
June, 2012
BORSE DI STUDIO PER LA FORMAZIONE DI RICERCATORI PER LO STUDIO DI VACCINI - PON01_00117:
Informativa
Schema di richiesta di partecipazione al Bando
May, 2012
Tuscany Region supports FAIV project with 23 milions in the field of vaccines for neglected deseases of developing countries.
Enrico Rossi (italian post)
April 20th, 2012
Two new FP7 projects including ALTA have been favourably evaluated by the EU Commission and are now proceeding to negotiations for a Grant Agreement:

BIO-DrIM coordinated by University Medicine Berlin, Germany

PathCo coordinated by University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
ALTA is directly involved in the two EU projects as the participant for management and dissemination activities
April 16th, 2012
Reti di eccellenza anche per il sociale
PROMUOVERE RICERCA E INNOVAZIONE PER LE SCIENZE DELLA VITA
Italian article published on Stil'è magazine (Il Sole 24Ore magazine supplement)
www.stile-magazine.it
March 2012
ABIRISK Project Officially Started
Full project title: Anti-Biopharmaceutical Immunization: Prediction and Analysis of Clinical Relevance to Minimize the Risk
The project started in March 2012
ABIRISK kick-off meeting fact sheet
February 16th, 2012
Un importante passo verso la ricerca applicata
Scienzainrete - Ricerca e sviluppo
Italian article by Aldo Tagliabue
January 3th, 2012
Santa Caterina d'oro
Aldo Tagliabue premiato per la ricerca con la statua in bronzo
Italian article published on Corriere di Siena - 02 jenuary 2012
2011
December 16th, 2011
New publication on British Journal of Pharmacology:
Receptor binding mode and pharmacological characterization of a potent and selective dual CXCR1/CXCR2 non-competitive allosteric inhibitor
R Bertini, LS Barcelos, AR Beccari, B Cavalieri, A Moriconi, C Bizzarri, P Di Benedetto, C Di Giacinto, I Gloaguen, E Galliera, MM Corsi, RC Russo, SP Andrade, MC Cesta, G Nano, A Aramini, JC Cutrin, M Locati, M Allegretti and MM Teixeira
December 5th, 2011
Promuovere ricerca e innovazione
L'INGEGNERIA DELLA CONOSCENZA AL SERVIZIO DELLA SALUTE
Italian article published on Stil'è magazine (Il Sole 24Ore magazine supplement)
www.stile-magazine.it
November 15th, 2011
Verso Horizon 2020
Scienzainrete - Finanziamenti
Italian article by
Aldo Tagliabue
October 7th, 2011
ADITEC (Advanced Immunization Technologies) project started.
Siena world capital of vaccines.
Find out more on SienaFree.it (italian)
March, 2011
Sclavo Vaccines Association
Football Tournament
1° Torneo Achille Sclavo
and Gala Dinner
Poster
Gallery
2010
September 17th, 2010
New video added
ALTA YouTube channel
June 11th, 2010
In 2009 ALTA assisted AIRC (Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca sul Cancro) in preparing a proposal for a FP7 PEOPLE COFUND action. FELCARES (Fellowships on Cancer Research) has been accepted for funding and is expected to start on April 1st, 2010. This programme is a joint co-financing of AIRC and the FP7 that will award thirty 2-year fellowships for Italian researchers going abroad and for foreign researchers coming to Italy to perform high-level projects on cancer research.
The first call for the FELCARES fellowships has been published. To apply please follow this
link. Deadline: June 1st, 2010.
AIRC - International Fellowships in Cancer Research - 2010
March 11th, 2010
World Kidney Day
worldkidneyday.org
fondazionedelrene.org
November 5th - January 13th, 2010
Poverty Related Diseases
Le malattie della povertà
Complesso Museale Santa Maria della Scala (Siena)
Photographs by Ivo Saglietti
Poster
Brochure
Gallery
January 1th, 2010
ALTA new office in L'Aquila
On january 1st ALTA has opened a new office in the center of Italy in order to obtain a better coverage of the country. The choice of basing this office in L'Aquila is not a coincidence. ALTA is conscious that its commitment could contribute to the economical reconstruction of the city ravaged by the earthquake.
The new office
2009
November, 2009
NOVARTIS - Borse di studio per giovani ricercatori.
Scadenza 26 Novembre.
Bando
March 31th - April 3rd, 2009
Scientific communication to general public
different media but only a clear message
Programme
EIMID EST website
January 15th, 2009
"STAR-T REK - Set up and comparison of multiple stem cell approaches for kidney repair": kick off meeting in Florence.
2008
December 1st - 11th, 2008
World AIDS Day 2008
Exhibition at City Hall, London
HANDS for HANDS for HOPE
Photographs by Ivo Saglietti
Octiber 2008
EIMID Meeting
Arc et Senans, France
September 25th, 2008
HANDS for LIFE HANDS for HOPE
St. George’s - University of London
August 28th, 2008
the FOOD call is now published.
Dead line 15th January 2009
August 28th, 2008
The third health call is now published
June 20th, 2008
New Office Inauguration: from 5.00 to 8.00 pm in via Fiorentina 149
April, 2008
The first Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) call has been launched!
April, 2008
Financial issues on 7° Frame Program (it)
April, 2008
Knowledge for bio-entrepreneurship
March, 2008
New office
2007
January, 2007
Talking about ALTA (it)
May 1st, 2007
Online the ALTA new web site.
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