Develop injectable microbots into the endovascular system to counteract alterations in the electrical activity of the brain in cases of epileptic seizures or panic attacks. This is the ambitious goal of Crossbrain, a European research program coordinated by Nicola Toschi, from the University of Rome Tor Vergata. Started last November, the project will last four years.
Developing microrobots to fight brain short circuits: the European project.
EIC Impact Report 2026: Europe strengthens its position as a global deep tech scaling hub
17 giugno 2026
The findings show that Europe is increasingly becoming a place where deep tech founders choose to build and scale global companies supported by growing investment, stronger cross-border activity and a more mature innovation pipeline.
At Rome Tor Vergata, a €2 million ERC Consolidator Grant awarded to Michele Marino for the VISTA project in Medical Engineering
17 giugno 2026
The University of Rome Tor Vergata has achieved another success in European research with the award of an ERC Consolidator Grant to the VISTA – Vascular Inflammation Early Discoveries through Transformative Computational Approaches project, presented by Michele Marino, Associate Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering and Computer Engineering.
The incredible and unlikely story of how cats became our pets
17 giugno 2026
Two new studies take a deeper look at the long and winding path that led to the domestication of cats.
Cats have come a long way from being wild animals to becoming the undisputed rulers of millions of sofas around the world. A pair of new studies published on Thursday show that the road to the domestication of these felines was far more complex than scientists had previously suspected.
