ADVANCING INFECTIOUS DISEASE RESEARCH

Integrated Solutions for Pathogen Preparedness

PRP@CERIC is a project that brings together biosafety labs, advanced technologies, and interdisciplinary research to accelerate infectious disease studies and pandemic preparedness. Through open access and cross-sector collaboration, it supports innovation in diagnostics, therapeutics, and outbreak response.

Coordinated solutions

A Collaborative Effort to Advance the Field of Infectious Disease Research

The infrastructure provides access to state-of-the-art laboratories, analytical technologies, and complementary scientific expertise within a unified research ecosystem. It supports both experimental and data-driven studies, fosters collaboration across scientific disciplines, and offers tailored access to academic, clinical, and industrial users.

Integrated Facilities

Containment laboratories and a variety of analytical platforms, distributed across multiple locations in Italy, form an integrated network of cutting-edge facilities. They are designed to support advanced research activities and enable scientific collaboration.

Multidisciplinary Expertise

From biology and chemistry to physics and computational science, the infrastructure brings together diverse technologies to enable pathogen research, including diagnostic and drug discovery.

Service-Based Access

Access is currently available through a fee-for-service model. Academic groups, hospitals, and companies can request tailored support based on their needs.

Who We Support

Tailored Solutions to Meet User Needs

Our infrastructure is more than a collection of instruments. It offers integrated access to diverse techniques, collaborative know-how, and tailored services, enabling concrete solutions with scientific and societal value.

We address specific needs of different user groups, from academic researchers to public health institutions and industry stakeholders.

For Researchers

Access laboratory and analytical services for your project goals

For Hospitals & Labs

Obtain analytical support for your samples

For Biotech & Industry

Advance your R&D projects with laboratory support, analytical services, and expert scientific guidance

For Policy Makers & Societal Stakeholders

Gain scientific insights to make evidence-based decisions and public health strategies

Techniques & Platforms

Explore Our Core Capabilities

A complete suite of platforms designed to support biomedical research at different level. Expert teams assist with experimental planning, technical execution, and data interpretation, enabling researchers and industry users to advance their projects efficiently.

Pathogen Research

To accelerate research on high-risk viruses through isolation and characterization under physiological conditions.

Structural Biology

To develop bioactive, low-molecular mass molecules against previously identified targets through a structure-based drug discovery approach.

Advanced Microspectroscopy

To develop new therapies, study pathogen behaviour, and monitor disease progression through cutting-edge and interdisciplinary facilities.

Mechanobiology

To characterize cells, monitor their mechanical behaviour during differentiation processes, and diagnose pathological alterations.

Multi-Omics

To assist and guide biomedical and pharmaceutical research in pandemic events by deciphering key molecular changes following host-pathogen interaction, disease progression, and drug treatment

AI and Simulations

To immediately access post-processing of the data of each experiment and interact with a composite data and computational ecosystem for large-scale statistical analysis, simulation and deep-learning techniques.

Bioelectronics

To develop, characterize, and test bioelectronic devices for use in pathogen screening, handling, diagnostics, and therapeutics.