Second Annual Meeting of ECLIPSE project
ECLIPSE Annual Meeting
As for the past year, the second Annual Meeting of ECLIPSE was organized while approaching the periodic report of the project. Hosted by University of Messina, the meeting took place on 4-6 April 2024 in Catania, Sicily. All Consortium members attended the event, which was focused on the presentation of the activities and on the steps of the second periodic report.
WP leaders and Task leaders demonstrated a strong engagement to reach the project goals and to meet the next deadlines.
ECLIPSE Annual Meeting
ECLIPSE Annual Meeting
Towards the first year of ECLIPSE project lifetime, the Annual Meeting was organized in Milan (Italy) last 13-14 April 2023, hosted by Mario Negri Institute of Pharmacological Research IRCCS.
All members of the consortium attended the event, a two days intensive meeting that started with a general overview of the project.
Each WP and Task leader presented the progress of the activities. A special focus was dedicated to the exploitation targets and the first periodic report.
At the end of the meeting, all the consortium members agreed on the next steps, demonstrating a strong cohesion on project goals.
ECLIPSE participated in the The 8th EuCheMS Chemistry Congress in Lisbon
On August 28-September 1, 2022 ECLIPSE participated in the The 8th EuCheMS Chemistry Congress in Lisbon. The coordinator of the Project, Prof. Luca Prodi from University of Bologna, joined the conference as invited lecturer in the theme “Spectroscopy and Perspectives in Analytical Chemistry / Advances in Physical Chemistry”, with a presentation entitled: “Dye Doped Silica Nanoparticles as Photoactive Organized Systems for Nanomedicine”.
In the same section, Prof. Giovanni Valenti from University of Bologna held an oral presentation on “New insights into the mechanism of coreactant electrogenerated chemiluminescence facilitating enhanced bioanalytical performance”.
Prof. Frank Biederman, partner from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), gave a speech on “Towards Supramolecular Systems for Small-Molecule Diagnostics in Biofluids“.
The congress had amongst its organizers Prof. Luisa de Cola from University of Milan, as head of the Scientific Committee.
ECLIPSE Kick-off Meeting
ECLIPSE Kick-off Meeting was held in Bologna (Italy) last 3-4 May 2022, hosted by the University of Bologna in the charming and recently restored Palazzo Malvezzi (Sala Armi and Sala Feste).
The Kick-Off Meeting brought together all members of the consortium and it has provided an opportunity for an update on the main objective of the project and the launching of initial actions.
The key point have been set, the Consortium is ready to achieve the project goals.
Luisa De Cola and Luca Prodi will attend the EuChemS2022 Conference
Luisa De Cola and Luca Prodi (lecture IL.G2.1) will attend the EuChemS2022 Conference in Lisbon  (August 28-September 1)
Luca Prodi will attend at the 5th International Caparica Conference on Chromogenic and Emissive Materials 2022
Luca Prodi will attend at the 5th International Caparica Conference on Chromogenic and Emissive Materials 2022; Caparica, Portugal, July 4-8, giving a lecture on “Silica Nanoparticles as Photoactive Organized Systems for Nanomedicine”
The final meeting of the ECLipse project has just taken place on 7th-8th October, followed by an industry-oriented conference where we had the opportunity to present the project’s key results to a group of potential early adopters.
This event fostered an open discussion on how the innovations developed within ECLipse could translate into real-world applications and future collaborations.
We were also honored by the participation of Prof. Tiziana Lazzarotto, Director of the Complex Operational Unit of Microbiology at the IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Policlinico di Sant’Orsola, who contributed valuable insights from the clinical perspective.
The ECLipse consortium brings together true front runners in science and technology, being among the first Pathfinder projects funded in Italy, paving the way for new ideas and interdisciplinary approaches in the European research landscape.
A sincere thank you to all partners for their dedication, vision, and teamwork throughout this exciting journey. 🌍
📢 Stay tuned! We will also share interviews with the Principal Investigator highlighting ECLipse’s main achievements and future directions.