T-Power is dedicated to precision medicine, robotics and social welfare. Research made in Tuscany stars in Japan with a project that combines cutting-edge technology, health and art, in the name of scientific excellence.
On July 17 and 18 at the Osaka Expo, “T-POWER: Life Sciences Made in Tuscany. Innovating for Saving, Empowering, and Connecting Lives,” a project coordinated by the University of Florence and dedicated to the Life Sciences that sees Unifi leading a partnership composed of the Universities of Pisa, Siena, University for Foreigners of Siena, Scuola Normale Superiore and Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna of Pisa, National Research Council-National Institute of Optics (CNR-INO).
T-POWER takes its cue from the Tuscany Health Ecosystem (THE) innovation ecosystem–funded with funds from the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRP)–which represents a unique model of cooperation between higher education, scientific institutions, businesses, the health care system and the community in Italy.
Pillars of the project are innovation in precision diagnostics and personalized medicine, robotic technologies and assistive solutions, as well as projects for social welfare and inclusion.
Inside the Italian Pavilion, the T-POWER space will host a permanent video installation, curated by the University of Florence, which will illustrate the Tuscan model for an integrated Life Sciences ecosystem declined according to the three priorities of the Osaka Expo: saving lives, empowering lives and connecting lives. The film will represent the technological and scientific advancement of Tuscan Life Sciences, as well as the impact on the lives of individuals and the community, integrating historical-artistic elements and peculiarities of the territory.
Visitors will be able to learn about and explore biomedical innovations in the areas of precision diagnostics and personalized medicine, robotics and social welfare through the exhibition-coordinated by the University of Pisa-of prototypes that will be possible to see in action presented in the morning by researchers from project partners and developed as part of THE.
In the afternoon, the T-POWER space will host thematic meetings and workshops, coordinated by the CNR of Pisa, dedicated to oncology research, neuroscience, advanced radiotherapies, active aging, and precision medicine. These moments will be opportunities for exchange and collaboration with Japanese universities, research centers and companies, with the aim of strengthening international scientific dialogue and promoting new synergies.
T-POWER aims to be a global connection hub, promoting shared solutions for the health challenges of the future, in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
“The University of Florence,” explain pro-rector for research Debora Berti and delegate for international relations and multilateral agreements Giorgia Giovannetti, “accepts the challenge of health and well-being as a strategic horizon for advanced research. This is the soul of T-POWER, the project that has enabled the participation of all the Tuscan universities and the CNR in EXPO2025, which stems from the synergy that has arisen thanks to the Tuscany Health Ecosystem (THE), the Tuscan ecosystem of innovation in the life sciences.
The Florentine Athenaeum’s contribution is developed in particular on two main fronts: predictive and personalized medicine, through the early identification of risk markers in various areas, from cardiovascular to neurological; and health technologies, such as wearable sensors and social-assistance robots – which facilitate the doctor-patient relationship and support the monitoring of neurodegenerative conditions – and 3-D tools for surgical training and rehabilitation.
Added to this is the strength of interdisciplinary research–from biology to demography to sociology–aimed at developing proactive solutions that turn the challenge of population aging into an opportunity for innovation and social change, carried out within the extended Age-IT partnership and the Florence-based research center Age-Florence.”
