Inhalable nanoparticles to the heart
Inhalable nanoparticles to the heart
Nanotechnology meets cardiology
Nanotechnology meets cardiology
A drug-delivery as simple as breathing
A drug-delivery as simple as breathing
Background
Our Goal
Consortium

THE BREATHING HEART

1. Nanoparticle production
Biocompatible and biodegradable nanoparticles can self-assemble and encapsulate drugs
2. Inhalation
Nanoparticles are transformed into an inhalable coarser dry powder that can reach the airways.
3. Crossing the pulmonary barrier
Nanoparticles can cross the alveolar-capillary barrier, rapidly reaching the heart
4. One target: the heart
The heart specificity is ensured thanks to chemical and magnetic guidance

THE CONSORTIUM

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Research groups
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SMEs
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Pharma Company
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Industries

A multidisciplinary team

CUPIDO multidisciplinary consortium gathers a heterogeneous array of expertise and pulls together cutting-edge research with pre-clinical experience and industrial manufacturing. Indeed the 12 CUPIDO partners can cover the complete chain that brings an idea into a feasible product and cover expertise in:

  • cardiovascular and nanotechnology research
  • bioengineering and molecular imaging
  • pulmonology and lung cell biology
  • in silico computational models
  • wearable electronics
  • drug delivery solutions
  • pharmaceutical products.
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NEWS

Our coordinator got the MCAA Best Innovator Award 2019
Our coordinator got the MCAA Best Innovator Award 2019
November 8, 2020
During the last Marie Curie Alumni Association (MCAA)Conference (6-7 November 2020), it was announced that our project coordinator Daniele Catalucci and a Marie Curie Alumni, got the MCA...
Joint workshop with sister EU-funded projects
Joint workshop with sister EU-funded projects
October 31, 2020
Just as CUPIDO is developing inhalable nanoparticles to deliver a drug to the heart, several other European projects — using very different compounds to treat very different ailments — have
Heart-shaped particles…for the heart!
Heart-shaped particles…for the heart!
October 28, 2020
A picture of our nanoparticles has been selected for NanoArtography2020! The author of the picture is  Lorenzo Degli Esposti from the CNR-ISTEC. One day, while at the microscope he spotted a
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