The Department of Medical Biotechnology and Translational Medicine brings together professors and researchers involved in scientific areas related to basic research in the fields of biophysics and molecular and cellular biology, and to applied research in the fields of clinical and surgery medicine and diagnostics, with the intent to promote and coordinate translational and multidisciplinary research activities.

The main areas of interest are:
-     clinical research;
-     the study of molecular and cellular mechanisms of diseases;
-     the development of methods and technologies for biomedical applications.

The aims of the research include the development of innovative strategies for diagnostics, therapeutics, and surgery and for the maintenance of health.