Innovation: combination of preparation of “ad-hoc” multi-functional nanoparticles with the development of advanced bio-imaging techniques. Other long-term implementation and exploitation of the Project diagnostics in early tumoral cell and tissues detection will be considered in the course of the Project through the cooperation with Hospitals and Oncological Centres.

Improvements: sensitivity, speed and specificity in the visualization of biological sistems, labelling cells and cellular structures with tailored nanoparticles. These results will have a strong impact on biomedical research of the cellular response to pathological perturbation and tissue repair, including signal transduction and cell-cell interaction.

Results: BONSAI outcomes will contribute both to a better understanding of the molecular mechanisms of cellular processes and to achieving higher sensitivity in early detection of tumoral cells and lesions.