Idi Irccs: a new centre for precision and customised dermatology is born

Making precision dermatology more and more advanced and accessible for research workers. It is therefore necessary to strengthen the technological and scientific infrastructure of dedicated environments. For this reason, the IDI-Irccs, Istituto Dermopatico dell'Immacolata, has equipped itself with innovative additional spaces, which flank the Institute's research laboratories, where researchers, doctors, engineers and other professionals can work in an interdisciplinary manner, thanks to the wealth of information constantly fed by the data generated daily by clinical practice. The Institute has made this possible through the acquisition of advanced electromedical equipment and related hardware and software systems.

Today, 19 February, the inauguration of the new Research Centre was held, named after Father Antonio Lodovico Sala, the Institute's historic founder. It is a structure that covers an area of about 450 square metres, divided into rooms equipped for researchers' activities and a multimedia room for the organisation of scientific conferences and remote meetings.

Alessandro Zurzolo, managing director of the Luigi Maria Monti Foundation, owner of the IDI Irccs, explained that "these are new and modern environments, designed to facilitate the meeting of people and the exchange of ideas: this project is therefore part of the broader multi-year programme 'Precision and Personalised Dermatology: the Fondazione Roma Pavilion', which will start in 2023 at the IDI Hospital in Rome". This is all aimed at strengthening the Institute's technological and scientific infrastructure through the acquisition of advanced electromedical equipment and related hardware and software systems. The same morning also saw the inauguration of new dermatology outpatient clinics and the Ichnusa Classroom dedicated to nursing degree students.

"Our Department of Dermatology," Zurzolo added, "ended 2025 with 309,000 dermatology services, of which more than 12,000 were rendered in the Advanced Dermatology Diagnostics Centre, which can count on a unique technology park.

Father Giuseppe Pusceddu, President of the Luigi Maria Monti Foundation, stated that 'the work is part of a wider project dedicated to Precision and Personalised Dermatology, carried out with the fundamental contribution of the Fondazione Roma'. It is a total funding of 6 million euros about which Franco Parasassi, President of Fondazione Roma, said: "Fondazione Roma supports interventions that strengthen the health care excellence of the territory and generate lasting value for the community. The IDI's project combines technological innovation, scientific research and quality of care, helping to make precision dermatology more advanced and accessible. It is an investment that looks to the future of healthcare and people's wellbeing'.