Research Unit of di Sesto Fiorentino


In 2003, INO started a collaboration with the European Laboratory for Non-linear Spectroscopy (LENS). This has allowed the beginning of a permanent scientific activity of INO researchers at LENS laboratories and offices, and the opening of local LENS laboratories in Pozzuoli (Naples), nearby the local structures of INO.

Contacts:
c/o Polo Scientifico dell’Università degli Studi di Firenze.
Via Nello Carrara, 1 – 50019 Sesto Fiorentino.

Tel: 055-457 2090/2169
Fax: 055-4574904

The Head of the unit is: Dr. Giacomo Roati

Research Activities:
3D multicolor super-resolution microscopy of thick samples
Biomolecular imaging and diagnosis
Biosensing
Cardiac Imaging
Cyber physical security of complex photonic systems (CYPHER-LAB)
EXPANSION-PALM of thick samples
Fermi-Fermi mixtures
Lab. for Optical Wireless Communications (OWC) and Visible Light Communications (VLC)
Matter under Extreme Conditions, and Dynamics of Physical and Physicochemical Processes
Mid ir and thz spectroscopy and applications
Molecular quantum nanophotonics
Multi-component quantum systems
Neuronal imaging
New Materials For Solid State Sources and Light Conversion
Quantum diamond nanoengineering
Quantum light state engineering
Quantum Mixtures
Quantum Optomechanics
Strongly-correlated Fermi systems

Project Funding
In 2024 the activities of the unit are supported by funds of projects, with a total budget of EUR 3.025.211,66
Late onset Lysosomal Storage Disorders (LSDs) in the differential diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases: development of new diagnostic procedures and focus on potential pharmacological chaperones (PCs) (LYSOLATE)
OPTO-19F-LUIDICS: FLUORINATED HYBRID PHOTOPOLYMERS FOR THE FABRICATION OF ROBUST DIAGNOSTIC OPTOFLUIDIC DEVICES (OPTO-19F-LUIDICS)
Restoring cardiac mechanical function by polymeric artificial muscular tissue (REPAIR)
Extreme Optical Nonlinearities in 2D materials for Far-Infrared Photonics (EXTREME-IR)
Advanced, Disruptive and Emerging QUAntum technologies for DEfence (ADEQUADE)
Quantum Laser-based Multi-parametric Portable Sensors (Q-LAMPS)
Short-range optical Quantum Connections (ShoQC)
Single‐photon sources as new quantum standards (SEQUME)