Ministry of Universities and Research (MUR)
Identification Code: PNC0000002CUP: B53C22006260001
Project funded by the national strategic initiative financed by the Ministry of Universities and Research (MUR) for the years 2022–2026 as part of the National Plan for Investments Complementary to the PNRR - Decree-Law No. 59 of May 6, 2021, converted and amended by Law No. 101/2021, “Research Initiatives for Innovative Technologies and Approaches in the Health and Care Sectors.”
Partners
The partnership consists of a total of 27 public and private entities, broken down as follows:
- Universities and Research Institutions (8 universities and 1 national research institution): Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, University of Palermo, University of Rome Tor Vergata, University of Padua, University of Bari “Aldo Moro,” University of Parma, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart – Rome, University of Enna “Kore,” National Institute of Nuclear Physics
- Healthcare (4 IRCCS research hospitals and 9 local health authorities, university hospitals, polyclinics, and private hospitals): IOR, IRCCS AOUBO, FPG, AUSL Romagna, IRCCS GPII BA, ASL BA, ROMA1, AOUP, PTV, IRCCS ISNB, UPMCI, AOUPCT, MCHGVM
- Industry (3 private companies and 1 national center of excellence): EXPRIVIA, BI-REX, ENGINEERING, LEITHA
- Health and the Environment (1 nonprofit organization and 1 regional environmental protection agency): GIMBE Foundation, ARPA
Requirement
The DARE project aims to create a synergistic research network among universities, hospitals, and companies to develop and validate innovative digital health solutions, leveraging new technologies and data analysis to promote health and prevention throughout the entire lifespan (Digital Lifelong Prevention). It is a public-private partnership aimed at studying, coordinating, and implementing innovativedigital health solutions in Italy with a specific focus on primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention: from mitigating health risks to monitoring disease.
Project abstract
The project follows a hub-and-spoke organizational model—that is, a central hub and three interconnected spokes, each with a different focus, all working toward the project’s main objectives:
- Hub: DARE Foundation
- Spoke 1 (Factors and Technologies that Promote Digital Prevention): The goal is to provide support to the other two spokes in terms of technological development, infrastructure, and enabling factors—such as legal and ethical considerations, health technology assessment, and clinical and industrial application, among others. In this context, Exprivia acts as an industrial partner, contributing to the development and implementation of innovative technologies and solutions for data management and analysis, in support of research activities and pilot projects dedicated to digital prevention.
- Spoke 2 (Digital Primary Prevention at the Community Level): The goal is to develop an advanced and versatile surveillance system to prevent various diseases—such as cancer, cardiovascular diseases, communicable diseases, and developmental disorders—at the community level, as well as to improve preparedness for emergencies or environmental disasters.
- Spoke 3 (Secondary and Tertiary Prevention Supported by Digital Technology): focuses on implementing digital solutions for secondary prevention (reducing the impact of a disease or injury that has already occurred) and tertiary prevention (mitigating the impact of ongoing diseases or injuries with long-term effects) for individuals of all ages. Exprivia’s technological contribution focuses on innovative care and monitoring pathways in the healthcare sector, with a particular emphasis on secondary and tertiary prevention, disease monitoring, and the mitigation of health risks.
Expected benefits
Through innovation and the participation of a wide range of stakeholders, DARE aims to build a connected and distributed knowledge community capable ofproducing, gathering, and organizing multidisciplinary solutions (technical, ethical-legal, and organizational) to establish Italy as a leading nation in the field of digital prevention.
