The mission of the Institute embraces the study of characteristics, synthesis and properties of chemical compounds, in particular small organic molecules, involved in biological processes, with the aim of understanding their function and exploring their applications. To this purpose, the scientific investigation of the Institute ranges in any sector of life sciences and bio-based processes, addressing a multidisciplinary area in which the methods and approaches of organic and bio-organic chemistry are applied as investigation tools to biology, microbiology, ecology, pharmacology, medicine and energy. In these fields, the Institute promotes basic and applied research through national and international projects with public and private collaborators aiming at scientific and social progress in the medical, pharmaceutical, agri-food, environmental and biotechnological fields.
