Institute
Mission
IEMEST stands for Istituto Euro-Mediterraneo di Scienza e Tecnologia or, in English, Euromediterraean Institute of Science and Technology.
IEMEST is an Institute recognized by the italian Ministry of Education, University and Scientific Research (MIUR) and it is registred to the National Research Registry.
Established in 2009 in Palermo, which is centrally located in the Euro-Mediterranean region.
The mission of IEMEST is to generate, transfer, share, and spread knowledge and technological innovation. The Institute is committed to endorse high-level research by, among other means, providing training for graduate and post-doctoral students from the Euro-Mediterranean region and by supporting career improvement of those involved in such activities.
In order to foster interaction and collaboration among Research Groups active in different areas of Science, the Institute also aims to provide extensive technical and logistic support to its members.
IEMEST now encompasses six Departments and twentytwo Section but this number is expected to grow in the near future.
Research topics include organic, inorganic and computational chemistry; data analysis; biomedicine; regenerative medicine; stem cells; pathophysiology of stress; modern therapies for human diseases; plant pathology; urbanistics.
The Advisory Board, composed of internationally distinguished experts, guarantees high standard for personnel appointments and research projects.
IEMEST also encourages cooperation of its members with other research and academic institutions either in Italy or abroad by, for example, organizing conferences, seminars, and scientific meetings.
Because of its mission and objectives, the Institute is involved in fundraising activities from public and private sources, including established funding agencies.


