Leader in the production of electromedical equipment and single-use medical devices, with 59 registered patents, an innate vocation for research and development, the solidity of a group of 600 employees forged through nearly 40 years in a market, Medica S.p.A. thanks to a continuous technological innovation it’s the only Italian company with hollow fiber spinning technology for purification of blood and water developed entirely within the organisation over the time.
On the strength of the know-how and technological development gained through extensive experience in blood filtration, today Medica S.p.A.’s Water Division manufactures and distributes two unique hollow-fibre membranes for water purification, which offer complete protection based on the size of the pores and the adsorption capacity of the membranes themselves:

• MediSulfone® – polysulfone (PS) ultrafiltration membrane, used for almost 20 years in the field of dialysis in order to obtain ultra-pure dialysate, and in various other applications for the retention of bacteria, viruses and endotoxins, particulates/microplastics, and more generally all substances with a molecular weight greater than 15 kDa and dimensions greater than 0.005 µm
• Versatile-PES® – polyethersulfone (PES) microfiltration membrane, used in various applications for the retention of bacteria, yeasts, mould and algae, particulates/microplastics, and more generally all substances with a molecular weight greater than 1000 kDa and dimensions greater than 0.15 µm

Medica S.p.A.’s filters are made from moulded polymers such as polycarbonate, ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene) and co-polyester, in a wide range of filter surface areas from 0.02 to 2 m2 and total filter length from approximately 60 to 400 mm. All production takes place in special ISO 14644 compliant cleanrooms, 100% tested in accordance with strict protocols of the ISO 9001 and ISO 13485 internal quality system, biocompatibility per EN ISO 10993.

MOCA certification – Report Rev. 00- 21/12/2018

Medica S.p.A.’s filters are particularly suited for purification of water from the mains, wells, surface run-off, rainwater harvesting, process water and saltwater; they are also available in sterile versions and are used mainly in residential, catering, medical (ultra-pure water), infection control, pharma & lab, and outdoor activities/survival fields.

The National Research Council (CNR) is the largest public research institution in Italy, the only one under the Research Ministry performing multidisciplinary activities. Cnr’s mission is to perform research in its own Institutes, to promote innovation and competitiveness of the national industrial system, to promote the internationalization of the national research system, to provide technologies and solutions to emerging public and private needs, to advice Government and other public bodies, and to contribute to the qualification of human resources.

The Institute of Organic synthesis and Photoreactivity (ISOF) of CNR was established in 2002 in the Territorial Research Area of Bologna hosting seven CNR Institutes, two Institutes of the National Institute for Astrophysics Institutes, the Tecnopolo Bologna CNR with MISTER Smart Innovation and Proambiente laboratories, ART-ER (Attractiveness Research Territory), Innovation Accelerators and EIT Climate-KIC.

Bologna with a staff of 65 units, including 44 full-time researchers, plus more than 60 among non-permanent researchers, postdoc and Ph.D. students. The ISOF Institute has > 7000 m2 of laboratories equipped with state-of-the-art instrumentation; it is currently performing ca. 40 research projects funded by the EU, the Italian government, the Emilia Romagna Region and different non-profit organisations and industrial partners.

More than 1800 scientific articles on peer-reviewed international journals have been published at ISOF in the last 20 years, with an average 90 articles/year and a citation h-index =103 (Source: SCOPUS; June 2021).

ISOF has a key role in promoting and coordinating CNR activities in multidisciplinary projects, like the Graphene Flagship and the RM@Schools , part of KIC EIT KIC RawMaterials, which are strategic for our department  of Chemical Sciences and Materials Technologies (DSCTM) and CNR as a whole.