The CRS4 (Biosciences sector) and the Pisa Foundation for Science have signed an agreement that aims to encourage participation in research projects focused on genomycs, proteomics and data intensive analysis methods. Fondazione Pisana per la Scienza is a non-profit research institute dedicated to the development and application of bioanalytical techniques with two distinct trajectories: Biotechnology and biomedical research; currently the FPS research program comprises three areas, oncology, neuroscience and cardiovascular system.