Fondazione Centro SanRaffaele (FCSR) is a non-profit entity whose mission is the enhancement of basic, translational and clinical research in the fields of biomedical sciences and health management. Specific aims of FCSR are to expand the knowledge of the biology of diseases, to improve diagnostic techniques, to develop innovative therapeutic protocols and to advance health services. FCSR has developed, through a master agreement, intensive and productive cooperation with IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital (OSR), one of the leading private scientific research institutes in Italy.