Welcome to the Luciani Research Group

The Luciani Research Group believes in a diverse and inclusive multidisciplinary, respectful research environment in which all members can work to their highest potential and advance our research goals, in line with the vision of the Faculty of Science and of the University of Bern

Paola Luciani is signer and supporter of Better Science

The Luciani group co-created PharmaBern

About us

We are an international and multidisciplinary team of pharmacists, chemists, biochemists and engineers focused on the development of novel drug delivery systems, lipid-based tools for diagnostic molecular imaging and for targeted therapy. 

Our Research

Our lab

News about us

Front cover on J Mater Chem B!

Congratulations Gina, Assumpta and coauthors for the front cover on the March 2025 issue of the Journal of Material Chemistry B! Our study “Raman imaging investigation of hepatic LX-2 cell reversion under different lipidic treatments” (https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TB02082K) was featured by the Editors

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Goodbye and welcome!

Congratulations Yasmin and Reto, who delivered today a great final presentation of their Master thesis project (Biopharmaceutical Technology at the Università degli Studi di Milano and Molecular Life Sciences at the University of Bern, respectively)! We wish you all the

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