Policlinico Gemelli was founded on July 10, 1964 by Istituto Toniolo di Studi Superiori and Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore. Home to the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, it is one of the largest private non-profit hospitals in Europe and a place where everyday teaching, innovative research, care and assistance activities interact for the benefit of the community, to offer all patients - adults and children - access to the best available therapies.
Since August 1, 2015, it has assumed the legal form of a Foundation and since 2018 the status of Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) for the disciplines "Personalized Medicine" and "Innovative Biotechnologies".
The Research and Innovation activity carried out within Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, together with the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery of Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore is an essential condition for the development and continuous improvement of the quality of health services and has a fundamental function on a par with that of assistance and training.
The mission of the IRCCS is to align modern therapeutic opportunities with the innovative progress of scientific research, identifying "the right treatment for the right patient, at the right time".