Scientist Francesca Santoro has
become the first Italian woman to make the list of top
innovators aged under 35 compiled each year by the MIT
Technology Review, the journal of the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology.
The prestigious university hailed Santoro, who works for the
Italian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Naples, among its
Innovators Under 35 Europe for her 'solar plasters', which could
speed up the healing of burned skin.
"It is the dream of every researcher to receive this prize,"
Santoro told ANSA.
"I'm thrilled to be the first Italian woman to receive it. It
makes me even prouder.
"It shows that you can do good research in Italy and it's an
opportunity to highlight the people who come back and not just
talk about the brain drain".
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