VIMASS was founded with the aim of promoting and implementing scientific research and training activities that can bring value to the many stakeholders of the Italian and international healthcare system.
VIMASS aims to be a point of reference for organizations, institutions, public and private companies, and all stakeholders operating at various levels of the healthcare system. The laboratory is committed to the conception, design, and management of applied and basic research projects in healthcare management, contributing to the improved reorganization, innovation, evaluation, and quality of public and private healthcare provision.
VIMASS also offers conferences, seminars, workshops, training and refresher courses, and interdisciplinary professional development, always with a strong focus on issues related to innovation, entrepreneurship, value creation, and knowledge transfer in the field of healthcare management.
The laboratory promotes multidisciplinary research ranging from performance evaluations of healthcare companies to the development of innovative business models for the healthcare industry.
Thanks to ongoing dialogue with national and international administrations, public bodies, and research institutes, VIMASS’s activities aim to create an advanced ecosystem capable of supporting healthcare companies, facilities, and policymakers. The results of the research conducted by VIMASS aim to help key industry stakeholders renew themselves strategically and culturally and adopt value-based business and management models.
VIMASS carries out basic and applied research activities falling within the six lines of scientific research briefly outlined below:
Business modeling and value proposition definition; Value-based healthcare; Personalized medicine; Healthcare networks and innovative organizational models.
Project management; Business process management; Performance evaluation; Health technology assessment; Market access; Budgeting process; Resource allocation; Risk management; Clinical governance.
Startup creation and technology transfer in the life sciences; Business planning; Business model innovation; User innovation; Development of new products and services in the pharmaceutical and medical fields.
Digital transformation; Sharing economy; Telemedicine; Artificial intelligence and big data; Blockchain; Adoption and implementation of digital technologies; Electronic health records; Digital health ecosystems.
Identifying and mapping key stakeholders in a healthcare system; Collaboration and networking strategies; Salience models; Stakeholder communication; Business ethics and CSR in the pharmaceutical sector.
Strategic macro- and micro-environment analysis; Competitive dynamics; Segmentation and positioning of medical devices; Institutional and marketing communications; Patient surveys; Drug repositioning and repurposing.
On 20 March 2026, the second edition of the scientific conference “Management of Oncology Networks in Central and Southern Italy” was held. The event was promoted by the University of Naples “Parthenope” and the INT Fondazione Pascale, under the patronage of AIOM, FIMMG, and SIFO. The initiative provided an important
The 2nd edition of the Scientific Conference on the Management of Oncology Networks in Central and Southern Italy, promoted by the VIMASS Research Lab, will be held on Friday, 20 March, at Villa Doria D’Angri. The initiative will bring together institutions, the scientific community, and healthcare professionals to examine the
On 24 February, at Città della Scienza, Prof. Francesco Schiavone, Prof. Daniele Leone, and Dr Anna Bastone from DISAQ – the Department of Business and Quantitative Studies at the University of Naples “Parthenope” – took part in Futuro Remoto to explore the One Health approach, which views health as an
Francesco Schiavone, Ph.D.
Associate Professor in Innovation Management
Department of Management Studies and Quantitative Methods (DISAQ)
University of Naples Parthenope
Tel. 0039 081 547 4120
francesco.schiavone@uniparthenope.it
Dipartimento di Studi Aziendali e Quantitativi
Via Generale Parisi 13 – 80132, Napoli (NA)
