The scientific institute IRCCS Eugenio Medea is a no profit Scientific Institute acknowledged by the Italian Ministry of Health for performing Research and Hospitalization. The Institute counts on four research areas. Among them, the Applied Technologies research area makes a practice of developing, testing and validating new technologies, in case on human subjects, referring to an independent Ethics Committee for the evaluation of the research studies. The Applied Technology area has also experience in the development and application of advanced methods for biopsychosocial signal processing, data modelling and integration, including creation of international databases and registries. Alongside this, the Developmental Psychopathology research area is mainly concerned with the neuropsychological, neurophysiological, genetic and rehabilitation aspects of neurodevelopmental disorders with a specific  expertise in the field of autism. Indeed, the Institute is a national reference centre for the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation regarding the autism spectrum disorders.

In addition, IRCCS Medea is accredited to the Italian Lombardia Region for work services provision. Specifically, the service offered, called Work Desk, aims to improve job demand and supply on the territory, offering targeted services: analysis of propensities and attitudes; balance of skills; analysis of work stations; targeted placement and tutoring (individual interviews and monitoring in the company). Through  this service the Institute has developed expertise on models and tools for studying human factors and has gained specific experience in placing people with disabilities in the working environment. Cooperation between technical skilled researchers and psychologist researchers has a long tradition in the Institute.