CERM is a center for research, knowledge transfer, and higher education of the University of Florence, located at the Polo Scientifico (Scientific Campus) in Sesto Fiorentino. The Center is a research infrastructure for NMR in the Life Sciences supported by the European Community.

The Mission of CERM can be summarized in three main points:identification of proteins starting from genome browsing through a bioinformatic approach; biophysical characterization and structure determination; design and development of drugs. The related activity of CERM can be summarized in the scheme