Research

The National Institute for Astrophysics (Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica, or INAF), founded in 1999, is an Italian research institute dedicated to the study of astronomy and astrophysics. INAF funds and operates twenty separate research facilities, which in turn employ scientists, engineers, and technical staff.

Non-profit research organization. The Institute of Bio-architecture and Research plays a decisive role in the field of environmental sustainability, the redevelopment of the territory and the ecological conversion of the anthropization process. Its main activity is research and has obtained the definitive code from the Ministry of Education, University and Research, mandatory to access public funding in the field of research and / or training which constitutes an identification of the entity for the purposes set out in the DPR 11/7/1980 n. 382.

The Biomolecular Chemistry Institute (ICB) of the National Council of Research carries out research activities (basic and applied) in the field of Chemical Sciences. The ICB mission consists in the chemical study of biological systems in order to understand their functioning at the molecular level and finding out new technological applications.

The Institute of Crystallography Catania Unit of Research National Council (CNR-IC-CT) uses skills in the field of chemistry and biology aimed at studying the molecular mechanisms that underlie numerous human diseases for the development of new "tools " for prevention, diagnosis and therapies. The institute is characterized by many specific skills in the fields of chemistry (synthesis, physics-chemistry, analytical chemistry, thermodynamics) and biology (molecular biology, biochemistry, cell biology).

The Institute for Studies on the Mediterranean is part of the National Research Council of Italy (CNR), the largest public research institution in Italy. ISMed CNR is characterized by the interdisciplinary analysis (history, geography, economics, business and management, urban studies, engineering, biology, archaeology) of topics such as the migration flows, environmental challenges, the processes of economic and social development, the structure of trade, finance and credit, logistics and transport, urban development, innovation management, tourism and cultural heritage management.

ECLAT S.r.l. is a research based company with a high technological content specialized in the sector of combustion-free devices that can replace the traditional cigarette with clear benefits for health. Established in July 2018 as a spin off of the University of Catania, on the proposal of Prof. Riccardo Polosa, within the Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, ECLAT was born from the desire to enhance, concentrate and harmonize skills and professionalism that have developed in the academic, regulatory and industrial fields on the topic of cigarette smoking risk reduction.

Materia Nova, R&D center located in Mons, is recognized as a technological accelerator of sustainable innovations in the field of new materials and processes.

OUR SERVICES

Materia Nova's approach is based on open and collaborative innovation articulated around five services :
• Materials and Processes conception and innovation • Equipment Design and Process Upscaling • Analysis and Characterization
• Life Cycle Thinking
• Project Development and Management

OUR TECHNOLOGIES AND SOLUTIONS

The Santo Adriano's ecomuseum (named La Ponte-Ecomuseum: www.laponte.org) is an initiative framed in the social museology, having as priority the relations of the community with its territory and its heritage. It seeks to contribute to an endogenous and balanced development based on actions of heritage and territory preservation, dissemination, and management. It combines three areas of work: historical, archeological, and ethnographic research, dissemination of knowledge, and community work.