Biological Geological and Environmental Sciences

Rete InCampagna, Sustainable Production Network and Solidarity Offer, is a network of entities born in 2014. We are prevalently engaged in the field of organic direct sales, in a short supply chain shape, and we offer agro-mechanical services to farms as well. We are a steady growing company with 42 employees and a turnover of almost 2.700.000,00 € on 2020. We strongly dive our roots and culture on modernity, legality and limpidity, attempting to lead the Sicilian agricolture to the XXIst century.

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.

Fidia Farmaceutici S.p.A. is an Italian pharmaceutical company that carries out R&D, production, marketing and sales activities internally. It operates all over the world with the aim of developing and marketing innovative health products based mainly on hyaluronic acid and derivatives. It invests 3.5% of its turnover in R&D and has a global portfolio of over 1,300 patents. The Noto Local Unit occupies about 6,000 square meters with R&D, biology, microbiology, molecular and analytical biology laboratories.

Envisep srl is a company that boasts decades of experience in the field of environmental protection; it is directed by Prof. Riccardo Maggiore, former university professor of environmental chemistry at the University of Catania.

Enel Green Power is the company of Enel Group dedicated to renewable power generation. EGP operates over 1200 plants in 30 countries worldwide, with an installed capacity of about 50 GW and a production of more than 90 TWh/y generated from water, sun, wind, geothermal and biomass. In Italy EGP has a strong presence in the hydroelectric and wind energy markets, in the Green Hydrogen production development and is engaged in the production of photovoltaic solar panels, in Catania.

The Partecipatory Presidium of the Simeto River Agreement is a network of associations and individual citizens of the Simeto Valley (located between the provinces of Catania and Enna, in Sicily) that has been working since 2015 to promote Sustainable Development and Proactive Protection of the Valley, its ecosystems and communities.

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.