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PNRR LIVE - La Borsa della Ricerca
2024-09-23 - 2024-09-25 | Online
From 23th to 25th September the three-day PNRR Live of the “Borsa della Ricerca” will be broadcast live.
Every day there will be 3 Live, from 9 to 12: 23 September: NODES – Spoke 6, MUSA, Terabit. 24 September: Agritech, GRINS, KM3NET4RR. 25 September: RNA&Genetherapy, THE, MOST.
Here the video invitation of the three days: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UOxUwxXlvo

To partecipate you can request the access link to the events of interest, or to the entire event, by writing to info@borsadellaricerca.it.

PNRR Live are events held in collaboration with institutions funded by the National Recovery and Resilience Plan that will take part in the PNRR EXPO Forum next 21-23 October in Catania, Italy.
These are live-streamed presentation workshops lasting an hour, with additional time allowed for comments and questions from participants connecting from all over Italy.
The PNRR Live series is a concrete way of giving continuity to relationships and forming new ones by learning about the projects and objectives of member institutions, the state of progress, ways of collaborating and open opportunities.

Bright-Night 2024
2024-09-27 08:00 - 20:00 (Europe/Rome) | Tuscany, Siena, 53100, Italy
BRIGHT-NIGHT, the European Night of Researchers in Tuscany, returns on Friday 27 September.
As always, the protagonists of the Night will be researchers who will bring experiments and demonstrations to the streets, with the aim of bringing citizens closer to science and the world of research.
The promoters of the event are the Tuscan universities (Universities of Florence, Pisa, Siena, Stranieri di Siena, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna di Pisa, Scuola Normale Superiore and Scuola IMT Alti Studi Lucca), together with a wide network of research bodies – including the Pisa Area National Research Council (CNR), the National Institute of Nuclear Physics (INFN), the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV), the European Gravitational Observatory (EGO), INAF Astrophysical Observatory of Arcetri – with the support of the Tuscany Region, as part of the Giovanisì project.
The BRIGHT-NIGHT project is an associated event of the European Commission’s HORIZON-MSCA-2023-CITIZENS-01 programme.

UniSi Research Day
2024-10-01 09:30 - 17:00 | Università di Siena – Palazzo del Rettorato, Banchi di Sotto, 55, Siena, 53100, Italy
The University of Siena’s Research Day will be held next Oct. 1.
Researchers will present their work and engage with citizens.
It is an event designed for those who do research and for those who want to learn about it.
Program:

09:30 Saluti istituzionali a cura del Rettore, prof. Roberto Di Pietra, e del Delegato alla Ricerca, prof. Michelangelo Vasta
Coordina: Virginia Masoni (Canale 3 Siena)
09:45 – 11:00 I progetti NEW Frontiers

Giulio Bartoli (DIISM)
Daiana Bezzini (DSV)
Domenico Maria Bruni (DISPI)
Giovanni Calvellini (DIGIUR)
Tommaso Campani (DSFTA)
Silvia Cantara (DSMCN)
Nagaja Capitani (DSV)
Valentina Carlino (DISAG)
Luca Cilibrasi (DISPOC)
Maddalena Corsini (DBCF)
Marwil Jonathan Davila Fernandez (DEPS)

11:00 – 11:30 coffee break

11:30 – 11:45 professoressa Tatiana Baldari (DSV) – ERC SYG ATTACK
11:45 – 13:00 I progetti NEW Frontiers

Andrea Degl’Innocenti (DBM)

Alice Luddi (DMMS)
David Matteini (DFCLAM)
Matteo Mazzarano (DISPI)
Laura Nigi (DSMCN)
Anna Onnis (DSV)
Luisa Raucci (DBCF)
Leonardo Ridolfi (DEPS)
Venere Stefania Sanna (DISPOC)
Stefano Verde (DEPS)
Giovanni Alessandro Zanco (DIISM)
Giovanni Gino Zanvettor (DIISM)

13:00 – 14:30 pausa pranzo

14:30 Apertura lavori pomeridiani a cura del Rettore e del Delegato alla Ricerca
Coordina: Laura Montanari (La Repubblica)
Proiezione video di presentazione della ricerca di Ateneo

14:45 – 15:00 Dipartimenti di Eccellenza: prof. Carlo Caruso, Dipartimento di Filologia e Critica delle Letterature Antiche e Moderne (DFCLAM)
15:00 – 15:15 Dipartimenti di Eccellenza: prof. Enrico Zanini, Dipartimento di Scienze Storiche e dei Beni Culturali (DSSBC)

15:15 – 16:15 Keynote speech Ricerca: prof. emerito Giovanni Dosi (Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna di Pisa), “Natura ed etica della scienza moderna”

16:15 – 16:45 coffee break

16:45 – 17:00 prof. Francesco Berna (DSFTA) – ERC SYG LAST NEANDERTHAL
17:00 – 17:45 Keynote speech Trasferimento tecnologico: prof. Sergio Matteo Savaresi (Politecnico di Milano), “Trasferimento tecnologico nel settore dell’ingegneria: alcune esperienze e riflessioni”

17:45 – 18:00 Chiusura lavori a cura del Rettore

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IFIB - International Forum on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioeconomy
2024-10-02 - 2024-10-04 | Bologna
From October 2nd to 4th, the 14th edition of IFIB, the International Forum on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioeconomy, will be held in Bologna.
The event is organized by SPRING (Italian Circular Bioeconomy Cluster) and InnovHub, in collaboration with the Enterprise Europe Network.
The topic of the Forum is circular bioeconomy, with particular attention to industrial biotechnology as Key Enabling Technology. This year’s edition will have a specific focus on biotech solutions applied in the agrofood sectors. The Italian food valley will become the world center of gravity of bioeconomy.
Registrations open until September 30th: IFIB 2024 – About the event

EventX Life Sciences – Crossroads in healthcare
2024-10-08 - 2024-10-09 | Stazione Leopolda, Firenze
In the scenic spaces of the Stazione Leopolda, on October 8 and 9 2024, healthcare stakeholders will explore partnering opportunities and discuss technological approaches and solutions developed and under development to address the challenges and opportunities in the current and coming life science scenarios.
Participation in the various sessions is free. Registration on the website: https://eventxls-one2one2024.b2match.io/
EventX Life Sciences is promoted by the Fondazione Toscana Life Sciences, in collaboration with Confindustria Toscana, the Enterprise Europe Network, the partners of the Tuscany Health Ecosystem and other actors in the sector, and is implemented within the activities of spoke 5, Tuscany Health Ecosystem project – THE, PNRR, Mission 4 Component 2 From research to business – Investment 1.5, funded by the European Union – NextGeneration EU.

Start Cup Toscana
2024-10-14 09:00 - 13:30 | University of Florence
The final of Start Cup Toscana 2024 will be held on October 14th at the University of Florence.
The best business plans presented will participate in the event.
The day will be organized by the University of Florence and the URTT in collaboration with the University of Pisa, the University of Siena, the University for Foreigners of Siena, the Scuola Normale Superiore, the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, the IMT School of Advanced Studies Lucca.

PNRR ECS17 THE project - webinars
2024-10-16 14:30 - 16:30 | Online
The first of four webinars to be organized in the coming months by DIH Toscana, affiliate of the Spoke 5 of the Tuscany Health Ecosystem – PNRR M4 C2 INV. 1.5 – NextGenerationEU, is scheduled for 16 October.
The event entitled ‘Innovation and Life Sciences. Applications and development areas’, carried out by DIH Toscana with the support of the Territorial Contact Point of the Industrial Union will be held in webinar mode and will see the interventions of CNR, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, University of Pisa and two spin-offs.
PROGRAMME

XV Forum Borsa della Ricerca
2024-10-21 - 2024-10-23 | Catania, Monastero dei Benedettini, Catania
The Forum is the annual and national meeting of the Research Exchange – Borsa della Ricerca in which all target groups are involved: companies, investors, universities, spin-offs, start-ups, research groups and centres and, from 2023, entities financed by the PNRR.
The 2024 edition of the Forum is co-organized with the University of Catania and the Sicilian Region and is scheduled at the Benedictine Monastery.
The University of Siena will be present with the Liaison office and the spin off “Build Your Future”.
Programme

Training meetings on Technology transfer
2024-10-25 09:00 - 2024-10-28 13:00 | Università di Siena – Palazzo del Rettorato, Banchi di Sotto, 55, Siena, 53100, Italy
The Liaison Office – Research and Technology Transfer Division of the University of Siena – organizes training meetings on technology transfer.
Calendar:
October 25, 2024, 9-13, Aula Magna Storica e diretta streaming, Niccolò Fiorini, “La parte descrittiva del business plan”
October 25, 2024, 14-18, Aula Magna Storica e diretta streaming, Niccolò Fiorini, “Il Piano Economico Finanziario del business plan”
October 28, 2024, 9-13, Aula Magna Storica e diretta streaming, Alessandra Romeo, “Le caratteristiche principali di un brevetto”
The meetings, open to the participation of professors, researchers, scholarship holders, students and staff of the offices dealing with research and third mission, will be held in the Aula Magna Storica del Rettorato Palace, in Via Banchi di Sotto 55, both live web via the Webex Webinar tool.
To register, by connecting to the dedicated page, you must have an institutional account UNISI with email @unisi.it or @student.unisi.it.
Given the limited number of seats, it is absolutely necessary to inform the Liaison Office by email of the request to attend in presence.
For further information: liaison@unisi.it

Ecomondo, Rimini 5-8 November
2024-11-05 - 2024-11-08 | Rimini
Ecomondo, Europe´s reference event for the green and circular economy, will be back at Rimini Expo Centre from 5th to 8th November 2024. Organised by Italian Exhibition Group (IEG), the event, now at its 27th edition, is a strategic international hub for exploring the technological solutions and policies needed to achieve a vision of sustainable development on a global scale.
The event is an essential opportunity to understand the current Italian, European and international levels of adoption of the circular economy in the main industrial supply chains in line with the NRRP and European Green Deal projects.
Ecomondo 2024 will host a wide-ranging programme of conferences, seminars and events that explore the main changes in technology, regulations and the market in the various strategic sectors (both industrial and urban). These involve the circular economy, water resources management, environmental monitoring and regeneration, and hydrogeological risk and mitigation.
On 6 November, from 2:00 pm, the Cluster SPRING is organising an international event entitled “Bio-based industry as a boost for sustainable primary production in rural regions: a journey across the Mediterranean basin”.

Aperitivo con le imprese: "Transition 5.0, a challenging objective"
2024-11-19 17:00 - 19:00 | University of Siena – Santa Chiara Lab
New appointment with the “Aperitivo con le imprese” cycle on 19 November: the meeting, organized by the Liaison Office- Research and Technological transfer Division of the University of Siena in collaboration with the CNA, will be dedicated to “Transition 5.0, a challenging objective”.
Paolo Bruttini of Baker Hughes Italia, Gianni Cordaro of EXE – Engineering for Environment and Mario Mancini of Borri will be present at the Santa Chiara Lab showroom from 5 pm, introduced by prof. Domenico Prattichizzo and moderated by prof. Marco Mugnaini.
At 18.30 will be offered an aperitif to encorauge an informal atmosphere of meeting and dialogue between the participants.

Santa Chiara Innovation Days
2024-12-11 - 2024-12-13 | University of Siena – Santa Chiara Lab
Agritech4OpenInnovation and AgriFood InnovAbility will be the events of the three days organized at Santa Chiara Lab on 11, 12 and 13 December.
The programme will involve networking between companies and researchers and innovators, with co-design sessions for solutions to meet the needs of companies.
For information: Santa Chiara Lab of the University of Siena.

"The EIT’s model for creating innovation in Europe"
2024-12-18 14:00 - 15:00
TOUR4EU is organising the “The EIT’s model for creating innovation in Europe” seminar on 18 December. The event aims to explore opportunities provided by the EIT European Institute of Innovation and Technology and the Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs).
The speaker will be Dr. Luca Perego, Head of Unit for Innovation and EIT, Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture – (EAC.C.1), European Commission.
The webinar will be held at 2:00 pm at the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4720066638?pwd=[REDACTED]

National event Interreg: Green Transition Projects
2025-02-06 09:00 - 17:30 | Fondazione CR Firenze, via Lungarno Soderini, 21, Florence, Italy
The infoday for the Interreg NEXTMED program is scheduled for February 6, from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Fondazione CR Firenze Innovation Center Auditorium (Lungarno Soderini, 21).
You can register at the following link:
https://forms.gle/LaWrQxNxKReu582U8

JoTTO Fair - La ricerca incontra le imprese”
2025-02-21 | Lucca
JoTTO Fair è l’evento di matchmaking tra l’attività di ricerca delle sei Scuole universitarie a ordinamento speciale (Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Scuola Normale Superiore, Scuola IMT Alti Studi Lucca, IUSS Scuola Universitaria Superiore Pavia, Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati SISSA, Gran Sasso Science Institute de L’Aquila GSSI) e il mondo delle imprese e degli investitori.
La JoTTO Fair intende favorire il trasferimento di conoscenza e innovazione tra il mondo della ricerca da un lato e le imprese e gli investitori dall’altro.

Italian research and innovation in Europe: from Horizon Europe to FP10
2025-03-05 16:00 - 18:00 | Bruxelles, Bruxelles
APRE, in collaboration with the European Parliament, is organizing the in-presence event “Italian Research and Innovation in Europe: from Horizon Europe to FP10”.
It will be held on March 5 from 4 p.m. – 6 p.m. at the European Parliament building in Brussels (Room 5E2).
Participation in the event is free, subject to mandatory registration through the following Registration Form.

Winter School Netval 2025
2025-03-10 - 2025-03-12 | UDINE
La Winter School Netval giunge alla V edizione, con il tema “Orizzonti Agroalimentari: l’innovazione tra varietà vegetali e novel food”.

A seguito dell’Annual Conference Netval 2024 su AgriFoodTech, la Winter School Netval 2025 vuole andare ad approfondire due specifiche tematiche dell’innovazione in ambito agroalimentare, caratterizzate da interessanti “orizzonti” in termini di valorizzazione della ricerca: varietà vegetali e novel food.
Il programma e tutte le informazioni per le iscrizioni sono on line: https://netval.it/stec_event/orizzonti-agroalimentari-linnovazione-tra-varieta-vegetali-e-novel-food/.

"PROJECT MANAGEMENT: dalla Grant Agreement Preparation alla gestione di un Progetto Horizon Europe"
2025-04-02 10:00 - 16:00 | Università di Siena – Presidio Pian dei Mantellini, Piazzetta Enzo Tiezzi, Siena, 53100, Italy
Il processo di gestione di un progetto collaborativo, finanziato dal programma quadro europeo HORIZON EUROPE, parte già dalla fase di ideazione della proposta progettuale, dato che è nelle fasi
iniziali che si pongono le basi per una positiva gestione di un progetto. Il corso sarà infatti strutturato per fornire elementi utili alla gestione del consorzio e più in generale di tutte le fasi progettuali, con
particolare attenzione ai passaggi chiavi come la Grant Agreement Preparation, la fase di avvio, le scadenze e le rendicontazioni tecnico-finanziarie, anche attraverso il Participant Portal.
In particolare, il corso coprirà argomenti come:
• GAP, Consortium agreement e management plan
• La struttura del progetto e la governance
• Gestione del consorzio, delle scadenze intermedie e finali

Il corso è organizzato nell’ambito delle iniziative di formazione che APRE – Agenzia per la Promozione della Ricerca Europea – promuove con le Università toscane aderenti al network (Università di Siena, Università di Pisa, Università di Firenze, Scuola Normale Superiore e Scuola Superiore S.Anna) per il 2025.
Il corso è aperto esclusivamente a ricercatori/trici (inclusi post-doc e PhD), al personale docente e tecnico-amministrativo degli enti membri.

Per partecipare è necessario registrarsi entro e non oltre il 28 marzo tramite l’apposito form da richiedere scrivendo a research.eu@unisi.it . Per il PTA il corso è da intendersi esclusivamente in presenza ed è necessario iscriversi tramite la piattaforma U-Gov ( codice del corso è 7631_25).

Hedimed Consortium Meeting
2025-04-08 15:00 - 2025-04-11 13:30 | University of Siena – Palazzo del Rettorato, via banchi di sotto 55, siena, Italy
HEDIMED Consortium meeting will take place on April 8th- 9th-11th, 2025 in Siena.
The HEDIMED (Human Exposomic Determinants of Immune Mediated diseases) project aims to identify the environmental causes behind type 1 diabetes, celiac disease, allergies and asthma.
In HEDIMED altogether 22 academic and industrial partners from 13 different countries join their multidisciplinary and supplementary forces to identify exposomic determinants which are driving the epidemic of immune-mediated diseases.
Prof. Francesco Dotta is the principal investigator for the research unit of the University of Siena.

Women, Innovation, and Networks for Inclusive Leadership
2025-04-15 | Polo Congressuale Le Benedettine Pisa
The University of Pisa, in collaboration with Netval and Invitalia, organizes for next 15 April the roadshow “Women, Innovation, and Networks for Inclusive Leadership”.
The day aims to explore success stories and promoting women’s empowerment in the world of business and enhancing the active role of women as agents of change in sustainable innovation.
The roadshow will host the WIN Challenge “Women, Innovation for Inclusive Solutions”.
The call and program are available at https://contaminationlab.unipi.it/roadshow-win/

Info Day europei 2025 e Brokerage Event in Horizon Europe
2025-05-06 - 2025-06-24 | On line e in presenza
In attesa della pubblicazione del Work Programme 2025, la Commissione europea organizza – nei mesi di maggio e giugno – gli Info day europei, ai quali si aggiungono anche i brokerage event organizzati dalle Reti tematiche dei punti di Contatto Nazionali (NCPs).
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TOUR4EU incontra... Prof. Luca Barani - Bando AMIF
2025-05-09 14:00 - 15:00
ll prossimo 9 maggio TOUR4EU organizza un seminario di approfondimento sui prossimi bandi AMIF – Asylium, Migration and Integration Fund.
Il seminario in pillole sarà tenuto dal prof. Luca Barani dalle 14 alle 15 ed è pensato per ricercatori in ambito Social Sciences and Humanities, Scienze politiche, scienze giuridiche, scienze sociali oltre agli uffici amministrativi che supportano questo tipo di progettazione.

Link Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4720066638?pwd=[REDACTED]
(password: [REDACTED]

Bioeconomy Day
2025-05-22
Giovedì 22 maggio si celebra la Giornata Nazionale della Bioeconomia!
L’iniziativa, promossa e coordinata dal Cluster SPRING con Assobiotec-Federchimica, offre l’opportunità di organizzare eventi per parlare di bioeconomia circolare.

APRErisponde: ERC Advanced Grant 2025
2025-05-23 10:00 - 11:00 | On line
Il Competence Team ERC di APRE sarà a disposizione dei ricercatori e delle ricercatrici interessati al bando HORIZON-ERC-ADVANCED GRANT-2025 per rispondere a domande e chiarimenti.
L’incontro si terrà da remoto su Teams, in italiano e inglese, ed è riservato esclusivamente a chi sta preparando una proposta ERC Advanced Grant 2025 con un’istituzione ospitante italiana.
È possibile registrarsi entro giovedì 22 maggio alle ore 17:00 a questo link. Il link per accedere alla piattaforma sarà inviato successivamente a tutti gli iscritti.
APRErisponde è un servizio, gratuito, dedicato ai Soci APRE.
Per ulteriori informazioni: erc@apre.it

La Settimana Horizon Europe 2025
2025-05-26 - 2025-05-30 | On line
APRE – in accordo con il MUR – organizza gli Info day nazionali sui bandi 2025. Dal 26 al 30 maggio, una settimana dedicata agli approfondimenti dei singoli temi e all’analisi delle opportunità a disposizione dei ricercatori e degli innovatori italiani per l’anno 2025.
Con gli esperti APRE, proveranno a far luce sugli aspetti chiave per una partecipazione di successo ai bandi 2025, diversi funzionari della Commissione europea e i rappresentanti nazionali nelle rispettive configurazioni.
Registrati e partecipa! – LA SETTIMANA HORIZON EUROPE 2025 – APRE

Il Deep tech e Knowledge Share: le nuove frontiere per generare impatto
2025-05-26 - 2025-06-04 | On line
Il 26-27-28 maggio e il 3-4 giugno si tiene il corso CRUI-Netval, in modalità telematica “Il Deep tech e Knowledge Share: le nuove frontiere per generare impatto”
Gli obiettivi principali del percorso formativo sono aggiornare i partecipanti sulle motivazioni alla base della nuova modalità di trasferimento tecnologico, orientata al concetto di knowledge share, e sull’interpretazione di nuovi modelli organizzativi, attività e servizi destinati a un pubblico sempre più diversificato e integrato. Inoltre, si affronteranno le problematiche legate agli strumenti e alle buone pratiche emerse dalle prime sperimentazioni, con uno sguardo alle questioni di breve, medio e lungo termine.
L’approccio formativo sarà strutturato per garantire un equilibrio ottimale tra didattica frontale, finalizzata a trasmettere conoscenze specifiche, e modalità partecipative, per favorire la condivisione delle esperienze professionali tra i partecipanti. Durante il percorso, verranno frequentemente analizzati casi concreti, sia a livello nazionale che internazionale.
Il programma
Brochure
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Converging Skills
2025-05-27 - 2025-05-28 | Pisa, Sala Gerace, Dip. Informatica (Largo Bruno Pontecorvo 3)
Converging Skills advances social, cultural, and economic progress by linking research, entrepreneurship, industry, and investment, with a strong commitment to social and environmental responsibility.
By fostering collaboration and connecting academics, entrepreneurs, investors, and policymakers, it builds a community ready to drive transformative innovation and empower the next generation to create a more sustainable impact.
Info: https://convergingskills.unipi.it/

Workshop su Economia blu sostenibile
2025-05-28 - 2025-05-29 | Trapani
Nel mese di maggio si terrà un workshop sulle soluzioni innovative nel campo dell’economia blu sostenibile, organizzato dal progetto BlueRev.
I partecipanti avranno l’opportunità di acquisire preziose informazioni pratiche e partecipare a discussioni collaborative su come queste soluzioni possano essere replicate e applicate in diversi contesti in tutta Europa, contribuendo alla transizione verso una bioeconomia più ampia.
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How to write an ERC Starting proposal
2025-06-11 10:00 - 13:00
On Wednesday 11 June, the course “How to write an ERC Starting proposal” will be held online. Its aim is to introduce participants to the opportunities offered by the ERC Starting Grant call and to provide practical guidance on writing a competitive project proposal.
At the end of the presentation, tips and tricks for proposal writing will be shared and examples of successful project proposal will be shown.
The course is organised as part of the training initiatives that APRE – Agenzia per la Promozione della Ricerca Europea – is promoting with the Tuscan universities that are members of the network (University of Siena, University of Pisa, University of Florence, Scuola Normale Superiore and Scuola Superiore S.Anna) for 2025.

For information, please contact: research.eu@unisi.it

"The descriptive part of the business plan" - training meeting
2025-06-17 09:00 - 13:00 | Rettorato of University of Siena – Aula Magna Storica
On 17 June 2025, the Liaison Office – Research and Technology Transfer Division of the University of Siena – is organising a new training session dedicated to deepening the basics of drawing up a business plan, with teacher Niccolò Fiorini.
During the meeting, basic information will be provided that may be useful to lecturers, researchers, scholarship holders, students and staff of research and third mission offices approaching technology transfer activities for the first time.
The meeting will be held both in person in the Aula Magna Storica of the Rettorato and live on the web via the Webex Webinar tool.
Register here
For information: liaison@unisi.it – T. +39 0577235373 [int.5373]
