Description
The provincial research and innovation system is coordinated by the Autonomous Province of Trento through Provincial Law 14/2005, with the support of the Research and Innovation Committee (CRI), as a technical-scientific advisory and evaluation body.
It relies on pillars such as theUniversity of Trento, Fondazione Bruno Kessler (FBK), Fondazione Edmund Mach (FEM), Fondazione Hub Innovazione Trentino (HIT) and Trentino Sviluppo. With almost 5,000 employees and investments above the national average (around 1.5% of GDP), the system focuses on the growth of human capital and territorial competitiveness.
The areas of specialisation range from biotechnology and mechatronics to sustainable energy, encouraging technology transfer to the business world. The central objective is to consolidate an open international network that transforms scientific knowledge into concrete innovation for social and economic well-being.
Research Organisations
University of Trento
Since 1962, the University of Trento has focused on building alliances and complementarities with Italian and foreign institutions and organisations.
Bruno Kessler Foundation - FBK
FBK is the top research foundation in Italy, ranked 1st for scientific excellence in 3 different subject areas.
Edmund Mach Foundation - FEM
The Edmund Mach Foundation carries out scientific research, education and training in the agricultural, agri-food and environmental sectors.
Trento Science Museum - MUSE
The museum is a non-economic public body, established with the aim of developing and promoting culture in the field of science, with a focus on natural history and the mountain landscape, science and innovation at the service of society and its development by carrying out research activities and teaching and educational activities.
Trentino Innovation Hub Foundation - HIT
HIT is the technology transfer foundation whose founding members are the University of Trento, Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Fondazione Edmund Mach and Trentino Sviluppo.
Asuit - Azienda sanitaria universitaria integrata del Trentino
The Azienda sanitaria universitaria integrata del Trentino is an instrumental body of the Autonomous Province of Trento with entrepreneurial autonomy and legal personality under public law.
Other research centres
TIFPA - Trento Institute for Fundamental Physics and Applications
The National Institute of Nuclear Physics' new centre dedicated to research in fundamental physics and applications of nuclear physics is located in Trento.
EIT Digital - Italian Node of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology
In 2012 Trento was selected internationally by the EIT, the European Institute of Innovation and Technology, to host the Italian 'node' of the EIT Digital, to deal with topics such as smart cities, cybersecurity and big data.
Other research realities in the area
Other important local and national entities complete the Trentino system for research and innovation with their presence in the area.
Publication date:Monday 02 December 2024
Innovation, enterprise and technology clusters
Progetto Manifattura, the sustainability hub
The historic Manifattura Tabacchi in Rovereto has been converted into a centre for industrial innovation in the fields of green building, sustainable mobility, sports technology and life sciences.
Polo Meccatronica, the smart industry hub
Covering an area of 14 hectares, Polo Meccatronica in Rovereto is a common and dynamic space where companies, students and researchers design, produce and do research together, fostering the social and economic development of the Trentino production system.
Trentino Sviluppo S.p.A.
Trentino Sviluppo S.p.A. is an in-house company wholly owned by the Autonomous Province of Trento, which promotes the sustainable growth of the 'Trentino system' through the development of actions and services aimed at supporting the creation of new business projects and innovation.
Governance
Innovation Research Committee - CRI
The Committee for Research and Innovation - CRI is established, as a technical-scientific advisory and evaluation body of the Province, on the basis of Provincial Law no. 14 of 2 August 2005 and is appointed by the Provincial Council for the duration of the legislature.
