Companies
The National Research Council of Italy pays a particular attention to the cooperation with the industrial system. Actions include joint research programmes, research contracts, consulting, licensing and patent releases, foundation of research consortia and spin off companies, and many other initiatives aimed at enhancing the technology transfer processes to companies and business sectors.
A specific Structure devoted to Technology Transfer and Valorisation of research coordinates and connects the Cnr activities as regards the following topics: marketing research; intellectual property rights protection management and enhancement through the setting up of new technological enterprises; design and implementation of the technology transfer processes.
Cnr-Isti to Coordinate a Foundational Node of the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC)
Following a highly competitive call with 121 proposals, Cnr-Isti has been selected to coordinate "EOSC Node Digital Twin of the Ocean, one of the 13 foundational "candidate nodes" of the new EOSC (European Open Science Cloud) Federation
Breakthrough in Nanotechnology: Single Atom Platforms exploit Enzyme-Like Precision for Future Catalysts
Featured in Nature Communications, this work -including among others the Istituto Struttura della Materia of the National Research Council of Italy- presents a breakthrough in the design of engineered molecular platforms capable of precisely stabilizing metal atoms within customizable, undercoordinated active sites
Third Call to CNR Research Infrastructures Transnational Access
The third call for applications to RISEnergy Transnational Access is now open. The project RISEnergy offers industrial and academic researchers free transnational access to a selection of top European and international facilities in several fields. Several CNR (National Research Council of Italy) institutes are offering access to a wide range of research infrastructures
4th edition of the Biophotonics & Artificial Intelligence School
The upcoming 2026 edition of the International School on Biophotonics and Artificial Intelligence, will be hosted in Florence. BPAI school is an international initiative dedicated to advanced, interdisciplinary study at the critical nexus of two of the most rapidly evolving fields in modern science
Fiji Blue Fishing Project kicks off in Suva: transforming Fiji's fisheries towards sustainability
The Fiji Blue Fishing Project is an EU-funded initiative to strengthen sustainable fisheries and circular economy value chains in Fiji. The project is coordinated by the Institute for Research on Innovation and Services for Development of the National Research Council of Italy (Cnr-Iriss) and funded by the European Union SWITCH-Asia Programme under the EU Global Gateway strategy, with a total budget of EUR 1.87 million
Spin-off promotion and support
The creation of spin-off companies is an instrument for Cnr to pursue its institutional objects even in conjunction with other public and private parties. It contributes to societal and economic development of knowledge and enhances relationships and interactions between research and industry
Promotion and Marketing activities
Our Promotion and marketing activities are focused on generating opportunities for sharing research infrastructures by leveraging Cnr’s IPR portfolio, our scientists’ know-how and skills, as wells as our network of stakeholders
Protection and valorisation of IPRs
CNR supports its researchers in protecting and valorizing the results of their research, promoting their exploitation in collaboration with industrial partners and/or other institutions. TTO of Cnr acts in coordination with the Departments and Institutes in order to regulate the procedures related to the different phases of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)
Technology transfer office
The Technology Transfer Office of Cnr (TTO) is responsible for all the activities related to TT, such as protection of research results and promotion and support for Spin-off creation. TTO is part of TTO CIRCLE sponsored by the JRC of the European Commission