Meet in Italy for Life Sciences 2025: a pivotal moment for the future of the sector
The tenth edition off Meet in Italy for Life Sciences (MIT4LS), the reference event for networking between research, innovation and enterprise, organized by the National Technological Cluster Life Sciences ALISEI at Palazzo Lombardia, Milan, ha concluded. This year the focus was on the opportunities offered by the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR), a crucial instrument for supporting investments in research and development and for strengthening skills in the life sciences sector.
From research to Business: the state of art
To date, €9 billion have been allocated to accelerate innovation and technology transfer. These resources have enabled the creation of:
- 5 National Research Centers, focused on gene therapies, supercomputing and big data, agritech, biodiversity and sustainable mobility;
- 11 Innovation Ecosystem, which promote technology transfer on a regional scale;
- 14 Partenariati di Ricerca at national level;
- 6.500 researchers recruited (9.000 including research fellow).
Advantages, Challenges and future prospects were the focus of round table and in-depth discussion, to which they contributes for the NODES - Nord Ovest Digitale e Sostenibile:
- Marco Invernizzi, PM Spoke 5 and Francesca Boccafoschi, TTO manager and coordinator of the flagship project INNDIANA
- Vittorio Trifari, Daniele Conti e Giuseppe Isu, representatives of the companies benefiting from PNRR cascade funding.
The real challenge now is to give continuity and tangible results from the progress made. The innovation in the Life Sciences sector is a strategic asset for the country's future. The future of building now.
