INFN participates in the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) with different roles, both in the capacity of proponent and leader and in that of partner. It has projects funded within Component 2: “From Research to Business” of Mission 4: “Education and Research”, coordinated by the Ministry of University and Research, and Mission 1: “Digitalisation, innovation, competitiveness, cultural, and tourism”, and in the complementary MUR Health plan. The projects in which INFN is involved concern the National Centres, the Research infrastructure, the Ecosystems for Innovation and Extended Partnerships, and the industrial property systems. The PNRR has set up 5 National Centres dedicated to research and development activities in areas identified as strategic for the Country. It was INFN that proposed the National Research Centre in High Performance Computing, Big Data, and Quantum Computing that has been managed by the ICSC foundation since its establishment link with headquarters at the Tecnopolo in Bologna. The PNRR set up a fund for the construction of an integrated system of research and innovation infrastructure to help create or strengthen pan-European research infrastructure and dedicated innovation infrastructure, promoting the combination of public and private investments.
INFN is the leader of 6 research infrastructure projects:
INFN is also the partner in 3 projects led by other research bodies:
The PNRR also set up Innovation Ecosystems, i.e. networks of state and private universities, public research bodies, local public bodies, and other highly qualified and internationally renowned public and private entities. The task of the Innovation Ecosystemsis to take action in areas of technological specialisation in line with the industrial and research focus of the reference area, promoting and enhancing collaboration between the research system, the production system, and local institutions. INFN is the partner of the following Innovation Ecosystems:
The PNRR funds a maximum of 15 major research programmes, implemented by Extended Partnerships, i.e. broad networks of public and private entities, on a national scale. INFN is involved in the following Extended Partnerships:
INFN also participates in two MUR health projects: Dare -Digital Lifelong Prevention Anthem Advanced technologies for human-centered medicine [3556]. INFN also leads the industrial property system INTEFF_2 – INovazione TEcnologica dalla Fisica Fondamentale (Technological Innovationfrom Fundamental Physics)_ 2
ETIC is developed as part of the Einstein Telescope (ET) international project, which aims to create the future European observatory for gravitational waves. Thanks to its advanced design and to the cutting-edge technologies used, ET will allow the researchers to observe almost all gravitational waves emissions from fusions of stellar or intermediate black holes or neutron stars. It will be a unique tool to assist us in understanding the universe, the principles of physics that regulate its evolution, and the mechanisms that govern the physics of neutron stars and black holes. It is currently one of the biggest and most ambitious projects of the roadmap of ESFRI – the European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructure – which identifies the research infrastructures in which it is crucial for Europeto invest. The ETIC (Einstein Telescope Infrastructure Consortium) project, of which INFN is the proponent and leader, has two main objectives: the first is to create a feasibility and characterisation study of the disused mine site of Sos Enattos in the province of Nuoro to support the Italian application to house the ET in Sardinia. On the international scene, the Sardinian location is competing with a proposed site in the border region between the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. The second objective is to create and/or strengthen at the INFN sites, universities, and institutions participating in the ET project a network of research and development laboratories aimed at studying enabling technologies, particularly seismic filtering systems and low-frequency control systems for suspending the optics of the ET, low-noise cryogenic apparatus for thermal noise abatement in the main optics of the ET, new technologies in the field of photonics, optics and electronics, and finally new materials for creating the mirrors of the Einstein Telescope.
Principal Investigator: Michele Punturo
Total investment: 49.998.931,39 €
INFN investment: 33.867.823.21 €
Positions advertised by INFN: 25 (6 technicians and 19 technologists)
INFN sites involved: division of Bologna, Cagliari, Genoa, Naples, Padua, Perugia, Pisa, Rome, Rome Tor Vergata, Turin, Gran Sasso National Laboratories and the National Laboratories of the South.
Institutions involved: INFN, Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna, University of Cagliari, University of Padua, University of Perugia, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Federico II University of Naples, National Institute of Astrophysics, Sapienza Università in Rome, University of Genoa, Gran Sasso Science Institute, Luigi Vanvitelli University of Campania, Italian Space Agency, University of Pisa
Timeline: 01/01/2023 – 01/07/2025
The EuAPS project, of which INFN is the leader, developed in the context of the EuPRAXIA project, funded with 3 million euros as part of Horizon 2020, which consists of creating a new generation of plasma particle accelerators. EuAPS groups together different aspects of the cutting-edge science of photon sources which are key components for the proper functioning of the EuPRAXIA project. Various structures will also be created in Italy, strengthening and guaranteeing the international competitiveness of the institutions involved and their users. The EuAPS project involves a source of laser-driven betatron x-ray radiation being placed into operation at the SPARC_LAB laboratory of INFN’s National Laboratories of Frascati. This scheme, already partly tested and included in the scientific objectives of EuPRAXIA, presents intrinsic benefits in the temporal resolution of experiments thanks to the small dimensions of the electron beam, the radiation source, in the plasma. Advanced photon diagnostic tools will be developed at CNR-ISM to characterise completely the betatron x-ray radiation, while the University of Tor Vergata will provide the compact and integrated end station for the user. The Milan Section of INFN will provide the theoretical and numerical support required for the optimised design of the infrastructure. EuAPS also includes the development of high-tech lasers: Power (up to 1 PW) and High Repetition (up to 100 Hz) lasers are developed, respectively, by the CNR laboratories of Pisa and by the INFN’s National Laboratories ofthe South in Catania, creating amongst other things research infrastructures for scientific and industrial developments based upon ultra-fast lasers. The work in EuAPS also plays a crucial role in complementing the EuPRAXIA construction project at the Laboratories of Frascati, developing and further strengthening the high technology of EuPRAXIA, its scientific programme and its user base in Italy and beyond.
Principal Investigator: Massimo Ferrario
Total investment: 22.350.588,00 €
INFN investment: 14.935.838,00 €
Positions advertised by INFN: 9 (1 technician and 8 technologists)
INFN sites involved: division of Milan, National Laboratories of Frascati, National Laboratories of the South
Institutions involved: CNR-INO, CNR-ISM, INFN, University of Rome Tor Vergata
Timeline: 01/12/2022 – 31/05/2025
The IRIS project, of which INFN is the proponent and leader, aims to create a distributed infrastructure across the whole country, with particular reference to the South (Salernosite), to develop high-temperature superconducting technologies, both for civil applications, such as connection cables for the transport of electricity to reduce energy losses, and to create high-field magnets for next generation particle accelerators, and, in particular, for the Future Circular Collider (FCC), the large particle collider proposed to replace the LHC at CERN, when it ends its scientific programme. In addition to INFN, the project also sees the participation of the Universities of Milan, Genoa, Naples, Salerno and Salento, as well as CNR-SPIN. A high quality infrastructure will be constructed at the Salerno site, dedicated to the study of the characteristics and the testing of the future high-temperature superconducting cables, able to transport high-power electricity over large distances, one of the potential assets of the energy transition.
Principal Investigator: Pierluigi Campana (INFN), Lucio Rossi (UniMI)
Total investment: 59.996.968,15 €
INFN investment: 39.572.238,35 €
Positions advertised by INFN: 32 (14 technicians and 18 technologists)
INFN sites involved: division of Genoa, Milan (LASA Laboratory), Naples, National Laboratories of Frascati
Institutions involved: CNR-SPIN, INFN, University of Genoa, University of Milan, Federico II University of Naples, University of Salento and University of Salerno
Timeline: 01/11/2022 – 01/05/2025
Website: https://iris.infn.it/it
The KM3net4RR project, of which INFN is both the proponent and leader, funds crucial actions for expanding the Italian site of Capo Passero, off the coast of Sicily, of theKM3NeT submarine neutrino observatory, the ambitious international project for neutrino research in the Mediterranean. The observatory includes the submarine apparatus ARCA (Astroparticle Research with Cosmics in the Abyss), off the coast of Sicily, which, once completed, will boast 230 submarine detection strings, and ORCA (Oscillation Researchwith Cosmics in the Abyss), off the coast of Toulon in France, for which 115 detection strings are planned. The KM3NeT4RR project will significantly expand the potential of the submarine telescope for ARCA neutrinos aimed at searching for cosmic neutrinos up to extreme energies, thereby making a crucial contribution to the development of scientific programmes of multi-message astronomy. Thanks to the PNRR funding, approximately2/3 of the final infrastructure will be completed in 30 months, also equipping INFN with laboratories and the necessary staff for the expansion, construction and installation of the underlying network and the submarine detection systems.
Principal Investigator: Giacomo Cuttone
Total investment: 67.186.973.06 €
INFN investment: 593.30.290.48 €
Positions advertised by INFN: 38 (33 technicians and 5 technologists)
INFN sites involved: division of Bari, Bologna, Catania, Genoa, Naples, Rome, associated group of Salerno, National Laboratories of the South
Institutions involved: INAF (Astrophysics Observatory of Catania, Astronomical Observatory of Palermo), INFN, Bari Polytechnic, University of Campania, University of Catania, University of Genoa, Sapienza University of Rome, University of Salerno, Federico II University of Naples
Timeline: 01/12/2022 – 31/05/2025
The LNGS-Future project, of which INFN is both the proponent and leader, aims to strengthen the basic infrastructures of INFN’s Gran Sasso National Laboratories (LNGS) to prepare them for the scientific challenges of the future. Every year more than a thousand scientists use the Gran Sasso Laboratories for their research activities: the study of the properties of neutrinos, research into dark matter, and the understanding of the mechanisms underlying the functioning of stars are the main threads of the articulated research programme of the LNGS. Thanks to their dimensions, ease of access and geographical position, the LNGS are the ideal place for conducting complex experiments. Furthermore, their success is closely linked to the ability to provide integrated services and quality scientific support in the sectors of mechanics, electronics, selection of radiopure materials, analytical chemistry and scientific computing. The LNGS-FUTURE project aims to modernise and strengthen the technical and safety services of the laboratory and to create support for advanced cryogenics, a technique that is increasingly used in new generation experiments. The ultimate aim is to host the most important experiments dedicated to studying the nature of the neutrino, thereby allowing the Gran Sasso Laboratories to maintain their global leadership in astroparticle physics for the next decade.
Principal Investigator: Carlo Bucci
Total investment: 20.058.826.53 €
INFN investment: 19.645.377.17 €
Positions advertised by INFN: 7 (4 technicians and 3 technologists)
INFN sites involved: Gran Sasso National Laboratories
Institutions involved: GSSI, INFN
Timeline: 01/09/2022 – 01/04/2025
The TERABIT project, of which INFN is the proponent along with the National Institute of Oceanography and Experimental Geophysics – OGS, aims to create a synergy betweenthe Research Infrastructures GARR-T, PRACE and HPC-BD-AI and to complement the National Centre of High Performance Computing, Big Data and Quantum Computing (established and managed by the ICSC Foundation). The three research infrastructures that the project aims to integrate and strengthen form part of the national strategic infrastructures identified by the Ministry of University and Research in the National Plan for Research Infrastructures (PNIR): • GARR-X (now GARR-T) is the network infrastructurethat supports education and research in Italy. The leader of the infrastructure is the GARR Consortium, represented in this project by INFN; • PRACE-Italy is a high-performance computing infrastructure (HPC), the Italian hub of the PRACE European infrastructure. The leaders are OGS and CINECA • HPC-BD-AI is a computing infrastructure distributed across several sites in the country able to manage high-performance computing resources, big data and artificial intelligence applications. The leader is INFN. The project aims to strengthen the infrastructures, creating greater integration between them and with the National Centre for HPC, Big Data and Quantum Computing, and to make them more accessible by the whole national research community. In more detail, the GARR infrastructure will be upgraded with connections at capacities up to a Terabit per second, covering geographical areas complementary to those already covered through the interventions of the ICSC project and the GARR institutional funds. PRACE-Italy will perform the upgrade of its Tier-1 category HPC system, developing a hybrid architecture and connecting it to the other Exascale centres of EuroHPC such as Leonardo, part ofICSC. Finally, HPC-BD-AI will create smaller HPC systems, available according to the edge-computing paradigm. The technologies for access, use and associated services of the integrated TeRABIT system will be developed in close collaboration with ICSC. The TeRABIT user basin is similar to that of ICSC, but it considers specific use cases complementary to the main ones addressed by ICSC, and considering a use that may begin from the delocalised HPC sites situated close to the user basin only to lead to the use of high-performance central systems.
Principal Investigator: Mauro Campanella (INFN/GARR)
Total investment: 41.000.000,00 €
INFN investment: 31.334.000.8 €
Positions advertised by INFN: 24 (4 technicians and 20 technologists)
INFN sites involved: CNAF, division of Bari and Cagliari
Institutions involved: CINECA, GARR, INFN, OGS
Timeline: 01/01/2023 – 01/07/2025
Website: https://www.terabit-project.it
The National Research Centre in High Performance Computing, Big Data and QuantumComputing, founded and managed by the ICSC Foundation, is one of the National Centresestablished by the PNRR. The Centre performs research and development activities, atnational and international level, for innovation in the field of simulations, computing and high-performance data analysis. The supercomputing activities of the National Centre willbe focused, on one side, on maintaining and strengthening the Italian HPC and Big Datainfrastructure and, on the other, on developing advanced numerical methods andapplications, along with software tools, to integrate the data computing, simulation,collection and analysis of interest to the research system and the production and socialsystem, also through cloud and distributed approaches. It will involve and promote the bestinterdisciplinary skills of the sciences and of engineering, encouraging substantial andsustainable innovations in fields ranging from basic research to computational andexperimental sciences for the climate, the environment, space, from the study of matterand life to medicine, from materials technologies to information systems and devices.INFN is the proponent of the Centre, leader of Spoke 2 “Fundamental Research & SpaceEconomy” and co-leader of Spoke 0 “Supercomputing Cloud Infrastructure” and Spoke 3“Astrophysics & Cosmos ObservationS”. ICSC boasts 52 participants, including public bodies, private institutions and companies.
INFN contact person: Antonio Zoccoli
Leader: Fondazione ICSC
Total investment: 319.938.979,26 €
INFN Investment: 56.550.130 €
INFN role: Member of ICSC (Hub), Co-Leader of Spoke 0, Spoke 3, Leader Spoke 2, Affiliated to Spoke 8, Spoke and 10
INFN sites involved: division of Bari, Bologna, Catania, Genova, Milano, Napoli, Padova, Perugia, Pisa, CNAF, Gran Sasso National Laboratory, Frascati National Laboratory, Legnaro National Laboratory
Timeline: 01/09/2022 – 31/08/2025
Website: https://www.supercomputing-icsc.it/
Participants: https://www.supercomputing-icsc.it/partecipanti/
The CTA+ project, led by INAF, will provide a unique opportunity for the Italian and international community to increase significantly the scientific and technological returns associated with the Cherenkov Telescope Array, the next generation ground-based observatory for gamma-ray astronomy at very-high energies, with southern site in Chileand northern site on the island of La Palma, in the Canary Islands. INFN plays an important role in the construction of the two Large-Sized Telescopes (LST), which will be located at the centre of the southern hemisphere to cover sensitivity to the lowest energies, between 20 and 150 GeV, and, in particular, will construct the photosensor chambers with a total field of vision of approximately 4.3 degrees. INFN is currently already working on the LST at the northern site in the Canaries. Additional R&D activities will be performed as the “CTA spin-off”, under the responsibility of INFN, including the development of high-performance photodetectors. Furthermore, for the scientists involved, training activities on scientific dissemination and communication will be organised.
INFN contact person: Carla Aramo (Naples Section)
Leader: INAF
Positions advertised by INFN: 7 (4 technicians and 3 technologists)
Total investment: 71.477.540.83 €
INFN investment: 12.675.343.57 €
INFN role: Co-proponent
INFN sites involved: division of Bari, Catania, Naples, Padua and Pisa
Participating institutions: INAF, INFN, Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna, University of Bari, Bari Polytechnic, University of Palermo
Timeline: 01/01/2023 – 01/07/2025
Led by CNR, EBRAINS-Italy contributes to the European neuroscience research infrastructure EBRAINS-EU. The aim of EBRAINS is to facilitate our understanding of the mechanisms in action in the human brain. Suitable therapies can then be developed, along with “brain-inspired” technologies: artificial intelligence, robotics and neuromorphic computing. EBRAINS provides digital tools and services to address the research challenges in these sectors. This infrastructure consolidates the research activities performed by the Human Brain Project, a ten-year research project involving over 120 institutions, including INFN. In particular, EBRAINS studies the mechanisms and functions of the different cerebral states (wakefulness, quiescent sleep (NREM), dreaming (REM) and anaesthesia, developing activity simulations of the thalamocortical system and analysis pipelines for comparing the experimental data and simulations. In the EBRAINS-Italy project, INFN will provide software tools and pipelines for analysing and comparing experimental and simulated brain activity. In particular, with regard to propagation and rhythms of spontaneous or evoked waves, acquired with different experimental methodologies or generated by models, to support the identification in the latter of the optimal parameter configurations.
INFN contact person: Pier Stanislao Paolucci (Rome Section)
Leader: CNR
Positions advertised by INFN: 2 technologists
Total investment: 22.370.240 €
INFN investment: 14.935.838 €
INFN role: Co-proponent
INFN sites involved: Rome division
Participating institutions: INFN, ISS, Politecnico di Milano, Politecnico di Torino, SISSA International School for Advanced Studies, SNS Scuola Normale Superiore, SSSA Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Sapienza University of Rome, University of Florence, University of Milan, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Federico II University of Naples, University of Padua, University of Pavia, University of Sassari, Sapienza University of Rome
Timeline: 01/11/2022 – 01/05/2025
Led by CNR, ITINERIS will constitute the first research infrastructure hub focused on the environment for the study and observation of atmospheric processes, the marine environment, the terrestrial biosphere, and the geosphere, supporting access to data and services and assisting Italy in tackling the present and future climate challenges. The main aim is to develop multidisciplinary research in the environmental sciences on some crucial issues, such as the sustainable use of environmental resources, the development of nature-centred solutions, the reduction of atmospheric pollution, the management of critical areas and ecosystems, and the mitigation of climate changes.
INFN contact person: Giorgio Maria Riccobene (National Laboratories of the South)
Leader: CNR
Positions advertised by INFN: 5 technologists
Total investment: 155,208,809.00 €
INFN investment: 5,071,697.28 €
INFN role: Co-proponent
INFN sites involved: division of of Bari, Genoa, Florence, National Laboratory of the South
Institutions involved: CNR, INGV, ISPRA, INFN, INOGS, University of Florence, University Ca’ Foscari of Venice
Timeline: 11/11/22 – 1/5/2025
Website: https://www.itineris.cnr.it/
The main aim is to strengthen Sicily’s already consolidated experience in the field of microelectronics and micro- and nanotechnologies to expand the impact of the sector on the industrial scenario of the island and on society. The set of activities actually develops around the common thread of micro- and nanotechnologies, microelectronics, materials, microsystems and devices, combining methodologies and applications and directing them towards six main areas: energy, health, smart mobility, environment, cultural heritage and smart agriculture.
INFN contact person: Salvatore Tudisco
Leader: University of Catania
Positions advertised by INFN: 5 technologists
Total investment: 119.000.000,00 €
INFN investment: 6.631.035,90 €
INFN role: member of the Hub, Leader Spoke 5
INFN sites involved: Catania
Timeline:01/09/2022 – 31/08/2025
The project aims to support the ecological transition of the regional economic and social system of Emilia-Romagna through a process involving all sectors, technologies and competences on a cross-sectional basis, combining digital transition and sustainability with work and people’s well-being and environmental protection, in coherence with the aims of the Pact for Work and for the Climate, and integrating with regional, national and European programmes. Spoke 6, in which INFN is involved, deals with ecological transition based upon HPC &data technology. The role of CINECA and INFN is to encourage the use of the resources of the ICSC National Centre and in particular the resources present at the Bologna Technopole, by the collaboration.
INFN contact person: Claudio Grandi (Bologna Section)
Leader: University of Bologna
Positions advertised by INFN: 1 technologist
Total investment: 110.000.000,00 €
INFN investment: 477.291,00 €
INFN role: Membro fondazione (Hub), Affiliated to Spoke 6
INFN sites involved: CNAF
Timeline: 01/09/2022 – 31/08/2025
Website: https://ecosister.it/
RAISE was designed to consolidate innovation with high technological vocation between the major supply chains of the Ligurian economy and involves a budget of 144 million euros using the resources allocated for the PNRR. The RAISE ecosystem will constitute a sort of “engine” that will fuel new industrial and production processes through robotics and artificial intelligence, being applied specifically in the domains of logistics and port facilities, sustainable cities and territories, health and the environment. The project aims to play a lead role in the outlined area of specialisation (Robotics and AI) nationally and internationally through the competences already present and consolidated in the Liguria area. INFN is present as an affiliate of Spoke 4 in WP2 – port protection and cybersecurity for the development of innovative methods for controlling the illegal trafficking of special nuclear materials as part of maritime transport.
INFN contact person: Mauro Tauiti (Genoa Section)
Leader: University of Genoa
Positions advertised by INFN: 1 technician
Total investment: 109.949.673,33 €
INFN investment: 427.960,00 €
INFN role: Affiliated to Spoke 4
INFN sites involved: division of Genova
Timeline: 01/09/2022 – 31/08/2025
The project aims to create a network for strengthening the integration between universities (Sapienza, Tor Vergata, Roma Tre, Tuscia, Cassino, LUISS, Campus Biomedico), research institutes (CNR, ENEA, INFN, ISS), enterprises (ENI, Leonardo, Thales and others) and regional institutions for vocational training, industrial research, innovation and technological transfer. New training programmes will be developed to meet the needs, in industrial terms, of highly qualified personnel and permanent models of collaboration between research and enterprise will be implemented, creating a pole of attraction for the innovation chain. In the project, INFN has the task of strengthening the open research infrastructures already present in the structure of the National Laboratories of Frascati, as well as extending the outreach activities on topics of energy transition, digital transition, biopharma and health. The project will be funded with a contribution of 110 million.
Contact person: Stefano Pioli
Leader: Sapienza University of Rome
Positions advertised by INFN: 5 technologists
Total investment: 120.000,000 €
INFN investment: 2.885.369,65 €
INFN role: member of the Hub, Affiliated to Spoke 5 e 6
INFN sites involved: Frascati National Laboratory
Timeline: 01/07/2022 – 30/06/2025
The Tuscan project is, among the 11 innovation ecosystems funded at national level aspart of the PNRR, the only one dedicated to life sciences. The planned funding amounts to 110 million euros, assigned by the Ministry of University and Research, in reference to Mission 4 (Education and Research) of the PNRR, particularly component 2 “From Research to Business”. THE arises from a design proposal presented by the University of Florence, in the capacity of leader, in coherence with one of the strategic lines of the Tuscany Region relating to life sciences. INFN participates in the capacity of affiliate in Spoke 1 Advanced radiotherapies and diagnostics in oncology, coordinated by CNR.
INFN contact person: Alessandra Retico (Pisa Section)
Leader: University of Florence
Positions advertised by INFN: 1 technologist
Total investment: 110.000.000 €
INFN investment: 539.250,00 €
INFN role: Member of the Hub, Affiliated to Spoke 1
INFN sites involved: division of Pisa
Timeline: 01/12/2022 – 30/06/2025
The Project focuses on research in the field of artificial intelligence and on the development of methodologies and techniques in the field of AI to deal with future challenges such as the design of systems capable of interacting and collaborating with humans, acting in evolving contexts, able to be aware of their limits and to adapt to new situations and to interact in complex systems.
INFN contact person: Tommaso Boccali
Leader: CNR
Positions advertised by INFN: 5 technologists
Total investment: 114.493.643,75 €
INFN investment: 1.632.014,79 €
INFN role: Member of the Hub, Affliated to Spoke 6, Spoke 8, Spoke 10
INFN sites involved: division of Bari, Genova, Roma1, Napoli, Pisa
Timeline: 01/01/2023 – 31/12/2025
The project refers to the creation of a consortium hub dedicated to research in the field of Quantum Science and Technology. In particular, NQSTI focuses on research and development at experimental “proof of concept” level in the laboratory, in the field of sciences, quantum technologies for radically innovative applications in sensing, in secure communication and in the processing of quantum information and in simulation. These will be accompanied by the necessary developments of concepts, innovative materials and cutting-edge devices, from photonic to solid-state ones. The medium to long-term aim (beyond the conclusion of the PNRR) is to establish a national consortium gathering together all institutions active in quantum science and technology, guaranteeing competitiveness and the stable and long-term presence of the country in this important scientific-technological sector. INFN participates actively in the activities of Spoke 3 Atomic and molecular platforms for quantum technologies, Spoke 4 Photonic platform for quantum technologies, Spoke 6 Integration of platforms, Spoke 8 Technology Transfer and Spoke 9 Education and outreach.
INFN contact person: Valter Bonvicini (Trieste Section)
Leader: University of Camerino (proponent)
Positions advertised by INFN: 7 technologists and 3 technicians
Total investment: 117.000.000,00 €
INFN investment: 6.416.929 €
INFN role: Affiliated to Spoke 3, spoke 4, spoke 6, Spoke 8, spoke 9
INFN sites involved: division of Genova, Padova, Pisa, Roma Tor Vergata, Pavia, Torino, Legnaro National Laboratory, Frascati National Laboratory, National Laboratory of the South
Timeline: 01/12/2022 – 30/11/2025
As part of the Plan of Complementary Investments of the PNRR concerning “Research initiatives for technologies and innovative trajectories in the health and care sectors”, INFN was the winner, in the capacity of affiliate, of the ANTHEM (AdvaNced Technologies forHuman-centrEd Medicine) project led by the University of Milan Bicocca. The budget for INFN is 12.5 million euros out of a total of 123 million euros. ANTHEM was established as a Foundation on 9 November 2022 and currently boasts 23 partners. ANTHEM is a multidisciplinary project aimed at bridging the existing gap in the healthcare of frail and chronic patients within specific territories and communities for pathologies without specific therapies. ANTHEM will develop sensors, diagnostic and monitoring systems and innovative technologies, integrated with the most recent methodologies in the field of Artificial Intelligence. INFN’s activity will be focused on Spoke 4 (“Preclinical and clinicalbreakthrough theranostics and treatments for cancer”), the leader of which is the University of Catania. On one side, in collaboration with the Vanvitelli University, a Research and Clinical Centre will be established in Caserta for the study and application of Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT), an innovative radiotherapy which tackles the challenges posed by infiltrating, radioresistant or metastatic tumours. This will be possible thanks to the high technology of the RFQ accelerator designed at the National Laboratories of Legnaro and to the expertise developed in this field (radiobiology, measurement and treatment systems) over the last twenty years by the various sites of the Institution. On the other side, benefiting from a health ecosystem already active in the Sicily Region (University of Catania – also with its CAPIR service centre), Azienda Ospedaliera Cannizzaro, IOM, National Laboratories of the South and Catania Section), studies will be developed on FLASH and ULTRA-FLASH techniques with electrons and photons which are becoming increasingly promising for improving the effectiveness of treatments and the quality of life of patients.
INFN contact person: Valerio Vercesi
Leader: University of Milano Bicocca
Total investment: 123.477.500,47 €
INFN investment: 12.413.397,3 €
INFN role: Member of the Hub, Affiliated to Spoke 4
INFN sites involved: division of Pavia, Catania, Napoli ,Legnaro National Laboratory, National Laboratory of the South
Timeline: 01/12/2022 – 30/11/2026
The ambitious objective of DARE is to create and develop, through research, innovation and participation of many stakeholders, a community of connected and distributed knowledge which produces, collects and organises multidisciplinary knowledge and solutions (technical, ethical-legal and organisational) necessary to support Italy’s leadership in the field of digital prevention. In particular, the DARE initiative will work to improve the instruments and knowledge that allow us to exploit the enormous potential of data for defining, monitoring and forecasting health prevention and promotion pathways. This result can be achieved through health data, namely information, covering both paper and digital documents, referring directly to the state of health and well-being of individuals or to the health services received by individuals, collected from health operators or from patients themselves. Furthermore, and to a growing extent, it can also be achieved by using health-related data (also known as citizen-generated data), namely data that are not immediately correlated to an individual’s health and well-being but that may be used tosupport health decisions, such as socio-demographic data, telecommunications data and meteorological data.
INFN contact person: Davide Salomoni
Leader: University of Bologna
Total investment: 124.000.000,00 €
INFN investment: 3.500.000,00 €
INFN role: Member of the Hub, Affiliated to Spoke 1
INFN sites involved: division of Bari and CNAF
Timeline: 01/12/2022 – 31/11/2026