Università degli Studi di Torino

Bruxelles, 11 September 2006 Università degli Studi di Torino – Prof. Ezio Pelizzetti Università degli Studi di Torino – Sezione Relazioni Internazionali © The University of Turin It was founded in 1404 Erasmus of Rotterdam obtained his degree here in 1506 It is now one of the biggest among Italian Universities.

Bruxelles, 11 September 2006 Università degli Studi di Torino – Prof. Ezio Pelizzetti Università degli Studi di Torino – Sezione Relazioni Internazionali © The University of Turin in numbers 12 Faculties 55 Departments 13 Interdepartmental Research Centres More than 1300 Professors More than 800 Researchers More than 1700 Administrative and Technical Staff More than students About PhD students

Bruxelles, 11 September 2006 Università degli Studi di Torino – Prof. Ezio Pelizzetti Università degli Studi di Torino – Sezione Relazioni Internazionali © Faculties 1Agriculture and Forestry 2Economics 3Education 4Law 5Letters and Philosophy 6Medicine and Surgery 7Modern Languages and Literature 8Pharmacy 9Psychology 10Mathematical, Physical and Natural Sciences 11 Political Sciences 12 Veterinary Medicine All disciplines thaught except Engineering and Architecture

Bruxelles, 11 September 2006 Università degli Studi di Torino – Prof. Ezio Pelizzetti Università degli Studi di Torino – Sezione Relazioni Internazionali © dept Human Resources Finance Building IT Research Students Head Administration Research Turin Research Agency RESEARCH CENTRES Centre of Excellence for Molecular Imaging Centre of Excellence for Biosensoristics through the use of vegetal and microbic organisms Centre of excellence for nanostructured surfaces and interphases Levi Montalcini Centre Etc. Turin Research organisation Chancellor

Bruxelles, 11 September 2006 Università degli Studi di Torino – Prof. Ezio Pelizzetti Università degli Studi di Torino – Sezione Relazioni Internazionali © Scientific Research (1) Carried out in Departments (55) and Research Centres (13) Funding: –international funds (European Union, other international organisations) –national funds (periodic calls for proposal within different funding programmes) –Regional funds –private funds (research contracts, trials etc.) Agenzia per la Ricerca: internal working group recently established in order to promote academic research and strenghthen links with local organisations and private companies

Bruxelles, 11 September 2006 Università degli Studi di Torino – Prof. Ezio Pelizzetti Università degli Studi di Torino – Sezione Relazioni Internazionali © Scientific Research (2) 3 Centres of Excellence recognized and financed by the Italian Ministery of Education, University and Research: –Centre of Excellence for Molecular Imaging –Centre of Excellence for Biosensoristics through the use of vegetal and microbic organisms –Centre of Excellence for Nanostructured Surfaces and Interphases

Bruxelles, 11 September 2006 Università degli Studi di Torino – Prof. Ezio Pelizzetti Università degli Studi di Torino – Sezione Relazioni Internazionali © European Research (1) FP5 ( ) –8 research contracts as co-ordinator –about 60 research contracts as partner

Bruxelles, 11 September 2006 Università degli Studi di Torino – Prof. Ezio Pelizzetti Università degli Studi di Torino – Sezione Relazioni Internazionali © FP6 ( ) - 8 research contracts as co-ordinators - (so far) about 50 research contracts as partners European Research (2)

Bruxelles, 11 September 2006 Università degli Studi di Torino – Prof. Ezio Pelizzetti Università degli Studi di Torino – Sezione Relazioni Internazionali © European Research (3) Participation in other programmes PASR LIFE Agri Gen Res Eu India Asia link Tempus Erasmus Mundus Jean Monnet

Bruxelles, 11 September 2006 Università degli Studi di Torino – Prof. Ezio Pelizzetti Università degli Studi di Torino – Sezione Relazioni Internazionali © International cooperation More than 350 cooperation agreements with Universities all over the world both in the field of research and didactic

Bruxelles, 11 September 2006 Università degli Studi di Torino – Prof. Ezio Pelizzetti Università degli Studi di Torino – Sezione Relazioni Internazionali © Technological transfer (1) 1. Cooperation with Scientific and Technological Parks in Piedmont (Bioindustrypark, Environment Park) 2. Setting up of a business incubator (2I3T Society in partnership with Comune di Torino, Provincia di Torino and Regione Piemonte) 3.Development of demonstration activities on innovation, entrepreneurship and spin offs 4.Participation in training and research initiatives together with SME (Diadi, PROVIN and Sinapsi Projects) 6. Census of research projects of industrial interest 7. Census of laboratories to carry out tests and measurement/assessment for enterprises 8.Setting up of a database of collaborations between SME and the university 9.Creation of instruments for patents

Bruxelles, 11 September 2006 Università degli Studi di Torino – Prof. Ezio Pelizzetti Università degli Studi di Torino – Sezione Relazioni Internazionali © Technological transfer (2) Total patents: 26 mainly in the medical field in 2001 creation of a specific office for patents and intellectual property rights training for patent alphabetization specifically conceived for researchers

Bruxelles, 11 September 2006 Università degli Studi di Torino – Prof. Ezio Pelizzetti Università degli Studi di Torino – Sezione Relazioni Internazionali © Creation of ILO (Industrial Liaison Office) Through the participation in a call from MIUR (Ministry of Education, University and Research) In cooperation with Politecnico di Torino, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Regione Piemonte, Unioncamere Piemonte, Torino Wireless Technological transfer (3)

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