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Through our research we expand the frontier of knowledge and prepare people ready to contribute to the future of society

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We collaborate with industry and society to expand the frontiers of knowledge and drive cultural, social, and economic impact nationwide

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We promote the dissemination of knowledge and support social transformation, contributing to the progress of both the community and the region

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Innovation
We collaborate with industry and society to expand the frontiers of knowledge and drive cultural, social, and economic impact nationwide

Universities and businesses

The University of Pisa supports businesses, institutions and organisations in developing innovation, skills and new growth opportunities.

The University provides scientific and cultural expertise, research infrastructure and talent, while ensuring the protection of know-how and intellectual property. 

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From research to the market

The knowledge generated in laboratories and research groups is transformed into concrete solutions, such as innovative services, technologies, patents and new businesses.

Transfer to the market is not merely an economic objective; it is part of a broader process of the University’s active participation in regional development.

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Innovation in Numbers

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Events and Networking

The interplay between research, industry, and society is a vital engine of innovation. UNIPI actively cultivates this dialogue through structured initiatives such as Converging Skills and Innovation Lunches, as well as through opportunities enabled by our vibrant Alumni community.

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Entrepreneurial Culture

Innovation is also driven by cultivating an entrepreneurial culture—one that enables knowledge to flow seamlessly between academia and industry.

To support this vision, the University of Pisa has launched the course “Startup and Multidisciplinarity: A Roadmap”and established the Contamination Lab—spaces designed to spark creativity, foster interdisciplinary collaboration, and equip the academic community with entrepreneurial skills.

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Business Acceleration: Start Attractor

Transforming knowledge into impact also means fostering innovative enterprises born from research. UNIPI actively promotes an entrepreneurial mindset through concrete initiatives that support the creation and growth of early-stage ventures.

Start Attractor, launched in collaboration with local institutions and leading industrial partners, guides promising ideas from the lab to the market—empowering researchers and innovators to turn their visions into reality.

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Innovation News

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The Start Attractor Foundation has been launched: the University of Pisa, the Todisco Group, Sofidel and Banco Fiorentino are the founding partners
The agreement was signed on 18 December at the Rector’s Office. A three-year financial commitment of EUR 2.3 million is...
The Contamination Lab at the University of Pisa has been recognised as one of the best practices in Europe for entrepreneurship education
The Pisa-based initiative is featured as one of the most innovative models in the EU report “Entrepreneurial Skills and Mindsets in Education”
Patents filed by women in Italy between 1861 and 1939 have been catalogued for the first time: the first was a lady from Genoa
1,878 patents were filed, accounting for 0.7% of the total, spanning every field including mechanics, the textile industry, transport, armaments, and innovations for the home. Tuscany is a particular focus,...
More kilometres on a single charge: the electric car revolution powered by silicon
A newly engineered electrode enhances the performance and lifespan of lithium batteries. The study, published in Nature Nanotechnology, also involves the University of Pisa
Meet Aurora, the Find-It-All Robot for Digital Warehouse Management
The prototype, developed by the Department of Information Engineering, uses electromagnetic signals to detect and locate every object in its environment
From a letter by Enrico Fermi to the Internet: forty years of digital history in Italy
Interviews with key figures retrace these decades and look ahead to future developments, including the quantum internet
Longer breastfeeding for girls in the Middle Ages: a study challenges the early gender discrimination hypothesis
International research involving the University of Pisa shows that the imbalance between males and females was not due to differences in early childhood care
Listening to the Universe through radio waves: Italy’s largest educational radio telescope was inaugurated at the University of Pisa
The ceremony took place at the Department of Physics and was attended by Rector Riccardo Zucchi, astronaut Roberto Vittori and science journalist Piero Bianucci
The University of Pisa joins the European SHIELD project against infection-related cancers
The University is at the forefront of initiatives on HPV vaccination and health in prisons
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