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“When we discuss the current Science and Innovation System of Trieste and, more generally, of Friuli Venezia Giulia, we cannot overlook the impact of history on the local area, determining an international vocation and the need to network, aspects that have now become key strengths”, explained Caterina Petrillo, President of Area Science Park, speaking at the Conference of Science and Space Experts held on 6 and 7 March 2023 at the University of Padua.

The speech by President Petrillo, dedicated to the scientific hub in Trieste, was given in the session entitled “Research as a Driver of Competition in the National System” that took place on 7 March, with participants including Maria Chiara Carrozza, President of CNR; Francesco Ubertini, President of Cineca; and Marcella Panucci, Head of the MUR Council, replacing the head of the Italian delegation to the Board of Government Representatives of Einstein Telescope.

“The Friuli Venezia Giulia Science and Innovation System is now an international venture, thanks to numerous scientific institutions that attract students, researchers and professors from all around the world every year,” the President continued, before adding, “Friuli Venezia Giulia is a highly innovative area that boasts 251 innovative start-ups (figure at 31 December 2022) and companies that are particularly active in R&D, and which, between 2011 and 2020, submitted 1,004 Italian patents and 875 European patents”.

The 2023 Conference of Science and Space Experts, entitled “Scientific diplomacy supporting growth in Italy”, was organised in collaboration with APRE (Agency for the Promotion of European Research) and welcomed the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Antonio Tajani, and the Minister of Universities and Research, Anna Maria Bernini.