List of industrial partnerships

Agreements with businesses

Agriculture and food

Società BF S.p.A.

• Type of agreement: framework agreement
• Fields of cooperation: The entire agriculture industrial and distribution chain is oriented towards innovation and new solutions for agroindustry 4.0

 

CAMST

• Type of agreement: framework agreement
• Fields of cooperation: research and development in relation to catering and facility management, energy saving, efficient management of entire production chains, circular economy

 

CAVIRO

• Type of agreement: framework agreement
• Fields of cooperation: research and development in the agriculture and winemaking and environment and energy sectors

Automotive

Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A.

• Type of agreement: framework agreement
• Fields of cooperation: innovative technologies and systems for high-performance vehicles, focusing on electrification and digitalisation

 

CON.AMI

• Type of agreement: framework agreement
• Fields of cooperation: research and development in innovative sectors relevant to sustainable mobility and technological transfer linked to the environmental transition

 

DUCATI

• Type of agreement: framework agreement
• Fields of cooperation: innovative materials and technologies for high-performance motorcycles

 

FERRARI

• Type of agreement: framework agreement
• Fields of cooperation: innovative materials and technologies for high-performance vehicles, especially hybridisation and electrification, digitalisation and Big Data, ADAS
•   Joint Lab

 

FEV

• Type of agreement: framework agreement
• Fields of cooperation: innovative systems for vehicle engineering – engines, electronics, telematics and infotainment systems, including enabling technologies and relevant supply chains
•   Joint Lab "Green Mobility Research Lab"

 

HPE COXA

• Type of agreement: framework agreement
• Fields of cooperation: advanced engineering technologies and solutions for the top-end, motorsports, and off highway automotive sector, automated machines, and defence
•   Joint Lab "AI Lab"

 

MARELLI EUROPE S.p.A.

• Type of agreement: framework agreement
• Fields of cooperation: materials and technologies for automotive components and systems

 

Vulcaflex

• Type of agreement: framework agreement
• Fields of cooperation: new materials for the "Automotive" sector, also with a view to sustainability

Energy and Environment 

ENI S.p.A.

• Type of agreement: framework agreement
• Fields of cooperation: emerging and innovative technologies and the social, economic, and legal impact on environmental security and sustainability, energy transition, renewable sources, green refining, operational excellence
•   Joint Lab

 

HERA

• Type of agreement: framework agreement
• Fields of cooperation: innovative solutions and technologies and know how involving energy, environment and sustainability, circular economy, and smart cities

 

Rosetti Marino

• Type of agreement: framework agreement
• Fields of cooperation: Onshore e Offshore energy, Oil&Gas, Renewable energies, Carbon Neutrality and Industry 4.0

 

Snam 

• Type of agreement: framework agreement
• Fields of cooperation: energy transition, sustainable mobility, Industrial Internet Of Things, Big Data, Artificial Intelligence

Pharmaceutics and Chemistry

Alfasigma

• Type of agreement: framework agreement
• Fields of cooperation: Synergy of activities and multidisciplinary projects pertaining to research and innovation, technology transfer, entrepreneurship, teaching and career guidance, internationalisation, development aid, sustainability, and social innovation in chemistry, pharmaceutical chemistry, and specialist medical products for the treatment of patients, as well as topics linked to health management

 

NOVAMONT

• Type of agreement: framework agreement
• Fields of cooperation: innovative technologies and solutions for the development and industrial production of biodegradable and compostable materials, chemicals, and chemical intermediates from renewable sources, sustainable agriculture and interaction of (non) biobased plastics on soil fertilty and functionality

ICT

Atos Italia S.p.A.

• Type of agreement: framework agreement
• Fields of cooperation: AI, HPC, Quantum Computing, issues of CyberSecurity and the European Cloud with a particular focus on the European Gaia-X initiative

 

DATALOGIC

• Type of agreement: framework agreement
• Fields of cooperation: automatic identification, machine vision and artificial intelligence

 

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Italia

• Type of agreement: memorandum of understanding
• Fields of cooperation: research, innovation and digital transformation, specialized training, placement, culture, sport, bibliographic collections

 

SACERTIS

• Type of agreement: framework agreement
• Fields of cooperation: monitoring and diagnostics sensors for infrastructures

 

STMicroelectronics

• Type of agreement: framework agreement
• Fields of cooperation: microelectronic systems and relevant applications, ADAS sensors, experimental characterization and modelling of electronic devices for energy efficiency 
•   Joint Lab

Automated machines, mechatronics, and precision mechanics

BONFIGLIOLI S.p.A.

• Type of agreement: framework agreement
• Fields of cooperation: big data, AI, cybersecurity, IoT, logistica, predicitive/smart maintenance, advanced and additive manufacturing, machine learning, manufacturing, mechanics, electronics, mechatronics and industrial automation, gearbox, electric motor, inverter

 

BUCCI INDUSTRIES

• Type of agreement: framework agreement
• Fields of cooperation: industrial automation and robotics, advanced and innovative composite materials

 

COESIA

• Type of agreement: framework agreement
• Fields of cooperation: industrial automation, robotics, advanced sensors, artificial intelligence, electric batteries

 

CPC Group

• Type of agreement: framework agreement
• Fields of cooperation: galvanic coating of Rapid Proto products and laminating carbon fibre components with co-laminated metal parts

 

CURTI

• Type of agreement: framework agreement
• Fields of cooperation: complex subsystems for industrial application in high-coefficient technology sectors: automated packaging machines, cabling, energy, and aerospace

 

I.M.A. SPA

• Type of agreement: framework agreement
• Fields of cooperation: design and manufacture of automatic machines for processing and packaging pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, food, tea and coffee
•   Joint Lab

 

MARCHESINI GROUP

• Type of agreement: framework agreement
• Fields of cooperation: innovative technologies for the production, maintenance, and logistics of automated packaging machines for pharmaceutical, food, and cosmetic products 

 

MARPOSS

• Type of agreement: framework agreement
• Fields of cooperation: innovative technologies and solutions applied to the mechanics and electronics of precision measurement and quality control systems used in the machine tools, automotive, aeronautics, packaging, and biomedical sectors

 

PHILIP MORRIS

• Type of agreement: framework agreement
• Fields of cooperation: innovative technologies and solutions for automated machinery used in mechanical, chemical, environmental, electrical, electrotechnical and electronic engineering, and in the chemical, agricultural and medical science sectors

 

SACMI IMOLA S.C.

• Type of agreement: framework agreement
• Fields of cooperation: innovative enabling technologies and solutions for the production and logistics of facilities and machinery for the ceramics and metal, caps and closures, food, drink, and packaging industry 
•   Joint Lab "Lab4Pack" 

 

SCM Group

• Type of agreement: framework agreement
• Fields of cooperation: product and process innovation for industrial use, digital technologies, joint training initiatives

Manufacturing and Clothing

FONDAZIONE FASHION RESEARCH ITALY

• Type of agreement: framework agreement
• Fields of cooperation: sustainability of the textile and fashion product and their production chain, new digital languages ​​and multimedia cultures specific for fashion, design, communication and cultural and creative industries

 

TEDDY

• Type of agreement: framework agreement
• Fields of cooperation: design, marketing, and logistics for the planning, production, and distribution of clothes and textile items, footwear, and accessories

Services, Banks and Insurance Companies

CRIF

• Type of agreement: framework agreement
• Fields of cooperation: big data, analytics, decision models, and ICT infrastructures

 

GRUPPO UNIPOL

• Type of agreement: framework agreement
• Fields of cooperation: research and innovation applied to multiple sectors – insurance and finance, economics and business, legal, technological (artificial intelligence, augmented reality, Big Data, Blockchain), autonomous vehicles, meteorological phenomena, and flooding risk

 

INTESA SANPAOLO

• Type of agreement: framework agreement
• Fields of cooperation: open innovation projects for start-up, spin-off and corporate companies; edcation, training and research for fostering innovation processes, technology transfer, upskilling and reskilling on social and sustainable entrepreneurship

 

REKEEP

• Type of agreement: framework agreement
• Fields of cooperation: Big Data, Cybersecurity, Open Innovation, Design and industrialisation of services, Business Process Re-engineering, Legal aspects related to data and information systems, Predictive maintenance, Supply chain and drug logistics, Route and logistics optimisation, Scheduling and personnel load management, LCA and environmental impact, Project financing in public works, Smart working and work organisation, Project management, Smart city, Urban circulation, Urban facility management, Integrated green management, Building redevelopment and energy efficiency.

Transport, Aeronautics and Aerospace

Società Aeroporto Guglielmo Marconi di Bologna S.p.A.

• Type of agreement: framework agreement
• Fields of cooperation: passenger air transport, logistics, decarbonisation, technological innovation, ecological sustainability and green economy

 

ALSTOM FERROVIARIA

• Type of agreement: framework agreement
• Fields of cooperation: innovative technologies, systems, and components for use in railway transport, and particularly in signalling

 

Autostrade per l'Italia

• Type of agreement: framework agreement
• Fields of cooperation: Smart mobility: Innovative photovoltaic technologies for the motorway network, new storage systems in service areas and in-motion wireless charging systems for electric cars, sensors for remote monitoring of deformations on the road surface and technologies for exchanging information between vehicles and roadside devices.

 

LEONARDO

• Type of agreement: framework agreement
• Fields of cooperation: communication (5G, satellite and micro satellite networks), Big Data analytics and cyberanalysis, software defined networking, virtualization, real time semantic and human factor analysis

 

THALES ALENIA SPACE ITALIA

• Type of agreement: framework agreement
• Fields of cooperation: research and innovation involving entire space systems, satellites for telecommunications, remote-sensing, meteorology and scientific applications, manned space systems and infrastructures, launch, transport, and return systems, and control centres

 

Agreements with Associations of Undertakings

Associations of Undertakings 

ASSORESTAURO

• Type of agreement: framework agreement
• Fields of cooperation: restoration, protection, conservation, and enhancement of cultural heritage, innovative materials, and energy efficiency of historic built heritage

 

CNA Associazione di Bologna

• Type of agreement: framework agreement
• Fields of cooperation: development of initiatives dedicated to member companies as an opportunity for mutual interest and value for the territory

 

Colibrì Consorzio Ospedaliero

• Type of agreement: framework agreement
• Fields of cooperation: research development in the fields of new technologies applied to social and health care services and rehabilitation. Collaboration in socio-educational projects and training activities in the social and health care field

 

COSMETICA Italia

• Type of agreement: framework agreement
• Fields of cooperation: innovative formulations for cosmetics, eco sustainable packaging materials, environmental impact of manufacturing products and processes, industrial design and communication, logistics

 

LEGA COOP Romagna

• Type of agreement: framework agreement
• Fields of cooperation: research and innovation, entrepreneurship, career orientation and continuing education, sustainability and social innovation of associated businesses

 

LEGA COOP Bologna

• Type of agreement: framework agreement
• Fields of cooperation: research and innovation, entrepreneurship, career orientation and continuing education, sustainability and social innovation of associated businesses