On 20 March 2026, the Ferrara Technology Park and the Department of Engineering welcome the public to explore the frontiers of virtual reality. At the Science and Technology Park, visitors will be able to try out the latest generation of headsets, take part in immersive experiences and test drive Unife’s Formula Student car.

The local edition of FameLab Italia, the popular science communication talent show, returns to Ferrara on 17 April 2026. The event, organised by the University of Ferrara, challenges young researchers and PhD students under the age of 35 to present their research in just three minutes and will take place at the Laboratorio Aperto.

The Ferrara Technopole Park confirms its commitment to scientific dissemination and its relationship with the local area by participating in the 2025–2026 edition of the “Ugo Coluccia” cultural courses, promoted by the “Anne Frank” library of the Municipality of Copparo.

The Emilia-Romagna region has launched its second call for proposals to support investment, research and development projects in the strategic technologies sector. The call, which refers to the European Strategic Technologies Platform (STEP), makes €45 million available to support businesses and is part of the 2021-2027 ERDF Operational Programme.

Cinema as a tool for communicating research and engaging with society. This is the idea behind the new film festival “Science on Film. A cinematic experience through the knowledge of Unife” (Science on Film: A Cinematic Journey through the Knowledge of Unife), promoted by the University of Ferrara, which will be held from 13 January to 14 April, every Tuesday at 6 p.m., at the Notorious Cinemas in Ferrara.

Following the success of the first two editions, the Advanced School in Artificial Intelligence (ASAI) returns in January 2026. Organized by the Department of Engineering at the University of Ferrara and funded by the Emilia-Romagna Region as part of the Advanced Schools in Artificial Intelligence in Emilia-Romagna project, the program is scheduled to begin in January 2026.

The Ferrara Technology Park opens its doors to university students, recent graduates, doctoral students, and researchers who wish to explore the world of applied research and its connections with the business community. The event "Beyond the Cure: A Journey into the Future of Advanced Therapies," scheduled for October 16, 2025, at the CUBO, will take participants on a journey to discover the technologies...

Find yourself at the heart of scientific research, experience the technologies of the future firsthand, listen to the sounds of silence in an anechoic chamber, observe the stars in a planetarium, or discover the secrets of mathematics and physics. "Open Doors at the Scientific and Technological Center" returns this year, the now traditional event that opens the doors of the laboratories of the University of Ferrara...

On Friday 26 September, in Piazza Castello in Ferrara, researchers from the Ferrara Technology Park enthusiastically took part in European Researchers' Night, the annual event that brings science to the people, transforming town squares into spaces for dialogue, discovery and sharing. The initiative, promoted by the European Commission...

On Wednesday, September 3, 2025, the Ferrara Technopole welcomed 32 participants from the OLIFIS ER Marche 2025 Summer School, an intensive program aimed at preparing for the International Physics Olympiad. The visit provided the talented young people with a unique opportunity to explore the Technopole's cutting-edge laboratories.

On 8 July, the Ferrara Technology Park had the honour of hosting a delegation from the University of Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM) for a highly significant institutional visit. This meeting is strategically part of the activities of the COLOURS project, an ambitious European initiative that aims to build a transnational university alliance capable of generating a significant impact in

The Ferrara Technopole participated in the 2025 edition of R2B – Research to Business, the international exhibition dedicated to industrial research and skills for innovation. Many representatives of the Ferrara Technopole and related laboratories were present at the various stands and as speakers at extremely interesting events.

On 24 June, the first meeting of the Hub Talenti project's regional working group was held at the Ferrara Technology Park. This initiative marks the relaunch of the valuable experiences of the former Area S3, managed by ART-ER and specifically dedicated to young people. Hub Talenti was created with a clear and bold vision: to support graduates, ITS diploma holders, PhD students, and researchers in acquiring new, vital ...

After two years of work, the first integrated digital survey and HBIM modelling of the Colosseum has been completed. "The integrated digital documentation and HBIM modelling project of the Colosseum is the result of thirty years of know-how from the DIAPReM (Development of Integrated Automatic Procedures) departmental centre of the TekneHub Laboratory (part of the Technopole of the University of Ferrara) and the ...

On 6 June 2025, the workshop ‘Innovative NVH Methods for Industry 4.0’ was held at the Scientific and Technological Centre of the University of Ferrara, promoted by the Ferrara Technology Park, together with the IN4 laboratory, with the support of Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, University of Parma and University of Modena and Reggio Emilia. The event saw the active participation of about one hundred...

The second edition of the International Open Innovation Programme – System Innovation Edition is underway. This matchmaking programme brings together the most innovative companies in Emilia-Romagna and the most promising business and research solution providers worldwide to co-develop concrete solutions and projects focused on sustainable innovation, intending to consolidate the development of methodologies, products, and services.

Ferrara welcomes the latest edition of Interno Verde, the festival that opens the doors to the city's most charming and hidden gardens every year. It is a unique opportunity to immerse yourself in the beauty of urban greenery and discover stories, atmospheres and secret corners that are normally inaccessible. The weekend of 10 and 11 May is dedicated to nature, with a programme full of initiatives designed to involve everyone: visits...

On May 14, 2025, the Technopole in Reggio Emilia will host the event “The prospects for the water treatment sector in light of the new EU Directive. Innovation and Sustainability with the INTECH4WATER and SO FAN SO FER Projects.” The meeting represents an important opportunity for discussion between the world of research and business, with the aim of exploring innovative and sustainable solutions for the management and...

Digital transformation is redefining the business landscape, but with it come growing cybersecurity risks. Now more than ever, it is essential for companies and professionals to adopt advanced technologies and new organisational models and to develop specific skills to protect their data and corporate assets. Cybersecurity is therefore becoming an indispensable pillar ...

One year after the launch of the regional FACT project, we interviewed Prof. Emiliano Mucchi, head of the Ferrara operational unit of the IN4 laboratory, to better understand the progress made so far and future developments. The FACT project aims to improve the efficiency and sustainability of agricultural vehicles through advanced technologies such as Digital Twin and electrification.

On March 20, on the occasion of National University Day “Università Svelate” (Universities Revealed), an event established by the Conference of Italian University Rectors (CRUI) in collaboration with ANCI, the University of Ferrara organized a series of events to highlight the value of research and innovation. The Ferrara Technology Park, a center of excellence for technological development...

The LTTA Laboratory (Laboratory for Advanced Therapy Technologies) at the Technopole of Ferrara is a center of excellence with expertise ranging from life sciences to medicine and biotechnology. The Clinical Research unit is one of its research areas, in which the group led by Elisabetta Caselli from the Department of Environmental and Prevention Sciences operates. 

The University of Ferrara, through the laboratory IN4 Hub for EngINering INnovation and INdustry INtegration, coordinates the REFIMAN project—Predictive Maintenance Platform for Sustainable Retrofitting of Existing Plants and Machinery in the Emilia-Romagna Production System—funded by the Emilia-Romagna Region under the PR FESR program. The project is carried out in close synergy with ...

The construction sector is one of the main contributors to waste and environmental impact. How can we tackle this challenge while also improving the performance of building materials? REWINDS is here to answer this question. This project, in which the TekneHub laboratory is a partner, aims to recycle demolition waste to create sustainable construction solutions. We interviewed key members of the ...

Through the development of innovative solutions in Big Data and Machine Learning, the “Data-driven IT Services for Sustainable and Efficient Manufacturing (DISSEM)” project, funded by a PR-FESR 2021-2027 grant and coordinated by Prof. Mauro Tortonesi of the IN4 laboratory, aims to create a widely applicable IT service platform for optimizing production processes, enabling efficient, waste-free, and defect-free ...

The IN4 Laboratory of the Ferrara Technopole is once again a leading player in the field of innovation. The Automation and Robotics research group coordinated by Prof. Marcello Bonfè, in collaboration with researchers from the Vascular Diseases Center team, supervised by Prof. Paolo Zamboni, has created a patent regarding an autonomous robotic system for ultrasonographic examination of blood vessels.

The Tecnopole of Ferrara, always focused on innovation, has been awarded a grant for two projects - RINNOVATECH for Unife University Laboratories and PoLaR for CNR STEMS Ferrara - aimed at improving and enhancing scientific technology in research environments. With funding of more than two million euros, the Emilia-Romagna Region, under the ERDF PR 2021-2027, approved the RINNOVATECH 

The ECOSISTER project, in line with the provisions of the PNRR, envisages the implementation of cascading calls for proposals to support industrial research and experimental development projects through the provision of special funding designed in particular for companies and aimed at the introduction of significant innovations in relation to products, processes or services, consistent with the 

Venerdì della Sostenibilità is the Ferrara Technopole's initiative marked by a series of four multidisciplinary meetings during which researchers present the results of studies and research in the field of sustainability, with the aim of spreading and promoting best practices to mitigate climate change and raise awareness of the importance of an increasingly circular economy. 

On Tuesday, March 19, 2024, Palazzo Tassoni Estense in Ferrara opens its doors to the sixth edition of "Days of Restoration and Cultural Heritage. "Promoted by the Department of Architecture of the University of Ferrara with the collaboration of numerous partners including Tecnopolo, it includes conferences, exhibitions and symposia and continues until March 21, anticipating the next edition of ...

In the suggestive setting of Palazzo Tassoni, home of the Department of Architecture at the University of Ferrara, an event dedicated to tax benefits for companies and incentives arising from financing and investing in research will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 10. Throughout the morning, there will be a series of speeches dedicated to providing information regarding the opportunities that legislation provides to ...

Also this year, Terra&Acqua Tech laboratory is participating in Interno Verde, the festival promoted by the Association ilturco, which has been opening green spaces to the city since 2016, with the aim of enhancing Ferrara's architectural and botanical heritage. This year's event scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 9 and Sunday, Sept. 10 in which our University joins with the opening to the public of the Botanical Garden

Excellent success for the laboratories of the Ferrara Technopole, which is part of no less than 37 strategic industrial research projects out of the 105 funded by the Emilia-Romagna Region under the call for proposals "Industrial research projects aimed at the areas of smart specialization 2023- 2024" and intended for High Technology Network research laboratories, universities, research organizations and ...

On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Center for Electron Microscopy at the University of Ferrara, the Department of Translational Medicine and for Romagna in collaboration with the Laboratory for Advanced Therapy Technologies (LTTA) of our Technopole are promoting the Conference "Electron Microscopy in Scientific Research. The infinitely small at the Center for Electron Microscopy for 60 years ...

There is also a patent made by staff belonging to the Terra&AcquaTech laboratory of the Tecnopolo of Ferrara among those being enhanced thanks to a Proof of Concept (PoC) project funded by the Ministry of Enterprise and Made in Italy (MIMIT). The patent in question is called "Modular Photocatalytic System" and consists, as indicated by the title itself, of a modular photocatalytic system made in prototype form 

Fabiana Raco (Principal Investigator), Marcello Balzani, Federica Maietti, Luca Rossato, Fabio Planu, Martina Suppa, Gabriele Giau, Dario Rizzi, professors and researchers of the Department of Architecture and afferents of the TekneHub laboratory of the Technopole of Ferrara are part of the project CLOEMC VI - Common Learning Outcomes for European Managers in Construction VI funded by the Erasmus + ...

The 18th International Exhibition dedicated to research and high skills for innovation will be held in Bologna on June 8 and 9 and will focus on the theme of talent and skills. In the European Year of Skills, R2B will discuss strategies to attract and enhance young people with skills useful for business growth and society.

The 49th National Conference of the Italian Acoustics Association is organized by the Department of Engineering of the University of Ferrara and the CNR-STEMS laboratory under the patronage of, among others, our Tecnopolo and will be held at the Scientific Technological Pole from June 7 to 9, 2023. The conference, reserved for members of the National Acoustics Association, will address the most current ...

In this article we would like to present the interview conducted with the Metallurgy group of the Department of Engineering of the University of Ferrara, which is afferent to the MechLav laboratory of our Tecnopolo.  The group is coordinated by Prof. Gian Luca Garagnani to whom we address the first question.

The department of the TekneHub Laboratory dedicated to the study of energy and heat exchange will present on June 15, 22 and 29, from 10 a.m. to noon, experimental and numerical activities carried out as part of European and regional projects and on behalf of private industries, as well as in support of teaching. Actually, the laboratory provides an opportunity to carry out dissertations, internships and ...

We publish the interview with Professor Vincenzo Guidi, from Terra&Acqua Tech laboratory, who presents the recent patent developed by the 'Environmental Sensing' Research Unit: an innovative sensor. Professor, what does your latest invention consist of? 

The patent, as you mentioned, is basically a sensor capable of detecting gaseous carbon dioxide. 

Interview with Prof. Enrico Bracci - Pro-rector delegated to the Third Mission. The Pro-rector delegated to the Third Mission presents the strategic objectives of the Ferrara Technopole and the direction to be taken to make the access point for industrial research at the University of Ferrara a reference point for the entire region and beyond.

Wednesday 18 December at 10 am, at Polo Scientifico - Tecnologico (via Saragat 1), there will be an event called "BIG DATA Ed.2.", which is the presentation of the 8 modular and free training courses for graduates from no more than 24 months in all disciplines. The objective of the project is the development of knowledge and skills that allow people with high education levels in each disciplinary ...