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Le nanotecnologie e le nanoscienze in Piemonte: introduzione teorica e dati

Nanotechnologies and nanosciences in Piedmont, Italy

Ugo Finardi^a

^aCNR-IRCRES, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche – Istituto di Ricerca sulla Crescita Economica Sostenibile, Moncalieri (TO) – Italia

corresponding author: ugo.finardi@ircres.cnr.it

Abstract

This work presents a descriptive analysis of the Regional System of Nanotechnologies and Nanosciences of Piedmont, an Italian Region located in the north-west of the Country. As far as the research is concerned, it contains a bibliometric analysis of the scientific publications. On the side of technologies, this research report describes and analyses regional nanotechnology patents. A second paper will follow to fully describe the nanoscience research topics undertaken by the researchers of the public research bodies and a sample of firms (mainly micro and SMEs) and their potential of collaboration with research At the end it will introduce Regional initiatives supporting research, innovation and technology transfer and will resume results and offer suggestions for future regional development.

Keywords: Nanotechnologies, nanosciences, Italy, Piedmont, technology transfer, regional system of innovation.

JEL codes: O32, Q55, R11, R12

How to cite this article

Finardi, U. (2019) Le nanotecnologie e le nanoscienze in Piemonte: introduzione teorica e dati. Quaderni IRCrES, 4(1), 3-15. http://dx.doi.org/10.23760/2499-6661.2019.001