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Il sistema piemontese delle nanotecnologie
Piedmonts’ Nanotechnologies System

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. In a previous work we presented a bibliometric analysis of the scientific publications and analyzed regional nanotechnology patents. This paper instead presents: the full description of the nanoscience research topics undertaken by the researchers of the public research bodies; some Regional initiatives supporting research, innovation and technology transfer, both specific to nanosciences and nanotechnologies and generally addressed to regional development; a sample of firms (mainly micro and SMEs) and their potential of collaboration with research. At the end the work also resumes results and offers 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). Il sistema piemontese delle nanotecnologie. Quaderni IRCrES, 4(1), 17-44. http://dx.doi.org/10.23760/2499-6661.2019.002