FBK: growth, technological frontier and new infrastructure

Fondazione Bruno Kessler’s growth trajectory has developed particularly strongly around artificial intelligence and microsystems, areas in which FBK has long been positioned at the forefront of research. Continuous growth in both European collaborative projects and contracts with companies has been made possible by the excellence of its people and a strong capacity to attract talent, which has significantly strengthened the Foundation’s scientific reputation.

This path has enabled FBK to make a fundamental leap forward: evolving from an advanced research center into an institution capable of transforming laboratory results into technological platforms and solutions that can be concretely used by companies, public administrations, and citizens. Alongside the steady growth in collaborative projects and commercial contracts, the Foundation has also made a major qualitative leap thanks to strategic European initiatives. Through these, FBK has been able to attract key funding programs such as the IPCEIs and participation in the AI Factory, marking a turning point in its positioning as a European and international reference in the fields of AI and microsystems.

This growth has triggered a multiplier effect across the ecosystem: a significant increase in the people and talents involved, the emergence of new industrial collaborations, the launch of proof-of-concept programs, and the creation of startups and spin-offs, strengthening FBK’s role as a regional engine of innovation with a global outlook.

From a scientific perspective, FBK was founded around two major areas—microsystems and artificial intelligence—which still represent the scientific core of the Foundation.