Agreement between FBK and Politecnico di Milano signed

Today, Politecnico di Milano and Trento-based Fondazione Bruno Kessler signed an agreement in which they commit to joint actions in a number of strategic areas: microelectronics, photonics, artificial intelligence, medical and biomedical technologies (MedTech), agriculture, digital industry and health, and quantum sciences.

In the field of photonics, both institutions boast nearly a quarter century of experience in the manipulation of light on silicon chips, a technology used in telecommunications, biomedical sensing, scientific instruments and, more recently, in quantum devices.

The agreement will enable the parties to strengthen expertise in integrated photonics including technology research, university training, chip fabrication and integration in the most strategic applications.  In this context, the work of Fondazione Bruno Kessler and Politecnico di Milano will focus on enabling new platforms and new materials to make integrated chips increasingly fast, pervasive and less energy-intensive.

Ferruccio Resta, president of Fondazione Bruno Kessler stressed, “The signing of this framework agreement represents a decisive step toward the construction of a national ecosystem of innovation, capable of facing the strategic challenges of our time and, at the same time, of competing on a global scale. The collaboration between two institutions of excellence such as Fondazione Bruno Kessler and Politecnico di Milano not only strengthens advanced research and education, but also paves the way for solutions capable of radically transforming the key sectors of our future, propelling Italy into a position of technological leadership.  The future of research depends on the ability to systematize skills, talents and financial resources.  In this context, tools such as joint PhDs and large-scale projects, funded both at the European and Italian levels, will become the engine of real transformation. ”