The ability to create innovation plays a central role in economic growth and quality of life but it is also increasingly important in addressing the many social challenges.

Therefore, in developing effective innovation-oriented R&D policies, it is crucial to understand how research-based expertise can contribute to prosperity and address social challenges.

Moreover, due to the difficulty of collecting all the necessary competencies in a single organisation, innovation integrates knowledge from many different fields (e.g., chemistry, physic, technology, design, economics), becoming a process of constant interaction between academic researchers and the market.

To ensure wide-ranging exploitation of the research and technological innovation results developed at the founding Universities, the University for Innovation Foundation (U4I) has organized the workshop entitled "From University to market: U4I as a driver for technology transfer."

Researchers from the Universities of Bergamo, Milano Bicocca and Pavia will present the results of scientific research, possibly already translated into innovative products, processes or services, promoting on this occasion the meeting between university research, business, and the market favoured by the stage provided by the NanoInnovation 2022 event.