The PhD represents the highest level of university education and serves as a key driver of innovation and development. The involvement of companies in this pathway is essential to create a bridge between academic research and the productive sector, fostering the development of concrete and competitive solutions.
Collaboration with industry enables:
- Integration of skills: PhD students acquire an applied perspective on scientific knowledge, developing problem-solving abilities on real-world challenges.
- Promotion of technology transfer: research activities are transformed into innovations that benefit the market and society.
- Creation of career opportunities: PhD students engage with companies, broadening their professional prospects.
- Value generation for companies: businesses gain access to highly specialized expertise and advanced research projects, enhancing their competitiveness.
This synergy between academia and industry not only accelerates innovation processes but also contributes to the sustainable development of the local area and to the training of professionals capable of addressing future challenges.
In particular, research activities carried out by students in the PhD Program in Chemical Sciences have involved collaboration with the following companies:
- Fondazione Edmund Mach – Research and Innovation Centre (FEM)
- Capua 1880 S.r.l.
- SmartMe.IO S.r.l.
- Nanotech Solution Sociedad Limitada (NTSOL)
- Cogentech Società Benefit S.r.l.
- Enbiotech S.r.l.
- Plastica Alfa S.p.A.
- Cyclolab Cyclodextrin Kutato-Fejles Research & Development
- Fidia Farmaceutici S.p.A.
- Agrumaria Regina S.r.l.
- Sanipur S.p.A.
- Chromaleont S.r.l.
- ARGO IT S.r.l.
- COS.M.I.SUD Soc. Coop a.r.l.
Technology transfer in PhD programs refers to the process through which knowledge and innovations developed by PhD students are enhanced and brought to the market. It includes patents, licenses, spin-offs, collaborations with companies, and applied research projects.
It is important because:
- It fosters industrial innovation and enhances business competitiveness.
- It increases the employability of PhD students, who acquire transferable skills (such as project management and business development).
- It strengthens the connection between universities and the local territory.