From: August 31, 2026, at 12:00 PMTo: September 2, 2026, at 2:00 PMLocation: CNR Nanotec, Rita Levi Montalcini Seminar Room, Campus Ecotekne – Lecce Novel luminescent materials, advanced photophysical mechanisms, and applications in optoelectronics, sensing, and biomedicine will be the focus of the international workshop “TADF and RTP Materials:...
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SBIR/STTR Fall Innovation Conference
Join America’s Seed Fund in National Harbor, MD. See the special discount code below. From September 22–24, 2026, America’s Seed Fund will return to the Gaylord National Hotel & Convention Center in National Harbor, just outside Washington, D.C., for the SBIR/STTR Fall Innovation Conference. Are you exploring how to bring your...
Italy and the U.S. Grow Closer Through the Miami Scientific Italian Community
Maria Carmela Basile, Head of the CNR Tecnology Transfer Office, and MSIC President Fabio De Furia during a recent meeting at CNR headquarters. The National Research Council of Italy (CNR) is among the founding partners of the Miami Scientific Italian Community (MSIC), a bridge between Italy’s and the United States’...
ENEA and CNR Advance Smart Materials for Industrial Applications
Smart materials are materials that respond to external stimuli such as temperature, light, pressure, and electric or magnetic fields. By reacting to these environmental changes, they can modify their size, stiffness, shape, or other physical properties, enabling the development of innovative and dynamic products. In the medical field, for example,...
The Miami Scientific Italian Community mourns the passing of Professor Teodoro Valente
The Miami Scientific Italian Community, together with its President De Furia, the Board of Directors, the International Advisory Board, and all its members and collaborators, expresses its deepest sorrow over the untimely passing of Professor Teodoro Valente, President of the Italian Space Agency (ASI). A Full Professor of Materials Science...
New Milestones for Italian: Language Education Expands Across Miami-Dade Public Schools
The expansion of Italian language education in American schools has reached a historic milestone. Thanks to the long standing collaboration with Miami-Dade County Public Schools (MDCPS), led by Superintendent Dr. Jose L. Dotres, Italian education in South Florida is entering a new phase of growth. This achievement is the result...
Miami AI Summit Returns for Its Sixth Edition, Bringing Together the Leaders Defining the Future of Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence is moving from experimentation to execution, and the next phase of innovation will be shaped by the people building, investing in, and governing these technologies. This evolution will take center stage as the Miami AI Summit returns for its sixth edition, bringing together more than 600 executives, founders,...
A Decade of Innovation Connecting Rome and Miami
President Fabio De Furia visited the Sapienza Innovation & Entrepreneurship HUB, accompanied by Director Professor Sabrina Lucibello. The meeting focused on the HUB’s international initiatives and its longstanding connection with Miami, developed since 2013 through a network of universities, research centers, and companies from Lazio. The discussion highlighted opportunities to...
The Perfect Pitch 2026
The Perfect Pitch is a call for proposals organized by RetImpresa, in collaboration with the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and with the support of the Consulate General of Italy in New York. The initiative aims to select three Italian innovative companies (startups, scaleups, and SMEs) operating...
Italy and the U.S. Join Forces to Advance Innovation
Fabio De Furia, President of the Miami Scientific Italian Community, met with Carlo La Rotonda, General Director of Retimpresa, to discuss upcoming international initiatives connecting Italy and the United States. This fall, startups, Technology Transfer, and Open Innovation will be at the heart of new opportunities to strengthen collaboration between...










