{"id":971,"date":"2024-06-27T11:51:56","date_gmt":"2024-06-27T09:51:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.corefacilitiesitalia.it\/le-core-facilities\/core-facilities-che-cosa-sono\/"},"modified":"2025-02-12T11:20:10","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T10:20:10","slug":"core-facilities-che-cosa-sono","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.corefacilitiesitalia.it\/en\/le-core-facilities\/core-facilities-che-cosa-sono\/","title":{"rendered":"Core Facilities: what are they?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#173356\">Core Facilities in the Research and Innovation ecosystem<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6ce5f598bdc38fed228e56b78ce4519d\" style=\"color:#173356\"><strong>Scientific advancement<\/strong> is closely tied to the <strong>technological progress<\/strong> enabled by multi- and interdisciplinary research contexts.<br>Major<strong> breakthroughs in Life Sciences<\/strong>, such as genome decoding, stem cell therapies, and precision medicine, result from the synergy between new technologies and the collaboration among biologists, physicists, mathematicians, and computer scientists.<br><strong>Achieving significant results<\/strong> in these areas would not have been possible without<strong> the support of advanced research infrastructures<\/strong>, which integrate <strong>complex technologies, continuously updated methodologies, and highly skilled personnel<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#173356\">.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-60f4f3ad9b241746147cad9f78c3d4de\" style=\"color:#173356\">These <strong>technological platforms<\/strong>, known as <strong>Core Facilities<\/strong>, have played a crucial role in <strong>fostering collaborative research ecosystems<\/strong> and have become a <strong>fundamental part of Universities and Research Institutes<\/strong>.<br>Moreover, Core Facilities actively support an <strong>open innovation<\/strong> approach by facilitating ongoing <strong>exchange<\/strong> between <strong>research<\/strong> and <strong>enterprises ecosystems<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#173356\">Access to Core Facilities and types of services<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#173356\"><strong>Core Facilities<\/strong> are <strong>centralized laboratories<\/strong> that offer <strong>access to instruments and services, based on established fee-for-service rates<\/strong>, to both public and private research Institutions and enterprises. <strong>Services<\/strong> can range from <strong>sample analysis and consulting<\/strong> to <strong>equipment use<\/strong> and training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#173356\">Core Facilities are pivotal in enhancing the effectiveness of scientific research and constitute a key factor in promoting elements such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#173356\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Open access to advanced technologies and high-quality services;<\/mark><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:#ffffff;color:#173356\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>Support for interdisciplinary research<\/strong>;<\/mark><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:#ffffff;color:#173356\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Encouragement of <strong>collaborations between internal and external researchers<\/strong> from Universities and Research Institutes;<\/mark><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:#ffffff;color:#173356\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>Optimization of institutional investments<\/strong><\/mark>;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:#ffffff;color:#173356\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>Open innovation<\/strong><\/mark>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#173356\"><strong>The collaboration policies, strategies<\/strong>, and <strong>best practices<\/strong> in Core Facility management which are shared <strong>among NICo members<\/strong> are described in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.corefacilitiesitalia.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/93\/2024\/07\/Accordo-Core-Facilities_def-1.pdf\"><strong>Memorandum of Understanding<\/strong><\/a> which was signed during the Kick-off Meeting of the Network held in Trento on June 6, 2022.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Core Facilities in the Research and Innovation ecosystem Scientific advancement is closely tied to the technological progress enabled by multi- and interdisciplinary research contexts.Major breakthroughs in Life Sciences, such as genome decoding, stem cell therapies, and precision medicine, result from the synergy between new technologies and the collaboration among biologists, physicists, mathematicians, and computer scientists.Achieving 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