Governor DeSantis’ Fiscal Year 2025-26 Budget Makes Strategic Investments to Keep Florida Moving

FDOT’s 5-year work program invests $13.7 billion in the future of Florida’s transportation network TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — This week, Governor Ron DeSantis signed the Budget for Fiscal Year 2025-2026, which included strategic transportation investments totaling $15.1 billion. These investments enable the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) to deliver projects that...

eMerge Americas Acquires Miami AI Hub and Appoints Founder Burhan Sebin as eMerge Americas’ First Chief AI Officer

eMerge Americas to significantly expand AI programming at its flagship global tech conference in April 2026, and launches inaugural Miami AI School eMerge Americas, a strategic convener, catalyst, and global tech conference + expo uniting global enterprises, startups, investors, and government leaders to accelerate innovation, announced today the acquisition of...

Oracle: Italian Project for Oxygen Extraction from Lunar Regolith Takes Off

The Italian Space Agency (ASI) and OHB Italia have signed an industrial contract for a groundbreaking In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) project on the surface of the Moon The agreement, signed by ASI Director General Luca Vincenzo Maria Salamone and OHB Italia Managing Director Roberto Aceti, with ASI President Teodoro Valente...

Marco Peronaci is the new Italian Ambassador to Washington

Marco Peronaci, currently Italy’s ambassador to NATO, will be the next Italian ambassador to the United States. His appointment was approved today by the Council of Ministers, following a proposal by Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani.  He succeeds Mariangela Zappia, the first woman to hold this position, who leaves the post...

EU Calls 2025: the New Horizon Europe Work Programmes

Here we go: the European Commission has published the final version of the Horizon Europe Work Programme 2025, the EU’s main programme for research and innovation. With a total budget of €7.3 billion, the calls from the following clusters are particularly significant: Cluster 1 “Health“, for improving and protecting the...

Valuing the Network, Shaping the Future

By Prof. Domenico Calcaterra, Chief Cardiothoracic Surgery Miami Veterans Affairs Healthcare System In a time when knowledge is constantly evolving, moving quickly, and often struggling to find a home, it becomes urgent to reflect on the role of research and researchers in today’s society – and, above all, on how...

Postdoctoral Position in Human-Robot Interaction and EEG Research

The Italian Institute of Technology (IIT) is offering a postdoctoral position for a researcher with strong expertise in electroencephalography (EEG), to join a project focused on the neuro-cognitive mechanisms of human-robot interaction. The research aims to better understand human cognitive processes during interaction with both natural and artificial agents. Using...

World Health Expo in Miami: Italian MedTech Exports to the U.S. Up 14%

Twelve Italian companies to showcase innovation at the national pavilion Italian medical technology continues to gain traction in the U.S. market: in 2024, exports to the United States grew by 14.6% compared to the previous year, reaching a total value of $832 million (source: usatrade.census.gov). This positive trend sets the...