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’...

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, 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...

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...

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,...

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 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...

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...

President Fabio De Furia continued the dialogue with Laura Tassinari, Director of Internationalisation at Lazio Innova, focusing on new opportunities for technology transfer, collaborative innovation, and stronger connections between the Miami Scientific Italian Community and the Lazio Region’s Technological Districts. The discussion highlighted the potential for deeper collaboration between the...

PMI DAY is the National Day of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises promoted by Confindustria. Since 2010, it has opened the doors of Italian companies to students and teachers. Its goal is to bring younger generations closer to the world of business, its values, and its career opportunities through direct, hands-on...