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Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare

Acronym: INFN

General Information

Identification Code: 281756113325-24
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Entity Form: Research Performing Organization
Registration Category: Think tanks and research institutions
Registration Date: 3/24/2014
Last Update: 5/30/2024
EP Accredited Number: 1

Mission & Interests

Goals: The Italian Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN) is the Italian research agency dedicated to the study of the fundamental constituents of matter and the laws that govern them, under the supervision of the Ministry of Education, Universities and Research (MIUR). The INFN consists in 4 National Laboratories, 20 branches or sections (nearly all at Italian Universities) and a National Center for Information Technologies. It employs around 5000 scientists whose work is recognized internationally not only for their contribution to various Italian and European laboratories, but also to numerous research centers worldwide. It conducts theoretical and experimental research in the fields of subnuclear, nuclear and astroparticle physics. All of the INFN’s research activities are undertaken within a framework of international competition, in close collaboration with Italian universities on the basis of solid academic partnerships spanning decades. Fundamental research in these areas requ (...)
Interests Represented: Does not represent commercial interests
Interests:
  • Budget
  • Communication
  • Competition
  • Culture
  • Digital economy and society
  • Education and training
  • Energy
  • International co-operation and development
  • Public health
  • Regional policy
  • Research and innovation
  • Trans-European Networks
Levels of Interest:
  • european
  • national
  • global
  • sub-national

Activities

Main EU Legislative Proposals: INFN is mainly interested in the files related to Research&Innovation, Culture, Digital Agenda, Big Data. In particular, the Institute is following the framework program Horizon Europe, EURATOM, Digital Europe and all the European initiatives addressing innovation.
Communication Activities: INFN is strongly committed to communication and outreach activities towards the research community and the general public, to raise awareness about EU policies, strategies and funding opportunities. This is pursued through the organization of dedicated events or through the inclusion of EU topics in institutional events (e.g. OPEN LABS) or EU funded initiatives (e.g. Researchers Night).
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A

Head Office

Address: Via Enrico Fermi, 54 (già 40)
Post Code: 00044
City: Frascati (Roma)
Country: ITALY
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EU Office

Address: Via Enrico Fermi, 54 (già 40)
Post Code: 00044
City: Frascati (Roma)
Country: ITALY
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Financial Data

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Membership Information

Members10 Percent: 0
Members25 Percent: 0
Members50 Percent: 2
Members75 Percent: 0
Members: 2
Members F T E: 1
Info Members: The number of persons engaged in activities potentially includes all the researchers and technologists belonging to INFN.

Structure

Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: Each of the 20 divisions and the 6 groups linked to the divisions or laboratories of INFN are based at different university physics departments which are affiliated to INFN and guarantee close collaboration between the INFN and the academic world (https://home.infn.it/en/facilities-in-italy)
Organisation Members: INFN is Member of the relevant European and international Organisations and Associations dealing with R&D&I. Of its countless international activities, some of the most important research is conducted at CERN in Geneva. Italy was one of the European laboratory’s founding Member States and, through the INFN, it continues to be one of its most active members. Around 1,000 scientists from the INFN work in research groups at CERN, taking part in all experiments with the LHC particle accelerator (CMS, ATLAS, ALICE, LHCb, LHCf, Totem) and the SPS accelerator (COMPASS). The INFN is also a major contributor to experiments at other leading foreign laboratories including FERMILAB, SLAC, BNL, and JLAB (United States); PNPI, BINP and JINR (Russian Federation); CIAE and IHEP (China); RIKEN and KEK (japan); BARC (India), DESY and GSI (Germany), ESRF (France), PSI (Switzerland) etc. In Italy, international collaboration is mainly concentrated at the INFN’s four national laboratories, where major experimental facilities are available for use by the scientific community. One example is the VIRGO, interferometric antenna at Cascina, near Pisa, a joint-venture with the French CNRS IN2P3. The INFN also takes part in European scientific computing and nuclear physics projects. Together with numerous other research agencies from leading European countries, it founded the ApPEC (Astroparticle Physics European Coordination); it is a founding member of the French-Italian European Gravitational Observatory (EGO) Consortium (Cascina-Pisa); it is a member of the European Science Foundation (ESF) based in Strasbourg; it coordinates the EU-IndiaGRID2 project to improve grid technology in India. It has representatives on the NuPECC (Nuclear Physics European Collaboration Committee), on the PESC (Physical and Engineering Sciences) of the ESF, on the ICFA (International Committee Future Accelerators), on the ECFA (European Committee Future Accelerators) and on the FALC (Funding Agencies for Large Colliders). It is a member of the European Association for the Promotion of Science and Technology (EUROSCIENCE) in Strasbourg; it holds a stake, with the CNR, in the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) in Grenoble. (https://home.infn.it/en/the-institute/infn-in-the-world). INFN is also associated to the Agency for the promotion of European Research - APRE (https://apre.it/la-rete-apre/apre-soci/)