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THREE RESEARCH INSTITUTES
Eurac Research, the Laimburg Research Centre, Fraunhofer Italia
Future-oriented and sustainable: the projects of the three research institutes and competence centres at NOI.
Who is researching what? Take a closer look at the institutes.
Eurac Research, the Laimburg Research Centre, Fraunhofer Italia. They create the framework for research at NOI through their various perspectives: Green, Food & Health, Digital and Automotive/Automation. Thus covering NOI’s four technology fields. The research institutes, in collaboration with the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, oversee 47 labs to promote innovation for a better world.
The individual research institutes
Specialised competencies for a common goal: innovation.
EURAC RESEARCH. The largest research centre.
Eurac Research conducts research at NOI in the fields of Green Energy, Environmental Monitoring Technologies, Climate Simulation, Biomedicine and Mummy Research. The private research centre’s driving force: Innovation is what people need.
One hundred of Eurac Research’s 400 researchers work at NOI. The mutual stimulation of companies, crafts, science and culture is the focus of its research activity.
Eurac Research operates 14 R&D labs at NOI. Four institutes are located here, dedicated to Renewable Energy, Alpine Emergency Medicine, Mummy Research and, most recently, Biomedicine. The cutting-edge facilities, including the extreme climate simulator terraXcube, provide unparalleled opportunities for research and industry. The possibilities range from advances in high-altitude medicine and outdoor apparel to technology stress tests on mountain equipment such as snowcats and snow cannons.
FRAUNHOFER ITALIA. Robotics and more for SMEs.
Fraunhofer Italia specialises in applied research for small and medium-sized enterprises. The teams work in the field of automation & mechatronics and optimise business models and planning processes in construction and industrial sectors.
Fraunhofer Italia, like its German counterpart Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, is a non-profit research institute. The researchers bring digitalisation to companies in the manufacturing, craft and construction industries. The goal is to convert scientific knowledge into customised solutions.
The subject areas? Automation, robotics, machine learning, machine vision, intelligent sensor technology, agricultural mechatronics and SmartHomes. In the construction sector, Fraunhofer Italia focuses on integrated planning, lean construction, BIM and AR/VR. Additionally, the institute assists companies and institutions in developing innovative business models in the digitalisation field.
LAIMBURG RESEARCH CENTRE. Food wins.
Landwirtschaft und Lebensmittel. In diesen Bereichen betreibt das Versuchszentrum Laimburg angewandte Forschung. Das Ziel: Südtirols Landwirtschaft wettbewerbsfähig und nachhaltig machen und die Qualität der Produkte sichern.
Das Versuchszentrum Laimburg ist Südtirols führende Forschungsinstitution für Lebensmittelqualität. Mehr als 150 Mitarbeiter arbeiten jährlich an 350 Forschungs- und Versuchsprojekten aus dem Agrarbereich.
Seit 2018 ist das Labor für Aromen und Metaboliten am NOI Techpark angesiedelt, es führt Untersuchungen zu Lebensmittelqualität und Pflanzengesundheit durch. Mit unibz betreibt die Laimburg das NMR-Labor, in dem der Ursprung von Agrarprodukten geprüft und authentifiziert wird. Ein großer Teil der Forschung im Lebensmittelbereich findet direkt im Versuchszentrum Laimburg statt, als externer Zweigstelle von im Technologiefeld Food.