About us

Uncover the names and faces of the people working to finalise Butterfly Area:

The expertise of the Departments on Campus at the City of Science and the Environment and of UNITO Management are at your disposal as we work towards finalising our Company-on-Campus concept plan.

Vice-Rectors

 

Cristina
Prandi

Scientific Coordinator
Butterfly Area
Vice-Rector for the Research of
Natural and Agricultural sciences
Full Professor
– Department of Chemistry –

Guido
Boella

Vicar Vice-Rector for the
Promotion of Relations
with Enterprises and Business Trade Associations
Full Professor
– Computer Science Department –

Ambassadors and Department Representatives

 

Francesco
Ferrini

B.A. Ambassador
Associate Professor
– Department of Veterinary Sciences –

Amedeo
Reyneri

B.A. Ambassador
Full Professor
– Department of Agricultural,
Forest and Food Sciences –

Cristina
Varese

B.A. Ambassador
Full Professor
– Department of Life Sciences and
Systems Biology –

Marco
Zanetti

B.A. Ambassador
Full Professor
– Department of Chemistry –

Pierluigi
Di Ciccio

B.A. Representative
Associated Professor
– Department of Veterinary Sciences –

Francesca
Valetti

B.A. Representative
Associated Professor
– Department of Life Sciences and
Systems Biology –

Piercarlo
Rossi

Fund Raising

ILO – Innovation Division

 

Silvia
Forno

Institutions

Giovanna
Guarriello

Communication and Marketing

Nicole
Mariotti

Technical Expert

Francesca
Natale

Business Development

Butterfly Area is an initiative coordinated by:

 

The Industrial Liaison Office (ILO) is the contact point for companies, organisations as well as national and international institutions with the University of Turin, and has the aim of developing and promoting collaboration between these parties.

The Office oversees:

  • The scouting of UNITO’s research expertise in relation to the innovation areas of businesses
  • Organising one-to-one meetings with research groups and businesses
  • Arranging visits to Departments and University research infrastructure
  • Organising business-orientated events on specific University research areas
  • Devising a specific programme for large enterprises
  • Updating business on new opportunities for collaboration (regular emailing)

 

At UNITO, companies can receive support for the following activities:

  • Commissioning research
  • Collaborating in expert training towards research with student bursaries, doctorates, industrial doctorates, master’s courses and advanced master’s courses
  • Access to laboratories and research infrastructure
  • Drawing up license agreements and obtaining patents
  • Active collaboration in start-ups and spin offs
  • Staff participation at University training courses
  • Promoting contests of ideas with researchers, start-ups and students
  • Creating synergy with 2I3T, the business incubator at the University of Turin