The award, now in its 15th edition, is promoted by PniCube and organized by Università Federico II di Napoli and recognizes the results on the market of spin-offs developed in the academic field. Relief was born in March 2019 and the company's main objective is to become the world leader in the field of artificial sphincters for the treatment of severe forms of urinary incontinence. Relief srl, the winner, was born in March 2019 and the headquarters are located in Pisa (Italy). The company's main objective is to become the world leader in the field of artificial sphincters for the treatment of severe forms of urinary incontinence

A new call is open with 28 additional positions in order to award scholarships for Ph.D. courses on the topics of Innovation or Green, linked to sustainable and inclusive development, with particular attention to defense of biodiversity, reduction of the impact of climate change, diffusion of the circular economy, promotion of sustainable development. The new call is in implementation of Italian Ministerial Decree no. 1061/2021, on FSE REACT-EU funding in the framework of PON “Ricerca e Innovazione” 2014-2020 (Azione IV.4 e Azione IV.5)

To achieve a seamless human-robot collaboration it is crucial that robots express their intentions without perturbating or interrupting the task that the human partner is performing at that moment. A study is coordinated by The BioRobotics Institute of the Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, in collaboration with the University of Ferrara. Reducing the interference with human action, especially in the industrial field, "the robots could be of great help during the execution of heavy and repetitive tasks"