We apply multidisciplinary skills to the bioeconomy and circular economy through R&D projects and technical-scientific consultancies

We aim to become the go-to place for the provision of research, innovation and development activities in the field of smart agriculture and automation

Unraveling the genomic and molecular bases that underlie fruit quality and resistant traits to develop improved fruit cultivars and assist traditional breeding programs

Developing scientific knowhow and innovative varieties that resist biotic and abiotic stress to promote sustainable and quality viticulture

Applies new breeding technologies (cisgenesis, gene editing) for functional genomics studies in plants to increase tolerance to biotic and abiotic stress and improve fruit quality.

This Unit focuses on crop protection to decrease reliance on pesticides and improve well-being and the land-based economy with the development of innovative and sustainable agricultural practices.

This Unit assesses wildlife behavioral adaptations to environmental and anthropogenic drivers, developing predictive models based on bio-logging and remote sensing data

The research is focused on the concept of One Health and EcoHealth, promoting the concept that human health is strictly dependent on the health of plants, animals and the environment.

This Unit investigates how and why genomic diversity of wild animal species and their microbiota change over space and time, providing scientific support for biodiversity management.

This Unit studies plant biodiversity using comparative and functional genomic approaches with a focus on species evolution and adaptation.

Plants interact with the environment, reflecting biotic and abiotic changes. Plant biodiversity and phenology are studied as response indicators, including those relating to human health.

This Unit studies the interactions between forests and their biotic and abiotic environment in a context of global changes and feedbacks between vegetation, biodiversity and climate.

This Unit nvestigates temporal and spatial changes in the biodiversity and ecology of the alpine and perialpine hydrographic network.

The Unit comprises studies on biosynthesis of various groups of plant metabolites with the aim to isolate and identificate them and understand their function and biological roles.

Food, plant, human, animal and model cell chemistry are studied using various physicochemical analytical applications, including metabolomics.

Investigates food quality with a multidisciplinary approach, focusing on consumers and
sustainability, from agrifood applications to the fundamentals of perceptual processes

This Unit applies food traceability and authenticity against fraud and counterfeiting using advanced Stable Isotope Ratios Analysis and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance.

New methods of data management, analysis and mathematical modelling are developed to understand how complex biological systems function.