Strengthening of the Italian Research Infrastructure for Metrology and Open Access Data in support to the Agrifood
UNISI1 – Santa Chiara Lab
(Reference person: Angelo Riccaboni)
Santa Chiara Lab’s aim is the promotion of innovation and sustainability, having in mind two main goals. Firstly, seeking to understand how stakeholders and users can participate in its activities and supporting the process of achieving a more sustainable society, within a Quadruple Helix approach. Secondly, guiding the setting up of several projects and initiatives with the aim of directly contributing to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs). The Santa Chiara Lab is the innovation centre of the University of Siena. It is a place that catalyses many cultural and social initiatives involving many actors (organizations, institutions, companies, associations of the territories, students, and researchers), who see in the Santa Chiara Lab a place for knowledge exchange and permanent contamination.
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Angelo Riccaboni
Is Chairman of PRIMA Foundation (Barcelona), created by 19 Countries and the EC to fund agrifood innovation. He also chairs the Santa Chiara Lab, an innovation center at the University of Siena. Former Rector of the University of Siena from (2010-2016), he is a member of the Leadership Council of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Solutions Network, Chair of the Regional Centre of the SDSN for the Mediterranean, Co-Chair of the SDSN Europe. A full Professor in Business Administration at the University of Siena, his main research interests relate to businesses’ governance and management systems for sustainability and to innovation in agrifood systems. He was Chair of the Association of Italian Rectors Foundation. He is also a Member of the EC sub-group on Mission Area Soil Health and Food of the ‘shadow’ strategic configuration of the Horizon Europe Programme Committee.
Donata Franzi
Is Head of Research and Grants Management Division at the University of Siena. She is engaged in coordinating research and technology transfer support services, scouting of funding opportunities, training for both researchers and administrative support staff. She coordinates the activities and support to UNISI Ethics Committee (CAREUS) and is actively involved in the groups on GDPR implementation; HRS4R Human Resources Strategy for Researchers, as well as in the working group on the Gender Equality Plan.
Cristiana Tozzi
Is project manager in several projects related to agrifood, sustainability, life sciences and education. She is project manager in the Santa Chiara Lab at the University of Siena, coordinating several projects and in particular in the NPRR Centro Nazionale Agritech - Spoke 9. She is project manager for METROFOOD IT and the Siena Food Lab. She acts as Project Manager also in different education programmes, such as “Insieme per gli SDGS”, a programme involving Università di Siena, Fao, Ministero degli Affari Esteri and Save The Children, and Siena Food Lab. She is Co-founder in Santa Chiara Next, a spinoff of the University of Siena for supporting companies. Currently, she is project manager also in the Luiss Business School for an Education in Sustainability and Enterprises’ Course. Since many years, she is member of the Board of Santa Chiara Lab. She was Chief Executive Officer of a small company.