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Parco Scientifico e Tecnologico della Sicilia - Palermo

A network of analysis, test and innovative services in the European Mediterranean Region

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Address

Z.I. Brancaccio Via Filippo Pecoraino
90124 Palermo
(Sicily)

Telephone

+39 091 6215653

Fax

+39 091 6214343

World Wide Web

www.pstsicilia.org

 


Overview

President:
Prof. Antonio Catara
Contact:
Dr. Nicoletta Paparone
Email:
presidente@pstsicilia.org

Main points

The core tasks of the company range over three areas: the promotion of innovation and technology transfer and a performance offer for companies, which includes the search for partners in the technology sphere and innovative projects, internationalisation, management in itinere and much more. Moreover the park, thanks to its numerous existing laboratories, offers a broad spectrum of innovative services for the analysis and testing (genome analysis and hits for the variety of variants, phytosanitary and biotechnological diagnostics – micropropagation – chemical analyses – microbiology in the agrofoods sector – X-Ray-spectroscopy – technologies in the agro-foods sector – biomass – bioethanol – biodiesel – cultural and landscape heritage and material analysis). These are distributed over the five branches; Palermo, Catania, Ragusa, Caltanissetta and Agrigent, where they are located respectively in the industrial support areas.
Thanks to qualified employees, whose networking with one another, innovative equipment and the widely diversified presence in the region, the Science and Technology Park Sicily can unite the triangle of knowledge, research and development and thus assure the dissemination and the constant enhancement of its own results.

Brief description

PSTSicilia has built up a structured system of relations between local universities, research centres and companies, the joint aim of which is the enhancement of the regional competitiveness by means of research, innovation, technology transfer, propagation of quality and specialist training.
Further functions of the park are:
- Catalysator for product enquiries of the SMEs, innovation processes and for the performance spectrum of the regional research system. The main emphasis lies thereby on international cooperation and on the upvaluing and dissemination of innovations.

Companies:
3
R&D facilities:
2
Area:
2.500 mq
Total Number of Employees:
46