Welcome to the C.N.R. Bologna Research Area

The Bologna Research Area offers services and support to the Italian National Research Council (CNR) and the National Institute for Astrophysics Institutes present on the site as well as to those in other cities in Emilia-Romagna.

Dr.Roberto Zamboni is now the President of CNR Research Area, Mr. Robert Minghetti is the Organizational Manager for the Area Services - email: presidenza@area.bo.cnr.it

On the campus in Via Gobetti there are a total of eight Institutes belonging both to the CNR and to the Italian National Astrophysics Institute (INAF) together with the central Area Library, Conference Centre and ancillary services.

CNR Institutes on the Bologna campus

• IBE (ex IBIMET) Institute of Bioeconomy
• IMM Institute for Microelectronic and Microsystems
• ISAC Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate
• ISMAR Institute of Marine Sciences
• ISMN Institute for Nanostructured Materials Studies
• ISOF Institute of Organic Synthesis and Photoreactivity

INAF Institutes on the Bologna campus

• OAS Osservatorio di Astrofisica e Scienza dello Spazio
• IRA Institute of Radioastronomy

Other CNR Institutes in Emilia Romagna and Marche

• IEIIT Research Centre for Information and Telecommunication Systems - Bologna
• IGSG (ex-IRSIG) Institute of Legal Informatics and Judicial Systems - Secondary location of Bologna
• IGM Institute for Molecular Genetics - Bologna
• CNRNANO Institute for Nanosciences (Modena)
• IMAMOTER Institute for Agricultural and Earthmoving Machines - Ferrara
• IMEM Institute of Materials for Electronics and Magnetism - Parma
• ISTEC Research Institute for Ceramic Technology - Faenza (Ravenna)
• ISMAR Institute of Marine Sciences - detached branch of Ancona

The Research Area of Bologna holds also:

	In May 2019, ART-ER was born from the merger of ASTER and ERVET
	Acceleratori di Innovazione: Ricerca, Innovazione, Impresa per il benessere del Paese
	Laboratory of Industrial Research and Technology Transfer of the High Technology Network of Emilia-Romagna
	Industrial Research and Technological Transfer for the Environment