Joint laboratories between the university and external bodies The University-Business laboratories - called joint laboratories - allow the University and public and private entities to share their know-how and research facilities by creating physical meeting places with new characteristics compared to those of the individual proposing institutes. University researchers and external partners work together to develop scientific and technological roadmaps of common interest and create stable partnerships for participation in competitive calls by drawing on research funding and increasing the potential to attract private investment.Joint laboratories can be carried out in the University premises and/or at the headquarters of the external partner, and require the desire for multi-year collaboration and medium-long term investments. How they are constituted Through an agreement on a specific and circumscribed research and development topic. Fundamental elements to set up a joint laboratory the parties must have an equal interest in carrying out the research, there must not be a prevailing and commercial interest on the part of the companies/institutions;the parties must pool, in shared physical spaces, the equipment and instrumentation necessary for the pursuit of the joint research activity;joint laboratories may be located on University premises and/or in premises made available by companies/institutions;the parties must jointly bear the general costs of operation and ordinary maintenance of the Laboratory;The results of the research are jointly owned by the parties Active Joint Laboratories Contacts For information contact: KTO - Rapporti con le imprese, Tutela e Valorizzazione IP ricercaeinnovazione(AT)unifi.it