The University of Florence has implemented an investment policy aimed at strengthening laboratories and equipment to support research activities of excellence and aimed at supporting innovation, technology transfer and business incubation activities in the region.This infrastructure strategy is configured as a technological platform at the service of companies, offering the sharing of technological resources, skills, collaboration and support in the processes of growth, updating and internationalization with a profoundly multidisciplinary vocation in line with the National Industry 4.0 Plan. and the PRS 2016-2020, and in particular the Regional Project no. 14 (Research, development and innovation), whose objectives include "the qualification and strengthening of the technology transfer system through support (...) to the infrastructures for the transfer" achievable through "strengthening of research and technology transfer infrastructures within the framework of the Regional Strategy Industry 4.0".For further information, consult the Research Infrastructures page on the MUR website. European infrastructures (ESFRI) European research infrastructures in which the University is involvedThis category includes research infrastructures that are part of the ESFRI roadmap which i) have their headquarters or nodes in Italy; ii) are based in other EU countries with Italian participation and contributions in kind by Italian bodies and industries. These infrastructures have operational links with the territory in which they are only located or from which contributions in kind originate and, precisely for this reason, they are linked with intelligent specialization of the territories themselves.BBMRI-ERIC - Distributed typePaola Turano | Department of Chemistry Ugo SchiffScientific Coordinator Biobanca daVEB ELIXIR - Distributed typeDuccio Cavalieri | Department of Biology EURO-BIOIMAGING - Distributed typeFrancesco Saverio Pavone | Deptment of Physics and Astronomy INSTRUCT-ERIC - Distributed typeLucia Banci | Department of Chemistry Ugo Schiff | CERM/CIRMMP LIFE WATCH ERIC - Distributed typeMarco Benvenuti | University Museum System National infrastructures This category includes national research infrastructures with an international outlook and research facilities with a recognized role in national or international networks. They have strong links with the territory in which they are located and can be counted among the major drivers of their smart specialisation strategy.Acceleratori LNL - Single typeGabriele Pasquali | Department of Physics and Astronomy CMCC - Distributed typeMarco Bindi | Department of Agriculture, Food, Environment and Forestry RIHS ex IPERION-CH - Distributed typePiero Baglioni | Department of Chemistry Ugo Schiff LENS - Single typeElisabetta Cerbai | Department of Neurosciences, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health (NEUROFARBA) LNS - Single type SPES -LNL -Single typeSandro Barlini | Department of Physics and Astronomy