Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare

EU Legislative Interests

INFN is mainly interested in the files related to Research&Innovation, Culture, Digital Agenda, Big Data. In particular, the Institute is following the framework program Horizon Europe, EURATOM, Digital Europe and all the European initiatives addressing innovation. INFN is strongly interested in following the evolution of negotiations for the next Horizon Europe (FP10)

Communication Activities

INFN is strongly committed to communication and outreach activities towards the research community and the general public, to raise awareness about EU policies, strategies and funding opportunities. This is pursued through the organization of dedicated events or through the inclusion of EU topics in institutional events (e.g. OPEN LABS) or EU funded initiatives (e.g. Researchers Night and other MSCA CITIZENS initiatives).

Interests Represented

Does not represent commercial interests

Member Of

INFN is Member of the relevant European and international Organisations and Associations dealing with R&D&I. Of its countless international activities, some of the most important research is conducted at CERN in Geneva. Italy was one of the European laboratory’s founding Member States and, through the INFN, it continues to be one of its most active members. Around 1,000 scientists from the INFN work in research groups at CERN, taking part in all experiments with the LHC particle accelerator (CMS, ATLAS, ALICE, LHCb, LHCf, Totem) and the SPS accelerator (COMPASS). The INFN is also a major contributor to experiments at other leading foreign laboratories including FERMILAB, SLAC, BNL, and JLAB (United States); PNPI, BINP and JINR (Russian Federation); CIAE and IHEP (China); RIKEN and KEK (japan); BARC (India), DESY and GSI (Germany), ESRF (France), PSI (Switzerland) etc. In Italy, international collaboration is mainly concentrated at the INFN’s four national laboratories, where major experimental facilities are available for use by the scientific community. One example is the VIRGO, interferometric antenna at Cascina, near Pisa, a joint-venture with the French CNRS IN2P3. The INFN also takes part in European scientific computing and nuclear physics projects. Together with numerous other research agencies from leading European countries, it founded the ApPEC (Astroparticle Physics European Coordination); it is a founding member of the French-Italian European Gravitational Observatory (EGO) Consortium (Cascina-Pisa); it is a member of the European Science Foundation (ESF) based in Strasbourg; it coordinates the EU-IndiaGRID2 project to improve grid technology in India. It has representatives on the NuPECC (Nuclear Physics European Collaboration Committee), on the PESC (Physical and Engineering Sciences) of the ESF, on the ICFA (International Committee Future Accelerators), on the ECFA (European Committee Future Accelerators) and on the FALC (Funding Agencies for Large Colliders). It is a member of the European Association for the Promotion of Science and Technology (EUROSCIENCE) in Strasbourg; it holds a stake, with the CNR, in the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) in Grenoble. (https://home.infn.it/en/the-institute/infn-in-the-world). INFN is also associated to the Agency for the promotion of European Research - APRE (https://apre.it/la-rete-apre/apre-soci/)

Organisation Members

Each of the 20 divisions and the 6 groups linked to the divisions or laboratories of INFN are based at different university physics departments which are affiliated to INFN and guarantee close collaboration between the INFN and the academic world (https://home.infn.it/en/facilities-in-italy)

Additional Information

Actual data regarding the last closed financial year, have been updated in September 2025. As the 2025 financial year will be closed by the end of April 2025, actual data will be given in the next partial update, together with provisional data of the ongoing year (2026)