L'Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma (UCBM) increases its international vocation and expands its prestigious collaborations thanks to the signature of a Memorandum of Understanding with the University of California, Berkeley (UCB), the first public university in the world and among the most prestigious universities globally (according to the ranking drawn up by THE - Times Higher Education).
The agreement, promoted and led by Alessandra Lanzara, physics professor at UCB of Berkeley, California and Adjunct Professor at UCBM, consolidates a path of collaboration started during the visit to Berkeley in November 2024. The Memorandum was signed together with Lisa Alvarez-Cohen, Vice Provost for Academic Planning & Senior International Officer of the US university.
The agreement provides for the implementation of joint research initiatives in various fields, including life sciences, artificial intelligence, bioengineering, advanced materials and roboticsThanks to this agreement, it will also be possible to structure training and academic exchange programs, with the aim of creating a lasting bridge between Rome and California in the name of research and innovation.
"The signing of this MoU with an excellent University, the first in world also for the number of spin-off companies accredited every year – said the prof. Eugenio Guglielmelli - This is truly a fundamental opportunity for the development of our University's international collaborations. Following the visit of one of our delegations to UCB last November and the ongoing student and faculty mobility, it will be a pleasure to soon welcome a delegation from them to our University and launch strategic research and innovation projects for global sustainable development.
"This collaboration between Rome and Berkeley – underlines the teacher Alessandra Lanzara - places Italy at the center of the global dialogue on innovation. The meeting between the excellence ofUniversità Campus Bio-Medico di Roma in bioengineering and biomedical research, and that of Berkeley, always a cradle of startups and a world leader in scientific discoveries, artificial intelligence and new technologies, strengthens the link between research and business, generating new opportunities for scientific and industrial progress for Italy."
With this agreement UCBM It increases its international attractiveness, confirms its integrated development strategy, and strengthens its commitment to excellent training, interdisciplinary research, and innovation.
