Santa Chiara Lab

Santa Chiara Lab is the innovation centre of the University of Siena. It is a place that catalyzes many cultural and social initiatives involving many actors (organizations, institutions, companies, Associations of the territory, students, and researchers) who see in the Santa Chiara Lab a place of knowledge exchange and permanent contamination. Santa Chiara Lab collaborates with citizens, universities, companies, cities and regions for joint value co-creation and co-design, rapid prototyping, experimenting and demonstrating concrete solutions to foster innovation, whilst supporting the transition from fundamental to applied research, in several domains such as sustainability, agrifood, public health, education, and digitalization.

Areas of work:

• Agriculture and (Agri-) Food
• Circular Economy
• Culture and Creativity (Creative Sectors)
• Education and/or Vocational Training
• Health and Well Being
• Industries and Manufacturing
• Rural
• Social Innovation and Inclusion
• Urban
• Zero Pollution and Decarbonization