The five-year agreement between the University of Eastern Piedmont and Syensqo, a spin-off of Solvay, for the activation of the Research and Development Center for environmental remediation and protection was signed today at the headquarters of the Department of Science and Technological Innovation in Alessandria ( RisPA).
Signed by the rector Gian Carlo Avanzi and Marco Apostolo, country manager of Syensqo Italia, it will work on the study of new materials and processes for the reduction of pollutants existing in the Alessandria area and the elimination of substances potentially harmful to the environment from processing water.
The project started thanks to an investment of 5 million by Syensqo.
"The researchers at the center - explains Avanzi - will be able to directly discuss with the business world also on how to apply the newly discovered innovative technologies with a view to protecting the environment".
"This important investment - adds Apostolo - highlights, even more, Syensqo's primary commitment to research and innovation for which every year the company commits approximately 40 million in Italy".
"In addition to having positive repercussions for the local area, the RiSpa - underlines Stefano Colosio, plant director of Spinetta Marengo - represents an opportunity for the development of solutions which from Alessandria can be applied at a national and international level, within a logic of growth of the group" .
The Center will make use of dedicated technical staff and researchers;
it will be fully operational within the next six months.
Three new laboratories are planned: one for chemical-physical treatments and two for chemical and biological analyses.
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