Ugo Faraguna is Professor of Physiology at Unipi and founder of Sleepacta, a spin-off that monitors and helps diagnose sleep disorders.

He will bring his story on June 26 at the Sapienza Palace on the first day of “Converging Skills”.

Converging Skills

The convergence of disciplines and technologies, the relationship between research and industries, the early collaboration between start-up companies and investors, cooperation between companies instead of competition are evident trends of social, cultural and economic growth.

The event explores best practices world-wide in the above principles and delineates a road-map and a strategic vision to create a successful ecosystem of researchers, entrepreneurs and investors that believe and these principles and are willing to make a changes in current practices.

The organizers have invited people from academic institutions and industries, investors, policy makers to seat together, share knowledge and experience and shaping a vision of the future.