On December 3rd and 4th, over six hundred people took part in the presentation of MUSA’s three years of activity, an ecosystem that involved more than a thousand researchers and is now showing the results of a collective effort capable of transforming Milan.
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The two-day event on December 3rd and 4th for “MUSA – The Paths of Sustainable Innovation” represented a symbolic and substantial step in MUSA’s journey: a time to present what has been built, but also an opportunity to look clearly and energetically at the prospects of sustainable innovation. Right from the event’s opening, the atmosphere was that of a community recognizing the value of the path taken together, with an attendance that exceeded six hundred participants.
MUSA has committed to an imposing effort: over a thousand researchers (male and female), twenty-four companies and public partners like the Municipality of Milan and the Lombardy Region, nine Living Labs, and five Joint Labs, which have produced tangible technological and social results. Among these are four new patents in the fields of energy, sensor technology, innovative materials, and urban monitoring systems. And then, more than one hundred and fifty projects launched in three years: a dense mosaic of ideas, prototypes, experiments, and new alliances.
During the event, the six winning projects of the “MUSA Next Generation SME” Call were awarded, an important recognition that highlights the capacity of small and medium-sized enterprises to innovate responsibly, with a prize of 25 thousand euros each for a total prize pool of 150 thousand euros. Their presence helped strengthen a continuous dialogue between academic research and the production world, the beating heart of MUSA’s mission.
Among the most lively moments of the two days was the Poster Session, which brought over one hundred and fifty research works, collected in the Book of Abstract, to the center stage. The exhibition offered an impressive overview: a journey spanning digital transition, health, sustainability, deep tech, social innovation, new materials, entrepreneurship, and much more. It was a visual and immediate depiction of the multidimensionality of the MUSA ecosystem, but above all, an opportunity for direct discussion. During the lunch break, visitors were able to move freely among the panels, talk with the authors, and see firsthand prototypes and solutions already capable of producing concrete impact.
The Poster Session was not just a simple exhibition moment, it was the most faithful portrait of the vitality that animates MUSA, the curiosity and commitment of the four Milanese universities involved, and the collective will to transform knowledge into real change. The Book of Abstracts, which collects this wealth, now remains as a living archive, a memory, and a promise of an ecosystem that will continue to grow and regenerate.
These two days made it evident that MUSA is not just a project, but a meeting place, a platform for shared visions, and a commitment to the future. For this reason, the first thanks go to all the people who participated, contributed, observed, discussed, and built. The path traced in these years is solid, and the journey ahead will be even richer thanks to the strength of this community.
