Paolo De Natale, scientific coordinator of Iphoqs and former director of the National Institute of Optics of the National Research Council, has been appointed member of the Italian Academy of Engineering and Technology. Since 2018, Italy has been represented within the European Council of Academies of Applied Sciences, Technologies and Engineering. Euro-CASE is an independent non-profit organization of national academies of Engineering, Applied Sciences and Technology from 23 European countries. It was founded in 1992 upon French initiative by the members of CADAS (Conseil pour les Applications de l’Académie des Sciences). It acts as a permanent forum for exchange and consultation between European Institutions, Industry and Research. Through its Member academies, Euro-CASE has access to top expertise (around 6,000 experts) and provides impartial, independent and balanced advice on technological issues with a clear European dimension to European Institutions, national Governments, companies and organizations.

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