The HUB is the administrative and managerial department of the consortium. It carries out multidisciplinary and cross-cutting activities that support both the coordination of ongoing projects and the promotion of the consortium’s initiatives. Its main responsibilities include:

• Scientific and managerial coordination of projects: ensuring alignment among partners, monitoring project progress, and maintaining consistency with technical, scientific, and administrative objectives.

• Methodological and technical support to partners: providing guidelines, operational tools, and supervision to facilitate the integration of the consortium’s diverse competencies.

• Quality assurance and deliverable management: ensuring that documents and outputs meet funding agency requirements, internal standards, and planned timelines.

• IPR management and internal governance: coordinating activities related to intellectual property, access rights, and the valorization of project results.

• Communication and dissemination: promoting the activities of the S.C. a r.l., supporting the dissemination of project outcomes, and managing relationships with external stakeholders, institutions, and the scientific community.

• Development of new initiatives and project opportunities: identifying emerging opportunities, supporting the formulation of new project concepts, and fostering strategic collaborations.

Through these activities, the HUB strengthens the identity of the S.C. a r.l., facilitates collaboration among partners, and supports the growth of the consortium’s scientific and technological capabilities.