The National Research Council (CNR) is the largest public research institution in Italy. CNR’s mission is to: perform research in its own Institutes; promote innovation and competitiveness of the national industry; promote the internationalisation of the national research system; provide technologies and solutions to emerging public and private needs; advise Government and other public bodies; and contribute to the qualification of human resources. The Department of Earth Systems Science and Environmental Technologies conducts studies on the chemical, physical and biological processes of the planet - from climate and atmospheric studies to research on aquatic and terrestrial systems and environmental evolution. The Department of Biomedical Sciences manages the research activity in Biology, Medicine and Public Health to promote knowledge on the fundamental mechanisms governing physiological and pathological aspects in living organisms.