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The IPCB is the main research institute of the CNR dedicated to the development of polymeric materials, composites and biomaterials, as well as biomacromolecules, green chemistry and the science of life. Through a multidisciplinary approach, transversal skills are integrated, from synthesis to process up to validation in the relevant environment of innovative materials capable of responding to the technological, economic and environmental challenges posed by modern societies.

The main headquarters of the Institute is located in Pozzuoli while the secondary offices are in Naples/Portici, Catania, Lecco and, a third-party research unit, in Lecce at the University of Salento. The IPCB with 112 employees (84 researchers and technologists, 28 technicians and administrators, post-docs and PhD students, 25 associates) is the largest Italian institute that implements research activities on polymers, composite materials and related advanced technologies. 

The Department of Chemistry at UNIBA was founded in 1982 and is presently composed of almost 50 tenure-track professors and limited-term researchers as well as technicians and administrative staff. Courses are offered in all the Chemistry disciplines (General, Inorganic, Analytical, Organic and Physical Chemistry) as well as different Degree Courses at UNIBA. 

The Department coordinates the Degree Courses in Chemistry and Environmental Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree, 3 years) as well as in Chemical Sciences and Technologies and Material Sciences and Technologies (Master’s Degree, 2 years). A PhD School in Chemical and Molecular Sciences (3 years) is offered as well. Moreover, the Department also hosts researchers and technical/administrative staff belonging to three institutes of the National Research Council.