Since its creation, the Fondazione Politecnico di Milano has created value and promoted research by offering enterprise and the various Politecnico research centres the opportunity to participate in funding granted by public and private bodies; conducting the project management and, in general, governance of the approved projects; and marrying the university's scientific needs with companies' innovation and development needs for new products and services.
In the 2006-08 three-year period the Foundation managed 181 projects involving 460 bodies including universities, research centres, public administrations, companies and associations, for an overall equivalent of around EUR 89 million.
The Fondazione has promoted projects addressing various different areas, and in particular: