So far, 26 National Laboratories have been set up across the country in four major focus areas (Healthy Living; Safety and Security; Digital Transformation of Economy and Society; and Green Transition), and more are in the pipeline. By mobilising and combining the best domestic competences, scientific hubs of excellence have been created in the given fields, which are outstanding in international terms, opening up a cross-border dimension of research based on cooperation and promoting the social, economic and environmental exploitation of R&D results.