Following the members' need for continual innovation, Polo has set up three thematic cooperative laboratories, where scientific and industrial researchers meet and exchange ideas (Open Innovation). Furthermore, these laboratories develop specialised post graduate courses. These 3 laboratories are:
- HPC Laboratory: High Performance Computing
- SHIP Laboratory: Naval Measurements, Projects and Simulations
- SEA Laboratory: Environmental monitoring and ecosystem research
The 'Distretto' members, businesses, universities and research institutes, co-operate with the three laboratories. These laboratories, having a close link between their research objectives forming a united ecosystem.
Fig. 1: Il sistema di laboratori cooperativi del DLTM