Area Science Park is a public national research organization under the Italian Ministry for Universities and Research. Area manages the largest and longest established science park in Italy which hosts a number of national and international research organisations. Area provides open access to its research infrastructures to promote both excellent research and industrial applications and actively collaborates on research projects with other public and private sector partners. Area is at the center of an ecosystem which favours technological research and innovation and serves as a link between the world of research and industry, transferring research findings to the market, and supporting the creation of new innovative companies providing numerous technical services including: researcher mobility, technology transfer, patent research and advanced training. Cutting-edge equipment and facilities for scientific and industrial research include a laboratory for Genomics and Epigenomics (LAGE) and a state-of-the-art HPC facility devoted to bio-informatic and data science (LADE).