After Duisburg and Barcelona, this opening will underline the company’s ongoing internationalisation strategy in expanding its pool of talent for semiconductor, HPC and AI.
Bologna is at the heart of one of the most innovative and industrial regions in Italy and Europe and is the home of one of Europe’s oldest universities with more than 90,000 students and of Cineca, the largest Italian supercomputing centre, partner of the European Processor Initiative (EPI) consortium.
Bologna also hosts the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) and, from 2025, will serve as the host city for a United Nations University (UNU) research and training institute, specialising in Big Data and AI.
Both Bologna and Northern Italy are leading locations in academic research in semiconductors and chip design.
Matteo Tonelli will join SiPearl in June to head up the subsidiary. With a background in Research and Innovation and experience in both the public and private sectors he has, since 2020, been engaged in managing external relations and partnerships at ANRT (French National Association for Research and Technology), an entity renowned for funding 1,700 industrial doctorates.
As Italy Country Manager, Matteo will build a team of top-tier engineers and strengthen local partnerships. In addition, he will lead efforts to establish strategic alliances with key universities across Italy, further solidifying SiPearl's foothold in the region. Matteo will report to Anna Riverola who heads up International Development and Collaborative Research Programs.
“In my last position, my duty was to identify high potential tech companies engaged in Research & Innovation activities in France. Besides my knowledge of the French and Italian ecosystems, I am eager to contribute to building public-private partnerships, which are already central to SiPearl’s technological progress”, said Tonelli.
“Opening our third international subsidiary in Italy will enable us to further strengthen our close connections with our key partners while enriching the talents of our R&D teams. I am very pleased of the recruitment of Matteo Tonelli. In particular, he will bring SiPearl his renowned experience in establishing strategic alliances with private et public actors to consolidate our local partnerships and to initiate others throughout Italy”, concluded Anna Riverola.
