The Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare INFN - founded on August 8th 1951 - is the Institute that promotes,coordinates and carries out theoretical and experimental research in the field of sub-nuclear, nuclear and astroparticle physics as well as the technological research necessary for such activities.

It is dedicated to the study of the fundamental constituents of matter and their basic interactions and operates in close collaboration with the academic world as part of wider international cooperation schemes.The Institute promotes and transfers the acquired knowledge, the competences, the methods and the techniques developed as part of its own research activities, to other disciplines such as medicine, art heritage and the environment.

The Headquarter Services perform tasks and provide technical support in relation to the duties of the President, the
Executive Board and the Board of Directors.