(20 October, 2016) Six young researchers between the ages of thirty and forty have proudly represented Italy in North America and come from different regions in Italy. Ilaria Iacobucci was awarded the Paola Campese Award for research in Leukemias. Gaetano Santulli and Silvia Balbo, ex aequo, were awarded the Hogan Lovells Award in Medicine, Biosciences and Cognitive Science. Umberto Berardi, however, is the winner of the Franco Strazzabosco Award for Engineers while Patrizio Antici was awarded with the Annamaria Molteni Award in Mathematics and Physics. Finally, Andrea Isella was awarded with the Young Investigators Award in Environmental Sciences, Astrophysics and Chemistry. These are the names of Italian researchers who have made their way into universities and research centers in the US and Canada, awarded Tuesday, October 18th at the Italian Embassy in Washington by ISSNAF, the foundation of Italian scientists in North America that brings together 4 thousand men and women in the world of research. According to the President of the foundation, Vito M. Campese, “In science, boundaries have no future, and collaboration networks, of which ISSNAF is an example, are intangible infrastructures that increasingly represent an additional value. I would like to thank the Italian Embassy in Washington and all the guests who honor us with their presence. We are particularly pleased to have also presented Human Technopole, which ISSNAF considered a great project, which may represent the first in a series of projects that Italy has in place to attract Italians who are now abroad and allow them to bring the knowledge developed over many years of work back to our country as well as attracting foreign researchers. ” The Italian Ambassador, Armando Varricchio comments, “The Italian scientific community in the United States is made up of professionals of the highest value who make a significant contribution to strengthening the cooperation between Italy and the United States in a strategic area of bilateral relations. The networking activity ensured by ISSNAF offers real opportunities to further develop and strengthen this cooperation”. (red)