Eucentre is a non-profit private law foundation whose mission is to conduct research and provide training and services in earthquake and safety engineering 
Eucentre promotes science, research and innovation for the benefit of the community, offering targeted methodologies and concrete solutions for prevention, safety and resilience. It collaborates with institutions and companies to disseminate competencies for the common good.
Eucentre conducts earthquake engineering research and risk reduction studies via laboratory testing and numerical analysis to enhance seismic performance and develop innovative solutions 
Eucentre carries out research activities in earthquake engineering and risk reduction through laboratory testing and numerical analysis, aiming to improve the seismic performance of structures and soils and to develop innovative seismic retrofitting techniques.
The Foundation promotes diverse and high-quality training activities aimed at academic and professional contexts, with constantly updated and innovative programs and initiatives designed to meet the evolving needs of the sector and society 
Eucentre ensures communication aimed at informing institutions, professionals, and citizens about ongoing activities and projects, with the goal of disseminating useful and accessible content and knowledge. It contributes to promoting a shared and informed culture of prevention and resilience.
The Eucentre Foundation, together with the University of Pavia and the IUSS University School, has been recognised among the winners of the 2025 ASSISi Global Design & Innovation Awards in the Research category, with the project ERIES-PASFIT – Field Simulation of Dynamic Loads in a Real Seismic Isolated Building, based on the in-situ experimental campaign carried out in Arischia (L’Aquila, Italy).
The ASSISi Awards are internationally acknowledged as one of the leading distinctions in the field of seismic isolation and energy dissipation technologies. The 2025 edition featured 16 entries from 6 countries, evaluated by an international jury that awarded one Grand Prize, four Category Awards, and one Honourable Mention.
In the Research category, the award recognised an experimental programme conducted on a full-scale base-isolated building, aimed at simulating dynamic loads and documenting structural response under controlled yet representative seismic conditions.
The Eucentre contribution was developed within the framework of the European project ERIES through the PASFIT in-situ testing campaign on a real base-isolated structure in the L’Aquila area. The experimental programme generated high-value scientific data on the dynamic performance of seismic isolation systems at full scale, strengthening the link between applied research, experimental validation, and future code development in earthquake engineering.
The research team consists of:
Paolo M. Calvi (P.I. – University of Washington)
Igor Lanese (EUCENTRE)
Elisa Rizzo Parisi (EUCENTRE)
Filippo Dacarro (EUCENTRE)
Aldo Rapone (IUSS Pavia)
Giammaria Gabbianelli (University of Pavia)
Bryan Chalarca (University of Pavia)
Tracy B. Becker (UC Berkeley)
Halûk Sucuoğlu (Middle East Technical University)
The recognition is particularly significant in an edition that also honoured large-scale isolation projects and major retrofit interventions worldwide. The presence of ERIES-PASFIT among the awardees highlights the strategic importance of real-scale experimental validation in advancing seismic isolation technologies and supporting evidence-based design practice.
This achievement further consolidates Eucentre’s international role in applied research on seismic protection systems and reinforces the value of full-scale in-situ experimentation for the evolution of structural engineering standards.