The FORLAB team has a long experience in academia through PhDs, specialized education, participation in European research projects. The decision to set up FORLAB as an university laboratory, was born from the desire to maintain a strong relationship with academic research, both basic and applied research. Indeed, the research activity is the main resource for innovation, that characterizes methodologies and technologies developed and applied by the FORLAB team. Cutting-edge solutions are then made operative in the forensic environment, adapting them to the real needs of investigative and legal scenarios.