Human Technopole, the Italian life sciences research center located in Milan's innovation district, recently issued a new Call for Access to its National Facilities in response to a 147% increase in the number of research proposals received over the previous year, indicating renewed and growing interest from the national scientific community. The National Facilities are cutting-edge technological infrastructures, such as platforms for genomics, gene editing, enhanced imaging, and data analysis, that are made available to researchers from Italy's universities, public research organizations, and scientific hospitals through competitive processes. This high increase in applications implies that a growing number of scientists regard these resources as a strategic tool for performing cutting-edge research, improving the country's scientific competitiveness, and fostering multidisciplinary collaboration. The calls provide not only access to cutting-edge technologies, but also operational support and training, thereby strengthening the human capital of Italian research and increasing the appeal of the national research system to both new and experienced talent. At a time when worldwide competition for resources and talent is fierce, this surge in interest is a good indication for the Italian scientific community and Italy's standing in global biomedical and technological research.