From November 24th to 26th, 2021, companies and investors, through 7 online webinars, will be able to connect to the new edition of Tech Share Day, to create synergies between academia and industry, enhancing the best patents from public research.
The Tech Share Day IoT&IA, presents itself with a consolidated format and an even more prestigious control room. This year, together with the historical organizers – the NETVAL Research Enhancement Network, the Patent and Trademark Office of the Italian Ministry of Economic Development (UIBM) and the collaboration of the Politecnico di Torino (PoliTo) – has taken a central role also the JoTTO network, Joint Technology Transfer Office in Italy, composed of Scuola IMT Alti Studi Lucca, Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna di Pisa, Scuola Universitaria Superiore IUSS di Pavia, Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati – SISSA, Gran Sasso Science Institute, l’Aquila.
With the institutional support of the Italian Ministry of Economic Development and the European Commission; the support of the European Patent Office (EPO), the international partnership – from the U.S., the East and the European Union – with ASTP, Miami Scientific Community, Japan – Eu desk and Wirego (German company of economic development and TT); the patronage of important national entities such as Enea Agency, the Italian Alliance for Sustainable Development (ASVIS), InnovUp – the association representing the Italian ecosystem of innovation, PNI cube – the association that brings together the Italian incubators, 4T, the Think Thank of reference of Technology Transfer in Italy.
“The great expertise of Italian researchers represents an intangible heritage of fundamental importance for the development of our economic system. Our goal is to reaffirm our leadership in foreign markets, permanently manning the territory of the United States – says Fabio De Furia, President of the Miami Scientific Italian Community. “Industrial competitiveness, he continues, especially in international contexts, is strongly linked to the processes of technological innovation; talent and excellence in sectors with a high rate of innovation to stimulate and encourage a virtuous circuit of technology transfer from our universities and research centers to the business world. Italy can play a fundamental role in this”.
“It is a pleasure to see the consolidation of a format such as Tech Share Day, now a fixed appointment for researchers and investors, says Shiva Loccisano, Head of the Technology Transfer and Industry Relations Area of the Politecnico di Torino and member of the Netval Board of Directors ,”this edition, thanks to the support of the JoTTO network, will be enriched by webinars able to contextualize pervasive technologies such as IoT & AI with an international look and Sara Rampazzi, Assistant Professor at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Florida and member of the Miami Scientific Italian Community will bring the reflections of an international scientific community that is increasingly approaching Italian public research”- his concludes.