Launch Event Platform 2.0 KS | January 23, 2024

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January 23, 2024

CNR – National Research Council (Via dei Marrucini s.n.c, Rome)

In-person event

Description:

The launch event of Knowledge Share 2.0 aims to introduce the new Knowledge Share 2.0 platform. The event, scheduled for Tuesday, January 23, 2024, at the headquarters of the CNR – National Research Council in Rome (RM), will delve into the new features and content, with a particular focus on the spin-off section – a highly prominent implementation for the current innovation landscape. The initiative, with a strong institutional character, will be open to the public, held in person, free of charge, and will last for a single day.

The event is intended for all parties interested in Innovation and Technology Transfer, both from the perspective of public research (Universities, Research Centers, and IRCCS) and from the perspective of the business sector (SMEs, large enterprises, investors, etc.) in Italy.

Knowledge Share is a joint project of the Netval Association, the Ministry of Enterprises, and Made In Italy – Patents and Trademarks Office (MIMIT – UIBM) and Politecnico di Torino. It aims to be the meeting point for Italian businesses with knowledge developed by university research and Research Centers, which can be practically applied. The project is funded within the NATIONAL RECOVERY AND RESILIENCE PLAN (NEXTGENERATIONEU).

The Netval Association - Network for the Valorization of Research represents the Italian network of Technology Transfer Offices and Third Mission of public research. Established in 2002 as an informal network among 28 universities, it became a legally constituted non-profit Association in 2007. Today, it counts 104 members, including Universities, Public Research Entities, IRCCS – Scientific Institutes for Research, Hospitalization and Healthcare, and other entities operating in the field of promoting innovation and technology transfer.

The launch event will feature the presentation of the new "KS 2.0" platform, discussions on the world of innovation with a focus on research spin-offs, a major highlight of the new version, and networking moments during the standing lunch with closing catering.

Link to register for the event: Event launch platform KS 2.0 (ibrida.io)

Agenda for KS 2.0 Launch Event

January 23, 2024 @ CNR – National Research Council

(Via dei Marrucini s.n.c, Rome)

The event will start at 10:30.

Moderator: Marco Berry, TV host, and author

• Check-in & Welcome Coffee
• Keynote talk by Massimo Temporelli, Physicist, and Science Communicator
• Institutional greetings by:
  • Maria Carmela Basile - Head of the Research Valorization Unit CNR
  • Valentino Valentini – Vice Minister Ministry of Enterprises and Made In Italy
  • Diana Bracco - President Giuseppina Mai Foundation (videorecorded)
  • Giuseppe Conti – President Netval Association
  • Riccardo Pietrabissa – CRUI - Delegate for Third Mission activities
• Presentation of Knowledge Share 2.0 by Shiva Loccisano – Netval Association, Senior PM Knowledge Share
• Success case from KS - "Building Materials from Wood Chip Waste" - Interview with the protagonists:
  • Eleonora Longo - R&D Coordinator at Marazzato Company
  • Alberto Marazzato - General Manager of Marazzato Company
  • Paola Palmero - Professor at the DISAT Department of Politecnico di Torino, inventor of the patent
  • Marco Zerbinatti - Associate Professor at the DISEG Department of Politecnico di Torino, inventor of the patent
  • Valeria Catanzaro - Head of the Research Valorization Office of the TTO of Politecnico di Torino
• "You've made a match" - Tools and financial instruments to support university-business projects:
  • Andrea Brignoli - PWC Director - Tax Incentives & Grants
  • Pierpaolo Brunozzi - Head of the Business Unit Guarantee and Incentive Tools at Mediocredito Centrale S.p.A
  • Patrick Oungre – A2A Group Head Of Innovation, CVC and Digital Hub
• Wrap up and conclusions by:
  • Francesco Morgia – Head of the "Policies and Projects for the Promotion of Industrial Property" Division of the Directorate General for the Protection of Industrial Property - Italian Patents and Trademarks Office UIBM
  • Loredana Guglielmetti – Manager of the "Patents" Division of the Directorate General for the Protection of Industrial Property - Italian Patents and Trademarks Office UIBM
  • Luca Del Vecchio - Director of the Digital and Life Sciences Policies and Research Area - Confindustria
  • Luigi Gallo – Incentives and Innovation Manager INVITALIA
  • Marco Vicentini - National Vice President CNA
• Stand-up Lunch & Networking (with available spaces for organized B2B through the ibrida.io platform)