Working Groups Meeting in Malta on January 29, 2012 “Building Triple Helix Multi-Media Clusters and increasing cooperation between the partner regions.

Working Groups Meeting in Malta on January 29, 2012

“Building Triple Helix Multi-Media Clusters and increasing cooperation

between the partner regions through future projects or other mutual

supports to the sector”

Italian Institute of Technology Foundation

Fields of Best Practice Robotics: - Robotics, Brain and Cognitive Sciences- Advanced Robotics Life sciences:- Neuroscience and Brain Technologies,- Drug Discovery and Development Nanochemistry, Nanophysics and Nanostructures Pattern Analysis and Computer Vision iCub Facility

Core aims and objectives

The Italian Institute of Technology (IIT) began his scientific activity at the end of 2005, with the mission to develop frontier research in areas that are strategic for both the industrial development of the country and for the international scientific community.

Detailed description IIT is located in Genoa and has a network of 10 national centres created in collaboration with leading scientific and academic institutions in the country (in Turin, Milan, Trento, Parma, Rome, Pisa, Naples, Lecce), which together with the Headquarter of Genoa, develop the Scientific Plan 2012-2014. IIT develops its research activities with a strategic attention to many disciplines also with use of the audiovisual technologies:• Robotics• Neuroscience• Drug Discovery Development And Diagnostic• Environment Health and Safety• Portable Energy• Smart Materials• Computing

Significant operational details

The strategic objective of the activity of the IIT and important indicator of success is technology transfer.In order to obtain this objective is necessary to:• Understand the needs of Italian Industrial System by developing a network of opinion leaders, companies, public and private research centres and shareholders. Other activities are :• Definition of Business Plan, start up activities• Collaboration facilitation, capacity building...

Funding

Governmental funds 100.000.000 UE funds 1.892.738Other funds 967.887

New technologies

3D complex systems

virtual environment

new media art

Augmented Realitycapture motion

pattern recognitionimage processing

computer vision

Innovative elements

• Network of Laboratories of Excellence financed by IIT • Understanding the needs of the companies and opening joint laboratories with them• Transfer of knowledge to the Italian entrepreneurs• Proposing educational opportunity by organising Courses like Master on Technology Transfer, Entrepreneurship and High Tech Innovation in collaboration with the University of Genoa, Confindustria Genova, Val Bormida Technological Park, Genova High Tech and other companies

Future

Erzelli Scientific and Technological Park Erzelli/Progetto Leonardo - It represents the most innovative technology pole in Italy. It will be devoted to research, training activities and new enterprises which will contribute to change our city reinforcing its role in the national economy. In a huge open space with areas for sport and entertainment, a new  Scientific Technological Park will be established: a modern and functional technological town hosting the Engineering University, offices, workshops, research centres, a new residential area, services, cultural and sport activities.  

Evidence of success• International staff: circa 1200 employees from 38 countries, 41% of the researchers came from abroad• Young staff: Average age of the employees 34 years, Doctoral students in training are about 300• 3000 publications• 151 patents• 10 start up projects• According to SIR World Report 2012 on research performance, IIT is placed in a high position• Many EU projects funded

Transferable elements

• Networking• Max Planck model• Talent attraction• Transfer Technology model

Contact details

Via Morego, 30 16163 Genova, Italy. Tel: +39 010 71781

www.iit.it

Thank you for your attention

Emilia Marieta Saglia: [email protected] Tenore: [email protected]