National Networks

This cluster was created to increase and support research for technologies dedicated to Italian manufacturing, paying close attention to the real needs of manufacturing companies and improving their competitiveness. The cluster works to keep important manufacturing skills in Italy and increase the ROI of research in this sector. To date, Fabbrica Intelligente has presented 4 projects to MIUR, which include the development of industrial research activities for a total amount of 43 million euro.

This Cluster aims to promote and increase the use of research results and the partnership between research teams, companies and institutions, to innovate the competitiveness of the agri-food chain from a sustainable perspective. CLAN is a non-profit association made up of over 80 members including companies, universities, research centers, business associations, technology districts and NGOs.

This national network connects territorial, industrial and research entities for the development of smart cities. The goal of this cluster is to respond to the current challenges of communities – from mobility to territorial security, from energy efficiency to environmental sustainability. On top of that, Smart Communities Tech also deals with issues like digital administration, education, training, culture and tourism.

The energy cluster aims to combine the demand for innovation from the industrial sector with local research centers. It includes the 6 following macro areas: renewable energy sources, energy efficiency, Smart Grid, sustainable use of fossil fuels, energy storage and sustainable mobility.

This network aims to stimulate research and investment in new technologies in the bioeconomy sector, to relaunch the world of Italian chemistry in the name of environmental, social and economic sustainability. To date, over 100 companies are participating in the cluster, as well as universities, and all the main Italian public research organizations operating in the biomass transformation and collection sector. On top of that, there are also several people active in the field of technology transfer and environmental communication.

This network was created to promote greater interaction between multi-disciplinary research, the pharmaceutical-biomedical industry and public institutions. The goal is to give a strong boost to research and innovation within Italy.

The Fabbrica Diffusa project, created and implemented by ComoNExT and Cariplo Factory, alongside the Edmund Mach Foundation, HIT – Hub Innovazione Trentino, ProM Facility, Friuli Innovazione, 012 Factory, and Liuc – Carlo Cattaneo University, is directed at the manufacturing industry, including innovators and startuppers, experts and professionals in the sector. The goal is to create an interconnected national network, with specific attention on manufacturing and digital industry. It’s a place where know-how meets experimental training, to learn how to combine the use of new technologies and production processes.

The participants in Fabbrica Diffusa collaborate in a synergic manner, along the entire vertical chain, to create “factory stories” to convey themes like process digitization, tools connection, as well as data collection and use.

AIFI is the Italian Private Equity, Venture Capital and Private Debt Association established to develop, coordinate and represent, in institutional settings, the players active in the Italian market.

is the association that represents the Italian ecosystem of innovation and that connects startups, scaleups, innovative SMEs, innovation centers, science and technology parks, incubators, accelerators, enablers, investors, professional firms and corporates. InnovUp works to unite and foster the Italian innovative entrepreneurship system, focusing on 4 main areas of activity: lobbying, knowledge, business, networking.