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Type of Structure
University Department (An integral part of the university such as a departement service center or unit).
Mission and Objectives
The Division acts as an engine for activating opportunities for collaboration with companies, stimulating and directing the demand of companies and organisations, promoting knowledge sharing between different scientific-technological fields and attracting funding for innovation. It facilitates relations with external stakeholders and the industrial fabric in order to enhance the University's competences, by promoting a proactive approach to collaboration opportunities at a local level, also with a multidisciplinary view. It supports the creation of structured and ongoing relations with companies (partnership agreements, shared infrastructures, PhD programmes funding). Staff in this Division are responsible for defining strategies for the protection of research results and their subsequent valorisation through entrepreneurial initiatives (spin-offs) or commercial exploitation in collaboration with companies.
Type of Activities
Intellectual Property Management
Technology Licensing
Startup Creation and Support
Industry-Academia Collaboration
Services Offered
Trainings
Consultancy Services
Individual Support and Mentoring
Target Audience
Researchers
Industry Partners
Incubators
Start-ups
Areas of Application
All areas of applications
Innovation Ecosystem/Affiliations
https://www.polito.it/en/innovation/technology-transfer-system/ecosystem-partners
Recurring Events
- TSD - Tech Share Day, conference once a year : https://www.polito.it/ateneo/comunicazione-e-ufficio-stampa/appuntamenti/news?idn=24309
Key Metrics
1385 filed patent applications
54 partnership agreements with companies (31/12/2023)
50 million € from companies to PoliTO (31/12/2021)
78 spin-offs (31/12/2023)
Accessible to external users
No
Call Frequency
No calls continuously open services