PARTNERS
The IN4 Laboratory has well-established close collaboration relationships with companies both in local area (in Emilia-Romagna, Veneto, Lombardy) and in national and international panorama.
Hundreds of companies have so far signed partnerships and agreements, aimed at various purposes, with a main focus on industrial research and technology transfer.
Gold Partner
The Gold Partner Project aims to establish a continuous and multi-year agreement with enterprises. This agreement is intended to strengthen, structure and expand the research collaboration projects already in place, strengthening the enterprise-university liaison in the areas of personnel placement, research and innovation, also promoting greater visibility and disseminating information on ongoing partnerships.
Local collaborations
Centec, the IN4 laboratory located in Cento, has a longstanding collaboration with local partners, in particular with:
VZ19 incubator to foster the dissemination of a broader technical and innovation culture among youth and companies.
Spin offs and start-ups
Several enterprises have been set up thanks to research projects developed by the IN4 Laboratory.
An ongoing active collaboration is maintained even after many university spin-offs have evolved into real enterprises.
A few major examples can be mentioned:
FANCY PIXEL – IT Consulting
FLUID-A SRL – Industrial automation and fluid dynamic design
ENERGY GROUP SRL
MATERIACUSTICA – Research and engineering in Acoustics and Vibration
MEC SRL – Microwave electronics for communication