Friuli Innovazione is one of the mechanisms set up by the territorial system of Friuli to contribute to the scientific, cultural and economic development of our Region. This organization, together with all local partner institutions as well as with the Science and Technology Park

Luigi Danieli of Udine performs a valued role for the scientific, cultural, civil and economic growth of our territory, a growth that

cannot be disregarded if we want to shape a sustainable future.

 

 Sergio Cecotti Chairman Friuli Innovazione

 

We aim to contribute to the development of a territory already well-endowed with values, culture,

deep-rooted drive and a wealth of entrepreneurial and academic skills by encouraging faster knowledge

transfer and a constant, constructive innovation and change-oriented focus in the business community.

In the global environment rules change quickly, continually and without warning. Only players

who can productively combine research, enterprise, innovation and change will be able to maintain and

renew keynote skills and peaks of excellence, finding new opportunities to consolidate, grow and emerge in

competition.

Fabio FeruglioDirector Friuli Innovazione

valuesWe assign value to the talent for turning ideas into projects and research into products

We believe in scientific and technological research and its potential for improving the quality of life, for generating understanding and change, and for distributing wealth and knowledge throughout society. We help develop individual talent and

enhance skills, bringing together the best resources and energies in a shared commitment to innovation. Transparency, integrity and independence: the values that determine our vision of the world.

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Selectivity, rigour, researchA facilitator in the start-up phase, naturally inclined to excellence. A structure created to guide industrial-era enterprises into the new age of knowledge where understanding is crucial to competitiveness in a complex global world. We want to play a leading role in developing the local territory together with researchers and entrepreneurs who have chosen to build a dream here. Integrating knowledge. Promoting research. Managing change. More than a vision, this is our way of designing the future.

visionExcellence generates excellence

Passion, intuition, innovationTo empower local resources and vocations, orienting them towards a knowledge-driven economy and society. To develop essential tools for our territory: excellence-focused science and technology laboratories, joint university-industry laboratories and technology-rich spin-off companies. Every day, we listen to needs and ideas, seeking out the most effective ways to achieve concrete projects and encouraging exchanges between researchers and industry. For us, this is more than just a mission. It is our way of focusing on a single goal: your success.

missionWe work with passion for your success

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profile The ability to change and manage the process of change is the key to enterprise success. Assimilating a new technology, launching new business strategies and developing new products and services require constant change, adjustment and development. The winner is the player who can do this better and quicker than the others. The history of Friuli Innovazione is also a history of change.

Innovation means nothing without change

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SISTERPROJECTFOUNDATION

CAMPUS ONEPROJECT

LODOPENS

TECHNO SEED JOINS THEACHIEVE NETWORK

CRISPOPENS

TECHNO GROWTHENTERPRISEACCELERATOR OPENS

2 QUALITY AWARDS AT FORUM PA

FRIULPRINTPROJECT

FIRSTHOSTED COMPANY

INAUGURATIONOF THE“LUIGI DANIELI”SCIENCE ANDTECHNOLOGY PARKAT UDINE

LABORATORY OF METALLURGYAND TECHNOLOGY OF SURFACESAND ADVANCED MATERIALSOPENS

ITIM PROJECT (TECHNOLOGICAL IDEAS IN MOVEMENT)

NEW COORDINATED IMAGE FORFRIULI INNOVAZIONE

ICTPROJECT (VIRTUALTECHNOLOGIES)

CHAIRINDUSTRYPROJECT

CERAMICCOATINGSPROJECT

ENVIRONMENTPROJECT (CONTAMINANTREDUCTION)

SPAZIO IMPRESAOPENS

TECHNO SEEDPROJECT

APRE FVG UDINE DESKOPENS

CORINNAPROJECT

HOSTED COMPANIES

ICT TRAINING CENTREPROJECT

INNOVARÈIMPRESAPROJECT

IGA OPENS

IMPROVEPROJECT

DOMOTICA FVGPROJECT

WOOD INDUSTRY PROJECT(POLLUTANTS AND RISKANALYSIS ANDWOODWORKINGPROCESSES)

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The value of an idea is putting it into practice

Ideas, projects, results. An overview of major initiatives developed in the past few years.

First steps

Friuli Innovazione was set up in 1999 by the University of Udine, the Udine Industrial Association, the Fiat Research Centre, Agemont, the Pordenone Industrial Association and the CRUP Foundation. Later on, we attracted support from other local partners who have endorsed and developed a shared strategy and objectives in innovation and

technology transfer. In 2004, the Friuli Venezia Giulia Regional Authority made a major contribution to the initiative by appointing Friuli Innovazione to launch and manage the Luigi Danieli Science and Technology Park at Udine. The ideal space for turning ideas into projects and research into products.

Friuli Innovazione’s partners are

• UniversityofUdine

• ChamberofCommerceofUdine

• ConsortiumfortheIndustrialDevelopment ofCentralFrwiuli

• UdineIndustrialAssociation

• MunicipalityofUdine

• AREASciencePark

• CRUPFoundation

• ProvinceofUdine

• AgemontSpA

• MediocreditoFVGSpA

• PordenoneIndustrialAssociation

• FiatResearchCentreSpA

• MunicipalityofTavagnacco

• I.T.I.“A.Malignani”,HighSchool,Udine

• IRESFVGUdine (InstituteforSocialandEconomicResearch)

Friuli Innovazione is a member of APSTI Associazione Parchi Scientifici Tecnologici Italiani

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1999our efforts contributed to the launch of the Region’s first academic spin-off company.

2001we took part in Sister, the regional project for the creation of a permanent system supporting technology transfer.

2002we joined the Campus One project for training recent graduates. In the same year, we collaborated with the University of Udine and Labiotest srl to launch LOD, the Laboratory of Dynamic Olfactometry, the first joint university-industry laboratory specialising in UNI EN 13725:2004-compliant odour measurement, characterisation and control; subsequently, we set up CRISP, the Centre for Process Pollution and Development specialising in environmental management and assessment.

2004the Science and Technology Park opened; we launched a new technology transfer project for Friulprint srl that would lead in 2006 to the completion of an innovative phytopurification plant.

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2005a crucial year for Friuli Innovazione which saw the launch of Techno Seed, the Region’s first enterprise incubator specialising in the creation of high-technology ICT (Information and Communication Technology) enterprises; we were the only Italian partner in the interregional Corinna (Cooperation of Regions for Innovation) project to promote the collaboration of the border regions of Slovenia,

Austria and Hungary in technological innovation; we hosted the Park’s first resident and launched the services of SpazioImpresa for businesses, public bodies, researchers and young graduates. We quickly became a new interlocutor for the propagation of technological innovation and enterprise culture in the Region.

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2007we received the QualityAward for our Techno Seed and Corinna projects within “Challenges - From Good Practice to Good Administration”, the national territorial promotion and development initiative sponsored by Forum PA and the Department for the Development of Territorial Economies of the Prime Minister’s Office.

Friuli Innovazione and Techno Seed joined Achieve, the European umbrella network for more than twenty of the best ICT enterprise incubators. Also in 2007, we took part in DomoticaFVG, a project that brings the Region’s four science and technology parks together for the first time, promoting the collaboration of industry and research in the development of new models and prototypes for domotics.

2006the InstituteofAppliedGenomics was set up with the University of Udine and four researchers as partners; the LaboratoryofMetallurgy,SurfaceTechnologies and Advanced Materials is opened; we took part in the ICT Education Centre financed by the Regional Authority to develop

and enhance technical higher education and training opportunities in ICT. We took part in the InnovarèImpresa project funded by the European Social Fund to promote innovation in SMEs by introducing research and innovation-oriented skills.

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TheParkgrows

The Park Expansion Project is currently acquiring more than 30,000 square metres of new land and building new facilities with a roof area of more than 3,000 square metres. The Project is scheduled for completion before the end of 2010.

We set up TechnoGrowth, an enterprise accelerator serving small and micro hi-tech enterprises seeking to boost growth. The initiative generated a new project to develop a centre of excellence for virtual prototyping and testing technology. We started our activities in the wood sector by proposing European and Regional projects. We also took part in the European IMPROVE project, implemented to support SMEs in innovation management. We designed and completed this first presentation in addition to many other ambitious new initiatives.

Ulteriori sviluppi

Attuale

Progetto Ampliamento Parco

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Auniqueterritory

Tradition, culture, knowledge, enterprise,innovation,environment. Friuli Venezia Giulia is a territory with a rich history and heritage. A strategic area for investing in the future, it is also an anchor point for anyone seeking or creating innovation. Set in the heart of Europe, Friuli Venezia Giulia combines the allure of nature and culture with an outward-looking vocation to engage with partners

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MILANOon both sides of the Alps. The Region knows how to promote creativity, talent, growth and economic development. Friuli Venezia Giulia is committed to communicating new developments to young people, enterprises and all the Region’s residents. AndatFriuliInnovazione,networkingwithlocalandinternational actors is second nature.

sectorsWe operate across all business sectors with a strong focus on

areas that match the Region’s needs and opportunities. This means

focusing our strategies and efforts on specific sectors with the aim of

promoting actors of international excellence.

Biotechnology

A cutting-edge sector that utilises multidisciplinary methodologies and skills. The skills, research and teaching of the Faculties of Agriculture and Mathematical, Physical and Natural Sciences at the University of Udine have enabled us to create an environment of excellence in genomics, bioinformatics and genetics. This is the sector in which IGA is active. An internationally oriented research centre, IGA specialises in the structural and functional genomics of living organisms.

Metallurgy

A sector of excellence. The large number of territory-based enterprises makes metallurgy crucially important for the Region’s economy. Supported by the specialist skills and scientific research programmes of the University of Udine, we designed and opened the Laboratory of Metallurgy,SurfaceTechnologiesandAdvancedMaterials. The Laboratory carries out applied research liaising with other actors in the metallurgy sector. It is a new anchor point for metallurgy-industry enterprises and researchers, as well as a centre of education for technicians and researchers.

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ICT

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is an indispensable tool for enhancing competitiveness but local enterprises are ICT-poor. The Faculty of Mathematical, Physical and Natural Sciences at the University of Udine promotes research, creates knowledge and educates qualified human resources in the ICT sector. We have consolidated our experience in a wide range of projects, research initiatives and technology transfers, such as the Techno Seed incubator, the ICTTrainingCentre and the TechnoGrowth accelerator. We want to create a district of excellence in the development of software and IT-enabled services.

Wood

The wood industry draws on the territory’s centuries-long heritage in this sector. Wood is emblematic of industrial manufacture in Friuli Venezia Giulia and sector enterprises are capable of interacting with both international companies and small craft-scale businesses. We have taken the decision to support and promote initiatives for new research and technological innovation in the region and in Europe.

EnergyandEnvironment

Safeguarding the environment and the availability of energy is crucial for the progress of society and enhancing the quality of life. European Union policy promotes projects that encourage long-term protection of the environment and sustainable development. Environmental management, now a primary focus of attention for all organisations and enterprises, has emerged as a factor in competitiveness.

We operate in this sector offering high-level services to enterprises through a skill pool formed by the teaching staff and researchers of the University di Udine and the Region’s enterprises and research centres, including LOD, the Laboratory of Dynamic Olfactometry, and CRISP, the Centre for Process Pollution and Development.

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SPAZIO IMPRESA

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER

ENTERPRISE FUNDING

ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT

HOSTING

servicesSpazio Impresa is our integrated proposal for enterprises, research

and new business ideas. We offer customised services to develop strategies,

processes, technologies and human resources for the promotion and support

of innovation at every stage from the generation of entrepreneurial ideas

to the creation of new enterprises, incubating, mentoring, funding, seeking

partners, networking and setting up at the Luigi Danieli Science and

Technology Park in Udine.

funding enterprise

EnterpriseFunding

To inform, educate and support enterprises and researchers to:• identify the most appropriate finance instruments• identifying key operating stages• searching for partners• verification of eligibility criteria for:

- European technological research and development programmes- European structural funds- Italian funds

Activities relating to European research, development and technological innovation programmes are carried out in collaboration with the Udine-basedApreFriuliVeneziaGiulia desk.

alle impresefinanziamento

Friuli Innovazione is a member of APRE

Technology Transfer

To promote collaboration between enterprises and the scientific and technological research network, an essential step in spreading innovation and in knowledge transfer:• identifying innovation needs in the enterprise• searching for and identifying the most appropriate

technical and scientific skills• identifying innovation options• profiling and searching for potentially interested

enterprises• activating collaboration and management support

for development projects

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technologytransfertecnologicotrasferimento

Hosting

For enterprises and researchers who want to implement their projects in a dynamic, research-oriented environment, Udine’s Luigi Danieli Science and Technology Park offers an attractive space equipped with facilities and infrastructures to develop science and technology research projects. Setting up at the Park means direct:• contact with innovation-driven enterprises and

other actors• participation in knowledge and development of

new contacts• linkage with the Region’s research system• access to a select network of institutions,

financiers, research centres and enterprises

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At Friuli Innovazione, we support and assist resident enterprises with:• infrastructure modification according to space

and equipment needs• networking with enterprises and other actors

resident in the Park• networking with professional associations,

research bodies, potential partners and financiers

• outsourcing administration and accounts• outsourcing technical and logistical functions

hostinginsediamento

To support the growth and development of small and micro high-technology enterprises, the Techno Growth accelerator performs: • company check-ups• strength, weakness, opportunity and threat

(SWOT) analyses• planning interventions and business plan

management

impresafare

EnterpriseDevelopment

To support and assist the creation of high-technology enterprises, the Techno Speed incubator undertakes: • guidance and training• business plan development• technological feasibility studies• assistance with enterprise creation formalities• assistance with fund raising and access to

innovative forms of finance• networking, searching for partners and alliances• mentoring

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More than 50,000squaremetres overall, 45,000 square metres of green area, 2,700 squaremetres under cover and more than 1,500squaremetres of parking space. Offices and laboratories in a natural setting; architecture in harmony with ideas and the environment; meeting and conference rooms; dedicated spaces for training and cultural events. A functional, modern structure comprising a series of buildings arranged in a symmetrical

herring-bone pattern on either side of a central spine. At the centre of Europe, in the heart of a region with a vocation for innovation and integration, in the ZIU (Zona Industriale Udinese) industrial area only a few minutes from the European motorway network and within easy reach of several international airports (Trieste, Venice, Ljubljana, Klagenfurt). A Parkwithinthepark,wherethereisspacefornewideas.

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the parkSpace to transform ideas.

Luigi Danieli Science and Technology Park at Udine

Friuli Innovazione, Centro di Ricerca e di Trasferimento Tecnologico

Parco Scientifico e Tecnologico Luigi Danieli di UdineVia Jacopo Linussio, 51 - 33100 Udine - ItaliaT +39 0432 629911 - F +39 0432 603887E info@friulinnovazione.it

www.friulinnovazione.it

La Regione Autonoma Friuli Venezia Giulia contribuisce alla realizzazione del progetto Parco Scientifico e Tecnologico Luigi Danieli di Udine

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