The Hydra project is co-funded by the 
Partner: | Innova S.p.A. - INN |
Country: | Italy |
Type: | SME |
Contact person: | Tommaso
Foglia e-mail: t.foglia@innova-eu.net Via Giacomo Peroni, 386 00131 Rome - Italy Tel.: +39 06 4004035 Fax: +39 06 40040364 Mobile: +39 320 4782125 |
Website: | |
Key persons:
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Francesco
Niglia: Head of ICT
Unit, has a degree in Aeronautical Engineering Polytechnic of Torino.
Participation at
EUROMECH 360 “MECHANICS OF SANDWICH STRUCTURES: Modelling, Numerical
Simulation, Experimental Identification”
- Ecole des Mines de Saint Etienne. Master
in Enterprise Management. Consultancy Engineer at INNOVA (ICT unit
responsible). Expert in R&D project management and technology
valorisation. Wide experience in training on innovation and TT topics
Analysis and writing of Co-operative Research Projects for SME. Writing
of several projects in aeronautical, aerospace and ICT fields for
Innova’s clients. Performing feasibility analysis of project ideas and
writing pre-screening report under the various EU and Italian IST and
AEROSPACE work-programmes; Technical Managing of several European and
Italian Research Project. Currently project manager of 3 EU funded
projects. Tommaso Foglia: Senior Consultant, has a degree in Electrical Engineering (University of Bologna, Italy). Experience in technology transfer, project management and benchmarking of technologies. From 2003 to 2006 responsible of INNOVA’s office in Bologna (Italy). Currently project coordinator of 1 EU funded project. Responsible and coordinator of specific measures for SMEs carried out by INNOVA. The main competencies regard the following items:
Valerio
Grosso: Junior
Consultant, has a degree in Industrial Engineering (University of
Naples, Italy). Experience in lean production, quality and security. |
| Areas of expertise: | Innova
S.p.A. is
a private company specialised in Technology Transfer services.
Established in 1993 it now has 5 branches in Italy (Roma, Cosenza and
Lecce). Innova assists industrial and research organisations in the
implementation of their innovation strategies for the assessment and
exploitation of advanced technologies and the valorisation of R&D
results.
It is made up of a pool of 40 professional consultants and experts who have developed a long standing and consolidated knowledge in the R&D and marketing activities conducted with highly qualified European companies and universities. Easy access to world-class R&D institutions, international partnership and constant monitoring of the most advanced technology solutions are the visible indications of Innova’s commitment to technology transfer and exploitation, its main priority and mission. Since 1996 it has promoted more than 1500 international projects of R&D and technology transfer actions on a European scale, maintaining strict relations of collaboration with the Italian Ministry of Research and the European Commission within the European Framework Programmes of R&D. 25% of Italian technology transfer actions are supported by Innova. |
Role in the project: | INNOVA is responsible of the WP 10 – Validation
& business framework, whose main objectives are:
In
addiction INNOVA is involved in other non technical activities and in
particular in the WP 8 – System integration and testing and in the
WP 9 – User applications. |
