Hub Innovazione Trentino (HIT)

Profile

HIT is an Italian local innovation ecosystem catalyst - a network of sustainable linkages between different territorial actors, emerging from a shared vision of desired transformations and contributing to the formation of an innovation-supportive environment. Our shareholders include the major Trentino representatives from academy and research (University of Trento, Bruno Kessler Foundation and Edmund Mach Foundation) and a regional development agency (Trentino Sviluppo).

Competences & Capabilities

• Accelerating innovative start-ups for growth or investment
• Supporting SMEs with services for innovation (product/service improvement, businesses innovation leveraging knowledge and competences from research, students, end-users, companies)
• Connecting scientific excellence with industry/investors for new technology ventures and advanced technology transfer
• Supporting the growth of the local innovation ecosystem by participating in EU/national/local innovation initiatives