International Accelerator Program
Acceleration program aimed at four innovative companies in the region lasting three months within the Plug and Play Tech Center.
Target: startup, PMI, scale up
In 2018, 4 innovative companies from the region enrolled in the three-month accelerator program at the Plug and Play Tech Center in Sunnyvale, Silicon Valley. The program granted the companies free access to the acceleration program of one of the most important incubators in the world for business development, pitch improvement, network expansion and fundraising. The companies participated in community events and initiatives, with the purpose of building relationships in the American market.
Numbers and results:
- 1 edition, 3 months in 2018
- 4 companies
Other programs
Bridging Innovation Program - Philadelphia
The 2022 edition of the Bridging Innovation Program - Gene&Cell Therapy - involved the Philadelphia hub, a leader in the advanced therapies sector. It has been a path dedicated to startups, companies and research centers in Emilia-Romagna subscribed to ClustER Health, to encourage them to get closer to the Philadelphia ecosystem and to expand relationships and mutual exchanges.
Bridging Innovation Program - Boston
The Bridging Innovation Program - Digital Health - Boston 2021 is a path dedicated to startups, companies and research centers in Emilia-Romagna to encourage the approach to the Boston ecosystem in the field of application of Big Data and Artificial Intelligence in the health sector and Digital Health.
Business match
Program to connect companies with Corporate Investors and possible partners or buyers in Silicon Valley.
Mindset Program
Introduction program to the innovation ecosystem, for the opening of the first contacts and the definition of a new business model for innovative startups in the region.
Incoming Program
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Incubator Program
Program aimed at incubators in Emilia-Romagna with the aim of transferring working methods and business models of similar structures operating in Silicon Valley.
Corporate Innovation Program
Open Innovation and Corporate Innovation program for companies belonging to the Mentor Board of ART-ER and Clust-ER.