IOIP Resources Innovation 2024

About this event

INTERNATIONAL OPEN INNOVATION PROGRAMME (IOIP) is an initiative based in Emilia-Romagna region (Italy) that aims at supporting local companies to address specific business challenges by creating strategic matches with other business and research actors of the international innovation ecosystem. The first edition is involving three types of actors: 21 selected companies from the Emilia-Romagna Region and Italian and international Solvers coming from both the Business and Research world, in particular micro-enterprises, SMEs, scale-ups, start-ups, spin-offs, laboratories, research groups and researchers. The business challenges addressed by the first edition of the program regard Resources Innovation, in particular Circular Economy and Water Nexus, and are grouped into three thematic clusters: Waste recovery and reutilization, Automation and process efficiency, New materials and resources optimization. The program is composed by three key points. The Matchmaking phase is dedicated to the 21 selected companies based in Emilia-Romagna and to the admitted Business and Research Solvers with the goal of addressing the companies’ challenges. Companies and Solvers have 3 months to match (1st October - 20th December, 2024), connect and find opportunities to co-create solutions around shared business needs. A closing event of IOIP (February 28th, 2025), where further matches, as well as networking with the national and international innovation community, will take place. The event will be open to innovation actors from all over the world.

Event Organiser

Deloitte