22 April, 15:00-18:00
Aula Gerace, Department of Computer Science, Largo Bruno Pontecorvo, Pisa
Language: EN
Aim of this session is to allow participants of the PhD+ to present their start-up or innovation proposals into a pitch of 6 mins in front of their colleagues and a panel of experts including investors, entrepreneurs, representatives of technology parks, mentors, public and private organizations devoted to innovation and technology transfer, etc. etc.
The pitches have been selected among the ones presenting the best ideas generated during this 2016 edition of PhD+, and among the spin-offs originated during the previous five editions of the PhD+ that have got prestigious results and have set up efficacious international businesses.
During the event it will be possible to vote for the Best Idea of PhD+ 2016 and for the best spin-off born from PhD+ 2011-2015. The voting consists of affixing likes to the posts that describe the candidate ideas on the Facebook page of the PhD+.
This edition of the PhD+ will offer also other interesting opportunities to all of its participants, especially the ones who will pitch in this final event. These opportunities concern with free participation and support by University of Pisa to selected students at prestigious Summer Schools or International Acceleration Events that will take place in Italy in the next months. Details follow below. (For details on the selection process please have a look at these notice and guide)
Programme
- 15.00 Prof. Paolo Ferragina, Vice-Rector on Applied Research and Innovation, University of Pisa
“Opening Remarks”
- 15:10 Dott. Alessandro Fusacchia, Head of Cabinet Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research
“Bringing innovation into human capital policies”
- 15:30 Dott. Mattia Corbetta, Directorate General for Industrial Policy, Competitiveness and SMEs, Italian Ministry of Economic Development
- 15:50 Pitches of top spin-offs born from PhD+ 2011-2015 (slides)
QBrobotics, Biobeats, IVTech, Jos Technology, Echoes
- 17:00 Pitches of the best ideas born from PhD+ 2016 (slides)
Zonzofox, Tennis Commander, PFQ.io, The Bulb, Cardzbox, Intraoral ultrasonic probe
- 18:00 Assignment of the Audience Award for the following categories
- PhD+ Time Award 2011-2015
- PhD+ Best Idea Award 2016
- 18:15 Cocktail and Networking
Further training opportunities
• Module of "Entrepreneurship MBA", 26-29 April 2016, at the Department of Economics and Management, University of Pisa
The module aims to develop the entrepreneurial spirit, to understand the dynamics entrepreneurship, to teach about innovation processes for new businesses, exploitation and commercialization of ideas, development strategies and market, and so on. For further details please have a look to the home page of the Master.
• Summer School on "Advanced innovation methods", 30 May - 11 June, promoted by the Endure EU Project
The goal of the Summer School is to increase the ability of new entrepreneurs to transform ideas born in the context of public research into viable, sustainable and scalable businesses, building up resilience with respect to market turbulence. The school teaches advanced engineering methods for the design and industrial development of products, for which the prototype phase can be accelerated. The target population is comprised of undergraduate students, graduate students, PhD and post-docs, as well as industrial researchers and entrepreneurs, wishing to develop an innovative product in an existing or new company. For further details please have a look to the home page of the school.
• 6th Edition of Extreme Accelerator for Innovations organized by the European Innovation Academy (EIA) to be held in Turin, July 10 to 29 in 2016.
The program focuses on the construction and the idea of business acceleration, developed in collaboration with representatives from major international institutions (UC Berkley, Stanford University, Google) and with the participation of prestigious start-up accelerators of the Silicon Valley. The University of Pisa offers 6 positions, supporting the costs for the enrollment and for the lodging at the Campus San Paolo. For further details please have a look to the home page of the event.
• Mentoring
The activity will be freely agreed between the parties and will aim at offering a specialized advice from experienced entrepreneurs to those PhD+ students who wish to consolidate a project business in the months following the PhD+ course.