Private Incubators, academic incubators e venture incubators Consorzio ARCA experience
Who we are ARCA is a public/private consortium founded in 2003 Its partners are: • University of Palermo • Associazione Sintesi • Easy Integrazione di Sistemi
What we do • Enterprises incubation • Technology transfer and new products development for SME and enterprises network • Management of local innovation programs related to promotion of entrepreneurial culture
Our methodology • Open Innovation approach in order to connect: – innovators – startuppers – small and medium enterprises (and their networks) – big enterprises • Hybrid methodology: – scouting of ideas with a bottom-up approach – management of “pathfinder” programs able to boost the development of competitive clusters centered on startups • International networks development • Care on the social impact at regional level
Interdisciplinary context (areas of interest in the decade 2004-2014) • ICT • renewable energies • geomatics • cultural heritage • health and biotechnology • marine environment • mechatronics
Our location • The Incubator is located whithin the University campus of Palermo – 1.500 m 2 of surface – 14 offices for our startups – public areas for meetings, events and training activities – prototyping laboratory – “open air” solar laboratory
The prototyping laboratory • 300 mq devoted to new products development – simulation workstation – 3D printing – graphics – mechanical construction – electronics card construction – materials and equipments test • Networking with university scientific laboratories and with other local research institutions
The solar laboratory • 3.000 mq devoted to the experimentation of new components and systems. • Realized thanks to a mix of regional, national and European resources, it will represent an experimentation site at international level.
CRE_ZI, creative companies incubator • Collaboration between ARCA and the Cultural Department of the Municipality of Palermo. • Catamiati group, that works to promote and spread entrepreneurship in Palermo, is a partner of the project. • Identification of a suitable area to create an hub for creative startups (Cantieri Culturali old kitchens). • “soft” thematic areas: design, music, culture, entertainment, gastronomy, informatics, communication, services and social innovation…
Our networks • From 2011 ARCA is a partner of EEN – Enterprise Europe Network , which helps SME to enter new markets, to acquire new technologies and to access to the financial instruments of the Union. • ARCA holds TLL Sicily, the regional ENoLL-European Network of Living Labs node. • ARCA has signed agreements with institutional investors and cooperate with scouting initiatives (Seedlab, Marzotto prize, Talento delle idee/Unicredit, SUI/Banca Intesa). • ARCA is the Service Center headquarter for the manufacturing district of Meccatronica Sicilia and promotes the High Technology District for Advanced Manufacturing Systems.
Our route • the Ministry of Economic Development has supported ARCA from 2004 to 2010. • laboratories have been created by the University of Palermo with the resources of the EU Structural Funds. • from 2011, the Consortium is self-financing. The main resources are revenues from startups and SMEs services and the participation in European projects. • we have defined the path to achieve the recognition as a certified incubator by the end of 2014.
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