The spin-off UCBM selected among the three projects 'accelerated' by Marzotto Venture Accelerator
October 26, 2021 - The acceleration phase of the three most innovative projects that participated in the Covid-19 Challenge, the call for ideas promoted by Marzotto Venture Accelerator e Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma in the most critical phase of the pandemic, precisely with the aim of supporting ideas with high technological content in the health, economic and social fields to help tackle the emergency and global challenges. Marzotto Venture Accelerator, an open innovation and technology transfer hub that contributed within the Covid 19-challenge to identifying and supporting the most innovative ideas, selecting 15 out of a total of over 500 projects presented, has completed the process acceleration of three projects. Among these it is present Brain Innovations, innovative start-up, spin-off ofUniversità Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, which aims to develop devices in the field of telemedicine for telediagnosis, telemonitoring and personalized home therapy of neurological pathologies. To found it Lazzaro Di Biase, neurologist at the Campus Bio-Medico University Hospital, who was recently elected coordinator of the study group on telemedicine of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology.
Roberto Guida, CEO of Marzotto Venture Accelerator commented: “The result obtained in terms of highly innovative projects received and the contribution of the partner companies makes us particularly proud. With this call we have chosen to enhance the most promising solutions capable of bringing quality innovation to the market, guaranteeing them the necessary support thanks to the union between the technological skills of theUniversità Campus Bio-Medico di Roma and our skills in business validation and in the market entry process, in an open innovation ecosystem perspective. Innovative, flexible and able to respond to change, Exo Lab Italia, HeadApp and Brain Innovations are truly promising companies for their competitive positioning and unique Value Proposition”.
“Another success was achieved by the Covid-19 Challenge initiative – he explains Andrea Rossi, General Manager of theUniversità Campus Bio-Medico di Roma. The call for ideas has allowed our University to experience the strategic role of actor in the innovation ecosystem, making available the excellent academic skills it historically possesses. The initiative fits perfectly into the third mission objectives envisaged in the university's multi-year plan and has represented a rewarding co-innovation model that allows for networking with important players such as the large partner companies of the call and Marzotto Venture Accelerator as an incubator of innovative realities. Those selected have been able to make the most of the new challenges, pooling technologies and skills.”
The challenge, which also saw the participation of large companies such as Enel, Cisco, FS Technology, Invitalia, Tim and Unicredit, has contributed to creating a vast and inclusive ecosystem of open innovation, capable of enhancing the respective skills, organizational structures, networks formal and informal collaboration.
