Tim new partner of Covid-19 Challenge

At call4ideas of Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma and Marzotto Venture Accelerator also the support of Tim as well as Enel, FS Technology, Invitalia and Unicredit

29 April 2020 - Also TIM, the largest Italian telecommunications company, become a partner of “Covid-19 Challenge”, the Call for Ideas promoted by Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma e Marzotto Venture Accelerator to help address the global emergency of the Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2).

After the recent entry of Enel, Invitalia, FS Technology and Unicredit, TIM, which makes innovation and technological development tools for inclusion and economic and social growth, has decided to make technological skills and resources available to the Challenge. In fact, TIM will carefully examine the projects that will participate in the Challenge, to evaluate the subsequent development of any collaborations.

La Covid-19 Challenge has already collected the candidacy of over hundred young companies and teams, who presented ideas and projects with high technological content in the health, economic and social fields. And it is thanks to the numerous adhesions that the promoters of call4ideas, born with the aim of supporting public policies of containment in the phase of the SARS-CoV-2 health emergency, the management of the post-emergency phase in its various economic dimensions and social issues, the redefinition of the system of prevention, containment and management of new epidemiological and health emergencies, have decided to extend the deadline for applications until 31st May.

“Covid-19 Challenge” sees Marzotto Venture Accelerator make available 5 million euro in services and financing (equity and loans) and marks the debut of the first Open Innovation Academy developed in Italy by a University (Campus Bio-Medico of Rome) with a venture capital fund.

To participate, fill out the form on the site http://www.marzottoventure.com/covid-19challenge/.

Elisabetta Romano, Chief Innovation & Partnership Officer of TIM comments: «We are happy to join this initiative. Today, with TIM Open Labs and TIM WCAP professionals, we offer the Covid-19 Challenge our best skills and technological platforms. Because developing innovative solutions together with start-ups, SMEs and companies represents not only the application of TIM's Open Innovation paradigm, but also our concrete response to the Covid-19 emergency. Together we will make it”.

«I am particularly proud to see this project getting bigger and bigger thanks to the interest of important companies like TIM" points out Roberto Guida, CEO of Marzotto Venture Accelerator. “The growing and continuous participation of young people, startups and companies is exciting and confirms how the path has been taken can make a difference in the development of new and innovative solutions that can help us live our future even better».

«The partnership with TIM represents the natural complement to the architecture of the Campus Open Innovation project.  - he adds the Director General ofUniversità Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Andrea Rossi - The support and collaboration with partners of high standing will allow, in line with the design of the platform, broad access to financial resources and technological support, so as to quickly scale the development phases of products and processes and meet the unprecedented and complex needs post-crisis».