The document summarizes Innova Day, an accelerator program for tech startups held annually in Mirandola, Italy. The 4th edition of Innova Day aims to promote startup growth, enhance business ideas and technologies, and create networking opportunities. Past events focused on ICT, biotech, nanotech, greentech and advanced mechanics startups. The 2013 event in Mirandola included a selection process, business meetings, and a final public event on October 18th featuring startup pitches and networking. Information about applying and sponsoring Innova Day is provided.

1. 18 th of October 2013
Mirandola

2. ABOUT
Innova Day is a project sponsored by Fondazione DemoCenter-Sipe: an
accelerator program for tech start-ups, university spinoffs and inventors
who want to develop and valorize ideas, technologies and patents.
OBJECTIVES
InnovaDay is now in its fourth edition and is aimed at:
 Promoting the growth and the development of hi-tech start-ups
 Enhancing business ideas, technologies and patents
 Creating opportunities for meetings between companies,
entrepreneurs, potential partners, funders and ideas, start-up carriers
and innovative technologies/patents

3. PAST EDITIONS
Startups, technologies and patents sectors
Services
20%
Biotech and Nanotech
35%
ICT
61%
Greentech and Energy
35%
Advanced Mechanics
19%

4. Innova Day is a sectoral project that focuses on three areas:
For all three areas, 4 phases are developed
SELECTION
MEETING WITH STARTUPS
BUSINESS MEETING FOR STARTUPS AND ENTREPRENEURS
THE EVENT IS CLOSED
FINAL BUSINESS MATCHING EVENT
PUBLIC EVENT

5. Innova Day Nanotech – Biotech - Biomed
Phases
SELECTION
MEETING WITH STARTUPS
BUSINESS MEETING FOR STARTUPS AND ENTREPRENEURS
THE EVENT IS CLOSED
FINAL BUSINESS MATCHING EVENT
PUBLIC EVENT
WHEN ?
18 th of October 2013
WHERE ?
Mirandola (MO)

6. Innova Day Nanotech – Biotech - Biomed
Phases
Modena
Vignolese Street, 905
Mirandola
Mirandola

7. Innova Day Nanotech – Biotech – Biomed
Business Matching Final Event
18th of October 2013 - Mirandola (MO)
10:00
Introduction
10:30 Keynote Speech
10:50 Startups' Pitch
11:30
Coffee Break
11:50 Roundtable
13:00
14:00
Buffet/Networking
Introduction
14:20 Roundtable
15:10 Startups’ Pitch
16:10 Pitch's Prizegiving

8. INFORMATION
INTERNET SITE: http://www.innovaday.it
E-MAIL: innovaday@democentersipe.it
FONDAZIONE DEMOCENTER-SIPE
Center for Technology Transfer of University of
Modena and Reggio Emilia
Vignolese Street, 905
41125 Modena
Phone 059 2058150
Web: http://www.democentersipe.it

9. Patrocinators
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