Program Overview

Knowledge and Technology Transfer

The Knowledge and Technology Transfer program at Scuola Normale Superiore is designed to promote entrepreneurship and innovation through various initiatives.

Intellectual Property

• Intellectual property
  • Projects for the valorization of intellectual property
  • Prizes and competitions
  • Guidelines for the protection of researchers' industrial property
  • Forms for application of protection

Entrepreneurship

• Entrepreneurship
  • Guidelines for the recognition of spin-off and student start-up companies
  • Forms for Recognition Request
  • Projects for academic entrepreneurship

Collaborations with Companies

• Collaborations with companies
  • Contractual models
  • Innovation projects with companies

Training

The program also includes training initiatives to support entrepreneurs and start-ups.

Spin-offs and Patents of the School

• Spin-offs and Patents of the School
  • Spin-off and Start-Up companies of Scuola Normale
  • Patents

Network

• Network
  • Consultancies and services
  • Networks for technology transfer

Contamination Lab

The Contamination Lab Pisa is a laboratory aimed at potential start-uppers, transmitting concepts of entrepreneurship through seminars and co-working activities. It provides tools for the development of entrepreneurial ideas, creation of business models, and creation of academic start-ups. Over time, it has transformed into a community where participants collaborate with teachers and mentors from academic and corporate contexts.

Initiatives

Other initiatives connected to CLab Pisa include:

• Pitch days
• Hackathons
• Competitions for business ideas
• Events, including those of an international nature