Nasce “ORA! – Outpost Ravenna for Energy Transition”
Eni e Mind the Bridge hanno presentato il progetto ORA! – Outpost Ravenna for Energy Transition: una piattaforma di innovazione dalla forte vocazione internazionale focalizzata su tecnologie legate al mondo della blue e green economy che punta a supportare la transizione delle imprese del territorio grazie a partnership e collaborazioni industriali con startup e scaleup internazionali.
Desafia: 10 Spanish Startups ready to fly to San Francisco
Finally unveiled the list of 10 Spanish startups admitted to the Fall 2022 edition of the Desafia San Francisco Immersion Program. Their projects range from connection systems for satellites to online voting, blockchain technologies, real estate, sales and marketing tools, green solutions, interactive video technology, talent and job platforms.
Silicon Valley: l’Italia c’è
Le grandi aziende italiane stanno sempre più consolidando la propria presenza nello scacchiere internazionale dell’innovazione puntando a nuovi modelli e a nuove forme di open innovation direttamente in Silicon Valley. Ne è una prova l’ultimo Scaleup Summit organizzato da Mind the Bridge e tenutosi questa settimana a San Francisco: tra le decine di realtà internazionali intervenute, ben 9 sono le aziende italiane che nella Bay Area hanno iniziato, stanno iniziando o inizieranno ad avere una innovation unit sempre più strutturata grazie alla collaborazione con Mind the Bridge: Acea, Enel, Eni, FPTt Industrial, Iveco, LU-VE, Pelliconi e Terna.
Silicon Valley: still the place to be
New Report produced by Mind the Bridge confirms that corporate innovation presence in Silicon Valley is experiencing a steady growth both in number and size of the units, for a total workforce of approximately 40-50K innovation professionals from global leaders. The study also tracks an increased buy-in of innovation related strategies from top-management as well as the rise of the new phenomenon of Government presence from all over the world supporting innovation with stable representatives in the area.
Italia: l’Open Innovation finalmente decolla
L’Open Innovation decolla anche in Italia, secondo quanto rilevato dall’ultimo “Open Innovation Outlook: Italy 2023” prodotto da Mind the Bridge con il supporto di SMAU e presentato stamani da Alberto Onetti durante la sessione di apertura di SMAU a Milano.
Pelliconi Intrapreneurship Program: Building a culture of innovation
Pelliconi - the world's leading manufacturer of crown corks, metal and plastic caps for the bottling industry - has launched a brand-new Intrapreneurship Program, looking to leverage its workforce and generate ideas across departments and plant sites. The program, designed and implemented with the support of Mind the Bridge, is part of Pelliconi’s innovation strategy, including the recently established Antenna in Silicon Valley.
Desafia San Francisco 2022: applications now open!
Desafia San Francisco, the non-equity public assistance initiative addressed to Spanish startup founders with the greatest potential to successfully tackle the international market, will launch this November. Established by ICEX Spain Trade and Investment (the Government of Spain’s agency for the internationalization of businesses) and Red.es (the Government of Spain’s agency responsible for executing and deploying part of Spain’s Digital Agenda), and run this year by the advisory firm Mind the Bridge.
Immersive Technologies: Innovations in South Korea
South Korea is one of the most fertile grounds at global scale for developments in digital technologies. Factoring in the country’s advanced ICT infrastructure, pervasive high-speed internet connectivity, and the highest smart device penetration rate in the world (about 98%).In this scenario, a new trend is making its way in South Korea as the direct evolution of immersive technologies applied to a variety of industries: the “metaverse”.
HealthTech Industry: Advanced solutions and technologies brewing in South Korea
The Covid-19 pandemic has radically changed the landscape of HealthTech on a global scale, enabling an entirely new pace of adoption and implementation of new technologies - as innovations that once took years to be deployed now require a shorter time frame.
South Korea: the land of Metaverse – A new Report
South Korea innovation ecosystem now is becoming one of the world’s main innovation clusters, according to the “Tech Scaleup South Korea 2022 Report”, produced by advisory firm Mind the Bridge with the support of Korean National IT Industry Promotion Agency (NIPA).
EdTech : Future of education through open innovation in Korea
South Korea’s best innovations in the field of EdTech coming to Seoul Summit organized by Mind the Bridge (September 19-21). South Korea’s high-speed internet, strong technology companies, and reputation for early adoption of technologies – combined with one of the world’s largest proportions of teenagers entering higher education and huge household spending on out-of-school classes – has made it a major testbed for educational technology start-ups wanting a springboard to global markets.
Italgas opens a brand-new Innovation Antenna in Silicon Valley
Italgas, main distributor of natural gas in Italy and the third in Europe, inaugurates a privileged access point to the world of innovation in the United States within the "Mind the Bridge Innovation Center" in San Francisco.
ACEA opens an Innovation Antenna in Silicon Valley
Italian leading water supplier ACEA lands in Silicon Valley and opens an Innovation Outpost inside the "Mind the Bridge Innovation Center" in San Francisco. The goal is to intercept emerging technological trends for the company's business areas and support startup scouting.
Pelliconi opens an Innovation Antenna in Silicon Valley
With over 80 years of experience, the worldwide leader of crown corks production Pelliconi opens an Innovation outpost in San Francisco, powered by Mind the Bridge, in order to spot emerging trends and innovative solutions for the Food&Beverage Industry.
INDUSTRY 4.0: Revolutionary innovations joining us in South Korea
A significant transformation is happening in the way we do things, and the answer is digitalization. Industry 4.0 refers to a new phase in the Industrial Revolution that focuses heavily on interconnectivity, automation, machine learning, and real-time data. Mind the Bridge is hosting Scaleup Summit South Korea (Seoul, September 19-20): 7 startups operating in this field are invited. The event will include curated panels and visits to the local ecosystems, where corporates, investors, and scaleups operating in specific industry verticals can do business and spot technology trends.
Korean-American Startup Summit in NYC
On September 21st, Kised (Korean Institute of Startup and Entrepreneurial Development) and Mind the Bridge we will host a Korean Scaleup Demo Day, as the final event of a 2-month long Acceleration and Global Market Entry program. The event is part of the Korean-American Startup Summit scheduled for September 19-21.
A new child on the Venture Builder Block: Eniverse Ventures
Global energy company Eni recently announced the establishment of Eniverse Ventures, a new fully owned entity dedicated to Corporate Venture Building activities, “to enhance proprietary technologies in new businesses while promoting a just transition”.
BEST Program Graduation 2022
The BEST Program (Business Exchange and Student Training) is a bilateral program between Italy-USA, creating future innovation business leaders. The BEST talents have been carefully chosen to come to the hub of innovation in Silicon Valley and learn about the key functions and best practices for 6 months. Recently, the Graduation Ceremony was held for the Italian Fulbright BEST Scholars in San Francisco.