Innovation Sky

18 innovative companies selected for leading-edge applications in fast-growth cleantech, healthcare and consumer goods markets.

SMART City Exhibition is the new exhibition arising from the partnership between FORUM PA  and Bologna Fiere. A 3 days exhibition, from 29 to 31 October 2012 at Fiera di Bologna, characterised by meetings, workshops and much more.

Salvatore Iaconesi has brain cancer. He converted his digital medical records into open, accessible formats, turning them into a very personal form of Open Data. Artists, scientists, doctors, designers, hackers are all invited to send him their cure.

The UAB Research Park is a private not-for-profit foundation, established in 2007 as a basic tool for three leading research bodies: the UAB, the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and the Institute for Agricultural and Food Research ad Technology (IRTA) to promote and improve the transfer of knowledge and technology between the University and business.

The Parc Tecnològic del Vallès is in the district of El Vallès, -hence its name- and is "the ideal place for industrial and technological development, thanks to its privileged situation and the excellent communications".

The Almería Science and Technology Park (PITA) is born of a prime objective to become a driving force behind the economic growth of the Almería province and its primary sectors, a mission which is based on the promotion of knowledge transfer and the consequent implementation of new technologies that facilitate continued growth. Its focuses primarily on the development of the agricultural sector and other activities related to food technologies, the environment and renewable energies.

TecnoCampus Mataró-Maresme is a science and innovation park in the town of Mataró, in the comarca (district) of El Maresme (Catalonia, Spain). It is promoted and managed by Fundació TecnoCampus Mataró-Maresme having originally been set up and developed by Mataró Town Council. The park’s governing bodies now include the main political, economic and social institutions of El Maresme.

The Science and Technology Park of Extremadura (PCTEx) arises with the primary target to stimulate the Research Results Transfer from the Regional System of Science and Technology to the enterprise sector.

Navarra began its activity in the world of Science and Technology Parks in the year 2000, with the creation of the Ciudad de Innovación, conceived through the First Technological Plan (2000-2003) in which the Government of Navarra defined an area whose mission was to become an industrial policy tool aimed at fostering the socio-economic development of Navarra.

The Alava Technology Park is a reference environment regarding Research, Development and Innovation in the Basque Country, with a high flow of innovating companies devoting more than 10% of their investment to R&D&I, as well as an outstanding scientific-technological community integrated by researchers of Technology Centres, corporate R&D Units and R&D&I coordination agents.

The Technology Park of Asturias (PT Asturias), inaugurated in June 1991, was an initiative of the Government of the Principality of Asturias to boost innovative business in the region. The Park is set in an impressive 48ha (approx.) of urban and natural surroundings and offers high quality, specific services to set up innovative, technology-based companies and projects.

The Parque Científico de Madrid's aim is to promote research, development and innovation, paying special attention to interdisciplinary aspects, transferring knowledge to society, businesses and entrepreneurs; and implementing R&D&i results in products, processes and services that favour social well-being and progress. Although the PCM is a generalist Park, its main sectors of scientific and business development activities are life sciences and chemistry, information technology, new materials and nanotechnology, and environmental sciences and renewable energy.

An Italian company has come up with a tissue specially designed to give relief to those suffering from psoriasis. It is neither a cure nor a solution, but it does aim to improve the quality of life of all those who suffer from psoriasis but experience discomfort with traditional fibres.

It is a well-known fact that people spend more and more time in front of their computers. That includes work, media consumption and a growing amount of online multitasking. As our lifestyles change towards spending more hours a days front of the screen than before, we offer a concept to balance this lifestyle in a playful way. This has a significant effect on our perception of urban environments and elements of nature within the built environment.