Presentation of funding calls and opportunities for businesses - Aerospace and Sustainable Mobility

Spoke 1 of NODES Ecosystem engages companies for innovation
On Tuesday, April 18, 2023, funding calls and opportunities aimed at NODES area businesses were presented for the aerospace and sustainable mobility sectors.
Applications will be collected for collaborative industrial research actions, services for innovation and entrepreneurship development, and highly qualified training tracks. The funds fielded exceed 7 million.
Professor Giuliana Mattiazzo, Vice Rector for Technology Transfer at Politecnico, kicked off the event, Raffaella di Nardo, Research and Innovation Manager of HUB NODES, gave a general overview of the ecosystem. Next came Giuseppe Scellato, President of the Politecnico's I3P Incubator and scientific coordinator of Spoke 1, who outlined the project's research lines and funding calls, and Paolo Neirotti, Director of the Politecnico's School of Masters and Continuing Education, who shared the training opportunities offered by the Partners.
Finally, Roberto Strocco, Area Projects and Territory Development Manager of Unioncamere Piemonte, explained how to respond to calls for proposals and access funds.
The main project lines of development are: the small satellite segment (SPACE4YOU), processes for generating storage and utilization of green hydrogen for mobility (H2Mobility), and innovative systems for managing and charging vehicles for electric mobility (ELECTRO).
At the end of the event, discussion between project initiators and the audience was encouraged, resulting in a networking moment that saw direct contact and bonding between NODES researchers and partners and industry representatives, more than 70 out of an audience of 110. 40 people followed the event remotely.
The event was held at the University Energy Center Auditorium.
The registration is available (the event took place in Italian, automated subtitiles available)