Innovup gets on board the EIT Manufacturing South ecosystem

Innovup gets on board the EIT Manufacturing South ecosystem

The association, which represents and unites a great variety of players in the Italian innovation supply chain, joins forces with EIT Manufacturing to enhance the growth of synergies and opportunities at both national and international level. 

InnovUp is a non-profit and super partes association that represents and unites Italian startups, scaleups, innovative SMEs, innovation centres, incubators, accelerators, science and technology parks, professional firms, consulting firms and corporations.

InnovUp’s three main areas of activity are all aimed at strengthening and promoting the Italian innovative entrepreneurship ecosystem. They are:

• Advocacy (working groups, position papers, parliamentary hearings and ministerial interlocutions to promote legislation favourable to the development of innovative enterprises),
• Networking (trade tables, association chats, events, matching and roadshows to connect industry players),
• Knowledge (observatories, reports, surveys, webinars, newsletters and academies to increase knowledge of the ecosystem in the national and international context).

InnovUp is the Italian referent of Wainova (World Alliance of Innovations), IASP (International Association of Science Parks and Areas of Innovation), ESN (European Startup Network), EBN (European Business and Innovation Centre Network), EBAN (European Business Angels Network).