Unismart is the wholly-owned subsidiary of the University of Padova dedicated to technology transfer and innovation management consulting towards companies, banks/investors and other stakeholders. Unismart is the one-stop-shop to systematically commercialise the most promising research results and intellectual property along the innovation chain, leveraging on the competences and networks of the University.

1. Technology Transfer and
Innovation Management Consulting

2. Who we are
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• Unismart is the wholly-owned subsidiary of the University of Padova
dedicated to technology transfer and innovation management consulting
towards companies, banks/investors and other stakeholders.
• Unismart is the one-stop-shop to systematically commercialise the most
promising research results and intellectual property along the innovation
chain, leveraging on the competences and networks of the University.
• Whether you want to find out more about the patents we hold in our
portfolio, investigate innovation consulting opportunities or joint
research projects do contact us today.
www.unismart.it

3. Our numbers
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MORE THAN 180
PATENTS
EDUCATION &
TRAINING
NETWORKING
OPPORTUNITIES
BUSY EVENT
SCHEDULE
5000
PROFESSORS &
RESEARCHERS
500
NEW RESEARCH
CONTRACTS EVERY
YEAR
32
DEPARTMENTS
OVER 30INVENTIONS
EVERYYEAR
150
LABS
41
RESEARCH
CENTRES
PASSEPARTOUT SUPPORT WITH
PAPERWORK
60.000
STUDENTS

4. SmartHour - L'aperitivo dell'innovazione - 6 dicembre 2016
GROW YOUR BUSINESS
WITH UNISMART
ONE-STOP-SHOP
LITTLE
PAPERWORK,
SPEEDY
SERVICE
ENTREPRENEUR
IAL APPROACH

5. Our Community
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• Unismart is building a community of innovation leaders sharing growth
opportunities which could be boosted by the knowledge, competences
and world-wide network of the University of Padova.
• Joining Unismart means becoming part of this open innovation eco-
system where companies, banks/investors, industrial associations and
professionals share business opportunities and build new value chains.
• Joining Unismart means accessing a universe of opportunities, services
and exclusive events capitalizing on the skills, knowledge and resources
of the University of Padova.

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• Our partners can access a range of networking services including:
o Networking dinners & events
o Patent News
o Master Key Service
o Visibility and brand promotion
o Culture box
BECOMING A
“NETWORKING PARTNER”

7. NETWORKING DINNERS & EVENTS
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• 3 yearly events to meet and get inspired by other
innovators, while sharing ideas and kicking off new
projects
• Events that promote contamination and the
exchange of ground-breaking ideas
• Attended by C-level execs and senior directors only

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PATENT NEWS
• Regular preview of the latest inventions and scientific papers from the
researchers of the University of Padua
• Monthly preview of the latest patent applications from our inventors
• A unique opportunity to meet the researchers and get more detailed
information about their latest inventions (NDA needed)

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MASTER KEY SERVICE
• Full guidance and assistance in your interactions with schools and departments
inside the university
• A single-point-of-contact for your company, able to assist you while defining,
starting up and managing a new research project
• We save you precious time and ensure on-time execution of the agreed terms
and conditions

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• Your logo, company profile and link to your website on our
portal
• Content creation to add value to your company by
publishing articles and interviews about your company on
our website, newsletter and social media channels
VISIBILITY AND BRAND PROMOTION

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• Not only science and technology but art and culture too
• 10 tickets every year to access exhibitions, museums,
concerts and other cultural initiatives organized or
sponsored by the University
• 2 Business Passes to access the University’s 38 libraries
CULTURE BOX

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• On top of our networking services, our partners can access further
innovation consulting services such as:
o Idea Contest
o Technology Scouting
o Smart Talent
o Design Challenge Generation
INNOVATION CONSULTING SERVICES
o Trouble shooting
o Strategical roadmapping
o Funding toolbox
o Technical training

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IDEA CONTEST
• A student competition to solve the most pressing
issues coming from a company
• Get dozens of qualified ideas and inputs from the
best minds and talents inside the University
• Ideas are submitted to the company only after a
careful review conducted by a group of
dedicated researchers
• Meet the most promising students and cooperate
with them to develop the winning ideas

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TECHNOLOGY SCOUTING
• Critical assessment of the latest trends
emerging from international literature and most
recent patent applications
• Get the big picture of the prior art related to a
technology or industry sector and bring it into
your decision making process
• Much more than a simple database research:
you can rely on the direct knowledge of more
than 5000 scholars researching on hundreds of
different topics.

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SMART TALENT
• Unismart helps you designing the best
recruiting events to find the most promising
students
• Let us know who you want to hire and we’ll take
care of organizing and managing events,
workshops, speed interviews, contests,
hackathons etc.
• Full support with online visibility of your
vacancy and social media marketing
• In collaboration with the Career Service of the
University

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DESIGN CHALLENGE
GENERATION
• Intensive workshop to identify untapped
innovation opportunities and prospective
business developments for your company
• Participated by the key decision makers and the
main business functions
• Get everybody in your team on the same page
and make sure they all share the same vision
for the future

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TROUBLE SHOOTING
• Unismart supports you solving the most
pressing problems related to productive
processes, product developments and
technological issues.
• A real task force at your service, working
closely with the company team, able to reach
the best solutions within a short timeframe.

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STRATEGICAL
ROADMAPPING
• Support in designing the strategical roadmap to
develop your innovative business and
products/services
• Multidisciplinary involvement of students and
researches from different departments
• Unismart provides you with an in-depth report
assessing the viable strategies based on your
company’s core values, skills and infrastructures

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FUNDING TOOLBOX
• Research of the most suitable funding tool to
support the implementation of strategic projects
(e.g. H2020), possibly accompanied by
facilitated finance initiatives/tax incentives
• Assistance in assessing calls and bids from
European bodies, validating new proofs of
concept, etc.
• Improvement of already submitted
proposals/projects which have received a good
evaluation but were not funded.

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TECHNICAL TRAINING
• Unismart enables the development of technical
skills and knowledge in the Partner companies
based on their real needs
• We design, organize and manage tailor-made
training sessions and courses based on the
company’s requests
• Classes are held by professors and researchers
of the University

21. La Community di Unismart | Campagna Adesioni 2017
• As a result of innovation consulting services or based on in-house
strategic work, Unismart delivers specialized studies and contract research
services enabled by the research groups and facilities of the University of
Padova.
• This may include developing prototypes and solutions at laboratory and
pilot scale with associated validation work, including business models
assessment and consumer behaviour evaluation.
IN-DEPTH STUDIES
AND JOINT RESEARCH

22. For more information:
www.unismart.it
info@smartunipd.it