The Research Exchange

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The Project

The Research Exchange has been conceived to create a network of researchers (research teams, graduate researchers and spin-offs) and R&D managers, through an original form of interaction that will seriously encourage the transfer of technology and innovation.

The initiative has been founded with the goal of bringing the academic world closer to the business world.

All Research Exchange participants can use innovative online and offline tools, meetings, projects that draw on original formats, networking and sharing to achieve concrete result quickly and effectively.

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The network in 2011

Universities’ delegations coming from:

Alberta TEC Edmonton, Durres Aleksander Moisiu University, Seconda Università di Napoli, Sidney Macquarie University, Tirana Agricultural University, Università di Bari, Università di Bergamo, Università di Bologna, Università di Brescia, Università di Cagliari, Università di Camerino, Università dell’Aquila, Università di Enna, Università di Ferrara, Università di Macerata, Università di Milano, Università di Modena, Università di Napoli Federico II, Università di Napoli L’Orientale, Università di Palermo, Università di Pisa, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Università di Roma Tor Vergata, Università di Trento, Università di Trieste, Università di Urbino, Università dell’Insubria di Varese.

Businesses:

3SUNS, AB Impianti, Alfa Wassermann, Aqtan, Baggi, BEKON Energy Technologies, Be.Tube, byFlow, Brandoni Solare, Calzoni, Carpigiani, CAT Progetti, CGS, Consorzio CRAB, Consorzio Cseab, Consorzio Impat, Cyanagen, Dallara, Dompè, E-gate, Electrolux Italia, Elettromar, Energy Resources, Engineering, Etheria, Euroma, Finn Power Italia, FN Nuove Tecnologie e Servizi Avanzati, Galag, Global Display Solutions, Grifo, Helvi, Hicare, Icam, Icap-Sira, ICI, Id-Solutions, Indesit Company, Intertaba, Istituto Superiore Mario Boella, I.V.A.R., Kayser Italia, Kedrion, Lenzi Egisto, Limacorporate, Loccioni, Lofarma, Marposs, Micron, Momo Design, Navionics, Paradisi, P.E.I. Protezioni Elaborazioni Industriali, Philips Lighting, Propack, Prysmian, Rsens, Securo, Serendipity Energia, Sifi, Simplenetworks, Sismec, Sky Team, Tetrapack Packaging Solutions, Volta Electronics, Wartsila.

Entities, Institutions and Partners:

Anfea, Chamber of Commerce, CNA Bologna, Enea, Fondazione CRUI, Intesa San Paolo, Italia Lavoro, Mediocredito Italiano, Ministry of Economic Development (MISE), Regione Emilia-Romagna

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Activities

Research Exchange services are available all year round, with information, analysis and events: a constantly evolving modular system that welcomes input and requests from contributors and participants.

The activities include:

The research and selection

platform aimed at graduates and undergraduates. Find work

starting from your know-how and skills.

The virtual message board that keeps researchers and businesses constantly in touch so that they can publicise opportunities and share information

Workshops, webinars, on line services, advice and training on research and career orientation

Businesses and research teams come together: conventions, seminars and one to one meetings

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Wall 365: the research social network

The Wall is the section of the Research Exchange that has been developed to provide continuity to the Forum: researchers and R&D teams will have access to a platform where they can publish advertisements, selecting recipients based on user type and subject. The access is free and reserved to the Forum participants only.

The system will also allow advertisements to be published in anonymous form, so as to safeguard the privacy of the sender.

The Wall has been designed to fulfil a number of requirements:

 To make the match permanent, going beyond the annual physical event

 To encourage networking between research teams, spin-off and businesses

 To give public and private sector institutions that support Research a new channel of communication with those working in research The Wall is supported by a system of topical newsletters that will send a selection of the advertisements published to registered members of the online community on a regular basis.

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DOC: Phd and Phd students on line

DOC is the new platform offered by the Research Exchange and conceived to smooth the

transition of Phd and Phd students from the academic environment to the world of business. At international level the project is dedicated only to businesses to network with Phd and Post-doc students of Italian Universities.

DOC aims to go beyond the concept of mere personal database by integrating

information and services so as to support both graduates and businesses. The key objectives of DOC are to:

 Manage Phd and Phd students’ CVs based on areas of research

 Encourage networking between Phd to develop synergies and stimulate the

creation of spin offs

 Support candidates with career guidance services

 Stimulate interaction between HR and R&D managers in business

 Organise genuine online recruitment events

 Inform candidates and recruiters about opportunities and resources of interest to them

2011 DOC at a glance:

more than 2.500 Phds’profiles from 74 Universities

76 signed up companies 1341 single scoutings on Phd’s profiles 767 profiles saved among «favourites»

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Coaching: career orientation tools

The Research Exchange also aims to offer support to its various targets through a range of coaching activities on key issues regarding the placement of PhD and PhD students and technology transfer offices. This opportunity is only guarantee to researchers (Italian and/or foreign) from Italian Universities.

Coaching services developed by academic speakers and experts from the business worlds will be made available. The coaching will also use a multi channel approach with on line and off line activities:

 On line workshops and on site courses for PhD and PhD students  On line career coaching services for graduate researchers

The web platform will be made available to the community to create events where they can present their best practices.

It will be possible to stream all content and view it on the Research Exchange video channel.

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The Forum/1: getting ready with the Preview

The Forum is the yearly appointment among who, in academic world and business, take care of research.

Preview, an advance viewing of the physical event, will be activated one month before the Forum to give researchers and managers the chance to do a targeted scouting among all research projects presented.

Based on online scouting, delegates will be able to set up own one-to-one meeting agenda for the best Forum outcome.

The most widely requested new features will include the possibility of managing the visibility policies of stand content in order to enable possible synergies between research teams or between businesses. The Preview is a unique and unprecedented showcase: virtual booths, for companies and research teams to feature their know how, pavilions and match area, to quickly find research projects corresponding on settled criteria.

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The Forum/2: meet the network in Bologna

The 2012 edition of the Forum is scheduled between 16th_{and 18}th_{May, in}

Bologna, in the prestigious setting of Palazzo Re Enzo. It represents the point of arrival and the culmination of the activities that have taken place over the previous months.

The format will be the same as for the previous editions:

 Focus: A plenary session with key note speakers who will look at the relationship between the world of research and business in terms of the technology transfer, followed by a round table debate with guests including university professors and managers from business.

 Workshop: Small group meetings on specific subjects

 Meetings: Diaries of 25 minute one-to-one appointments between research teams/businesses, structured based on the requests made by delegates during the Preview

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Forum second edition was held in Bologna between 18 th and 20 th May: the success of the event is witnesses by numbers:

• 350 delegates from 7 countries • 30 Italian universities

• 70 companies

• 764 research projects presented • 820 one-to-one meetings

• Involvement of institutions such as Fondazione CRUI, Mise (Ministry of Economic

Development), Italia Lavoro, Enea, Cna Nazionale, Regione Emilia- Romagna, Chamber of Commerce of Bologna.

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2012 Forum : Agenda, May 16 – 17 – 18, Bologna

Wednesday, May 16

15.00 Official Opening 15.15 Institutional Greetings 16.00 Plenary Session Round Table 17.00 Coffee break 17.30 Round Table 19.30 Cocktail

Thursday, May 17

09.30 – 13.00

One to one meetings Workshop 13.00 Buffet lunch 14.30 – 19.00

One to one meetings Workshop 19.00 Cocktail

Friday, May 18

09.30

One to one meetings Workshop

11.00

Coffee break

11.30

One to one meetings Workshop

13.00

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For businesses

 Be in touch with a

permanent, updated PhD and PhD students network

 Advertisements and searches

for PhD and PhD students

 Scouting among the virtual

booths of research teams and spin-offs

 One-to-one meetings with

research teams and spin-offs

 Workshops and seminars

 Online events to promote the

company brand

Services

For PhD and PhD students

 Messaging system to correspond

with other PhD and PhD students

 Personal page with CV and

dedicated section to the research field

 Chance to respond to job