Italy: The Perfect Platform for
AerospaceInternational Paris Air Show
19 June 2019, Paris

Business Opportunities in Italian Aerospace Industry
Selected companies and clusters

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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY

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ApuliaGrottaglie Airport Test bed: Italian Centre of Excellence for
Remotely Piloted Aircraft System Trials

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ApuliaAerospace interiors in composite materials

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ApuliaHigh Instructions Learning Through Virtual Reality

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ApuliaMultifunctional panels and composite Isogrid/Lattice aerospacestructures integration

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ApuliaSeagull

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Campania

Advanced AM center for aerospace applications

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Campania

Intelligent energy management for aeronautics

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Campania

Sensorless Stall Warning

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Lazio

Gauss activities for microsatellites

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Lazio

I.A.S. – Intelligent Adaptive Structures

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Lazio

I.MODI

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Lazio

I.o.T. solution to improve resilience of business-criticalinfrastructures

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Lazio

Janus 2.0

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Lazio

Miprons – Micro PROpulsion for Nano Satellites

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Lazio

R.E.H. – Range Extended Hybrid

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Lazio

Virtualmind – Aeromeccanica Fly 360

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Piemonte

Nanoracks – Space Outpost Europe & Beyond

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CLUSTERS
Apulia37

Campania

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Lazio

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Piedmont

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Project Coordination
ITA Trade Agency - FDI Partnership and Sector-based Analyses
Invitalia - Inward Investment Program4

PROJECTS

5APULIA | GROTTAGLIE AIRPORT TEST BED:ITALIAN CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR
REMOTELY PILOTED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM TRIALSPROPOSER: Aeroporti di Puglia S.p.A. - Distretto Tecnologico Aerospaziale (DTA) - Puglia
Sviluppo S.p.A.
SECTOR: Aerospace
INVESTMENT TYPE
✓ Greenfield manufacturing✓ R&D
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
Apulia is a dynamic region of the South East of Italy where companies have been involvedin the aeronautics sector since the 1930’s. Today, Apulia plays a leading role in the aerospace industry in Italy and boasts a significant industrial concentration, with over 560 companies (MNEs, SMEs, start-ups), occupying over 7,550 employees, active throughout theregion in various fields of R&D and manufacturing that make up the entire aerospace supply
chain, from the production of aircraft components to space software.
Continuous investment in innovation, as well as in skills, have turned Apulia into a centre forexcellence in aerospace, making it the only Italian region in which the following sector specializations co-exist: fixed-wing, rotating wing, aerospace software (Leonardo Group); production of sections of the fuselage and tail wing in carbon fibre for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner
Project (Leonardo Group); propulsion engines (GE Avio Aero); design and assembly of aircraft components in titanium and carbon fibre (Dema Brindisi for Bombardier); microsatellites and propulsion systems for space stations (Sitael); Design and production of ultra-lightcarbon fibre aircraft (Black shape); R&D Centre for Additive Repairs (GE Avio Aero and
Polytechnic University of Bari).
The aerospace industry is one of the most strategic sectors within the regional economy thathas acquired a strong position in the international market in recent years thanks to its ability
to strike up positive business relations with key players, contractors and OEMs, some ofwhom have chosen to invest in Apulia and contribute to the increasingly positive export performance (in 2018 the regional sector exports totalled 561,6 million euros, accounting foralmost 10,2% of national exports).
In Apulia, there are two clusters involved in the aerospace sector and both of them actively
seek to foster competitiveness and international business, stimulate and support researchand training:▪
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DAP – Apulian Aerospace Business Cluster with over 70 associates (businesses anduniversities);
DTA s.c.a r.l. - Apulian Aerospace Technological Cluster, a non-profit making consortium which brings together key industry players, universities, as well as public andprivate research centres active in Apulia.

BRIEF DESCRIPTIONIn the near future, both aircrafts with pilots on board and remotely piloted aircraft systems
will be operating in the same airspace. This poses not only the need to develop new aircraft
platforms and associated ground systems, but also to define new rules and develop new

6technologies and products for all forms of air traffic control and management, in order tooperate safely in the sky.
In 2014, with the backing of the Italian Government, the Italian Civil Aviation Authority(ENAC) devised a plan to qualify the Grottaglie Airport, based near Taranto in the Southeast of Italy, as an integrated platform (airport, controlled airspace, systems for control andperformance measurement, technological and logistical services), which aims to addressthese problems by creating facilities for testing, developing and offering innovative services,
products and solutions for the aerospace sector.
In particular, Grottaglie Airport, thanks to its infrastructure, favourable location and facilities,
represents an important test bed for companies and institutions interested in:▪
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conducting simulations and test trials, on the ground and in-flight, for manned andunmanned aircraft systems;
carrying out test trials for ATF&M (Air Traffic Flow & Management) systems for product and service development and certification;
developing products and solutions for territory observation and data management.

More recently, the Italian Ministry of Transport also designated Grottaglie airport as Italy’s
first and only spaceport, which, based on the project assigned to ENAC for completion, isdue to be ready for operating suborbital flights in 2020.
Aeroporti di Puglia S.p.A. (AdP) which manages the regional airport network, has been carrying out significant investments in the Grottaglie Airport infrastructure and has created arange of solutions and services (hangars, office space, etc.) for companies interested inlocating at the airport.
Based on a Memorandum of Understanding between the Apulian Technological Aerospace
Cluster (DTA) and Aeroporti di Puglia SpA, for the creation of an international research hub
at Grottaglie Airport, significant research and training activities are already underway with
programmes involving RPAS/UAS simulation and testing, as well as cybersecurity.
To facilitate investments in Apulia and stimulate the growth and development of the Grottaglie Airport hub, the regional government has devised a wide range of flexible incentive
schemes, available through the regional government agency Puglia Sviluppo.
BUSINESS PROPOSALThe Grottaglie Airport Test bed initiative generates interesting investment opportunities for
key industry players, SMEs and innovative start-ups, involved in business sectors such as
UAV systems, software systems and cybersecurity, who want to be located in or around a
strategic airport infrastructure, offering the possibility to carry out simulations, test trials, on
the ground and inflight, for manned and unmanned aircraft systems.
Key advantages▪ Grottaglie Airport is a fully-serviced strategic airport infrastructure, authorised for
UAV simulation and flight trials, designated as Italy’s first and only spaceport, readyfor operating suborbital flights in 2020;▪ Apulia is a hub for innovation thanks to the work of its more than 415 private andpublic entities, including universities, business and technology clusters and laboratory networks start-ups, all of which are active in R&D;
▪ DTA is a key player in the aerospace sector in Apulia and can assist companies inthe development of highly specialised R&D programmes and training activities;

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the Apulia regional government stands out for its commitment to supporting investment in research and innovation, focusing mainly on smart technologies and providing a significant boost to hi-tech sectors, including aerospace;
Puglia Sviluppo, the regional development agency, can assist potential investors in
Apulia to access a raft of incentives, as well as assistance throughout the initial setting-up phase in identifying business locations, local business and research partners
and so on.

CONTACT INFO
Aeroporti di Puglia S.p.A.
www.aeroportidipuglia.it
psumma@aeroportidipuglia.it+39.080.5800232
Dott. Patrizio Summa, Director of Special Projects
DTA – Distretto Tecnologico Aerospaziale S.c.a.r.l.
www.dtascarl.org
presidente@dtascarl.it+39.335.7679898
Dott. Giuseppe Acierno, Chairman
Puglia Sviluppo S.p.A.
www.pugliasviluppo.eu
fdi@pugliasviluppo.it+39.080.5498811
Dott.ssa Theresa Mulloy, PM International Business Promotion and Inward Investment

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APULIA | AEROSPACE INTERIORS IN COMPOSITE
MATERIALSPROPOSER: CETMASECTOR: Aerospace
INVESTMENT TYPE
✓ Industrial/technological partnership✓ Funding
DESCRIPTION
The aim of the project is the development of aerospace interiors in composite materials,
using recycled carbon fibres (RCFs) as reinforcement. RCFs are a very attractive secondary
raw material having mechanical properties similar to those of virgin ones. In addition, they
are cheaper than the virgin ones: a price reduction ranging from 45% and 55% is estimated.
The RCFs could represent a great opportunity for the suggested application, in substitution/integration of semi-structural composite components produced using glass reinforcements, providing a winning solution to the impelling need of the aviation industry to satisfy
the target of CO2 reduction, associated to a reduction of fuel consumption that can be obtained reducing the aircraft weight. It is important to underline that a mandatory issue tocontemplate, in order to exploit the fully potentiality of RCFs, is the sizing restoring, degraded
during the recycling process.
The sizing protects fibres during handling, lets an adequate wettability during impregnation
stage and increases interfacial shear strength between the fiber and matrix resin, making
the fibres suitable as reinforcement for composite components.
CETMA, based in Brindisi, has established a high level of know-how for the proprietary sizing treatment for RCFs, in order to make them technically and technologically competitive
with virgin fibres.
The investment required ranges from 100,000 € to 500,000 €.
The TRL of the technology is between 5 and 6.
BUSINESS PROPOSAL
The business proposal is linked to the development of new products for aircraft interiors,
based on recycled carbon fibres, at two different levels:▪ Development of semi-finished products, such as semi-pregs, pre-pregs;▪ Development of aircraft interiors components.
The partners involved will be semi-finished composite products producers and aircraft interiors manufacturers.
Key advantages▪ Know-how developed for sizing of RCFs;▪ Possibility of using an high value secondary raw materials;▪ Lower cost in comparison with virgin carbon fibres;▪ Weight and CO2 emission reduction.
CONTACT INFO
Cetma – Centro di Ricerche Europeo di Tecnologia, Design e Materiali
www.cetma.it
antonella.tarzia@cetma.it+39 0831/449423
Antonella Tarzia
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THROUGH VIRTUAL REALITYPROPOSER: MTM Project Srl
SECTOR: Aerospace
INVESTMENT TYPE
✓ Industrial/technological partnership✓ Funding
DESCRIPTIONHIL VR (High Instructions Learning through Virtual Reality) is the most powerful Virtual
Reality and Machine Learning software, integrated in a unique Platform, for the training oftechnical staff which, through the use of VR procedures (for learning) and the Machine
Learning algorithms (for checking of training), allows the operator to carry out training,
simulate and repeat “in real life” what has been learned.
The project is also made up of AURES (Augmented Reality and Remote Support). Aures is
the Smart Glass and Smartphone software system for service, maintenance and production
assistance through Augmented Reality. With Aures, it is possible to view, step-by-step, theoperative procedures in VR that need to be followed, to access remote access and video
calls, to record videos and take photos and store them on the cloud/server.
MTM Project, is a well-established innovative Italian SME located in Monopoli, whichdevelops projects in collaboration with Bari University (scientific partner), Confindustria Bari,
Apulian ICT Business Cluster, Apulian Aerospace business cluster.
Our software is suitable for the technical training of workers in the aerospace, automotive
and manufacturing sectors. It is ideal for training company technicians on: complex
procedures, security, routine and specialist maintenance, production and maintenance.
We are interested in finding an international partner, either as an investor in the business or
as a distributor licensee.
BUSINESS PROPOSAL
We are interested in finding an international partner, either as an investor, willing to invest
between 600.000-1.000.000 Euros, or as a distributor licensee.
For investors, we are willing to offer a share in the company.
In the case of licensees, we will offer an exclusive contract with the highest percentages inthe sector able to satisfy both. The target investors can be technology companies, commercial distributors, and professional investors.
Key advantages▪ For HIL VR, Having a single integrated system for industrial training, progress control
and tests available▪ HIL VR reduces the times and costs of training. It promotes self-learning and Elearning. It improves the organisation of staff. It encourages the sharing and conservation of the know-how within the company.
▪ AURES reduces intervention time and costs thanks to the remote assistance. It is
totally “hands-free”.
▪ We have several large customers. We have passed the launch phase, we are at anadvanced stage of development.

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CONTACT INFOMTM Project srl
http://www.mtmproject.com/
info@mtmproject.com+39 080 897 84 93
Sales, Flavio Roberto Albano, albano@mtmproject.com, +39 351 5892286

11APULIA | MULTIFUNCTIONAL PANELS AND COMPOSITE ISOGRID/LATTICE AEROSPACESTRUCTURES INTEGRATIONPROPOSER: SATORSECTOR: Aerospace
INVESTMENT TYPE
✓ Industrial/technological partnership✓ Funding
DESCRIPTION
The main goal of the project is to minimize the mass of satellites and spacecrafts by incorporating cables, power bus, connectors, sensors and thermal control components into composite panels, featuring multifunctional properties, and then inserting them into the CFRP
lattice primary structure, just like a tile. Electrical components are embedded into composite
panels during carbon thread stitching process, so achieving high level of integration. The
design allows easily accessible, removable and modular electronic systems with high gradeof debris protection. The benefits of such technology include a 70% reduction in electronic
enclosure and harness, a 50% reduction in spacecraft volume required for conventional
components and a reduction in labor required for spacecraft assembly, showing up an extremely robust system applicable to several missions. Panels can be easily allocated in load
bearing CFRP ANISOGRD/Lattice structure’s cells. The novel systems’ integration concept
overcomes the actual one based on lumped mass distribution concept (ref. http://www.satorsrl.it/multifunctional-structures/).
▪ Place/Site: Grottaglie/Taranto or best site for investor (as alternative);▪ Partners involved: ARES Consortium, University of Roma 2 – Tor Vergata ▪ Investment required: Min. 1,3 Mln € - Max 2,4 Mln €▪ Project Phase: self-funded prototyping (TRL 4: Component functional verification inlaboratory environment)
BUSINESS PROPOSALSATOR is looking for big aerospace companies/system integrators/industrial partners as
investors and proposes a framework agreement for the technical development and businessconcept start. The partnership would facilitate the development and manufacturing phases
due to engineering requirements, research platform and test facilities availability for groundand in-flight or in orbit test. Furthermore, the investor might be a direct selling client or the
final customer, being an end user.
Key advantages▪ Big market opportunities in aerospace sector (satellites, launchers, aircrafts)▪ Fast and high R.O.E. and R.O.I.
▪ Low number of competitors▪ Rapid Break Even Point achievement▪ Low capital investment

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CONTACT INFOSATOR srl
www.satorsrl.it
saverio.lazzaro@satorsrl.it+39 099 473 3257 – +39 080 596 4257
+39 333 36 58 541
Saverio Lazzàro – C.E.O.

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APULIA | SEAGULLPROPOSER: NOVOTECHSECTOR: Aerospace
INVESTMENT TYPE
✓ Industrial/technological partnership✓ Funding
DESCRIPTIONThe SEAGULL is a high performing two seater light hydroplane with a hybrid propulsion
system, easy and economical to use, operating in complete autonomy from any conventional
infrastructure but can be easily operated also from “marine” or private boat structure.
It features a very innovative and automatic retractile morphing wing, making it possible topass from aircraft to boat configuration. The integration of methods and technologies fromthe aerospace and naval sectors are combined to create a unique product relying on a wideuse of high performing composite materials and eco-friendly production processes. Such
new mobility system is thought for promoting the communication between people and go
beyond the current barriers of the public and private transports.
Investment required: 1,500,000 Euros
Project Phase:
The design started in January 2018 and now the aircraft is completely designed, tested inwater tank and wind tunnel. Also a full scale fuselage mock-up and a wing folded test bed,
have been used to verify the main capability of the project. Manufacturing of some component are in progress and the complete flying vehicle is planned to be ready at the end of
2020.
BUSINESS PROPOSAL
We are looking for investors, interesting in investing in a very innovative and promising personal transportation system that is currently suited to use on water, but potentially can beconverted in a ground operated system also with capacity to VTOL operation.
The commercial challenge is the production of a new mobility system that is multi-scope(Reconnaissance, surveillance, sport, tourism, training activities), economical (accessible)
and eco-friendly (materials and production processes).
Key advantages▪ The development of innovative electromechanical actuation mechanisms enabling afolding wing to be able to make the transition from the aircraft to the boat configuration;▪ The production of an integrated and lightweight aerostructure, thanks to a wide useof composite materials through out of autoclave and as much as possible automatedproduction processes;▪ Development of the hybrid propulsion system.
CONTACT INFONOVOTECH S.r.l.
www.novotech.it
leonardo.lecce@novotech.it+39 081 23 92156 ; +39 338 6536815
Prof. Ing. Leonardo Lecce

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CAMPANIA | ADVANCED AM CENTER FOR AEROSPACE APPLICATIONSPROPOSER: MyPart meccanica s.r.l.
SECTOR: Aerospace, rapid manufacturing
INVESTMENT TYPE
✓ R&D
✓ Industrial/technological partnership✓ Funding
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTThe Campania region, together with Piedmont and Lombardy, is a very active district in theaerospace sector, thanks to 30 years of activity and investments by large foreign multinationals present in the area such as General Electric / Avio in Pomigliano (Naples) and Rolls
Royce / Ema in Morra De Sanctis (Avellino). These main market players have generated avery high level of specialization of companies in the aerospace sector in Campania, creating
several thousands of direct, indirect and induced jobs, as well as the birth of business networks specialized in aeronautical subcontracting. In fact, large operators are joined by a
network of small and medium-sized subcontractors able to use technologies, implement
production processes, guarantee the technical standards of quality and precision requiredby the aerospace industry.
Campania is the second region of Italy for turnover volume and the first for the number of
employees in the aerospace sector also thanks to the presence of the DAC (Campania Aerospace District), which brings together subjects operating in the fields of Research, Development and Training for Aerospace, involving 170 actors including large companies (including Alenia Aermacchi, MBDA, Magnaghi Aeronautica, Atitech, DEMA, Telespazio), research
centers (including CIRA, CNR, ENEA and the 5 Universities of Campania with engineering
departments) and SMEs (considering those that adhere to the 8 member consortia). The
DAC is one of the founding members of the National Aerospace Technology Cluster (CTNA)
together with Finmeccanica Spa and Avio Spa.
DESCRIPTION
MyPart aims to create a Campania center of excellence for additive manufacturing technologies to service of the aerospace sector. The project will lead to the realization of technologies, processes and printable materials, which can be used in the most critical production
cycles, making the realization of high-tech components, difficult to achieve with standard
technologies, more competitive, according to Advanced Manufacturing 4.0 perspective. The
production scenario of the project ranges from the realization of ceramic cores for aerospace
applications, to the production of alloy rotor and stator blades with equiaxic solidification
control, up to the development of mechanical components in advanced materials such as
SiC.
MyPart is a partner of PoEMA, a network of subcontracting companies in the aerospacesector led by EMA Spa (100% Rolls Royce group). Incubated by I3P, a business incubatorof the Polytechnic of Turin, MyPart can take advantage of consultancy from the Engineering
departments of the Turin University.
Thanks to the constant R&D work that has led it to develop innovative processes and materials, the company has developed skills in polymers, ceramics and metals. Some of the so-

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lutions experimented by MyPart in the Aerospace field are complete and qualified, and contribute to the company's turnover, others have already been successfully tested in the operating environment, have a TRL 3 - 4 and present great application potential.
The project, which will be realized in Campania, where MyPart is based, requires a total
investment of EUR 3 MLN for the purchase of technology and the hiring of staff.
BUSINESS PROPOSAL
MyPart's project has a high degree of scalability, as it aims to free the additive technologies
from their prototypal meaning, adapting them to mass production. Therefore, it is eligible foran equity financing program with participation in the corporate structure of both a bank andan industrial partner, preferably operating in the aerospace sector.
Key advantages▪ Wide profit margins guaranteed▪ Young and competent team, constantly looking for innovative solutions▪ Collaborations with top players in the aerospace field and with national and European research centers▪ Proprietary processes and materials in patenting phase▪ Development of regional and national economy, through the creation of jobs andinternational relations
CONTACT INFOMyPart meccanica s.r.l.
www.mypartmeccanica.com
info@mypartmeccanica.com+39 0825 1687016
Massimo Russo

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CAMPANIA | INTELLIGENT ENERGY MANAGEMENT FOR AERONAUTICSPROPOSER: Aeromechs
SECTOR: Aerospace
INVESTMENT TYPE
✓ Industrial/technological partnership✓ Funding
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
The aeronautic sector in the Campania region is growing at a high speed mainly due toFinmeccanica international high growth and the huge demand to build new planes of the big
customers as Airbus and Boeing (380 Airbus and 787 Boeing). The aeronautic manufacturing weaving has a main role in the economic system of the Campania region. It is a developing territory element in terms of industrial presence and of the high content of the technological know-how requested by the manufacturing processes. Campania represents a national pole for the aerospace cluster, one of the main allocated in Italy (beyond Lombardia,
Lazio, Puglia), characterized by a key historical experience of the field industrial operatorsand the local presence of big national leader companies with a significant international exposure: Leonardo, Avio, Europea Microfusioni Aerospaziali (EMA), Magnaghi Aeronautica,
Selex Sistemi Integrati), Ilmas, Geven and Dema. There are other companies capable toproduce a high valuable and qualified finished product, as Vulcanair and Tecnam. The aeronautic sector is reinforced also by the presence of CIRA, the main Italian research centerworking on aerospace sector, in possession of huge facilities and worldwide recognizedskills, as well as the University “Federico II” and “Vanvitelli” acting since several years in the
aeronautics research.
DESCRIPTION
Looking into MW-class Electrical Power Systems for future aircraft, mass and volume is a
critical factor. Improvements can be achieved by applying energy management (EM) strategies. Traditionally, EM is mainly referring to shedding mechanism (i.e. load disconnection).
Since 2011, Aeromechs is proposing a new approach for EM, based on Supervisory Control,
i.e. real time management of electrical power flows by using new generation microprocessors.
Indeed, Aeromechs main skills are related to the implementation of ECU (Electronic Control
Units) for aircraft electrical equipment such as generators, converters, and loads, embedding the EM strategies. This includes advanced concepts such ad Model Based Design,
Automatic Code Generation, Hardware In the Loop and others.
Such ideas have been already validated as prototypes in the frame of two past Clean Sky 1
projects and other two currently running Clean Sky 2 initiatives, carried out by Aeromechs
in consortium with leading European universities and companies (Leonardo Finmeccanica,
SAFRAN, University of Nottingham, UTRC Ireland, University of Seville, and others).
The company is looking forward partnerships and investments in order to bring the ECU toindustrialization, as part of on-board aircraft electrical units.
BUSINESS PROPOSAL
Target investors are companies having their core business in manufacturing of aeronauticalelectrical equipment, willing to extend their product range by including Aeromechs ECUs aspart of their product. Our scope is to reach the final customer with a joint customized product,17

aligned with its requirements. Typical examples of electronic products where Aeromechs
technology could be introduced are: converters (mono-directional and bi-directional), power
centers, generators, energy storage systems, LRUs.
Key advantages
Current state-of-art related to EM for aeronautics includes only rudimental techniques, suchas traditional load shedding. Ideas proposed by Aeromechs and implemented as innovative
ECUs represents the current EM state-of-art, and can be used to achieve substantial improvements in terms of weight reduction onboard. Industrialization could provide a tremendous ROI, due to the vast applicability of the proposed innovative EM concepts to different
a/c platforms and the specificities of aeronautic sector. Moreover, virtually no competitors
are currently active on the same topic, hence a commercialization of such systems can leadto a global dominant market position.
CONTACT INFO
Aeromechswww.aeromechs.eu
info@aeromechs.eu+39 08119801418
Dr. Beniamino Guida

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CAMPANIA | SENSORLESS STALL WARNINGPROPOSER: AeroSmart
SECTOR: Air data system, angle of attack, angle of sideslip
INVESTMENT TYPE
✓ Industrial/technological partnership✓ Funding
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
For decades, air data systems have not so been involved in significant evolutionary processes, that current solutions available in the market provide almost the same performance
presenting the same drawbacks in terms of costs (design and operative), weight and environmental impact. These three main features make it impossible to move steps towards cost
reduction, simplification of avionic system architecture and 2020 targets established by theAdvisory Council for Aeronautical Research in Europe.
AeroSmart has developed the Smart-ADAHRS technology based on neural techniques enabling virtual sensor implementation that could drastically reduce design and operative costsby (at least) 30%, system weight by (at least) 50% and cut significantly emissions more than
50%. The solution is generic and universal, in fact can be used on any existing air vehicles
without any extra sensor installation or structural changes to the aircraft.
The successful implementation of Smart-ADAHRS project outcomes on current and nextgeneration aircraft will push AeroSmart as a possible leading company in the worldwide
scenario of ADAHRS systems with an expected turnover of more than €6 million (ROI > 3.5)
in next five years and about 5 new jobs created.
DESCRIPTION
AeroSmart is an Italian start-up company based in Caserta, joining academic and industrial
expertise in aeronautics, that has developed an innovative avionic technology for airtransport vehicles in the area of safety-critical air data systems.
The current project benefitted of SELT previous public funds ant today we have developed
a prototype thanks to collaboration with SELT A&D for small aircraft. The aim is to design
and produce a qualified system for large passenger aircraft to increase the flight safety.
In order to achieve this objective, we expect to invest 500,000.00 € to develop, qualify andverify industrial prototypes.
BUSINESS PROPOSAL
We expect to develop industrial prototypes for avionics up to TRL 9 with a key-partner formass production in avionics. The value proposition is to increase flight safety with a miniaturized and low-weight solution using a patented sensorless technology w/o aircraft structural modification or any additional sensor. We expect three business lines: 1) Smart-EFIS
for ultralight and sport aeroplanes, 2) AS-100 for UAV applications 3) AS1000 for generalaviation and large airplanes markets. At operative regime, 500 units production is expected
yearly – average unit cost is estimated for the three product types: 2,000 €, 15,000 €, 15,000€ with a revenue of about 6,000,000.00 €.
Key advantages
Smart-ADAHRS will serve as key enable for air transport vehicle manufacturers with main
benefits in terms of:▪ Simplification of ADAHRS architectural solution design seeking aircraft cost efficiency;▪ Cost-effective lifecycle solution compared with equivalent state-of-the-art ones;
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Increased reliability by reducing environmental agent impact on safety-critical instrumentation;
Weight and fuel consumption reduction for enhanced flight autonomy and ecofriendly technology.

CONTACT INFO
AeroSmart
www.aerosmartsrl.it
giovanni.malgieri@aerosmartsrl.it
Angelo Lerro, angelo.lerro@aerosmartsrl.it, +39 3290109319

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LAZIO | GAUSS ACTIVITIES FORMICROSATELLITESPROPOSER: G.A.U.S.S. Srl (Group of Astrodynamics for the Use of Space Systems)
SECTOR: Space technology in particular for field of Small Satellites
INVESTMENT TYPE
✓ R&D
✓ Industrial/technological partnership✓ Funding
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
The space industry is undergoing a dramatic transformation. Demand for large geosynchronous communications satellites has fallen dramatically as companies prepare to launch constellations of hundreds or thousands of, less expensive broadband satellites in low and medium Earth orbits. In this environment of small satellites, smaller GAUSS has been active
for more than 20 years. GAUSS launched from 2000 to now 9 microsatellites, 8 CubeSat
and 6 Pocketcube in the frame of UniSat Program.
DESCRIPTIONGAUSS Srl an Italian limited liability company based in Rome, founded in 2012 as a spinoff of the Scuola di Ingegneria Aerospaziale of University of Rome, active in the space technology field.
GAUSS aims are the research, the development and the implementation of aerospace projects, and the educational aspect and the execution of related cultural initiatives.
GAUSS activities range from structural design and mission analysis to the realization andlaunch of complete micro-satellites and CubeSats, their deployers, launching platforms andmain subsystems (OBC, Radio, customers payloads etc.), IOD/IOV and ground segment
services. The UniSat satellite is used also as a platform carrier and deployer for third-parties
satellites in orbit.
Next launch is planned for 2020.
BUSINESS PROPOSAL
We propose investments to develop a constellation of 3U microsatellites which have for thebasic model the following characteristics: LEO or GEO Orbit, structure dimension of
10x10x35 cm, electric power 20watt, telecommunication UHF VHV S-band, attitude pointing less than 5 degrees. The price for one 3U basic model, including launch is about € 800k.
Key advantages
Fast and easy manufacturing (10 pieces every 3 months), 4 launches per year, using SoyuzFregat.
Lean design and low cost realization.
Multipurpose constellation (telecommunications, remote sensing, in-Orbit demonstrationetc.).
CONTACT INFO
info@gaussteam.com
filgraziani@gmail.com

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LAZIO | I.A.S. – INTELLIGENT ADAPTIVESTRUCTURESPROPOSER: E.S.D. Srl
SECTOR: Avionics / Aerospace
INVESTMENT TYPE
✓ R&D
✓ Industrial/technological partnership✓ Funding
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
I.A.S. was designed for active structural monitoring, in the avionics and aerospace sectors;
a natural extension of the project is passive structural monitoring, in civil engineering(bridges, dams, oil pipelines, gas pipelines, etc ...); in railway engineering (monitoring of
locomotives, tracks, noise barriers, etc.); in naval engineering (monitoring of the weight distribution on cargo ships during the loading phases of containers and during navigation).
Customers.The potential customers are mainly medium and large companies operating in
the avionics and aerospace sectors; other reference targets (for the natural extension of theaforementioned project) are the companies that operate in civil engineering (bridges, dams,
oil pipelines, gas pipelines, etc.), rail and ship transport.
The "ENGINEERING FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT S.R.L. - ESD S.R.L. "was bornin 2017, as a start up of the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering of the
University of Rome" La Sapienza ". The company carries out research, development, implementation and marketing of innovative products and services of high technological value,with use in the renewable energy, mobility, avionics and calculation tools sectors.
DESCRIPTIONIntelligent Adaptive Structures is a system that uses optical sensors (FBG). The sensors areincorporated in the structure to be monitored or superficially applied to it. The system has
been designed to monitor the points of effort on a "wing box" of an aircraft. The information
coming from the sensors, continuously and in real time, is sent to a computer that calculates
the appropriate response in real time, providing the pilot with the possibility of intervening
manually or in automatic mode.
In addition to providing continuous monitoring of the structure, the system also allows scheduled maintenance of the monitored elements.
The scope of the I.A.S. it is essentially that of "Smart Structures" (intelligent structures), ie
those structures capable of monitoring their state over time and reacting appropriately according to the stresses to which they are subjected.
State of the art: pre-prototype.
BUSINESS PROPOSAL
The commercial proposal can be summarized in 4 phases:▪ Search for an industrial partner - financial, for the development of the prototype; thefigure for development is around € 700k.
▪ Development of the prototype within 8-10 months.
▪ Registration of the patent - utility model, of the prototype.
▪ Type of license transfer, to be agreed.
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The utility model, once patented, can be marketed in several ways, some of which can bechosen as an alternative to others, considering the opportunity for financial gain at the moment:▪ Issue of a license for a consideration, to third parties, of the rights to produce andsell, by third parties, the utility model, with periodic remuneration (royalties) recognized to the ESD.
Key advantages
Compared to traditional electric sensors, the IAS offers numerous advantages:▪ A large number of sensors can be connected to a single optical fiber, thus reducing
network and installation complexity;▪ Reduced dimensions and weight;▪ Total absence of background noise;▪ Safe in potentially explosive atmospheres;▪ No mechanical failure and high fatigue resistance;▪ Immunity from electromagnetic interference;▪ Immunity to radioactive environments;▪ Resistance to atmospheric agents and corrosive environments;▪ Resistance to high temperatures;▪ Possibility of engineering support with integrated sensor;▪ Possibility of being incorporated into the structures at the time of their manufacture.
CONTACT INFO
info@esdsrl.eu

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LAZIO | I.MODIPROPOSER: Survey Lab s.r.l
SECTOR: Earth Observation, Infrastructures and Structures Monitoring
INVESTMENT TYPE✓✓✓✓

Brownfield (expansion/renovation)
R&D
Industrial/technological partnership
Funding

BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTIn Italy specifically, the potential demand for interferometry monitoring products is significant;with an estimated + 10 – 15% annual sector growth (the estimate is based on insights fromdirect interviews with market players and potential users). The main players in Italy are diverse and include multiple entities with distinct involvement along the value chain. They
range from satellite data originators and distributors seeking to expand towards product development and provision, to more traditional user-oriented operators that have acquired interferometric know-how through collaborations and agreements with players focused on processing techniques. The competitive landscape assessment has shown that the main market operators do not currently offer significant added value benefits to their customers (specifically in the downstream/user end of the value chain) and do not seem able to differentiate
their products. The Market Volume for EO services composition is approximately: publiccustomers, including R&D agencies, lead with a total market share of 65 % while around 30% of revenues come from other industrial customers (4% comes from international organizations). As far as the I.MODI thematic area is concerned, the business volume is alreadyhuge. Indeed, by summing up Land Motion & Ground Government, Urban areas, Infrastructure, Landslides and Earthquakes, we come up with over 16% of the total revenues generated.
DESCRIPTION
I.MODI (Implemented MOnitoring system for structural DIsplacement) is an added-value
service that integrates Earth Observation (EO) technologies, ground based data and ICT tocreate easily accessible visualized data for all kinds of users, including non EO professionals. The I.MODI project aim is to develop a service which employs EO data into standard
procedures, devoted to structural damage assessment; thus contributing to implement mitigation and prevention actions for potential failures. I.MODI is a Survey Lab (Sapienza University Spin Off) project, and it was financed by the European Commission under the H2020
SME-Phase 2 (Small-Medium Enterprise) Instrument Program. It was developed in Rome
(Italy), where the Survey Lab headquarter is located. We need about 750,000-1,000,000 €.
Our service is at the marketing stage; we have already used I.MODI to monitor buildings,
roads and dams on Italian territory with research conventions, public entities and engineering firms. We have also identified a critical need in order to better exploit market opportunities, specifically the need to tailor made in each specific market the link between Survey Lab
as a service provider and the potential end-users of our services. We have a strong technicalcapacity to deal with EO applications and to develop useful new services based on advanced
technologies. It is now necessary to develop in each specific end-user market a “brokeragecapacity”, defined as the capacity to develop a stable and profitable connection between
Survey Lab’s services and our specific clients. Moreover, we would like to patent our newly
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BUSINESS PROPOSAL
We offer an innovative service (I.MODI) which represents a valuable tool in situations where
numerous buildings or big infrastructures need to be monitored, with the aim to prioritize
more detailed investigations on critical structures. Our target groups are public and private
customers who operate in the following market segments: buildings, roads and dams.
Key advantages▪ It costs less than traditional monitoring, saving up to 80% per year;▪ Fast and systematic control over large areas and extensive infrastructures;▪ It permits back analysis, until 1992, of the displacements of a structure or infrastructure;▪ It provides customized solutions based on user needs;▪ Identify critical issues without inspections and instrumentation installed on structures.
CONTACT INFO
Survey Lab Srl
http://www.surveylab.info/it/home
info@surveylab.info – peppe.daranno@surveylab.info+39 345 2508861 - +39 320 8355584
Maria Marsella (CEO) – Peppe Junior Valentino D’aranno (Technical Director)

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LAZIO | IOT SOLUTION TO IMPROVE RESILIENCEOF BUSINESS-CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURESPROPOSER: Smart Structures Solutions
SECTOR: Space data for industrial infrastructures
INVESTMENT TYPE
✓ Funding
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTThe targeted application addresses the problems/issues the owner of distributed infrastructures (pylons of power lines, poles/towers used for broadcasting and telecommunication
purposes, etc.) usually face in the management of their asset, especially for what regards
the inspection/maintenance activities.
Traditional inspection/maintenance procedures envisage periodic assessment of the statusof the infrastructure; such processes, whereas proven in the past to be effective, have some
limitations connected to their period nature:▪ Impossibility to have assessment between two successive inspections;▪ Impossibility to promptly identify and being alerted about the occurrence of damages/anomalous situations;▪ Impossibility to assess the current status in case a severe/extreme event hit the infrastructure (or a portion of it).
DESCRIPTION
The proposed IoT solution is designed to solve the limitations affecting these existing procedures: it aims at continuously monitoring, in a remote way, damage-sensitive parametersof the critical infrastructures. In such a way, in case a damage/anomalous situation occurs,
the system will alert the owner which will have the capability to promptly react, before thedamage/anomalous situation leads to a catastrophic failure.
Our IoT solution is based on data acquired by local sensors, transmitted to Control Centre
and processed by proprietary algorithms, capable to extract information about the integrityof the monitored infrastructures. Sensors’ data are supported by information/data provided
by space asset.
BUSINESS PROPOSAL
The shareholders are looking for an investment of 1 million of Euro: this amount will allow toscale-up the company and deals with first orders, consenting the investor to have the controlof the company and a percentage of shares between 51% and 60%.
Key advantages
The proposed business idea is capable to improve the resilience of critical infrastructures(such as power, broadcasting and telecommunications infrastructures) for enabling:▪ Predictive / On-condition maintenance, which allows an improved management of
the asset and the possibility to optimize of the inspection interventions;▪ An improvement of the service availability through a reduction of the out-of-service;▪ A reduction of the financial costs connected with risk of failures.
CONTACT INFO
Fabio Capece+39 328 0495568
fabio.capece@smartstru.com

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LAZIO | JANUS 2.0
PROPOSER: Space Engineering S.p.A.
SECTOR: Aerospace, avionic SatCom terminals
INVESTMENT TYPE
✓ R&D
✓ Industrial/technological partnership✓ Other
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTSpace Engineering, whose Headquarters and Industrial Plant are based in Rome, is currently the Italian industrial footprint of Airbus Defence and Space. The Company is 100%part of the Airbus Group since 2015. The Janus product line, fully designed and built bySpace Engineering, is one of the most successful product stories for SpEng. The growinginterest in avionic SATCOM terminals for LOS/BLOS ISR missions able to flexibly use either
Ku or Ka frequency band on a single antenna aperture has been pushing SpEng in thedesign, manufacturing and test of a low profile switchable Ku/Ka multi-reflector system
named “Janus”. Starting from the first version, Janus 1.0, Space Engineering has been
keeping on updating the antenna design, developing the second generation of the Satcom
Terminal, Janus 2.0
DESCRIPTION
As of today, the entire Janus line of products includes:▪ The Janus Aero 1.0: designed for aeronautical applications and next to be installed
on UAVs;▪ The Janus Aero XS: for aeronautical applications on platforms with tight size constraints, e.g. helicopters;▪ The Janus Aero 2.0: the evolution of the Janus dual-band that will fit below standard
radomes.
It is worth mentioning that Janus 1.0 was used on May 2017 on-board an ATR-P 72A MPA
to provide continuous video surveillance of the G7 Summit area in Taormina, Italy. Janus is
the unique concept patented by Space Engineering to enable remote switch between Ku
and Ka band. The switch is performed by mirror rotation with a dedicated RF chain for eachfrequency band. The compact size and low weight combined with its high throughput bothin reception and transmission make Janus Aero the ideal solution for several types of Mission Patrol and UAV applications. In addition to dual-band (Ku/Ka) configuration, Janus isalso able to operate in a single-band configuration (Ku or Ka) by disembarking the unnecessary RF chain. Janus Aero 2.0 (current TRL 4/5) has all the features of Janus Aero 1.0
with improved electrical and mechanical performances. It should be available ready to fly in
Q1 2019.
BUSINESS PROPOSAL
Janus Aero 2.0 is the evolution of Janus Aero 1.0 targeted to all type of institutional ISR
missions, and all type of aircraft platforms. It has all the features of Janus Aero 1.0 withimproved electrical and mechanical performances. Janus Aero 2.0 accomodates below
standard ARINC 791 Commercial Off-The-Shelf radomes (e.g. Carlisle, Panasonic, Boeing,etc.). The target of Janus Aero 2.0 is to be the best compromise between institutional andcivil BLOS ISR missions that require maintaining a good quality of a multiple polarized satellite channel also at very low or high elevation angles.

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Key advantages▪ Dual band
▪ Remotely switchable▪ Third axis/high tracking performance▪ Very light▪ Excellent RF performances▪ ITAR free
CONTACT INFOSpace Engineering S.p.A.
www.space.it
www.airbus.com
info@space.it+39 06 22595 1
Giancarlo Bellaveglia giancarlo.bellaveglia@space.it
Violetta Orban (only for Marketing & Communication purposes) violetta.orban@space.it

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LAZIO | MIPRONS (MICRO PROPULSION FOR NANOSATELLITES)PROPOSER: Miprons Srl
SECTOR: Aerospace propulsion
INVESTMENT TYPE
✓ R&D
✓ Industrial/technological partnership✓ Funding
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT: Propulsion systems for nano/micro/mini satellites.
DESCRIPTION
Nanosatellites, due to their small dimensions (10x10x10cm), do not permit the integration ofhigh performance propulsion systems (high Thrust, Specific Impulse and Delta-Velocity).
This does not allow manoeuvres as orbit changing, swarm constellation forming, de-orbiting,life-time extension, etc., in particular, in “commercial-reasonable” time.
Miniaturized effective propulsion systems would, therefore, enlarge the fields of applicationof the nanosatellites and would permit greater/heavier payloads to the micro/mini satellites.
BUSINESS PROPOSAL
Development of an innovative micropropulsion system for nano/micro/minisatellites thatmaintains miniaturized dimensions and very high performance.
The propulsion system is internationally patented (Minotti, A. “SPACE PROPULSION SYSTEM”, PCT/IB2018/055595), effective as of 2017.
The MIPRONS srl is the exclusive licensee.
Key advantages
Scalable miniaturized propulsion system, with high performance, adoptable to nano/micro/mini satellites, in particular:▪ Combustion chamber’s characteristic dimensions of the order of:o 6 mm, for 3N of thrust, and specific impulse greater of 330s;
o 20 mm, for 20N of thrust, and specific impulse greater of 330s;▪ Orbit changing in the range 4<degrees<33, depending on the payload and thrust(1<Units<3+31 and 1<Thrust [N]<10);▪ Time for orbit changing in the range 1<days<10, depending on the degrees, thrust andpayload;▪ Life extension, at 300 km, in the range 1<years<5, depending on the payload and thrust(1<Units<3+31 and 1<Thrust [N]<10); 13 units for propulsion system and propellant, plus
3 units of payload (optics, antenna, etc..);▪ Pressure less equal than 50atm;▪ Launch pressure, 1atm;▪ Green, safe and easily manageable propellant;▪ Cheap realization.
CONTACT INFOAngelo Minotti, PhD
CEO & Founderangelo.minotti@miprons.com
info@miprons.com+39 328 2891745
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LAZIO | RANGE EXTENDED HYBRID – R.E.H.
PROPOSER: E.S.D. Srl
SECTOR: Avionics/Aerospace
INVESTMENT TYPE
✓ R&D
✓ Industrial/technological partnership✓ Funding
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
R.E.H. was designed for aircraft handling, in the avionics and aerospace sectors; other applications are in the automotive sector.
Avionics: In this sector there are interesting applications for unmanned aircraft, to extend
flight autonomy, in the civil sphere for land and sea drones and in the military for surveillancedrones -> https://doi.org/10.1139/juvs-2013-0005
Automotive: this sector is certainly in the process of development and transformation; currently the problems related to electric mobility are many: recharging times for accumulatorsthat are too long, an electricity grid that is still not well distributed, accumulators that offer
low autonomy and that quickly degrade. The hybrid in series allows an extension of theelectric mobility, offering in fact a solution to the current problems.
The size of the market is national, European and international.
Customers: The potential customers are mainly, medium and large companies operating in
the automotive and avionics sector.
The "ENGINEERING FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT S.R.L. - ESD S.R.L. "was bornin 2017, as a start up of the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering of the
University of Rome" La Sapienza ". The company carries out research, development, implementation and marketing of innovative products and services of high technological value,with use in the renewable energy, mobility, avionics and calculation tools sectors.
DESCRIPTION
Range Extended Hybrid is a system that as a whole has the function of flying a drone. The
system consists of a high energy density gas turbine, a lithium battery pack (it can also be
a hybrid battery pack, with batteries and ultracapacitors), an electric motor, inverter anddedicated electronics (various controllers). The peculiarity of the system is the turbine placed
in series with the battery pack. In this configuration (series system) the turbine has the exclusive functionality of recharging the battery pack (or supplying energy and an electric generator in the event of peak energy demand) and therefore does not directly contribute to the
movement of the drone (RANGE EXTENDER); the recharging of the accumulators is programmed when the state of charge (SOC) of the same is lower than a predetermined threshold value (chosen for safety reasons and duration of the battery pack). This considerationand the design constraint lead to the switching on of the turbine unit only for a stretch during
the eventual path taken, depending on the power of the installed battery pack. Since theturbogas unit can be supplied with LPG or natural gas, the pollutant reductions are significantly higher. The system aims to solve the following problems: extension of the duration of
the battery pack, considerable reduction of battery pack degradation thanks to programmed
charge cycles, considerable reduction of polluting emissions compared to similar hybrid systems.
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BUSINESS PROPOSAL
The commercial proposal can be summarized in 4 phases:▪ Search for an industrial financial partner for the development of the prototype; thefigure for development is around € 650k;▪ Development of the prototype within 6-8 months;▪ Registration of the patent - utility model, of the prototype;▪ Type of license transfer to be agreed.
The business idea.
The utility model, once patented, can be marketed in several ways, some of which can bechosen as an alternative to others, considering the opportunity for financial gain at the moment:▪ Issue of a license for a consideration, to third parties, of the rights to produce andsell, by third parties, the utility model, with periodic remuneration (royalties) recognized to the ESD.
Key advantages
Compared to other hybrid systems (diesel or petrol), the use of the range extended hybrid
guarantees:▪ Significant reduction of NOx, CO2 and total absence of polluting particles and blackcoal.
▪ Consumption reduction.
▪ Lower weight and less bulk of the system.
▪ More robustness and reliability.
The R.E.H system is also scalable for every design requirement.
CONTACT INFO
info@esdsrl.eu

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LAZIO | VIRTUALMIND – AEROMECCANICA FLY 360
PROPOSER: Eng. Davide Angelelli – Virtualmind Aeromeccanica
SECTOR: Aerospace probe
INVESTMENT TYPE
✓ R&D
✓ Industrial/technological partnership✓ Funding
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT▪ Video surveillance;▪ Security infrastructure;▪ Anti-terrorism operations;▪ Public policy;▪ Defense.
DESCRIPTION
Background:
Fly360 The project was designed to bridge the gap between civil aircraft of small dimensions
and ultra-professional systems by high production and operating costs. Currently there is
only one competitor that does not have the same recording characteristics at 360 ° but only
an HD front camera. The Fly 360 as well as having on board 360 and IR camera camera
also possesses an innovative ground station.
Innovation:
Fly360 ° is a revolutionary project, the result of integration and synergy of many Italian andinternational patents, which wants to produce a new UAV technology. The first product inthe world capable of integrating into a nano-UAV of small and very light, 170mm and 190g,
an omnidirectional camera, for a 360 ° spherical shooting.
Fly360 is aimed at professionals in the defense and security markets, at least in the firststage, but it has very interesting features and capabilities for the market "prosumer" civil. Its
payload, integrated into the bearing body, is constituted by an omnidirectional mini camera
with two lenses, able to resume spherically what surrounds it and a thermal front camera.
Particularly suitable for forensic analysis, in which the use of a small size plane means able
to resume everything that surrounds it, makes it an ideal tool for "frizzing" the scene in a
totally aseptic.
The larger version, "Cheyenne 360" already realized and in production is proposed for
Search and Rescue (SAR) and for the control and monitoring of infrastructure. This version
incorporates an omnidirectional camera with very high resolutions> 30Mpixel and a thermal
front camera.
Both versions have a powerful onboard control unit, coupled with a smart software and great
precision, which allows you to "drive" the drone with a simple I-Pad.
Also is possible assign "missions" planned, to provide the pilot on the ground, through theremote video signal and telemetry avionics onboard, through a Ground Station with GPS
tracking drone in real time. you can also reset the waypoint and change the route, also
started the mission.
Our patent provides realization of a series of UAVs, both rotary wing fixing, which are notmore or less effective copies of mass products from China, but provide a high degree of
specialization to each product, which meets versatility criteria , security, ease of use, offeringa standard qualitatively and technically superior to what is currently proposed.

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The pilot will be more focused on the operation of investigation and control, with no lapses
in attention, recording the entire image area for analysis in real time or later operation.
Features:
Nano UAV Omnidirectional 360 ° x 360 °; 2 Optical Resolution 360 ° video> 4 k, IR> 2k
Wireless, Realtime Streaming, Stereoscopic Vision 170mm Dimensions, Weight 199 gr
Advantages:
It's possible to obtain various types of: using stereoscopic glasses remotized signal that offer
operators or users of the images also the depth of field thanks to the stereoscopic vision, in
addition to the vision omnidirectional 3d for an absolute quality, a second two-dimensional
vision replicable on external monitors or FPV for have an eye on the entire spherical fieldthat surrounds the camera into a single image two-dimensional spherical omnidirectional 2d.
Applications:▪ Video surveillance - Security Infrastructure;▪ Anti Terrorism Operations - Public policy - Defense.
BUSINESS PROPOSAL
Currently in the final testing a larger version with 160 cm diameter.
The development of nano-UAVs version requires 1.7 million for the pre-production phase in
the edition of 50 first pieces. Additional funds are required for the production.
The sale price is between 9 and 11,000 euros the price of production of 5,500 euro for the
170mm version to 27,000 for the class 800 version with triple optical and 30k recording
system.
The system includes double ground station Flybag in EPP and accessories.
Other possible approaches to system integration or Manned or Unmanned vehicles are to
prototype.
Key advantages
It's possible to obtain various types of: using stereoscopic glasses remotized signal that offer
operators or users of the images also the depth of field thanks to the stereoscopic vision, in
addition to the vision omnidirectional 3d for an absolute quality, a second two-dimensional
vision replicable on external monitors or FPV for have an eye on the entire spherical fieldthat surrounds the camera into a single image two-dimensional spherical omnidirectional 2d.
CONTACT INFO
www.virtualmind.it
www.aeromeccanica.it
Real 360: Virtualmind 360 (http://www.virtualmind.it/360/difesa.mp4) Real 720° - Panoptes
360® © International Patent

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PIEMONTE | NANORACKS – SPACE OUTPOSTEUROPE & BEYONDPROPOSER: NanoRacks – Europe Srl
SECTOR: Aerospace and beyond (e.g. life sciences, material sciences, etc.)
INVESTMENT TYPE✓✓✓✓

Brownfield (expansion)
R&D
Industrial/technological partnership
Funding

BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
NanoRacks procured a significant part of its first commercial AirLock on board of the International Space Station from Thales Alenia Space – Torino Establishment. From this an international business development partnership has been established with Thales Alenia
Space and ALTEC. NanoRacks – Europe is based at ALTEC industrial site in Torino. From
this, Nanoracks has chosen to establish its company in Piemonte to serve European andAsian customers. So far, NanoRacks is getting ready to enter in its projects with Politecnico
di Torino (PoliTO) with the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and with
university spin-offs (IXTAl srl, etc.) form Università del Piemonte Orientale. At national level,
the company entered in initial relations with the National Research Council of Italy (CNR)
and University Sapienza in Rome.
DESCRIPTION
Looking forward, NanoRacks using its proven experience and leadership (It is currently thelargest commercial user of the International Space Station with customers in over 30 countries) aims to become the market leader in utilizing the microgravity of space for advancesin the fields of life sciences, biopharma and agriculture. For the past several decades there
has been glimpses of how powerful taking gravity out of the equation is on new biopharma
and agricultural products. Today, with greater access to space and with miniaturization of
off-the-shelf research hardware, these critical and mature industries are ready to utilize microgravity as a cutting edge research and manufacturing tool. And NanoRacks positions tobe the key partner for companies world-wide focused on three hubs: Italy, the States andUAE.
BUSINESS PROPOSAL
To enable to next phase of growth, NanoRacks is raising $20-25M in a Series-B investment
in order to:
1. Enable the global life sciences, biopharma and agricultural sector to undertake commercial research on NanoRacks owned in-space and on the ground research hardware;
2. Developing a NanoRacks platform, the Outpost, in-space demo on a discarded upper stage of an Atlas 5 vehicle in 2020.
Key advantages
The two-year goal is to create a world class in-space research Center in Piemonte to allow
for bio-medical breakthroughs and advances in microgravity life sciences and agricultural.
NanoRacks is bringing together researchers from Europe and China who have done groundbreaking research in space and will seek to be the key partner in future research and products. One example is Chinese research that has created microbes in space that can be34

“planted” in the desert, allowing crops to take hold in barren land. Until now, this market wasgovernment driven and dependent on the US Space Shuttle, which offered only a few daysin space. With the growing commercial use of space, NanoRacks will own, operate and use
laboratory hardware in-space known to researchers, allowing an era of applied commercial
space research to take off. The expected products are patents, intellectual property and new
proteins, compounds and biologicals.
CONTACT INFO
Veronica La Regina, director of Global Engagement – Europe & Asia at NanoRacks – Europe srl based in Torino, Italy
www.nanoracks.com
vlaregina@nanoracks.com+390117430051 (office) +31 62064 8300 (Mobile)
Jeffrey Manber, CEO NanoRacks LLC

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APULIA
FACTS AND FIGURES
566 companies active in aerospace sector (large companies and SMEs)
with over 7.555 employees.
Regional sector export in 2018 amounted to 561,6 million Euros.
Main business sector specializations:▪ Design, construction and assembly of aircraft and their components;▪ Design, production and testing of structures in carbon-fibre composite materials,
metals and ceramics;▪ Technologies for sensor and mechanical systems;▪ Quality control;▪ Aircraft interiors;▪ Intelligent engine, aeronautical & space systems;▪ Microsatellites;▪ Propulsion systems for space stations;▪ Space software;▪ Ultralight carbon fiber aircraft;▪ R&D centre for additive repairs;▪ Test, case and frames;▪ MRO;▪ Remote tracking.
INFRASTRUCTURES AND CONNECTIONS✓ 2 international airports (Bari and Brindisi), serving over 40 international destinations;✓ 1 industrial cargo airport (Taranto-Grottaglie), recently adopted as a test-bed for remotely piloted aircraft and designated as the first spaceport in Italy for the development of sub-orbital flights;✓ 1 local airport (Foggia), with connections to Tremiti Islands;✓ 3 major ports: Taranto (container shipping; the 3rd largest commercial port in Italy
for cargo traffic); Bari (passenger and container traffic); Brindisi (passenger traffic);✓ Extensive road and railway networks, linking the region to major north-south corridors and high-speed rail network;✓ 1 logistics Interport located in Bari.
INDUSTRIAL BASE
Apulia is a dynamic region of the South East of Italy where companies have been involvedin the aeronautics sector since the 1930’s. Today, Apulia plays a leading role in the aerospace industry in Italy and boasts a significant industrial concentration, with over 560 companies (MNEs, SMEs, start-ups), occupying over 7,550 employees, active throughout theregion in various fields of R&D and manufacturing that make up the entire aerospace supply
chain, from the production of aircraft components to space software.
Continuous investment in innovation, as well as in skills, have turned Apulia into a centre forexcellence in aerospace, making it the only Italian region in which the following sector specializations co-exist: fixed-wing, rotating wing, aerospace software (Leonardo Group); production of sections of the fuselage and tail wing in carbon fibre for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner
Project (Leonardo Group); propulsion (GE Avio Aero); design and assembly of aircraft components in titanium and carbon fibre (Dema Brindisi for Bombardier); Microsatellites andpropulsion systems for space stations (Sitael); Design and production of ultra-light carbon

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fibre aircraft (Blackshape); R&D Centre for Additive Repairs (GE Avio Aero and Polytechnic
University of Bari).
The aerospace industry is one of the most strategic sectors within the regional economy thathas acquired a strong position in the international market in recent years thanks to its ability
to strike up positive business relations with key players, contractors and OEMs, some ofwhom have chosen to invest in Apulia and contribute to the increasingly positive export performance (in 2018 the regional sector exports totalled 561,6 million euros, accounting foralmost 10,2% of national exports).
In Apulia, there are two clusters involved in the aerospace sector and both of them actively
seek to foster competitiveness and international business, stimulate and support researchand training:▪ DAP – Apulian Aerospace Business Cluster with over 70 associates (businesses anduniversities);▪ DTA s.c.a r.l. - Apulian Aerospace Technological Cluster, a non-profit making consortium which brings together key industry players, universities, as well as public andprivate research centres active in Apulia.
R&D NETWORK
3 major Universities (Bari, Foggia, Salento) and 1 Polytechnic University (Bari), which offersa Degree course in Aerospace Systems Engineering
Research centres:
National Research Council (CNR), present in Apulia with 6 research institutes, including▪ NANOTEC – Institute of Nanotechnology▪ CNR- IMM (specialized in Microelectronics and Microsystems)▪ CNR-ISSIA (specialized in Intelligent Systems for Automation)
CETMA – Technologies design and materials European research centre
ENEA - Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic
Development
OPTEL - specialized in high technological microelectronic and mechatronic solutions.
INCENTIVES AND FUNDING
Regional Contract Programmes: regional grants scheme supporting business innovationand investment projects for existing companies or for new companies to be located in theregion, with investment budgets falling within the range between 5 million and 100 million
Euros;
Integrated Incentives Packages (PIA): regional grants scheme supporting business innovation and investment projects for existing SMEs or new ones to be set-up in the region, withinvestment budgets falling within the range between 1 million and 40 million Euros;
Tecnonidi: regional grants initiative which supports investments projects for innovative startups and SMEs, with a high-technology content aimed at introducing new products, services
and/or business solutions, with investment budgets falling within the range between 25,000
and 350,000 Euros.
SITES AND BUILDINGS
2 Business Incubators located in Puglia Sviluppo’s premises in Modugno (BA), suitable forservice industry and digital start-ups and Casarano (LE), suitable for research and manufacturing activities.
DTA-Apulian Aerospace Technological Cluster and DAP-Apulian Aerospace Business Cluster based in Mesagne (Brindisi).

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Leonardo Group is a global high-tech aerospace, defence and security company which operates. As a strategic risk sharing partner for the Boeing Company, Leonardo develops andmanufactures a significant share of the airframe for Boeing’s “787 Dreamliner” aircraft incomposite materials. Leonardo Group chose to invest in Apulia to create its international
center of excellence in the field of composite materials, by setting up two state-of-the-art
manufacturing plants in the region to carry out production for the “787 Dreamliner” project:
in Foggia, Leonardo converted an existing facility for the production of the aircraft’s horizontal stabilizer; in Grottaglie, Leonardo made an important greenfield investment to set-up an
innovative plant for the production of two central fuselage sections, using “one piece barrel”
technology.
Avio Aero is a GE Aviation business that designs, manufactures and maintains components
and systems for civil and military aviation, which has made two significant investments in
Apulia within the past 5 years. In November 2016, Avio Aero, together with the Polytechnic
University of Bari, launched the first laboratory in Italy devoted
to the development of repair procedures for aviation engine components using innovativetechnology based in laser systems. The components involved in the research will come fromvarious engines, including the GE90, which drives the Boeing 777 and the GEnx, used on
the 787 and 747-8 Dreamliners. In addition, at the Avio Aero production facility in Brindisi,
which is specialized in the assembly and maintenance of aviation engines, the company has
invested in new technology for the production of components for the low pressure turbine
for both versions of the GEnx engines and has set up a new additive manufacturing area.
SITAEL is a world leader in the design and construction of micro-satellites, which has invested in a greenfield research and manufacturing facility in the town of Mola di Bari. Amongits various project activities, Sitael was selected by ESA to develop and built the ESEO
(European Student Earth Orbiter) satellite which was successfully launched into orbit in December 2018 from the Vandenberg Airforce base in California (USA) and is intended tomeasure the levels of radiation present in the low Earth orbit and tests technologies for future
ESA missions. Sitael, part of Angel Group, not only developed the satellite platform, performing systems integration and qualification, but also coordinated the teams involved in the
ESEO mission project, representing ten European universities from eight ESA member
States: Estonia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, UK.
All of these investment initiatives were supported by regional government funding.
CONTACT INFO
Puglia Sviluppo S.p.A.
www.pugliasviluppo.eu
fdi@pugliasviluppo.it
T. +39.080.5498811
Theresa Mulloy, PM International Business Promotion and Inward Investment

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CAMPANIA
FACTS AND FIGURESCampania Aerospace Cluster:
The Campania region has historical traditions in the aviation field: forabout 100 years, it has developed these skills, benefiting from mild
weather that allowed the processing outside of large aircraft parts madeof wood and canvas and good weather for flying.
140 SMEs
Regional sector Export € 455 million.
Revenue: € 3 billion
Over 16,000 employees
Annual turnover that has reached nearly € 2 million.
10 key players: Leonardo, EMA, GE Aviation, MBDA, Vitrociset, Alenia Aermacchi, Magnaghi Aeronautica, Atitech, DEMA, Telespazio.
3 supply chains in the production sector: Aerospace, Aeronautics, Defense and Security.
Technology and business sector specialization:▪ Technologies for sensor and mechanical system;▪ Advanced materials;▪ Microsatellites;▪ Propulsion system for space;▪ Intelligent Engine, aeronautical and space system;▪ Design, construction and assembly of aircraft and their components;▪ Robotics and additive technologies (machine product, powder handling, post processing);▪ Aircraft interiors.
INFRASTRUCTURES AND CONNECTIONS✓ 2 International airports (Napoli e Salerno). Napoli is the first airport in Southern Italy
and the sixth national airport, 8.577.507 passengers in 2017. is the first airport in
Italy to use electric buses, thanks to a partnership between Gesac and Handler,
started in winter 2018;✓ 2 civil airports: Capua and Caserta/Grazzanise;✓ 3 commercial ports: Napoli, (21.923.377 ton) is one of the most important ports in
Europe, it stood at the 12th place among the busiest ports in Europe for number ofpassengers; Torre Annunziata (450.000 T.) ; Salerno (12.900.000 T.).
INDUSTRIAL BASE
In the economic system of Campania Region the aerospace production chain plays a leading role representing an element of development of the territory both in terms of industrial
presence and for the high content of technological knowledge required by the production
processes. The large operators are joined by a network of small and mediumsized subcontractors able to use technologies, implement production processes, guarantee the technicalstandards of quality and precision required by the aerospace industry. Campania is the second region of Italy behind Lombardy (this year we estimate a turnover of 1.6 billion) and thefirst for the number of employees: a good 8,404 of these. Campania has a market share of
22%. Sector of aerospace industry sees some large companies of international importance(Leonardo, EMA, GE Aviation, MBDA, Vitrociset, Telespazio, OHB-CGS, Atitech) aroundwhich revolves a local system of small and medium enterprises: such a structuring of the40

supply chain, found in each of the reference sectors, is the result of interaction and competitive methods based on the development of major production programs.
8 large companies (including Alenia Aermacchi, MBDA, Magnaghi Aeronautica, Atitech,
DEMA, Telespazio), and 140 SMEs . The district has defined a feasibility study to be developed over a three-year period founded on ten highly innovative R & D programs.
http://ris3.regione.campania.it/index.php/priorita/aree-di-specializzazione/aerospazio.
R&D NETWORK
High-tech districts (Distretti ad Alta Tecnologia - DATs) operate to increase competitivenessof strategic sectors for regional development, orienting research towards innovative products and processes and promoting innovation.
11 research centers (including CIRA, CNR, ENEA).
1 High tech districts : DAC Campania AEROSPACE DISTRICT. DAC pursues all of its goals
in a meta district view. He is one of the founding members of the National Technology Cluster Aerospace (CTNA). It has also implemented important actions to ensure its involvement
in most prestigious national and international aerospace platforms, such as ACARE Italia,
EACP network, Platform Space SPIN-it
5 Campania University with engineering courses▪ Italian center for aerospace research (CIRA) composed of institutions as the ItalianSpace Agency (ASI);▪ European Aerospace Microfusions Pole (PoEMA) to strengthen the aerospace sector and create in Irpinia a center of excellence for investment casting lost-wax technology.
The Campania Region aims at investing in the 2014-2020 program period, through the activation of the Regional Operative Program, about 1 billion Euros in favor of research &innovation, as well as on a digital agenda and competitiveness.
INCENTIVES AND FUNDINGZES Campania Strategic Development Plan: contains an exhaustive view on the areas identified, the portions of the territory involved, the list of existing infrastructures in the Zes, aswell as the infrastructures connecting the non-territorially adjacent areas. It offers an analysis of the social and economic impact expected from the establishment of the ZES accompanied by data and elements that identify the types of activities that are intended to be promoted within it.
Regional Financial Economic Document (DEFR 2019-2021): the Region has defined the
medium-long term strategy, aimed at promoting, also through a synergy with the central
Government, the realization of an industrial policy capable of favoring investments of highfinancial importance and guaranteeing the attraction and / or permanence in the Campania
region of multinational companies (development contracts, innovation agreements, regional
program contracts).
Memorandum of Understanding with Mise, ICE-Agency and the Campania Region: The object is "Coordination, development of strategies and complementary tools for attracting investments, research and assistance to foreign investors in Campania and the experimentation of a governance system between central and regional administrations".
Agreement for Development: The Agreement for Development defines the interventions ofprimary importance to be carried out for the socio-economic development of Campania andis articulated in the following strategic objectives: • Environment Infrastructures; • Economic

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and Culture of Legality.
Campania Regional Development Pact. Support for investment attraction and security - Resource planning. The provision was adopted in order to plan the implementation of a system
action aimed at promoting the regional system and its opportunities in Italy and abroad.
Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry for Economic Development and theCampania Region and for the Conversion and Re-industrialization of the Complex Industrial
Crisis Areas: regional resources have been programmed for 23 million euros to promote
projects of strategic importance for relaunching the competitiveness of the area and companies and supporting innovation processes.
Regional Law n. 22/2016 "2016 annual simplification law - Manifattur @ Campania: Industry
4.0": strategies and actions have been identified to encourage the establishment of innovative manufacturing enterprises, through investments in research, innovation and productive
development, with particular reference to enabling technologies for the growth of the "Intelligent Factory" as an industrial model for growth of Campania.
Basket Bond - securitization transactions pursuant to Law 130/99 of receivables from small
and medium-sized businesses in the Campania region, backed by guarantees on publicresources.
Issue of minibonds backed by public guarantees:
Decontribution under Law 208/2015 - Implementation measures POR Campania ESF
2014/2020.
The measure has initiated measures to supplement the decontribution, in order to incentivize
companies to invest in the Campania region, to foster growth opportunities and to combat
unemployment in Campania, which presents historical problems and represents one of themost significant emergencies in the regional territory.
Tax credit for the purchase of new capital goods for production facilities located in the Campania region.
Campania Region has allocated a financial endowment equal to 116 Meuro for Axis 3 (OT3)of the Regional Operational Program Campania FESR 2014-2020.
IRAP defiscalization for innovative startups
SME instruments phase 1 - (feasibility studies)
SME instruments phase 2 (technology transfer)
OPEN INNOVATION A marketplace where industries and public sector could find the answers to their innovation needs. A talent showcase with brilliant inventions, discoveries,
products. A collaborative environment to foster innovation.
http://openinnovation.regione.campania.it/
CONTACT INFO
Campania Region
Fiorella Ciullo – Director Internationalization Regional System – State Aid
81, Via Santa Lucia– 80132 Naples+39 081 7962317
Fiorella.ciullo@regione.campania.it
www.regione.campania.it

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LAZIOFACTS AND FIGURES
Lazio Aerospace Technology Cluster:▪ 250 companies;▪ 23,500 employees;▪ 5 billion euro turnover;▪ 1,6 billion of exports;▪ 10 Research Centres;▪ 5 Universities;▪ 3,000 R&D PhD & Specialists;▪ 6 Incubators, Accelerators Technology Parks.
Main business sector specialization:✓ Launchers (Vega, solid rocket motor for Ariane);✓ EO, NAV & TLC SATELLITES:o Design & Assembling of payloads
o Micro nano sats constellations
o Applications
o GovSatcomm
o Space surveillance and tracking (SST)✓ Manned and unmanned Space Exploration (incl. International Space Station);✓ Ground Segment Control Centers;✓ Safety &Security;✓ Air Traffic Management;✓ Homeland / Cyber Security;✓ Aeronautical & stratospheric systems, interior design manufact;✓ RPAS – UAV;
✓ Sub systems and components:
o Propulsion(Guidance Navigation and Control, Attitude and Orbital Control Systems)
o Thermomechanical (incl. Environmental Control and Life Support)o Electric powero Avionics and electronic systems
o Optical / Electro-opticalo Softwareo Structural components and mechanical equipment✓ Key enabling technologies:o Micro & Nano-electronics;
o Photonics;o Advanced materials (composite, ultralight alloys, nano-structured materials);o Advanced manufacturing technologies.
INFRASTRUCTURES AND CONNECTIONS✓ 2 international airports (Fiumicino Leonardo Da Vinci, Ciampino);✓ 3 commercial ports (Civitavecchia, Gaeta, Fiumicino);✓ Main Highways: A1 Naples-Rome-Milan, A12 Roma-Civitavecchia; A24 RomaL’Aquila.

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Lazio is the second region of Italy for GDP, equal to about 11% of the national total, and isplaced by Eurostat among the twenty most important regional economies of EU.
LAZIO Aerospace Technology Cluster (DTA) was legitimated in 2004 by a Framework
Agreement signed by Italy Ministry of Research and Lazio Region. In 2012, the DTA of Lazio
was one of the founding partners of the National Italian Cluster for Aerospace Technology(CTNA).
Lazio hosts large groups of international excellence in electronics, sensors, avionics, components and innovative materials, "space" and satellite applications and services, but 85%of the business landscape is made up of SMEs subcontracting electronics, ICT, advanced
materials and aeronautical and airport services. The numerous existing plants produce components for the Ariane and Vega launchers, satellites, radars and equipment for aircraft andhelicopters.
Lazio is the only Italian region which hosts the whole aerospace value chain, a peculiaritythat creates a competitive advantage at national and international level.
The sector demonstrates a great capacity for cross-fertilization towards downstream application markets, in order to generate demand for innovation along the SMEs value chain andto intercept potential resources from Public Procurement. The technological transversality is
nurturing Lazio “Space Economy” to seize commercially exploitable opportunities in agriculture, telecom, cultural heritage, smart cities and healthcare market applications.
In Lazio there are 9 airports: among these, Fiumicino and Rome Ciampino constitute, byvolume of aircraft, passenger and freight movements, the main reference point for the entire
national airport system.
Lazio aerospace sector plays a leading role also in European projects, such as: COSMOSkyMed, one of the most advanced satellite system in the word with many strategic applications for environment control and natural disasters’ management, ESA Vega launcher,
65% of which built in the province of Rome.
R&D NETWORK
Aerospace sector in Lazio is made up of world-renowned universities and research centres,
large enterprises and production units of international corporations, as well as SMEs providing components, services and technical/industrial support. It covers all areas from research
to planning, from design to manufacturing and services:▪ 10 major research institutes/bodies headquarters: ASI (Italian Space Agency), ENAV(National Air Traffic Control Service Provider) ENAC (the Authority of technical regulation, certification, supervision and control in the civil aviation sector in Italy),
ESRIN (European Space Research Institute) headed by ESA (European Space
Agency), CNR (National Research Council), INAF (National Institute of Astrophysics), INFN (National Institute of Nuclear Physics), ENEA (National Agency for New
Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development), ISPRA (Higher Institute for Environmental Protection and Research), INGV (National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology)▪ 5 Universities with 4 Faculties of Engineering, 12 departments and 30 higher education university programmes▪ 3,000 University Professors, Researchers and other specialists involved in aerospace R&D
Lazio environment is further enriched by the Competence Centre “Cyber 4.0”, focused on
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Lazio Authorities support startups and enterprises in research, testing, business development, internationalization and international cooperation, also in the framework of the 20142020 ERDF Regional Operational Programme.
Lazio Innova SpA is the “one-stop” Agency of Lazio Regional Government, which supports
economic development, innovation and internationalization, operates to the advantage ofbusinesses and local public administration providing:▪ Incentives from regional, national and/or European resources;▪ Credit support and the issuance of guarantees;▪ Interventions in risk capital;▪ Services for the internationalization, promotion of business networks and regional
excellence; services for the creation and development of business;▪ Measures for social inclusion.
More info available at: www.lazioinnova.it
SITES AND BUILDINGSBusiness incubators, accelerators and technology parks:▪ ESABIC (Business Incubation Centre) Lazio is a partnership among Lazio Region,
ASI (Italian Space Agency) and ESA and it is part of Innovation and Ventures Office(TIA-AI) of the European Space Agency. ESABICs aim to inspire and work with entrepreneurs to turn space connected business ideas into commercial startup companies, applying space technologies, solutions and systems in everyday life. ESABIC
Lazio offers an incubation program with integrated services for creating and developing business and support to finance and technology transfer.
▪ Accelerators: there are many public and private companies that offer incubation andbusiness acceleration services in Lazio and host start-ups and SMEs that base theirbusiness on the exploitation of space technologies, among these: Ketlab, Luiss EnLabs, Spin Over, INNOVA startup accelerator, Dock3 - The Startup Lab, TIM#WCap, The Business Factory, Vejo Park, Talent Garden, Roma Innovation Lab.
▪ Lazio Technopole system: Tecnopolo Tiburtino, east of Rome, characterized by production activities mainly in the ICT Electronics Telecommunications, Aerospace, Environment and Green Economy sectors, Research and Technological Transfer, Castel Romano Technopole, south of Rome, focused on R&D in New Materials, Life
Sciences, the Environment and Green Economy and Science and Technology Parkof Southern Lazio (PALMER).
SUCCESS STORYSpace Engineering is a frontrunner, based in Lazio, Italian space company with 30 years ofexperience in space technologies. Since April 2012 it is controlled by the leading spacecompany Airbus Defence and Space, Space Systems. Space Engineering stands as a reliable partner for space agencies, satellite operators and leading companies in the spacedomain, with a significant amount of projects worldwide. Space Engineering has an outstanding expertise in design, engineering, simulation, prototyping, integration, testing, forSpace & Ground, owning a significant number of international patents on antennas, radars,scientific software and Digital Signal Processing.
CONTACT INFO
Region Lazio - www.regione.lazio.it
Lazio Innova Spa – www.lazioinnova.it – www.laziointernational.it
internazionalizzazione@lazioinnova.it – dta@lazioinnova.it

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FACTS AND FIGURES
Piemonte has the highest concentration of Italian aerospace companies.
The region offers a complete pipeline of skills and qualifications, highlevel manufacturing, processes and service companies, cooperation with
universities and the R&D network, unique products and engineeringknow-how, educational & training system and an organized and complete
supply chain.
Aerospace industry:▪ 280 SMEs;▪ 14,800 employees;▪ € 3.9 bn turnover;▪ 17% of national exports;▪ 26% of exports directed to USA;
▪ 22% of exports directed to Germany.
International key players: Leonardo, Avio Aero, Collins Aerospace, Thales Alenia Space,
ALTEC.
Aeronautics: Piemonte played and still plays a key role in many international programmes:
777 and 787 Dreamliner, Airbus A321, 500/600, A380, and A 320 NEO, Falcon 2000 andEX, Eurofighter Typhoon, C27J, ATR42, NH90, EH101 and AM400.
Space field: Piemonte is involved in a prime contractor role in international programmessuch as the International Space Station (more than 50% of its pressurized modules are being developed here), ExoMars, Euclid, Bepi-Colombo, IXV and Space Rider, Ariane 5, ArgoMoon and many others.
Technological trends:▪ Advanced materials▪ Low emission aeroengine design▪ High power transmission systems▪ Additive technologies▪ Advanced space robotics▪ Technologies for space habitation▪ Advanced satellite design▪ New solutions for reusable vehicles
Piemonte aerospace district, stronger together:
Piemonte Aerospace District was established with the aim to support and strengthen the
excellence of the regional aerospace sector through the creation of a network of large companies, SMEs, research system and institutional subjects.
So far the Association has gathered 51 members: public authorities, universities and research centers, trade associations and above all enterprises, both local SMEs and large
globally operating companies with a significant presence in Piemonte, such as Leonardo,
Avio Aero, Thales Alenia Space Italy, Mecaer and US Collins.
The Association has a governing body composed of 15 representatives and it covers various
areas of action through the activation of specific working groups: R&D long-term strategic
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INFRASTRUCTURES AND CONNECTIONS✓ Piemonte is located at the intersection of the two main axes Lisbon-Kiev European
Corridor and Genoa-Rotterdam Corridor 24;✓ The region is a strategic point for goods distribution in Europe with 3 logistics platforms – S.I.T.O. (Torino), C.I.M. (Novara), Interporto Rivalta Scrivia (Tortona) – anda network of about 1,000 km of motorways and 2,000 km of railways. Its position
bordering Liguria makes it the idea rear logistics service location for the port ofGenoa (150 km from Torino).
✓ Torino International airport: 30 minutes from the city center.
✓ Milan-Malpensa intercontinental airport: 1h from Torino.
INDUSTRIAL BASE
In Piemonte, the aerospace sector is one of the productive and scientific excellences, confirming the regional vocation for technological innovation. Moreover, the technical-productive specialization of the companies, both in manufacturing and technical services, makes
the local aerospace sector highly competitive on international markets. Alongside, the region
boasts a distinctive learning and academic environment that contributes to the training andgrowth of technical and managerial capabilities of qualified human resources appreciatedall over the world.
The Piemonte aerospace scenario is further enriched by the presence of Torino PiemonteAerospace District, the Italian Institute of Technology’s (IIT), the Centre for Space Human
Robotics (CSHR), a spin-off from the Politecnico di Torino, and and by the core of Italy’s
Space industry together with some international key players.
R&D NETWORK
Recent data confirm that Piemonte is a leading Italian region in R&D. Companies expenditure in R&D: 1.42% of GDP (national average of 0.65%), with a number of workers in R&D
of 6.2 per 1,000 inhabitants (national average of 4.0) and an increasing IP impact, with anumber of 137.6 patents registered per million inhabitants (national average of 83.6)(Source: Istat 2017).
▪ 200 private and public R&D centres, 4 Science &Technology Parks;▪ 1st Italian region in terms of private investment in R&D;
▪ 3rd Italian region for hi-tech patents.
INCENTIVES AND FUNDING
Regione Piemonte has allocated € 1 bn to promote the growth and competitiveness of thewhole territory.
The subsidy system in Piemonte focuses on both the start-up of new initiatives and on thedevelopment of existing companies. Subsidies to companies can take the form of soft loans,non-repayable grants or free-of-charge guarantee support (in compliance with the European
regulation on state aid) and can vary according to the type of beneficiary, the kind of investment and the nature of expenses.
A special focus should be dedicated to grants provided for R&D activities:▪ Regional investment contract, for R&D initiatives related to new investments in R&D
centers, plants or service centers;▪ Sector Technological Platforms, for cooperative R&D projects focused on four key
topics, among which there is Space Economy (with a dedicated budget of 15 million
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Piemonte Agency:
Piemonte Agency is the one-stop-shop to get in touch with the regional economic community.
The agency provides a complete range of free services to foreign companies:▪ wishing to locate in Piemonte▪ searching for suppliers and partners
Piemonte Agency guarantees complete assistance to foreign companies willing to invest in
Piemonte. The agency can advise on every aspect of starting and running a business in
Piemonte, providing assistance at every stage of the project.
Piemonte Agency manages Piemonte Aerospace, a special project promoted by Regione
Piemonte, financed by ERDF – European Regional Development Fund. It provides international players with a preferential channel to meet and start business with top class aerospace
selected enterprises based in Piemonte. For more information: aerospace@centroestero.org, www.centroestero.org/en/key-sectors/aerospazio.html
SUCCESS STORIES
Success stories in the framework of new space economy:
New space economy involves a new vision of space opportunities, including the progressive
transition from upstream to downstream business models and the increase of private investments: space is becoming more and more a commercial business.
Piemonte has a leading role in the pathway to open a commercial space ecosystem, following the modern vision of “democratization of space”, meaning giving open access to spacefor everyone.
The first ever commercial airlock that will operate on the International Space Station ISS will leave from Torino: It is called Bishop and it represents the first step towards a new
economy for scientific research, technological development as well as human and goods
transport. It will enable additional capability to the International Space Station, giving theopportunity to connect more payloads.
The new module is the result of the collaboration between the Texan company NanoRacks, Thales Alenia Space - which developed 50% of the housing modules of the ISS in
the region - ALTEC and by a pool of Piemonte companies: this partnership was created totake full advantage of the commercial opportunities of space exploration and in-orbit-services.
Piemonte production chain is a fundamental advantage as confirmed by the decision of
NanoRacks to settle its European headquarters in Torino in October 2018, where the company will concentrate on the use of microgravity of space for advances in the fields of life
sciences, biopharma and agriculture.
Also thanks to Piemonte dynamic ecosystem in the fields of new space economy, Tyvak
International estabilished in 2015, as the first international subsidiary of the American Group
Terran Orbital Corporation, a company that specializes in nanosatellite design and manufacturing, as well as mission operation, which also includes Tyvak Nano-satellites System.
Politecnico di Torino and its incubator I3P have provided great support to the activities of
the company, which is unceasingly growing.
CONTACT INFO
Piemonte Agency
www.piemontetheplacetoinvest.it
investment@centroestero.org+39 011 6700502
Federico Zardi – Foreign Investment Promotion Manager

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21, Via Liszt – 00144 Rome, Italy
fdi@ice.it
https://www.ice.it/en/invest/invest-italy
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