#investinitaly
The Perfect Platform for
Nanotechnologies and R&DMarch, 2019

Agenda1. Country overview

2. Industry overview

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KEY FACTS

3rd largest economy in
the Eurozone

Italy has among thelowest labour costs in
Western Europe

Italy is open to
Technology and 4.0
manufacturing

Italy has alarge & skilledworkforce

Competitive location forinvestment. Cheaper
than USA and many
Western Europeancompetitors

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Labour cost (manufacturing hourly compensation costs; UE € )4540

More cost effective than most of
the competing economies

3530
2520
15
10
50

Source: Eurostat 2018 (2017 data); Conference Board, International Labor Comparisons (2017 – data 2016)

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ITALY IS BACK

Economic Outlook
1% GDP growthforecast for 2019(2018 German GDP0,6%)

Investors’
confidence index(2018) grows: +3
than 2017.

New employment
policies IoT based

Export increasedby 3.5% between
2017-2018

Italy ranks 10th in2018 for FDI
attractiveness, +8than in 2015

Italy is the 9th
economy in theworld, based onstrong export

4Corporate Taxation ReformIn the last years the Italian Parliament approved new legislation, including
tax incentives, specifically aimed at making Italy an attractive location forinvestment in manufacturing and R&D.
Among those specific tax incentives, the following are particularly relevant:•Patent box– a 5 year-elective regime will grant a partial tax exemption on income derived
from qualifying intangible assets (patents, know-how, trademarks) as long as theItalian company performs R&D activities•

New R&D tax credit– enhanced for 2015-2019, with the elimination of any access limitation based on
turnover and a doubled cap amount (from 2.5M to 5M euro per year)•Tax credits/incentives for the purchase of digital machinery & industrialequipment (iper depreciation 250%-200%-150%)•Full deductibility from the IRAP (regional tax) of labour cost for employees hired ona permanent basis

5Corporate Taxation Reform
Other tax incentives are:
The “Destination Italy” Decree•

created a specific and dedicated desk of the Revenue Agency (Agenziadelle Entrate) in order to help and provide information to foreign
investors•

enhanced the tax ruling procedures, by extending the validity period of thepreventive rulings from 3 to 5 years and including also the existence ofItalian permanent establishments of foreign companies

Incentives
Soon available a new single website portal for incentives to invest

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Nanotechnology Industry

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NANOTECHNOLOGY IN ITALY
Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology ("nanotech") is the manipulation of matter on an atomic,molecular, and supramolecular scale.
It is estimated that the sector made 3

Rootstrillions $ global investment in 2016.
The important role that nanotechnology

Fromcontinues to play is confirmed by The
National Nanotechnology Initiative (USA),provided with $1.2 billion in 2018.
IV a.C.

To 1959
Richard Feynman
Source: https://www.nano.gov/; http://nanotechia.org/

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NATIONAL TECH CLUSTERSMINISTRY OF EDUCATION, UNIVERSITY AND RESEARCH••••••••AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGYAGRIFOOD
GREEN CHEMISTRYINTELLIGENT FACTORIES
CLUSTER TRASPORTI
LIFE SCIENCE
SMART LIVING TECHNOLOGIESSMART COMMUNITIES TECH

ROME

http://www.ctna.it/

ROME

http://www.clusteragrifood.it/en/

MILAN

http://www.clusterspring.it/home/

BOLOGNA

http://www.fabbricaintelligente.it/en/

ROME

http://www.clustertrasporti.it/

MILAN

http://www.clusteralisei.it/en/

ANCONA

http://www.smartlivingtech.it/en

TURIN

http://www.smartcommunitiestech.it/en/

What’s coming next…
• HERITAGE TECH
• DESIGN, MADE IN ITALY• SEA ECONOMICS• ENERGY9

ITALIAN TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE
National Foundation financed by the State to conduct scientificresearch for the purpose of technological development. IIT aims topromote excellence in basic and applied research and to promote
the development of the national economy.

IIT’s production includes 8569 publications, over 150
European projects and 17 ERC (European ResearchCouncil) projects, more than 500 active patentapplications, 17 established start-ups and 26 under due
diligence.
Since 2009, the Institute’s scientific activity has been further
strengthened with the creation of eleven IIT research
centres in Italy (in Turin, two in Milan, Trento, Rome, two in
Pisa, Naples, Lecce, Ferrara) and two outstations locatedabroad (MIT and Harvard in the US)

11 scientific programs of three types:
Technology Programs, primarily imed atdeveloping High tech research in collaboration
with external entities and industries:
Portable Energy, Robotic Rehabilitation,

GrapheneCore Programs, dedicated to the basic research
activities traditionally developed by IIT :Brain Science, Robotics, New Materials,Materials Chemistry
Cross Disciplinary Programs, primarily devoted
to high risk-high return research both basic or
applied:Interaction, Health Technologies, Nano-Bio

Photonics, Computation
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ITALIAN TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTETECHNOLOGY TRANSFER (Inventions and Patents)

Source: https://multimedia.iit.it/asset-bank/assetfile/9590.pdf

11ITALY’S GOT TALENT
Abundant and Skilled Workforce
Italy has some of the world’s best engineering
universities. Indeed, engineering is the 2nd highest
course for enrolment in the country – 261,361
currently studying an engineering discipline (14.5%on total new students).1

The engineering sector currentlyemploys around 417,000 peoplein Italy.2

Mainstay
The Technological Departments of the ItalianUniversities annually produce a pool of graduateswith the knowledge and industry experience toimmediately enter the work force.

And much more.

Tertiary-educated 25-64 years old (2016) – Fields of study

Source: 1Ministry of Education 2Press

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INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS

NANOTECHNOLOGY SCIENCE PARKS
AND DISTRICTS
ASTER – Innovazione attiva

https://www.aster.it/

MATE Distretto tecnologico nuovi materiali

http://www.distrettomateriali.it

IMAST – Distretto campano on Materials engineering

http://www.imast.biz/ (*)

DHITECH – Distretto Tecnologico Pugliese High Tech

http://www.dhitech.it/

Distretto Tecnologico Sicilia Micro e NanoSistemi

http://www.distrettomicronano.it/

Distretto Tecnologico delle Bioscienze del Lazio

http://www.lazioinnova.it/

CBM – Consorzio Centro Biomedicina Molecolare –https://www.cbm.fvg.it/

DISAT – Politecnico di Torino

http://www.disat.polito.it/it/

Umbria Tech District

Three Applied Research Centres keeping up with the world best Practices

LECCEBARI
RENDE
ROME(*) http://www.regione.campania.it/regione/it/tematiche/distretti-tecnologici/imast-ingegneria-dei-materiali-polimerici-e-compositi-e-strutture?page=1

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INVEST IN ITALIAN TECHITALIAN INNOVATION DAYS, ASIA
AND…

2017
BIAT Sections
Aerospace
Environment
Biotechnologies
Greentech
ICT
Nanotechnologies
New materials
Mechatronics
Smart Communities technologies

NORTH AMERICA

2018

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FLAT MATERIALSNEW MATERIALS FOR NEW TECHNOLOGIESGRAPHENE (since 2004)
may be the most amazing andversatile substance available tomankind, is a credible starting point
for new disruptive technologies
across a wide range of fields.
•••••

thinnest compound known
strongest compound discovered
lightest material known
Flexibleextremely electrically and thermallyconductive (but not semiconductor)

Cooperation opportunities:
Directa Plus (Monza) is one of the largest
producers and suppliers of graphene
Gnext (Bologna) developed a unique technology
to apply graphene GNPs to a wide range ofmaterials(Arezzo) produces and markets
conductive silver-based inks, pastes andgraphene based materials

European Union insupport:
With a budget of €1 billion, the Graphene Flagship represents a new form of joint,
coordinated research on an unprecedented scale, forming Europe's biggest everresearch initiative.
Source: www.industriaitaliana.it; Press15

FLAT MATERIALSBEYOND GRAPHENE, SINCE 2014
A new era is at the door:••

SILICENE
PHOSPHORENE• Germanene• Stanenedifferently than graphene, thebest conductor ever, these are
more suitables to digital
purposes➢ Photonic light-based supercomputer (converter infrared
light/electricity)

In the field of textiles:
SMART TEXTILES, from fibres

interwoven with a silver-copper
alloy to Tech clothes connectedwith graphene Ink

ItalianNanotech(Imm-Cnr) in
Agrate Brianza(QuarantaMolle), Naples,
Sesto
Fiorentino

 Super transistors

 Optical computer
And more…

In the field of scanning device:
TERAHERTZLASER, the newNano-Cnr and Pisa
University

infra-red rays

Source: ’’Nature Nanotechnology’’; http://pubs.acs.org/journal/ancac3

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FLAT MATERIALSNANOCHRISTALS MADE IN ITALY

ResearchApplication

IIT - NANOCRYSTAL PHOTONICS LABQUANTUM DOT FROM LASERColloidal semiconductor nanocrystals, particles small enough totune their opto-electronic properties by quantum confinement.
Applications can befound in linear andnonlinearfluorescent dyes,
color-converting
phosphors, gainmaterial for lasers,
single photon
emitters, nonlinear
optical switches or
optical sensors.

An Italian new technic useful to
Photonic Integrated circuit

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NANOTECHNOLOGY, NOW…
NANOMATERIALS MADE IN ITALY

Type of nanomaterial

Where in Italy

Centres no (%)

Field of activity

Italian Regions and Nanotech
Lombardy
Emilia Romagna
Tuscany
Lazio
VenetoSource: https://www.airi.it/comitati-studio-gruppi-lavoro/airi-nanotec-it/; https://www.inail.it/cs/internet/attivita/prevenzione-e-sicurezza/conoscere-ilrischio/nanotecnologie.html; https://www.inail.it/cs/internet/docs/alg-pubbl-esposizione-nanomateriali-luoghi-lavoro_6443124234649.pdf

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SKILLED IN DEVELOPING NEWTECHNIQUES…

FACULTY OF
ENGINEERINGENGINEERING UNIVERSITIESStrenghts
CINECA - INTERUNIVERSITY ASSOCIATION

https://www.cineca.it/

CNR

https://www.cnr.it/

INSTITUTE OF NANOTECHNOLOGY

http://nanotec.cnr.it/

ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA

https://www.iit.it/it/home19Companies Associations:ASSOKNOWLEDGE

http://www.assoknowledge.org/

http://nanotec.cnr.it/

http://www.airi.it/comitati-studio-gruppi-lavoro/airi-nanotec-it/

https://www.nanoitaly.it/nanoitaly/en/

http://www.enea.it

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