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imprese del territorio e start up, PMI innovative e spin-off. the management of the ‘Intraprendere project’, which was meant to
Knowbel opera prevalentemente sui settori propri della Fondazione promote the development of entrepreneurial ideas. Through Knowbel
Democenter: automotive, meccatronica, packaging, ICT per l’industria a new entirely Italian model for setting up businesses has been defined.
e Food. It is based on the promotion and interaction between local companies
Si propone sia sull’incubazione reale che sull’incubazione virtuale, che and startups, innovative SMEs and spin-offs.
accompagna con percorsi di accelerazione, finalizzati al rafforzamento Knowbel works predominantly in the fields of expertise of the Demo-
e crescita dei team, allo sviluppo del prodotto ed alla valorizzazione sul center Foundation: Automotive, Mechatronics, packaging, ICT for in-
mercato. Si propone altresì in sinergia con la società Business Idea Lab, dustry and Food.
società della Fondazione Democenter creata per la valorizzazione delle It operates both on real and virtual incubation, accompanied by accel-
start up, su attività di consulenza, dalla strategia al modello di business, eration paths, aimed at team growth and consolidation, as well as prod-
business plan, dal fundraising pubblico e privato alla costruzione di part- uct development and its promotion on the market. Along with Business
nership, il tutto con un modello aperto sostenuto da imprese e mentori. Idea Lab – a Democenter Foundation association created for promot-
Annualmente Knowbel gestisce circa 70 start up e ha un portafoglio ing startups – Knowbel also provides consulting activities, from business
di start up per imprese di oltre 100 proposte. Al di là dei numeri si strategies to business models and business plans, from private and public
evidenzia che nel 2015, l’Ente indipendente UBI-Global, con sede fundraising to partnership building. Everything is approached with an
in Svezia, che annualmente analizza il quadro europeo e mondiale open model sustained by companies and mentors.
degli incubatori ed acceleratori universitari, ha inserito Knowbel tra Annually, Knowbel manages about 70 startups and manages a start up
i primi 5 acceleratori universitari d’Europa, su 130 partecipanti e portfolio with more than 100 ideas directed at industries. Apart from
unico in Italia, e tra i primi 10 al mondo, sesto assoluto su oltre 300 numbers, it is important to highlight that in 2015 UBI-Global – an
Università partecipanti. independent organization located in Sweden that each year analyses
the European panorama of university incubators and accelerators – has
included Knowbel among the top 5 university accelerators in Europe.
Out of 130 participants it was the only Italian candidate. Knowbel is
also one of the top 10 universities in the world. In fact, it ranks 6 th
among 300 other universities.

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