The TTO of Politecnico di Milano is one of the first established in Italy, among the founders of Netval (Network of Italian Universities TTO). Over the years, it has achieved important results both in terms of intellectual property management and spin-off generation, with a portfolio of more than 1600 patents, half of which already in use at an industrial and commercial level.

Mission

The Technology Transfer office (TTO)'s mission is to support Politecnico researchers, staff and students in exploiting their research activity and bring it to the market, in order to develop products or services to improve the day-to-day life, to create further innovation and to generate returns to be reinvested in the academic research activity.

Services

The TTO team holds expertise in mechanics, in chemistry, in architecture, in electronics, in physics and in bioengineering as well as in economics, in management and in law. They provides researchers with the professional support needed at every stage of the technology transfer process as well as interface with industries to find possible exploitation and collaboration routes.

Activities

• Assessing the protectability of research results
• Management of the preliminary phase and preparatory to the filing of patents and other forms of industrial property rights
• Enhancement of Intellectual Property through licensing
• Support to the negotiation of intellectual property in the different forms of collaboration with industry
• Management of the preliminary and preparatory phase for the creation of a spin-off company
• Management of services aimed at the growth of spin-off companies
• Training and information on intellectual property and technology transfer

For information

Write to info.tto@polimi.it

Staff

Head of office

Dr. Ivano Ciceri
ivano.ciceri@polimi.it Tel. +39.02.2399.2160

Administrative management - Communication - Data

• Dott.ssa Silvia Bianco - Office administration, control managment and communication
  silvia.bianco@polimi.it Tel. +39.02.2399.9235
  Graduated in Industrial Design with foreign experience and qualifications in marketing and project management of scientific research, she deals with the administration, recruiting and management control of the office. She manages and promotes networking activities with other institutions, universities and business partners. She organizes and coordinates office reporting and promotion materials of the University's innovation portfolio. He also plays the role of Project Manager on some projects with external partners that directly involve the Technology Transfer Office.
• Dott.ssa Maria Teresa Gerace - Administration
  mariateresa.gerace@polimi.it Tel. +39.02.2399.9250
  Graduated in Economics and Business Administration at the University of Milan - Bicocca. He deals with the administrative and accounting activities of the TTO of the Politecnico di Milano.

Technology transfer managers

• Dott.ssa Annalisa Balloi - Technology transfer manager
  annalisa.balloi@polimi.it Tel. +39.02.2399.9246
  Graduated in Biological Sciences at the University of Cagliari , with a Ph.D in Microbial Biotechnology at the University of Milan. With experience in the creation and management of a university spin-off, she follows the process of idea evaluation, protection and valorisation for the Civil and Environmental Engineering and Mechanical Engineering departments.
• Dott.ssa Barbara Colombo - Technology transfer manager - Spin off
  barbara.colombo@polimi.it Tel. +39.02.2399.9229
  Architect with a Ph.D in Industrial Design at the Politecnico di Milano. Technology Transfer Manager for the Design Department, for the Architecture and Urban Studies Department and for the Architecture, Construction Engineering and Built Environment Department. Furthermore, she deals with support activities for business creation in the academic field (management of the accreditation investigation for spin-off companies) and follows the registration of the University trademarks.
• Dott.ssa Fatima Zahra Mokrane - Technology transfer manager
  fatimazahra.mokrane@polimi.it Tel. +39.02.2399.9231
  Graduated in Aeronautical Engineering at the Politecnico di Milano. Within the TTO she is the Technology Transfer Manager of reference for the Department of Aerospace Science and Technology and for the Department of Energy. She deals with the process of assessing the patentability and protection requirements and supports the valorisation activities of the inventions and projects proposed by professors, researchers and students of the two departments.
• Dott. Alessandro Dalla Via - Technology transfer manager
  alessandro.dallavia@polimi.it Tel. +39.02.2399.4431
  Graduated in Food Science and Technology with a  Ph.D. in Microbiology, obtained in the Doctoral School of Sciences for Food Systems, at the University of Milan, he is the Technology Transfer Manager for the Department of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering "Giulio Natta" and for the Department of Energy. He deals with the process of assessing the patentability and protection requirements and supports the valorisation activities of the inventions and projects proposed by professors, researchers and students of the two departments.
• Dott. Lorenzo Memeo - Technology transfer manager
  lorenzo.memeo@polimi.it Tel. +39.02.2399.2563
  Graduated in Biomedical Engineering at the Politecnico di Milano, he plays the role of Technology Transfer Manager for the Department of Physics and the sections of Automatics, Electronics, Electrical and Telecommunications of the DEIB. His duties include the assessment of the patentability of the inventions developed in these departments and support for the valorisation of the same.
• Dott.ssa Anna Plebani - Technology transfer manager
  anna.plebani@polimi.it Tel. +39.02.2399.8055
  Graduated in Biomedical Engineering at the Politecnico di Milano. Within the Technology Transfer Office, she deals with the assessment of the patentability requirements of the inventions proposed by professors, researchers and students for the Biomedical Engineering section of the Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering "Giulio Natta" department and for the of Bioengineering of the Department of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering. She follows the patent filing procedure and has a support role in the enhancement of innovations in the biomedical field.

Innovation manager

• Dott. Nicola Soloperto – Innovation Manager
  nicola.soloperto@polimi.it - Tel. +39.02.2399.447
  The business side of technology transfer in Politecnico di Milano. Currently working as a licensing and corporate office with a focus on the ICT and electronics sector. Besides supporting inventors in the identification of potential markets for their technologies, Nicola engages with industry partners and develop the network of corporates to support the technology transfer process.

Spin-off - Entrepreneurship manager

• Dott.ssa Barbara Colombo - Technology transfer manager - Spin off
  barbara.colombo@polimi.it Tel. +39.02.2399.9229
  Architect with a Ph.D in Industrial Design at the Politecnico di Milano. Technology Transfer Manager for the Design Department, for the Architecture and Urban Studies Department and for the Architecture, Construction Engineering and Built Environment Department. Furthermore, she deals with support activities for business creation in the academic field (management of the accreditation investigation for spin-off companies) and follows the registration of the University trademarks.

Tecnology transfer legal team

• Ing. Annamaria Tedesco - Responsabile del team legale
  annamaria.tedesco@polimi.it - Tel. +39.02.2399.9234
  Graduated in Electronic Engineering, she has been working at the Politecnico di Milano (Technology Transfer Office) since 2006. Her main tasks and responsibilities concern the management of intellectual property within the contracts that regulate the various forms of collaborative research of the University, in particular conventions framework, research agreements, national and international calls for funding, doctoral scholarships. At the TTO he coordinates the activities of the legal team.
• Dott. Massimo Barbieri - Technology transfer manager - Team legale
  massimo.barbieri@polimi.it - Tel. +39.02.2399.9233
  Graduated in Chemistry in 1993, he has been working at the Politecnico di Milano (Technology Transfer Office) since 2003 as a technician in the field of protection and enhancement of intangible assets. He obtained a specialization in industrial property management in 2002 (Master IPM – Industrial Property Management). Expert in prior art research and patent analysis in the chemical and energy sectors, he mainly plays a role of technical and decision-making support in patenting, licensing, economic evaluation of intangible assets and contract review in the field of technology transfer.
• Dott.ssa Virginia Rubio Garcia - Technology transfer expert - Team legale
  virginia.rubio@polimi.it – Tel. +39.02.2399.4464
  Graduated in Law from the Universidad de Valladolid (Spain), she subsequently obtained a postgraduate diploma (European College of Parma) and a Master in European Studies (LUISS- School of Government) and has been admitted to the legal profession since January 2022. She has worked since 2018 in various trademark and patent consultancy firms in Milan. At the TTO he deals with consultancy and legal assistance in the field of intellectual property for the exploitation of university research results.