The HTE – High-Tech Entrepreneurship course is a 10-hour program designed to introduce PhD candidates, undergraduate students, post-docs, and young researchers from diverse disciplines—including STEM, Social Sciences, and Humanities—to the fundamentals of high-tech entrepreneurship. It is particularly suited for those interested in launching an innovative start-up or applying entrepreneurial skills within academia, industry, or research settings.

Coordinated by Professors Andrea Piccaluga and Alberto Di Minin from the Institute of Management at Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, the course provides participants with essential knowledge and practical competences in:

– Business planning and the process of creating new innovative ventures, especially those emerging from academic research.

– Intellectual property protection and patents.

– University-industry collaborations and contract research.

– Starting and managing high-tech start-ups and commercializing inventions.

– Developing a business model and business plan, with hands-on experience in preparing a start-up proposal.

Through an interactive, workshop-based approach, participants will develop a real start-up proposal, which they can use to apply for competitions such as Start Cup Toscana or other funding opportunities.

Who Can Apply?

The course is primarily intended for students from universities in the JoTTO network (Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Scuola Normale Superiore, IMT Lucca, IUSS Pavia, GSSI L’Aquila, SISSA Trieste) and EELISA, but is also open to students from other universities and research centers.

WHEN

17 March to 9 April, from 3 to 5 PM (CEST)

WHERE

Online for EELISA Students

Onslite at Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, piazza martiri della liberta 33, Pisa

REGISTRATION

Register by sending an e mail to a.piccaluga@santannapisa.it and Giovanni.Tolin@santannapisa.it