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“Innova per l’Italia”

Innovative response

"Innova per l’Italia" is call to companies, universities, public and private research centers, associations, cooperatives, consortia, foundations and institutes which, through their technologies, can contribute to the prevention, diagnostics and monitoring for the containment and contrast of the spread of Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) on the whole national territory. The Innova per l’Italia initiative will be a repository for "calls to action" that will respond to the specific needs of other bodies and institutions (e.g. Ministries, Civil Protection, etc.). The first "fast call" concerns tele-medicine and data analysis services; it will be online from Tuesday 24 March at 9 am to Thursday 26 March at 1 pm.

Specific issues addressed and anticipated impact

Availability of technologies and tools that, in compliance with current legislation, allow or facilitate the monitoring, prevention and control of Covid-19; Innovation or industrial conversion of technologies and processes, to increase the availability of:
personal protective equipment; production of supports for the treatment of respiratory syndromes; production of innovative kits or technologies that facilitate the diagnosis of Covid-19.

Organisations/institutions involved

The project is a joint initiative of the Minister for Technological Innovation and Digitization, the Minister of Economic Development, and the Minister of University and Research, together with Invitalia and in support of the structure of the Extraordinary Commissioner for the Coronavirus Emergency.

Issues being addressed:

  • Health and safety of responders
  • Need to provide all possible resources and solutions for the prevention (e.g. PPE such as surgical masks FFP2 / FFP3 masks) diagnostics and treatment (e.g. artificial respirators for intensive care units ) monitoring.

Date Submitted:

24 March 2020