(May 30, 2017) Italian talent to conquer Silicon Valley. There are 22 business ideas emerging from the seventh edition of PhD+, the University of Pisa program that, through seminars, coaching activities and mentoring meetings, teaches you how to value scientific research, innovate and develop the entrepreneurial spirit amongst young. Of the students enrolled in this PhD + edition, 22 presented their projects during the final event, held on May 25 in the Gerace Hall of the Department of Informatics, where they were greeted by Professor Marco Raugi, Delegate od the Dean for Applied Research and Technology Transfer of the University of Pisa. The top four ranked, selected after a 5-minute pitch, will now have the opportunity offered by the University of Pisa to perfect their entrepreneurial idea by taking part in a prestigious enterprise acceleration course that will be held next July In Silicon Valley. All the finalists will be able to present their PhD + project at the Campus Party, the festival promoted by CRUI and MIUR, which will be held from July 20 to 23 in Milan. A festival where talents, institutions, companies, universities and communities work together to promote innovation and change. Thanks to the skills acquired during the course and their entrepreneurial ideas, young people have devised original and innovative projects that, in the case of the top four, are: a medical device, a video surveillance system, an integrated monetary circuit and a spray for the Production of sweet and savory condiments. The 22 projects submitted come from a variety of disciplines such as Life Science, Economics, Computer Science, ICT, Humanities, Agrifood and Energy.
