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NATURE OF INNOVATION

Or just NOI

This is NOI. South Tyrol’s growing innovation hub. NOI not only stands for the Nature of Innovation: we live and breathe it. Companies, research institutes and the university work together here to achieve sustainable development.

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What moves us. What we research. How we shape the future. See what we are up to. Stay on the ball.

Würth FutureTimber Challenge

Are you an innovative company in the field of timber construction and open to new opportunities and collaborations? Then the Würth Italia Challenge is just right for you.

Lab Bonus

Are you part of a company in South Tyrol? The Lab Bonus helps you co-finance your project by covering lab costs.

Annual report 2021

Almost 600 R&D projects and 816 satisfied customers – an exciting review of the services offered and utilised at NOI Techpark in 2021.

Fusion Grant

500,000€ available to support young researchers engaged in projects that bring together local businesses and the research world.

TOGETHER WE ARE NOI

Our network empowers companies, start-ups, researchers and creatives to develop future-proof ideas and innovative solutions.

Where South Tyrol has potential, we want to be the first: Green, Food & Health, Digital, Automotive/Automation. Four technology fields. We focus on knowledge and power.

GREEN FOOD & HEALTH DIGITAL AUTOMOTIVE | AUTOMATION

Solutions and know-how for the energy revolution.

There is an answer: becoming carbon neutral. NOI is part of South Tyrol’s green technology ecosystem. Together we research solutions. Develop marketable products. Test business models. Our companies, start-ups, research institutes and tech transfer professionals work in three core areas: energy systems, sustainable buildings and urban areas, and water technologies.

Green energy – we are ahead of the game

Innovation for people and the planet.

So much more than food and beverages. We are pioneers in the Food & Health innovation ecosystem. We decode natural processes and ingredients. We recycle by-products. We use biomedical knowledge to develop precision health services. We work with researchers, companies and start-ups on three fronts: Raw Materials & By-Products, Optimal Processing & Fermentation and Omics & Precision Health.

The food of the future. Created at NOI

Data as the backbone of a smart green region.

Data already forms the basis for intelligent decisions in transportation, food safety, smart homes and machines. In the future, it will be used autonomously and in real-time to make our lives easier. At NOI, we are creating a digital foundation for smart regions. Our researchers, students and experts are leading the way in three areas: IoT, Open Data Hub and Artificial Intelligence.

We share secure data

Sustainable manufacturing, automotive and mobility solutions

In South Tyrol, industrial companies invest heavily in R&D, with automotive suppliers leading the way. They envision a future where people complement machines, and machines empower people. In other words: sustainable manufacturing, automotive and mobility solutions. The researchers, students and experts work in three areas: Automotive & Mobility, Manufacturing and Agri Automation.

Automation is the future