We are NOI. South Tyrol's
innovation district.
Innovation, research, development. 1100 entrepreneurs, researchers, start-ups and students are working at NOI for an ecological and economic conversion of society. At NOI, research is practice-oriented. The needs of companies give rise to scientific work.
At NOI, we focus on four technology fields: Green, Food & Health, Digital, Automotive & Automation. We are rooted in South Tyrol and in South Tyrolean society. At the same time, we work with an international slant.
Using research profitably. This is what we want for you, your business idea and your company.
What does NOI Ltd. do?
An ever-growing community of currently around 1100 researchers, entrepreneurs, start-ups and students needs to be orchestrated: this is what NOI Ltd. is here for. We manage South Tyrol's innovation district, NOI Techpark, and develop it further. With a lot of networking and a wide range of services, we help to initiate R&D projects, promote new talents and start-ups and make local companies fit and competitive for the future. To this end, we are expanding the to South Tyrol’s innovation district.
NOI means NATURE OF INNOVATION. We do it like nature.
NOI lives Nature of Innovation. We prefer solutions that offer a prospect of success. That is how nature has inspired us — so far it is the start-upper who has produced the most unicorns. In short, the world is pressing us with questions. We transform through needed innovation. Keeping what is good. Discarding what has become useless. Inventing what improves life chances. Adding what is missing. In one thing, we are ahead of nature. While nature evolves by trial & error, at NOI we improve through market analyses, timing and process methods. In this way, innovation is feasible and sustainable. Also, for small businesses.
NOI
Governor

Department of Europe, Innovation, Research
Arno Kompatscher
Executive board

Helga Thaler

Marco Carlini

Hans Kaufmann
NOI-Board

Martin Haller

Paolo Lugli

Philipp Moser

Michael Oberhuber

Stephan Ortner

Federico Giudiceandrea

Raoul Ragazzi

Vito Zingerle

Ulrich Höllrigl

Dominik Matt

Klaus Mutschlechner
CEO

LABS, START-UPS & OPERATIONS
Area Manager

EU- & Special Projects

Sebastian Mayrgündter
Labs & Performance




Reporting
Diego Andreasi

Walter Weissensteiner

EU-Opportunities

Head of Unit
Giuseppe Franco



Start-up Incubator

Head of Unit
Pia Maria Zottl




Area Management

Admission Companies
Armin Ragginer
Administration









Edoardo Mestieri Massari
BRAND & PLACEMAKING
Area Manager

Communication & Public Engagement

Public Engagement
Head of Unit
Giuseppe Salghetti Drioli


Placemaking Manager
Lukas Nagler

Social Media Manager
Veronika Adami




Media Planning
Astrid Brunetti


Social Media
Sarah Seebacher







INNOVATION & TECH TRANSFER SERVICE
Area Manager

Vincent Mauroit
Tech-Transfer Green


Technical Project Manager
Elisa Bonadio

Subject Matter Expert – Water Technologies
David Di Pauli
Tech-Transfer Food & Health


Subject Matter Expert - Raw Materials & Minimal Processing
Lisa Althuber

Subject Matter Expert – Fermentation & Omics
Sandra Fleischmann
Food Prototyping & Experience

Head of Unit
Ben Schneider

Technical Project Manager
Doris Gschnitzer
Tech-Transfer Digital


Subject Matter Expert - Open Data & Free Software
Luca Miotto

Subject Matter Expert - AI & Mobility Solutions
Roberto Cavaliere


European Digital Innovation Hub Project Manager
Rubens Conte


Subject Matter Expert - Open Data & IoT
Stefano Seppi

Tech-Transfer Automotive. Automation

Head of Unit
Johannes Brunner

Technical Project Manager
Gordana Stevancevic

Subject Matter Expert - Manufacturing
Peter Leibenguth

Subject Mater Expert -
Agri-Automation
Jakob Niederbacher
Innovation Management

Head of Unit
Petra Seppi


Project Manager
Stefania Tiboni

Customer Management

Luisa Marangon
BUILDING & DEVELOPMENT
Area Manager

Luca Paterno
Building





Facility Management

Head of Unit
Ivan Gummerer




Legal Service

Francesca Ausserer Wieser

NOI is located where Alumix, Bolzano's aluminium plant, once was. At the peak of its production, the plant used to meet two-thirds of the national demand. And it consumed as much electricity as the whole of South Tyrol does today. It is a good place, then, to obtain energy from. For the development of South Tyrol.
Commissioning of aluminium plant Bolzano1 (today A1)
Completion of production line Bolzano2 (today A2)
Minimal production due to shortage of raw matereiaals and reesstricted goods traffic
Peak production of 50,000 tons p.a.
Closure of both production lines
Sale of the plant to Alumix Ltd.
Transformer buildings Bolzano1, Bolzano2 and the Water Tower were classified as historical monuments
European Biennial for Contemporary Art “Manifesta 7” held in the former plant
Start of construction work NOI Techpark
Opening of NOI Techpark buildings A1, A2, A4
Completion of buildings D1 and A3 (day care)
Completion of building B5 (unibz labs)
Completion of building A6 (Institute for Biomedicine)
Completion of building B1 (Faculty of Engeneering) and buildings D2 – D3 (companies, laboratories)













Growing District.
We are growing into the depths.
Ideas germinate in the garage. Innovation willing to conquer the markets thrives with expertise within reach. We are building the network for your success. Follow us as we expand.