North American and Italian academic and non-academic institutionsin the fields of Biology, the Humanities, Medicine, Mathematics,Physics, Engineering, Information Technology, and SocialSciences. Founded in 2007, ISSNAF offers a platform to connectItalian scientists and scholars, facilitate exchanges betweenAmerican scientific institutions and Italian young scientists andcompanies and create opportunities with focused fund raising.Among some of its mains activities are the promotion of contact andexchange of knowledge between Italian scientists, scholars, andentrepreneurs in Italy and North America, facilitating joint R&Dprojects and collaborative agreements; the administration ofresearch and study grants and fellowships bringing Italians to theUnited States; and the identification of significant researchopportunities for Italian academia and industry, stimulating theirdevelopment.Italian Trade Commission - New York200938
The Italian Trade Commission is the government agency responsible for the promotion of trade,business opportunities, and industrial cooperation between Italian and foreign companies, as well as theattraction of foreign direct investment into Italy. Its promotional activities are financed both by governmentfunds, provided by the Italian Ministry for Economic Development, and by private contributions bycompanies that benefit from its activities and services. These include the exchange of information,assistance in marketing planning, promotion, multilateral cooperation, and training.The Italian Trade Commission operates through 115 branch offices in 86 countries. In the Unites Statesthe Italian Trade Commission is present in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Atlanta, Houston and Miami.The Trade Commission offices in the US are deeply committed toward tighter economic partnershipbetween Italy and the US and one of the goals is to encourage US companies to intensify their activities inItaly. To that end, and within the framework of its mission to promote business cooperation between Italyand the US, the New York and Los Angeles offices have Investment Desks, which specifically carry outvarious programs aimed at positioning Italy as a desirable destination for American investment andprovide first assistance to US companies wanting to locate, invest or expand their operations in Italy.Moreover, the Trade Commission is also active in raising foreign investors’ awareness of, and involvementin, the scientific and technological innovations of Italian research centers, universities and of the increasingnumber of spin offs and entrepreneurial enterprises stemming from these infrastructures.U.S. technology companies and investors are encouraged to contact the Italian Trade Commission tolearn what Italy has to offer in terms of products, services and investment and collaboration opportunities.For more information please contact:ITALIAN TRADE COMMISSIONTrade Promotion Section of the Consulate General of Italy in New YorkNew York Investments Desk33 East 67th StreetNew York, NY 10065Tel. +1 212 980-1500E-mail: newyork@ice.itwww.italtrade.comThis document has been prepared by Marcella Debidda- marcella@innova-us.net - Innova Consulting Group, Inc.,in collaboration with Valentina Petricciuolo - VPetricciuolo@italtrade.com – Deputy Trade Commissioner, ItalianTrade Commission, New York, and Richard Fishler - RFishler@italtrade.com – Assistant Investments Desk –Italian Trade Commission, New York.The organizations herewith portrayed were selected by the Innova Consulting Group and the Italian TradeCommission in New York and do not intend to be an exhaustive list of entities in Italy. Moreover, whilst everyeffort has been made to ensure that the information contained in this document is accurate, the Italian TradeCommission is not liable for any errors or omissions contained in any part of this report.Special thanks for the contribution to this first edition of this report goes to the Cotec Foundation.Italian Trade Commission - New York200939