PhD FOR INNOVATION – 4th Edition
The 4th edition of the PhD FOR INNOVATION programme, promoted by SISSA, is now underway!
PhD FOR INNOVATION is a unique training & learning by doing programme designed to connect the best PhD skills with the needs of companies. Here, the two languages of academia and business meet on the field to create real impact and open up concrete opportunities for the future of PhD students and young researchers.
After a successful pilot edition in 2018, focused on SMEs, and two editions open to the six Italian Schools for Advanced Studies, this new edition focuses exclusively on SISSA’s students and young researchers.
Programme Purpose
The aim of PhD FOR INNOVATION is twofold:
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To promote collaboration between companies and scientific research, facilitating knowledge transfer and innovation.
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To build interdisciplinary and diverse PhD teams capable of applying their problem-solving skills and scientific knowledge to real-world innovation challenges.
By collaborating directly with industry, participants enhance their educational experience, gain exposure to new approaches and languages, and increase their visibility — all while tackling concrete, impactful problems that boost their career opportunities.
Our Partner Companies
This year, the programme proudly collaborates with leading companies. Their involvement ensures cutting-edge challenges that foster real-world innovation and create meaningful opportunities for our participants.
The companies are:
Project Kick-Off and Progress
The programme officially kicked off on May 15th with an onboarding meeting at SISSA, where 23 participants—including PhD students and postdoctoral researchers—met and discovered the innovation challenges proposed by five partner companies.
Following the onboarding, participants expressed their interests and were organized into five dedicated teams, each aligned with one of the company challenges. By the end of May, the teams held their kick-off meetings with their respective companies, marking the official start of their collaborative work.
Currently, the teams are actively developing solutions, maintaining close communication with their company tutors and receiving ongoing support from SISSA’s Valorisation and Innovation Office.
Outcomes
To reward outstanding work, each company has committed to awarding monetary prizes to teams whose deliverables successfully address their innovation needs.
The final presentations of all teams’ work will take place by mid-July, highlighting the tangible results of this unique collaboration between academia and industry.
Stay tuned for more updates on this exciting journey where science meets innovation to shape the future!
For for more information about future editions, please contact
SISSA Valorisation & Innovation Office
+39 040 3787 276 - 551
