Innova Consulting Group, Inc. (ICG), together with the Italian Trade Commission of New York, is offering an online professional consultative help desk service, as a follow-up to the objectives of the international cooperation event “Scientific Cooperation Italy-USA: Examples and Instruments”, which was planned by the 2 organizations and held in September 2009, at Northeastern University in Boston, MA.

OBJECTIVE:

 To support the strong ideas of S&T researchers and entrepreneurs who aim to create international cooperation projects between Italy and USA, encouraging either new or continued research and/or business in either country. An ICG expert international consultant will support by providing the following assistance: evaluations of project proposals and further project ideas, assistance in project planning, funding program tools, contacts/partner search, etc., in order to foster the proposed project.


The S&T theme does not have to adhere to a particular science sector/industry, although the event last year concentrated in nano- and biotechnologies. In order to widen the scope of potentially proposed projects, this service is open to many research areas, including: Biotechnologies; Health; Nanotechnologies; ICT; Renewable Energies; Transportation and Automotive; International policies, innovation and cooperation; and any cross-disciplinary projects as well.

WHO?

Invited participants (who had attended or may not have attended the 2009 event) are encouraged to partake in this hands-on, private consultation for international cooperation. This service is directed to researchers and scientific actors, who are working to create international projects between Italy-USA.

This first online consulting service is free of charge to the inquirer/participant, and is sponsored by the Italian Trade Commission to support the continued development of international cooperation between Italy and USA in both Science and Technology research and new business.

HOW?

Simply write an email to helpdesk@innova-us.net and an ICG consultant will respond within 72 hours.

This online consulting service is available through the end of December 2010.