"The most exciting moment? When we turned on the prototype of the heat clamp , I felt a little like Dr.Frankenstein: I could see my ham covered in sensors and said to myself, it’s holding, it’s working, it’s working!"

Andrea Masè,  CEO Masè Group

INTERVENTION

-Analyzing business requirements, determine critical points and verify proven solutions
-Identification of new technologies and expertise to offer innovative solutions
-Visits to national laboratories for experiments
-Coordination of innovation projects such as drafting long-term projects, evaluating sanitary and ergonomic issues, elaborating invention prototypes and product engineering, performing experiments in the company and starting standard production
-Verification of prior research and patentability, documentation analysis and introductory information on new product patentability
-Health certification support

ADVANTAGES AND RESULTS

-The new clamp is now the key feature for the development of 20 innovative concept stores, to distribute the product at national and international level
-1 European patent application filed
-Expected impact on sales: +50% to €2,500,000
-New jobs planned: 8 
-Anticipated investment in plants, machinery, patents: €160,000
-Anticipated investment in research projects: €200,000
-Anticipated investment for business management and acquisition of services: €300,000