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The latest news on the initiatives and activities implemented and promoted by Sardegna Ricerche, its partners and the Technology Park tenants felt to be of interest to international users. For a more complete list of news items, please visit the Italian version of this website.
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October 1 saw the launch of CLACSOON, the carpooling app allowing offers and requests of shared trips to save money and decrease pollution in urban mobility. The app is available for Android systems and can be downloaded free of charge from Google Play Store.
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One of the keynote speakers at the meeting "Becoming a Start-up Entrepreneur", organised by Sardegna Ricerche's Start-up Desk on Thursday 18 September at the MEM in Cagliari, was Nicola Junior Vitto, co-founder of Blomming, the social commerce platform. Here is his interview with Archimede.
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At times, innovation follows unexpected routes. This is shown by the story of Carla Pinna, co-founder and CEO of the e-commerce start-up Prixe, who we interviewed to understand how she managed to pursue innovation despite choosing – against the recent trend – to "go back home".
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Brebey has received the VII green business prize "Premio Impresa Ambiente" for its project "Techno-wool: innovation and ecology for a sustainable future". The Prize is the highest recognition in Italy for innovative businesses focused on sustainable development.
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There is time up to the end of the year to apply for the "Polaris research incentive", a call aimed at attracting enterprises coming from outside Sardinia.
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On Saturday 22 February 2014 in Cagliari, simultaneously with 17 other Italian cities and more than 100 others worldwide, the International Open Data Day was held.
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A British study tells us that despite having the lowest R&D investment, Italy boasts good results, especially in terms of start-ups and spin-off compared to investments.
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SPeeD is a project by Liberologico which aims to help individuals with disabilities plan their trips by giving them information on the occupancy status of parking areas.
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How does one get from biometrics to a wine app? Matteo Sanna, a 31-year old electronic engineer, tells us about SANE Biometrics and its latest product, WinePix.
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Sardinia's first catalogue of natural and green products, a brainchild of Sardegna Ricerche, was presented on 5 November 2013, in Baradili.