DARE launches ReActorPro: entrepreneurial training for researchers. A unique opportunity for Italian researchers to transform their projects into innovative startups! 💡🎯

On November 30th, at the Opificio Golinelli in Bologna, ReActorPro began, marking the second stage of the training program designed to provide entrepreneurial skills to the DARE pilot projects aiming to bring their research ideas to market. BI-REX Competence Center, a partner of DARE project, launched in collaboration with G-Factor – an incubator-accelerator of Fondazione Golinelli – a structured entrepreneurship education program, with the aim of enhancing the potential of research developed within Italian academic and research contexts.

The first step of the program was a traveling roadshow that, between September and November 2024, covered four strategic innovation hubs in Italy and the DARE project: Bologna, Bari, Palermo, and Rome. During these events, over 100 researchers from 12 universities and research centers had the opportunity to present their ideas, with more than 20 projects selected to continue the journey.

Now, with two training cycles (the first edition running until June, and the second cycle from September to December 2025), participants will acquire business strategies, one-to-one mentorship, and will face a final Demo Day in front of an audience of investors and industry professionals. In 2026, the best projects will enter the G-Force acceleration program, the final step to bring them to market.

📍 Universities and research centers involved:

🏛️ University of Bari

🏛️ University of Bologna

🏛️ University Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

🏛️ University of Palermo

🏛️ Rizzoli Orthopedic Institute

🏛️ Policlinico Gemelli Foundation

🏛️ University of Rome Tor Vergata

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