ITALY – Biesse Group has announced the launch of the Biesse Innovation Lab, a new project in the field of Research & Development and Innovation, which is set to serve as an accelerator for new ideas and start-ups; an environment in which to cultivate links with the world of academia, universities and research centers, and with other accelerators, venture capital firms and companies, with a view to further enhancing the Group’s innovation ecosystem.

The Biesse Innovation Lab was created in accordance with a number of objectives based upon high-level innovation, with the intention to seek solutions not only within the organization but also outside of it, through interaction with its points of reference in Israel and Italy. Indeed, the Biesse Innovation Lab boasts a dual identity: in Israel, it will be developed in collaboration with the AdlerInlight Technology Observatory, an organization created in order to bring together industry and innovation on the Italian territory, and in Italy, the Lab will be developed with the support of Manifaktura, a company with expertise in the implementation of open Innovation initiatives and with experience in managing innovative projects in the manufacturing sector.

“To open our company boundaries in order to broaden the horizons of our minds: this is the two-way principle according to which Biesse Group seeks to lead the Biesse Innovation Lab. The process of digital transformation we are currently experiencing involves change at all levels, and it is only by seizing every opportunity that this revolution offers that we can continue to be innovators” explained Roberto Selci, CEO of Biesse Group, at the event which saw the formal launch of the project.

“When it comes to Innovation, we really have our foot on the accelerator, and this is something that has been made possible not only by our internal expertise, but also – and above all – by the fact that we are able to look outwards, allowing opportunities and solutions to flow both ways, from the outside to the inside of the company and vice versa. Our goal is to become an accelerator of innovation and research, creating a fertile, flexible environment from which all those involved can benefit” – added Paolo Tarchioni, Director of Innovation of Biesse Group.

The new organization, created by Biesse Group in collaboration with the other players involved in the project, will integrate technological, business and organizational themes via a team focused on multi-functional development , consisting of staff from both inside and outside the organization, with the participation of managers, analysts, creatives, engineers and experts in marketing and sales. At the heart of the project is a strategic approach which embraces interaction and the exchange and dissemination of knowledge, with an understanding of the value of fostering a synergy between different organizations and of exchanging skills.