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Premio Marzotto is open, prizes for Euro 2.3 million

A growing number of prizes (12) and incubators involved in #FastTrack, sixth edition of the richest Italian award for innovative entrepreneurs. With over 30 partners and 7 big corporates, the path goes towards the open innovation.

It increases the number of prizes and partners at the sixth edition of Gaetano Marzotto Prize, which opens with a prize pool of over 2.3 million euro. It will expire on June 27 the possibility to participate to the award given to new entrepreneurs able to bring together innovation, business and society. An increasingly open innovation path with a spirit of sharing between large companies and innovative young companies.

This year, new partners enter in the Fast Track (the name of the 2016 edition). Among them, for example Gala Lab Corporate Venture Accelarator, which also offers the Special Gala Lab Prize. But there are also Amazon Launchpad, Aubay, Bonottoeditions, Cisco, Rome Research Consortium, Ernest & Young, illycaffè, IngDan, Innovation Foundries, Invitalia, Selle Royal , Z-Cube, 012Factory Academy, 42 Accelerator. The new arrivals go to support the already known companies: CLN Group, CUOA Business School, Vinicolo Group Santa Margherita, Rimar Santex Group, Unicredit Start Lab and the network of incubators.

Premio Gaetano Marzotto confirms to be the reality of reference for all those who want to support innovation and young companies, with a prize pool of € 2.3 million, including cash prizes and flanking paths, and twelve categories of the competition.

Participation is free. To participate, you must fill out the online form from the section Partecipa del www.premiogaetanomarzotto.it site, in accordance with the terms provided:

- Opening of the call: May 4, 2016
- Deadline for submission of proposals: 27 June 2016
- Preselection of the proposals: in September 2016, with notification of the outcome by September 30, 2016
- Final stage: December 1, 2016 in Rome

Premio Gaetano Marzotto is a competition open to individuals, project teams, startup companies and established business, they have a new business idea, which could generate an economic return and positive social impact mainly on the Italian territory, with headquarters and base development in Italy, but capacity for international growth.
The proposed ideas must be original, innovative and viable, financially sustainable and able to generate financial returns.

"The spirit of sharing and social growth is in the Premio Gaetano Marzotto, an ambassador of the new Italian entrepreneurial energies," said Matteo Marzotto, president from 2013 of Associazione Progetto Marzotto, which promotes the recognition. "In just five years - he continued - the Award has developed an extraordinary active network of companies and partners, capable of transforming a country that really wants to take flight and to start a second phase of development. A concrete way to renew the visionary spirit and social Gaetano and Giannino Marzotto, with a great team from year to year more and more structured partner. "

Premio Gaetano Marzotto, wanted by Giannino Marzotto, is part of the activities promoted by the Associazione Progetto Marzotto who Giannino himself founded in 2010, together with the daughters Cristiana, Maria Rosaria Gioia and Margherita, with Ferdinando Businaro, CEO and Cristiano Seganfreddo, general manager.

The award is inspired by the figure of Gaetano Marzotto, the reference of the twentieth century entrepreneur who has successfully combined business and society, culture and territory.

From 2010 to today, Gaetano Marzotto Award has bestowed on Italian innovators and startups around 5 million Euros in prizes and flanking paths, with 144 finalists, more than 3500 applications received, 36 involved between incubators and accelerators and a hundred jurors and active traders. Overall, the Award has generated tens of millions of euro of indirect investments.

In 2015 the competition was won for the prize for the enterprise from Scent, startup that brings the sensor technology in the bio-medical field, with devices for the prescreening tumor; Prize for the idea to the company by Proxentia, an innovative quality control system for the food, also winner of the Unicredit Start Lab Prize along with BabyGuest, professional platform for rental and purchase equipment for children can make life easier for parents traveling with small children and qualify the tourism sector as a kid friendly. 

Premio Gaetano Marzotto is promoted by Associazione Progetto Marzotto. With the support of: Ministry of Labour and Social Policy, the Council Presidency, Italy Digital Agency of the Council Presidency, the Ministry of Economic Development, CNA - National Confederation of Crafts and Small and Medium Enterprise CRUI - Conference of Rectors Italian universities, the Italian Pavilion Expo 2015, Unioncamere.

With Italy Startup and Innovation Foundrais as mainpartner, it is organized in collaboration with the Young Entrepreneurs Confindustria and with the support of: Gala Group, Jacobacci & Partners, Italian Angels, iPress, Startup Business, Team EQ and Iuav University of Venice.

The Award from the idea to the company is organized in collaboration with: AlmaCube / Bologna, Bioindustry Park / Collar Giacosa (TO), BP Cube / Pesaro, Centuria / Cesena, Cesena Lab / Cesena, ComoNExT / Lomazzo (CO), Arca Consortium / Palermo, Digital Borgo / Pescara, Digital Magics / Milan, FabriQ / Milano, Fondazione Filarete / Milan, Future Food Ecosystem / Bologna, H-FARM / Roncade (TV), I3P / Torino, Impact Hub / Milan, Industrio Ventures / Rovereto (TN), JCube / Jesi (AN), LUISS ENLABS / Rome, M31 / Padua, Parco Tecnologico Padano / Lodi, PoliHub / Milan, Polo Mechatronics / Rovereto (TN), Project Manufacturing / Rovereto (TN), SELLALAB / Biella, Talent Garden / Padua, TIM # WCAP / Rome, VEGA / Marghera (VE), 42 Accelerator / Torino.

12 CATEGORIES OF THE CONTEST OF THE SIXTH EDITION OF PRIZE GAETANO MARZOTTO ARE:

Prize for the enterprise, from the idea to the company Award, Award Corporate Fast Track, Amazon Launchpad Award, Special Award Aubay Digital Transformation, Cisco Prize, Special Prize Special Consorzio Roma Ricerche, EY Special Prize, Special Gala Lab Award, Special Award IngDan Far East Development, Special Invitalia Award, Special Award UniCredit Start Lab.

AWARD FOR BUSINESS
For the best innovative company with capacity to generate significant positive impact in the local social, cultural or environmental.
To participate need a society already established, a consolidated team, an interesting target market and preferably a partner (incubator, accelerator) that credits the value.

VALUE OF THE PRIZE
€ 300,000 cash to the winner by Progetto Marzotto
25,000 Euros of tiling path by CUOA Business School for the winner
20,000 Euros of tiling path by 012Factory Academy for a selected

AWARD FROM THE IDEA TO THE FIRM
Reserved for young people under 35, it consists of a cash prize, in mentorship routes and periods of residence within the business incubators, with specific programs, to turn ideas into business. They are called to participate in individual, project team and innovative startups.

The network of incubators is composed of: AlmaCube / Bologna, Bioindustry Park / Collar Giacosa (TO), BP Cube / Pesaro, Centuria / Cesena, Cesena Lab / Cesena, ComoNExT / Lomazzo (CO), Arca / Palermo Consortium, Digital Borgo / Pescara, Digital Magics / Milan, FabriQ / Milano, Fondazione Filarete / Milan, Future Food Ecosystem / Bologna, H-FARM / Roncade (TV), I3P / Torino, Impact Hub / Milan, Industrio Ventures / Rovereto (TN), JCube / Jesi (AN), LUISS ENLABS / Rome, M31 / Padua, Parco Tecnologico Padano / Lodi, PoliHub / Milan, Polo Mechatronics / Rovereto (TN), Project Manufacturing / Rovereto (TN), SELLALAB / Biella, Talent Garden / Padua, TIM # WCAP / Rome, VEGA / Marghera (VE), 42 Accelerator / Torino.

VALUE OF THE PRIZE
50,000 Euros in cash to the winner by Project Marzotto
30,000 Euros in cash to a finalist by 42 Accelerator
10,000 Euros of tiling path by CUOA Business School for the winner
20,000 Euros of tiling path by 012Factory Academy for a selected
€ 858,500 of the total value of the periods of residence within the network incubators