Salvatore Majorana

Vice President and Member of the Executive Board

2023 - Current

President of European Division and Board Member

2021 - 2023

IASP mission is to be the global network for science parks and areas of innovation, and to drive growth, internationalisation and effectiveness for our members. To accomplish the mission, IASP is a worldwide membership-based association managed by experts in science and technology parks and areas of innovation as an independent, non-profit, non-governmental organisation in Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations

Director

2017

Kilometro Rosso is a science and technology park acting as Technology Transfer Agent in the heart of one of the most productive regions in Europe. It provides not only an outstanding location right by Milan, but also a set of services and activities to enable collaboration between firms and primary research centers, thus fostering co-working and problem solving, as well as new product development for its resident partners. (www.kilometrorosso.com)

President of Spin-off Commission

2021

Manager

2020 - 2022

Cysero Fund, managed by AVM Gestioni SGR and promoted by Kilometro Rosso, stands out as the new reference player in the Italian Venture Capital ecosystem, with the primary objective of collecting Smart Capital from investors who have as a common interest the technological development. The vision shared by all the promoters is to create a pole of excellence through investments in Italian companies operating in the cybersecurity and robotics sectors, with the involvement of new or established enterprises with a vast research spectrum and knowledge of the reference sectors. The strong industrial background of the fund's promoters, together with the management team's in-depth knowledge of the reference sectors make Cysero the ideal ecosystem for the growth and development of the most promising start-ups.

Partner

2019 - 2022

Founded in 2019, EUREKA! Venture SGR is the first independent Italian Venture Capital Asset Management Company exclusively focused on deep tech investments thanks to strong competences in scientific research, technology transfer and venture capital industry. "Eureka" comes from the Ancient Greek word heúrēka, meaning "I have found it". It is closely related to heuristic, which refers to experience-based techniques for problem-solving, learning, and discovery. For more than 2.000 years the word “Eureka” has been synonym of scientific discovery: everyone at EUREKA! Venture SGR and Eureka! Funds believe in the power of technology to make the world a better place and to improve people’s life.

Expert Reviewer

2019 - 2021

Expert Reviewer

2017 - 2021

Member of the Board

2016 - 2017

Deputy Leader of Innovation

2016 - 2017

Director of Technology Transfer

2012 - 2017

The Technology Transfer Office is in charge of conveying research results to the market, providing support in identifying and negotiating deals with corporations for competitive industrial research and strategic Spin Offs. The role is also responsible of IIT Intellectual Property protection and patent portfolio management, as well as strategic licensing.