Profile

We are a private consulting company established in 2000 on the initiative of 14 prestigious Emilia-Romagna companies, with the dual purpose of creating a technology broker capable of finding the best solutions to specific problems, ideas and innovation needs in the international context, and of having a network for sharing technological solutions and best practices. Over the years, this network has expanded and we currently have 30 Shareholders.

We specialize in research and analysis of technical-scientific information and in development of research projects.

We offer specific activities and innovation support services to the excellent suppliers of our shareholder companies, forming the Network of Endorsed Suppliers (NES). This network mainly consists of medium and small enterprises, with high technological content processes and competencies, “accredited” by one of our Shareholders. Currently, the Network of Endorsed Suppliers comprises 18 companies.

Moreover, we are part of significant national and international innovation networks, including EFFRA (European Factories of the Future Research Association), A.SPIRE (Sustainable Process Industry through Resource and Energy Efficiency), the Rete Alta Tecnologia Emilia-Romagna and Adra (The AI Data Robotics Association). We remain actively engaged in developing new services to support innovation.

As CRIT we address all companies and intermediate parties (entities and institutions, associations, etc.), offering Technology Scouting, Innovation Development and R&D Funding services. However, activities related to Collaborative Innovation, involving discussions among companies on shared technological topics, are reserved for companies within our network, specifically Shareholders and NES.

In 2024, 40 Technology Scouting were carried out for both Shareholders and external companies, along with 48 Collaborative Innovation events, that involved 1035 people. Throughout the year, we were involved in 10 european, 20 national and 6 regional projects.