R2B - Research to Business 2014

9° International Industrial Research Exhibition

BOLOGNA FAIR DISTRICT - June 4-5, 2014, Pad.33 – 34

R2B-Tongji startup Award 2014

“Rules for participation”

This documentconcerns the rules for participation in the "R2B-Tongji startup Award 2014" contest, as part of R2B - Research to Business 2014.

Art. 1. Initiative description

R2B-Tongji startup Award 2014 aims at fostering the participation of the most promising and innovative start-ups from Tongji University at R2B -Research to Business Fair, with the intention to encourage business partnership between Emilia-Romagna and Tongji University’s partners.

The award is a competition addressed to start-ups of Tongji University and Shanghai Tongji Science Park Incubator as well, in virtue of the participation of Aster as member in the Sino-Italian Strategic Advisory Board of Tongji University.

Art. 2. Offer

R2B-Tongji startup Award 2014 offers to Tongji startups the opportunity to take part as exhibitor in the Research to Business 2014.

In particular:

  • first andsecond place winners: the award offersa basic booth(2x2m.) with graphicsin the “Start2B”area,a return airline ticket in economy class, accommodation in a singlehotel room for two daysin Bologna. The value of an award will be up to a maximum of €1,250 (EUR) for each start-up (VAT included). Expenses that are eligible for reimbursement include economy class airfare (not premium economy)and accommodation. No other costs will be considered.
  • third and fourth place: the award offers a basic booth (2x2m.) with graphics in the “Start2B”area

Art. 3: Conditions for participation

3.1. Eligible participants:

  • Chinese Start-ups from Shanghai Tongji Science Park Incubator
  • Technology Spin-off of Tongji University

3.2. Application:

To enter the competition applicants must:

  • Complete and send the “application form” to:
  • Register and submit the start-up profile on Innovat&match brokerage event at:

3.3. Selection and award criteria:

The application shall be evaluated on the basis of the following award criteria:

  1. Accuracy of the information provided
  2. Innovation level of the product/service offered
  3. Coherence of the start-up sectorwith R2B themes:

Food & Healthy Lifestyles

Innovative Technologies for Agri-Food

Creativity (design included) & Culture

Advanced Materials

Aerospace

Connecting People, Social Media Challenges

Digital Systems & Big Data

Energy

Low Environmental Impacts Technologies

Manufacturing 2.0

Smart Mobility

Sustainable Construction and Urban Regeneration

Tailored Health

Scoring: 1 (Poor); 2 (Fair); 3 (Average); 4 (Good); 5 (Excellent)

In criteria III, priority will be given to start-ups working on: Food & Healthy Lifestyles, Innovative Technologies for Agri-Food, Creativity & Culture and Manufacturing 2.0

The threshold for each criteria is 3;if an application fails to achieve the threshold for a criteria, the evaluation will be stopped.

3.4. Terms and conditions:

Application deadline is: 1st April, 2014 (9.00 am Rome time)

Aster will provide one basic booth to each of the four start-ups that will achieve the highest score in the competition.

Accommodation (for two days) and travel (return airline tickets in economy class) payments will be refund by Aster to start-ups thatwill take first and second place under the following conditions:

  1. a representativemust participate in both fair days (3rd and 4th June).
  2. Start-up profile must be registered and validated in the Innovat&match brokerage event (
  3. Representative must participate in 80% of b2b meeting scheduled at least
  4. Start-up must complete the online follow-up form on b2b meetings ofInnovat&match that will sent within two weeks after the fair.
  5. Startup must send the original boarding card and Hotel receipts to ASTER’s address: ASTER S. Cons. p. A. – CNR Area dellaRicerca di Bologna - Via Gobetti, 101 - 40129 - Bologna

R2B-Tongji startup Award 2014 funds will be provided as reimbursement for airline ticket and hotel expenses. Receipts/invoices and original boarding cards must be returned before payment will be issued. Disbursement of funds is contingent upon return of all requested documentation.

Art. 4. Indicative timetable and winners announcement

Application deadline: 1st April, 2014 (9.00 am Rome time)

Winners announcement:48 hours after theapplication deadline

The competition results will be published on the R2B -Research to Business and Aster’s official web-site:

Application Form

Please answer all items thoroughly and succinctly. This form is to be filled out by the R2B-Tongji start-up Award applicant.

Please copy and paste this form into a new world office document, fill it out, save it as a PDF and return by email to: . Please write “R2B-Tongji startup Award 2014” in the subject line of your message.

1. Description of the startup*

* Mandatory Fields

(All fields are mandatory - The fields in grey are confidential and for internal use only)

Company: / City: / Country:
Street: / Postal Code:
www-Address: / Contact person:
Position in the company: / Telephone: / Fax
General e-mail address: / E-mail contact person:

Year established:

Turnover in Euro or RMB: / Number of employees in the enterprise:
1 – 9
10 – 49
more than 50
2. Fields of competence*
Food & Healthy Lifestyles / Aerospace
Innovative Technologies for Agri-Food / Advanced Materials
Creativity (design included) & Culture / Smart Mobility
…Energy / Digital Systems & Big Data
…Manufacturing 2.0 / …Low Environmental Impacts Technologies
…Connecting People, Social Media Challenges / …Sustainable Construction and Urban Regeneration
…Tailored Health

3. Technology Offer/Request:

Description of the offer/request(max. 500characters):*
Innovations and advantages of the technology offer/request (max. 500characters):*

I, the applicant, confirm that the information that I have given is true and complete.

Signature:

Date:
Please type in your full name.

Applications are due by 1th April 2014 (9:00 am Rome time)

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