1999 - The establishment of I3P

University enterprise incubators are a widespread reality throughout Europe, with a proven track record in the creation of hi-tech companies. Italy, however, despite its great potential, came late onto the scene. It was only in 1998 that a workshop held in Torino highlighted how the local industrial context, the strength of the technological university, and the socio-economic situation in Piedmont represented the perfect framework in which to insert a university incubator. That same year, a feasibility study sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce and the Politecnico di Torino, conducted by COREP, revealed how the Torino area and the technological university were a potential hotbed for the creation and incubation of enterprises.

ROOM TO MOVE I3P was established in 1999 with the financial backing of four founding members: the Politecnico di Torino, the Province of Torino, the Chamber of Commerce of Torino and Finpiemonte. In the same year, the Politecnico earmarked 100m2 of new building space for I3P activities.

THE FIRST 4 ENTERPRISES JOIN I3P

MUST • AMET • RAMS&E • TRIM

The first ever enterprise to begin incubation in I3P was MUST S.n.c. The company was engaged in the engineering and development of IT solutions for e-learning.