{"id":4906,"date":"2026-03-25T14:55:33","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T13:55:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imast.biz\/acceleration-of-innovation\/business-plan-competition\/"},"modified":"2026-05-17T09:34:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T07:34:40","slug":"business-plan-competition","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/imast.biz\/en\/acceleration-of-innovation\/business-plan-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Business Plan Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4906\" class=\"elementor elementor-4906 elementor-432\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7560fe2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7560fe2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e42f59f dce_masking-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e42f59f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/imast.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/elettronica-polimerica.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4901\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imast.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/elettronica-polimerica.png 1920w, https:\/\/imast.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/elettronica-polimerica-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/imast.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/elettronica-polimerica-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/imast.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/elettronica-polimerica-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/imast.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/elettronica-polimerica-1536x864.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f94158 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1f94158\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14a0368 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"14a0368\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Business Plan Competition<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b6542e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b6542e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>IMAST, in collaboration with Veneto Nanotech, was a pioneer in promoting and organizing, from 2007 to 2012, the international business plan competition &#8220;Polymerchallenge&#8221;, with a seed fund of \u20ac 300,000 to the final winner, to transform the business idea into a start- technology in the field of polymeric and composite materials.<br>For the occasion, the District has developed an innovative methodology in Italy, based on a national presentation roadshow, the selection of project ideas on the basis of the technical \/ scientific value, a mentoring activity to the selected teams in the preparation of business plans, the realization of a Boot Camp with US professionals, the organization of Investor sessions with an international advisory committee (scientists, entrepreneurs, managers, venture capitalists) for the selection of the winner.<br>A total of 56 projects, from 12 countries, took part in the six editions. 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