Snam Becomes Corporate Partner of Tech4Planet, the National Technology Transfer Hub for Environmental Sustainability

Snam has become a corporate partner of Tech4Planet, the National Technology Transfer Hub created two years ago by CDP Venture Capital to facilitate market access and support the growth of new enterprises focused on environmental sustainability, originating from research laboratories. “We believe that we can bring significant added value by actively participating in the partnership and providing access to the innovations we are developing within the company, which could lead to scale-ups or future collaborations,” said Pere Margalef Valldeperez, SVP Decarbonization Technology Solutions, who Snam has appointed as its expert within the Scientific Advisory Committee of Tech4planet.
Tech4Planet invests in scientific research projects born within universities, with a focus on energytech, circular economy, sustainable manufacturing, smart mobility, and water management. The hub involves industrial players in the energy sector. Snam’s contribution will primarily concentrate on energytech to support projects of new startups developing innovative solutions or services for energy sustainability. As a result, Snam will have access to the Tech Incubation phase through participation in PoCs (Proofs of Concept – prototyping) and Business Creation, with the goal of evaluating new businesses by analyzing the startup’s business plan and business model.
Currently, there are five National Technology Transfer Hubs operating nationwide, each focused on a specific market: RoboIT for Robotics and Industrial Automation, Extend for the development of new therapeutic approaches in the biopharmaceutical sector, Galaxia for new enterprises in the Aerospace industry, Farming Future for AgriFood Tech, and Tech4Planet for environmental sustainability. Snam will have a privileged observatory on new opportunities and will be able to coinvest in startups selected by the hub.