ARTES 4.0 was established to associate University Partners, Research Bodies, Highly Qualified Training Institutes, Foundations, Third Sector & No Profit entities as well as private Associations and Innovative Companies. The focus is on providing Partners and industry (especially SMEs) technologies and services responding to their needs through activities such as guidance, training, innovation projects, industrial research, and experimental development.

Netval is the Italian association for the valorisation of results from public research. Netval’s mission is to be the organisation where Technology Transfer Offices (TTOs) of Italian universities and public research organizations can meet, share experiences, and learn together how to better transfer their research results to industry. Netval also aims to be an important interface for Ministries and local administrations, industrial associations and industries, venture capitalists and financial bodies to promote the role of public research in innovation processes.

PNICube is the Association that unites Italian academic incubators and business plan competitions (called Start Cup). To date, PNICube has 51 associates between universities and academic incubators. The Association was set up to stimulate the birth and accompanying to the market new companies from the academic world with a high knowledge content.

ASTP is the premier, pan-European association for professionals committed to knowledge transfer among universities and industry. The association was founded in 2000 by a group of leading practitioners. ASTP aims to further improve the quality of impact that public research has on the economy and society. The focus of the association is to provide outstanding training and practice that supports member special interests, to advocate for the profession on the international stage and to enable the building of professional networks.

URTT aims at supporting research structures and Technology Transfer Offices of Tuscan Universities in their third mission activities, to define shared strategies for the valorisation of research towards small and medium-sized regional enterprises. The main objective is to identify and map research results and facilitate interaction with stakeholders interested in acquiring patented skills and technologies. 

APRE - Agency for the Promotion of European Research - , operates in close collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Research with the objective of supporting and promoting Italian participation in the European Union research and innovation (R&I) programmes, by providing information, education and assistance services.

The Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna is part of APEnet, the Italian Network of Universities and Research Institutions for Public Engagement. The main purpose is to disseminate, promote and enhance the culture and experiences of Public Engagement.

EELISA, European Engineering Learning Innovation and Science Alliance brings together nine Higher Education Institutions (graduate engineering schools, technology universities and full-spectrum universities) from seven different countries in Europe with the aim of defining and implementing a shared model of European engineer rooted in society.

Promoted by CRUI, the Conference of Italian University Chancellors, the RUS - Network of Universities for Sustainable Development is the first experience of coordination and sharing among all Italian universities committed to environmental sustainability and social responsibility.