The INMA–ITA Technological and Business Incubator, located in Bucharest, 6 Ion Ionescu de la Brad Blvd., Sector 1, is part of the innovation and technology transfer infrastructure and is accredited by the National Authority for Scientific Research. It offers fully equipped spaces with furniture, computer and communication networks, as well as specialized services, primarily aimed at supporting the launch and development of new innovative enterprises based on advanced technologies in the fields of technical equipment for agriculture, the food industry, agricultural farms, and related processing activities.
Objectives:
Economic valorization of research results by supporting the creation and development of innovative SMEs that produce products/services aligned with the requirements of the Single Market.
Accreditation Field: technologies and technical equipment for agriculture, the food industry, and agricultural farms.
Certifications: member entity of the National Network for Innovation and Technology Transfer (ReNITT) (Accreditation Certificate no. 4 / 01.11.2005, issued by the Ministry of Education and Research – National Authority for Scientific Research (ANCS); Accreditation Certificate no. 50 / 01.03.2011, issued by the Ministry of Education, Research, Youth and Sports – National Authority for Scientific Research and Innovation; Accreditation Certificate no. 89 / 03.01.2017, issued by the Ministry of National Education and Scientific Research – National Authority for Scientific Research and Innovation.
Organization:
INMA–ITA is a financially autonomous entity within the National Institute of Research-Development of Machinery and Installations Designed for Agriculture and Food Industry – INMA Bucharest.
Target Groups:
- SMEs and manufacturers of equipment for agriculture and the food industry;
- Microenterprises and innovative individuals active in agriculture and the food industry;
- Small and medium-sized agricultural farms.
Specialized Services:
- Providing physical access for incubated entities (entrepreneurs, microenterprises, individuals) to INMA–ITA’s infrastructure;
- Physical and virtual incubation of inventions (creation of new companies based on one’s own invention);
- Licensing access to INMA’s patents;
- Professional training and education (modern CAD-CAM technologies, management, innovation management, marketing, entrepreneurship, intellectual property);
- Specialized assistance in the field of intellectual property;
- Technology information, technology audit, technology watch, and technology forecasting;
- Facilitating incubated companies’ access to modern equipment for building functional models, experimental systems, and pilot installations;
- Testing in nationally accredited laboratories according to ISO/IEC 17025:2005 and product certification through INMA–CERT (a certification body accredited by RENAR, and notified by the European Commission with identification number 1804 for Directives 2006/42/EC and 2000/14/EC).
Support Services Offered:
- Identifying, facilitating, and optimizing successful innovative partnerships;
- Providing access to specialized databases in the field of mechanization technologies and the design of technical equipment for agriculture and the food industry;
- Information on national and European priorities in the field;
- Legal assistance and economic-financial consulting;
- Technical assistance and consulting for start-ups and for turning innovative technologies into business ideas;
- General services (mail, telephone, internet, utilities, photocopying, training facilities, meeting rooms, security, parking, etc.);
Achievements:
- • 49 physical incubation contracts for microenterprises, SMEs, and medium-sized enterprises;
- 15 virtual incubation and support services for microenterprises and SMEs;
- 6 business support and technology transfer services for medium and small enterprises;
- 1 consulting service for a Technology Information Center;
- 1 consulting and communication service with OSIM for a young inventor (student).
