t2i technology transfer and innovation is the innovation agency promoted by the Chambers of commerce of Treviso, Verona and Venice (aka ‘Venezia Rovigo Delta Lagunare’) established in 2014 from the merging of activities, projects, personnel and facilities of two other entities: ‘Treviso Tecnologia’ and ‘Polesine Innovazione’. In 2016 also ‘Verona Innovazione’ joined t2i thus extending the services also in Verona district. t2i supports companies in defining and developing innovative pathways through the establishment of networks for technology transfer and the deployment of value-added services for industries and organisations also by means of co-funding programmes at local and european level. AIM: APPLIED RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AS KEY DRIVERS TO GAIN COMPETITIVENESS The aim of t2i is to support companies in making innovation an on-going corporate process that will make them regain competitiveness in the market. t2i is a reliable and consolidated research partner whose work with an extensive network of local, national and international centres of excellence (such as the Fraunhofer Institutes in Germany) allows the creation of “tailor-made” multidisciplinary work groups to meet clients’ needs. t2i is registered on the national research registry of the Italian Ministry of education and research (id code 61304BMV) and belongs to the university laboratories network as well as to the laboratories network of the Italian Chambers of Commerce system. t2i supports the companies in their growing process through several services organized in the following 5 areas: TRADEMARKS, PATENT AND TECHNICAL STANDARD METROLOGY, TESTING LABS AND USER-CENTERED DESIGN INNOVATION, RESEARCH AND FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES TRAINING, ORGANIZATION AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT