Aitek aim to create new business opportunities by supporting and partnering with major trade associations
START 4.0
The START 4.0 association is one of the eight Competence Centres established as a public-private partnership following the 29/01/2018 decree of Ministry of Economic Development. START 4.0 aims to promote technological and digital development and the creation of advanced skills in the industrial sector, as well as to promote the transfer of technological solutions and innovation in production processes. The composition of the START 4.0 Competence Centre involves 5 public entities, 10 large companies and 23 SMEs.
Confindustria
General Confederation of Italian Industry – Since July 2025, Fabrizio Ferrari, President of Aitek S.p.A., has held the position of President of Confindustria Genova.
SIIT Liguria Consortium- Distretto Tecnologico Ligure sui Sistemi Intelligenti Integrati
SIIT ScpA was founded in 2005 with the aim of creating an integrated system between large industry, small and medium-sized enterprises, the University of Genoa, public, research and financial institutions, with particular attention to the development of industrial research and technology transfer activities.
TRANSIT Pole
The Research and Innovation Pole T.R.A.N.S.I.T. (Technologies and Research, Networks, Safety and Intermodality in Transport) operates in the sectors of automation, supervision and safety in transport and logistics, ports and intermodality; technological, organisational, managerial and institutional aspects in the functioning of the processes pertaining to the Entities operating in the Ligurian territorial system.
DIXET Genova
Dixet, the Electronics and Advanced Technologies district, brings together companies operating in the fields of electronics, robotics, mechatronics, information technology, telecommunications and biomedicine.
TECNOMAR Consortium
Consortium of small and medium-sized enterprises established to promote research, innovation and training projects in the fields of naval defence technologies, shipbuilding, and marine environment monitoring, remediation and safety.
SOSIA Pole
The “Polo SOSIA” main mission is to stimulate industry innovation in Liguria Region, encouraging intensive interaction, the use of shared installation, the exchange of knowledge and experiences and the technology transfer, operating in the “Intelligent Automation” area.
PLSV – Ligurian Life Sciences Pole
The Polo Ligure Scienze della Vita is a centre for research and innovation in the Region of Liguria. PLSV includes all the main public and private entities in the field of life sciences, and aims to better respond to local needs, making the Region and its businesses more competitive in terms of advanced healthcare technology.