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RUGGIERI Alessandro
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1. Technological innovation: process and product innovation; the concept of 'innovative product'; sources of innovation; matching between research and innovation; startups and spinoffs. 2. Types of process and product: intermediate and final products; consumer products and industrial products; machinery and equipment; the international context; production chains: plastic materials; chemical industry; pharmaceutical; fashion system (clothing, textile industry, footwear), steel products; mechanic industry; automotive; agribusiness; digital and consumer electronics industry. 3. Impact of innovation on products and processes: digitization and automation (industry 4.0); new factory and production models; 'digital' products; new materials: green chemistry materials, bioplastics and biosensors; biotechnology; use of innovative processes and materials for 'traditional' products. 4. Product certification: types of certification; product certification; environmental product certification; the CE marking; production chain specifications; sector and supply chain certifications; the international framework; certification and export of products in non-EU markets.
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