. RAISE
Robotics and AI for Socio-economic Empowerment
Ecosystem
Ecosystem
The RAISE project was financed by the Ministry of University and Research (MUR) with Investment 1.5 (M4C2) of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP) which envisaged the creation and strengthening of innovation ecosystems on areas of technological specialization consistent with the industrial and research vocations of the reference territory, promoting and strengthening collaboration between the research system, the production system and territorial institutions.
27 partners from Academia and Research, institutions and companies join RAISE wich is coordinated by the University of Genoa (UNIGE), the National Research Council (CNR) and the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT).
Goals
RAISE aims to develop and market technological solutions based on robotic systems and artificial intelligence, responding to the real production and social needs of the Ligurian territory. The project aims to enhance and give value to research and development of these technologies in various areas of interest, including healthcare, environmental sustainability, smart ports and accessible and inclusive smart cities. RAISE focuses on the needs of people and the territory, encouraging the transfer of innovative technologies from research to the market, providing resources, knowledge and support to generate sustainable, inclusive and resilient innovation. Furthermore, the project aims to create a highly attractive ecosystem for companies, investors and researchers, both nationally and internationally.
- The Hub is the entity responsible for the start-up, implementation, management and coordination of the Innovation Ecosystem and represents the single point of contact with the MUR: receives the tranches of concessions granted, verifies and transmits the reporting of the activities carried out by the Spokes and their affiliates.
- The Spokes maintain an institutional role in communication and funding, particularly in impact areas. They are the primary source of information to convey specific themes based on the different actors involved in the project. Each project is generated within each Spoke where researchers, startups, SMEs, public administrations, institutions are actively involved. The Spokes are the living part of the project and represent the place where the primary objective is achieved: technological transfer to the market, moving from the laboratories to the real world of supply and demand on the market. In particular, among these, Spoke 5 acts as an intermediary between research and industry, the technologies deriving from the RAISE scientific Spokes (1-4) and companies. In addition to incubation, acceleration and training programs, Spoke 5 coordinates, develops and measures communication strategies, tactics and actions to support the HUB and the entire ecosystem.
What are Spokes?
RAISE is organized according to the Hub & Spoke governance system and it is divided into 5 areas of intervention on individual themes, dedicated to the development of innovative technologies in strategic areas for the territory (city – health – environment – port).
Each spoke has a coordinator and a specific committee has been designated by the hub to represent the research organizations involved.
Partners
Each spoke brings together researchers from different research centers (23 affiliated public and private entities) under conjoint coordination for the implementation of the strategic plan of the ecosystem.
News
SIZE-R: environmental monitoring of Spoke 4 at the port of La Spezia
On August 26, the testing phase of the SIZE-R project was completed in La Spezia. The initiative, developed within Spoke 4 of RAISE ̵...
AI solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises
On Wednesday, September 10, the workshop “AI in the Back Office: Optimizing Administration and Human Resources in SMEs” was held at T...
Christ of the Abyss meets Artificial Intelligence: MYWAI celebrates 71 years of the iconic underwater statue with a 5D digital twin in the NEPTUNE™ platform
On the occasion of the 71st anniversary of the placement of the Christ of the Abyss in the waters of San Fruttuoso Bay, MYWAI Srl, an ita...
Spoke 2: a new publication on ultrasound imaging
The volume Real-Time Processing of Ultrasound Images. State-of-the-Art and Future Perspectives (October 2025) is about to be released. Th...
The results of the INVICTUS trial for personalized post-stroke rehabilitation
The trial of INVICTUS, an innovative platform that integrates wearable sensors, artificial intelligence, and cloud technologies to suppor...
AI-MOKa project progress at the International Society of Posture and Gait Research Congress
A simple daily gesture like making coffee can reveal a lot about our mobility and attention, especially in people with neurological condi...
RAISE up Pitch Day 2025: research, territory and innovation at the heart of the final event of the second edition
On July 23, 2025, the RAISE up Pitch Day took place at the Sala Mediterraneo of the NH Collection Hotel Genova Marina, marking the final ...
RAISE renews its partnership with SMARTcup Liguria for 2025
The 13th edition of SMARTcup Liguria, the business plan competition promoted by Regione Liguria and organized by FI.L.S.E. S.p.A., is off...
Learning AI to develop the robots of the future
Kicking off August 24–31 at the University of Genoa: DRIMS², the Doctoral Summer School in Robotics and Intelligent Machines, promoted...
CROSSROADS Doctorate Summer School 2025 concludes successfully
The CROSSROADS Doctorate Summer School took place from July 14 to 18, 2025, at the historic Villa Giustiniani-Cambiaso, home to the Unive...
Spoke 2 of RAISE at EMBC 2025
On July 16, 2025, the mini-symposium Digital Biomarkers in Motor Rehabilitation was held in Copenhagen as part of the 47th International ...
Be.Ci.S and Spoke 3: sensors for citizen science
The experimentation activities within the Be.Ci.S – Be a Citizen Scientist project, part of the Spoke 3 program, continue in Bogliasco....
Calls and Tenders
The RAISE project, financed by the MUR with Investment 1.5 (M4C2), promotes a scheme based on cascade grands to support small and medium-sized enterprises, start-ups and other entities interested in the Hub’s themes and the topics covered by the Spokes. The cascading calls, activated by the Spokes, are issued for the recruitment of researchers and technologists, for funding external entities for research activities consistent with the program, as well as for the purchase of supplies, goods and services.