The company Nanoprom Chemicals S.r.l.. ranks first in the 4th edition of the "Open Innovative PMI Award", event conceived and organized by Grant Thornton with the aim of rewarding innovative Italian SMEs. The company has distinguished itself in the "Environmental Sustainability" category for the design and manufacture of surgical masks with a much lower impact than traditional ones.
Nanoprom Chemicals S.r.l. operates in the research and industrial application of nano materials and develops nanotechnologies at the service of highly specialized industries. He developed, for example, Polysil, material appreciated for its resistance and used in various sectors, from Formula1, to the naval industry, passing through the military field. It has been part of the Innovative SMEs since June 2018.
"The company is honored to receive this recognition which testifies to the commitment it has made to deal with the Covid emergency, starting with the production of low cost masks when it was a problem to find them on the market, up to the commitment in the search for innovative solutions to support the community in slowing the spread of the infection - comments Gian Luca Falleti, Nanoprom Chemicals CEO - Last, but not least, the commitment to research that was carried out with a project funded by the region for the design of adhesive films with an antiviral surface, which applied to commonly used surfaces drastically reduce the viral load of the Sars Covid-19 virus, significantly reducing the possibility of spreading the infection. Thanks - concludes Falleti - to all the Nanoprom staff who have made this possible with commitment and professionalism at work, special thanks to Eng. Luciano Macera and Dr. Luisa Pecorari who supported the company in the research and development of innovative products ".
During the award ceremony, the 4th edition of the report of the Open Innovative PMI Observatory was also presented, created by Grant Thornton in collaboration with the University of Pisa, an analysis that frames the continuum trend of Italian Innovative SMEs and which highlighted Emilia-Romagna at a high 57 new Innovative SMEs registered in the appropriate Register between 2019 and the 2020, with the 10,05% of SMEs on the national total. In Reggio-Emilia alone they have been 6 new registered Innovative SMEs.
