Antonella Vulcano is President and Senior Partner of INNOVA, with over 30 years of international experience in innovation management, technology transfer, business internationalization, and European R&D project coordination. She has led and contributed to numerous European initiatives supporting startups, SMEs, public institutions, and innovation ecosystems across Europe.

She specializes in designing innovation strategies, supporting deep-tech commercialization, fostering entrepreneurship, and facilitating access to European and international funding opportunities. Throughout her career, she has worked closely with the European Commission, international innovation networks, corporates, research organizations, and public institutions.

Innovation & Technology Transfer

Extensive experience in supporting technology commercialization, transnational technology transfer initiatives, innovation brokerage, and open innovation collaborations across Europe.

Startup Incubation & Entrepreneurship

Responsible for the certified incubator activities at INNOVA, providing mentoring, coaching, fundraising support, investor connections, and business acceleration services to startups and entrepreneurial teams.

European Project Coordination

Project manager and coordinator for multiple European innovation projects involving ecosystem development, regional innovation strategies, SME competitiveness, and digital transformation.

Internationalization & Market Expansion

More than two decades of experience supporting SMEs with export strategies, international market access, technology transfer, and global business development initiatives.