(ANSA) – MILAN, 02 SEPTEMBER – Amplifon and Plug and Play Italia, an international open innovation platform, announce a new partnership with the aim of connecting and collaborating with start-ups globally.
The agreement will enable collaborations between AmplifonX, Amplifon’s internal research and development department, and new startups. Amplifon, the group led by Enrico Vita, operates with over 20,000 people and almost 10,000 stores in 26 countries across five continents around the world. Thanks to AmplifonX, the company develops new digital solutions to offer an increasingly personalized service to its customers, both inside and outside stores.
Since 2015, Plug and Play has accelerated over 300 startups in partnership with over 30 companies and completed over 80 investments in the sector. The Plug & Play community has raised $12 billion in investments to date in companies such as PayPal and Dropbox.
Open innovation plays a “fundamental role in the health field, facilitating access to external expertise and accelerating technological development”, says Tommaso Maschera, director Plug and Play Italy.
Amplifon is always at the “forefront of innovation, continuing the path started almost three years ago with AmplifonX, the division dedicated to the development of new digital solutions that works as an internal research and development center. We are always looking for new technologies to guarantee our customers an increasingly personalized service and improve their quality of life”, highlights Antonio Curci, global director of AmplifonX.
Open innovation plays a “fundamental role in the health field, facilitating access to external expertise and accelerating technological development. It promotes the secure exchange of health data, reduces research and development costs, and promotes a dynamic innovation ecosystem. The agreement with Amplifon was born from these premises, which for Plug and Play marks the first step in Italy of a new division dedicated to health”, says Tommaso Maschera, director of Plug and Play Italy.
Amplifon is always at the “forefront of innovation, continuing the path started almost three years ago with AmplifonX, the division dedicated to the development of new digital solutions that works as an internal research and development center. We are always looking for new technologies to guarantee our customers an increasingly personalized service and improve their quality of life. For this reason, we are developing new collaborations with innovative companies at a global level on the topics of artificial intelligence and machine learning. The new partnership with Plug and Play will support us on this path”, highlights Antonio Curci, global director of AmplifonX. (ANSA).
2024-09-02 20:58:26