Also this year Confindustria ha assegnato il “Premio Imprese per Innovazione” a 12 aziende che hanno investito con successo in ricerca e sviluppo.

The winners of this 14th edition are: VDA Group (for the Award category) ; Attilio Carmagnani 'AC', Creative Words, Flash Battery, Greenergy, IPM, Oerlikon Friction System, Tubettificio Robbiese (for the Prize category) ; Ericsson Telecommunications, Faiveley Transport Italia, Giocamondo Study, GPS Standard (for the Finalist category).

In the Industry and Services category, Confindustria's Imprese per Innovazione Award participates in the Prize of Prizes, established at the Cotec Foundation on behalf of the President of the Republic.

Eight companies received not only the Confindustria award but also the highest award of the Premio dei Premi (Prize of Prizes), whose ceremony took place today in Rome. They are: Ericsson Telecommunications, Faiveley Transport Italia (for the large group category), Attilio Carmagnani 'AC', Greenergy, IPM, Oerlikon Friction System, Tubettificio Robbiese, VDA Group (for the SME category).

"Confindustria is a great believer in this award, which over the years has helped to strengthen and spread the culture of companies on fundamental issues such as research, development and innovation. The winning projects are an example for other companies and a driving force in the open innovation ecosystem,' commented Riccardo Di Stefano, Confindustria Delegate for Education and Open Innovation. "Companies that invest in R&D grow more, not only by consolidating their achievements but also by being able to strategically plan future scenarios.

The Imprese per Innovazione award, established by Confindustria, is now in its 14th edition: it is of a 360-degree journey for companies that have distinguished themselves through the originality of the innovations they have developed with regard to products, processes and business models.

The IXI Prize is the first in Europe to have adopted the parameters of the European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM) and was realised in collaboration with the Giuseppina Mai Foundation, with the support of Fondimpresa, with contributions from Cerved, IWS and Warrant Hub, and with the technical support of the Associazione Premio Qualità Italia (APQI).