Polihub, world's fifth university incubator

Of the 1,200 incubators evaluated by the Swedish UBI Global (University Business Incubator), Polihub, the incubator of the Politecnico di Milano managed by Fondazione Politecnico di Milano, ranked fifth. An exceptional result announced during the London event presenting the global ranking of UBI Index.

The evaluation process of UBI Global is based on the analysis of three main areas: the value generated (number of startups incubated, startups turnover, jobs, loans received), the value of the startups incubated (quantity and quality of services offered to the startup, number of relationships with businesses, universities, lenders) and the attractiveness of the ecosystem (number of ideas assessed, survival rate after incubation).

Some of the most important indicators of PoliHub, at the base of the positioning in the world ranking, are: 17 million euro aggregate sales for startups incubated, 11 million euro of funding, 350 jobs. 51 start-ups ate currently incubated in PoliHub and 20 projects are under evaluation. In 2015, more than 1,200 ideas have been assessed.

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