As part of its efforts to support the internationalisation of businesses, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and Office IV of the DGCE for the Promotion of Innovative Industrial Supply Chains and Startups devote particular attention to promoting Italian startups and scaleups in international markets and, more broadly, to supporting national innovation ecosystems, with the aim of making them increasingly international in outlook and better able to attract capital, talent, technologies and businesses from abroad.
In this context, and also in light of its guidance and supervisory functions, Office IV works with the various trade associations.
An alphabetical list is provided below, together with an indication of the main sector of reference:
| Association | Sector | Website |
| AFI – Associazione Farmaceutici Industria | Biotech, health and life sciences | www.afiscientifica.it |
| AIFA – Italian Medicines Agency | Biotech, health and life sciences | www.aifa.gov.it |
| AIFI – Associazione Italiana del Private Equity, Venture Capital e Private Debt | Finance, investment and venture capital | www.aifi.it |
| AIAD | Space, aerospace and defence | www.aiad.it |
| AIFTI – Associazione Imprenditori e Fondatori Tecnologici Italiani | Digital, ICT and innovation | aifti.it |
| AIPSA – Associazione Italiana Professionisti Security Aziendale | Security and cybersecurity | www.aipsa.it |
| AIPSI – Associazione Italiana Professionisti Sicurezza Informatica | Security and cybersecurity | www.aipsi.org |
| AIXIA | Digital, ICT and innovation | aixia.it |
| ANCE | Industry, SMEs and the productive system | www.ance.it |
| ANGI – Associazione Nazionale Giovani Imprenditori | Industry, SMEs and the productive system | www.angi.it |
| ANITEC-ASSINFORM | Digital, ICT and innovation | www.anitec-assinform.it |
| ANSSAIF | Industry, SMEs and the productive system | www.anssaif.it |
| ASAS | Space, aerospace and defence | www.asaspazio.it |
| ASI – Agenzia Spaziale Italiana | Space, aerospace and defence | www.asi.it |
| ASSAI – Scambi Scientifici Austria Italia | International cooperation and economic diplomacy | |
| ASSINTEL | Digital, ICT and innovation | www.assintel.it |
| ASSOBIOTEC | Biotech, health and life sciences | assobiotec.federchimica.it |
| Associazione Italia4Blockchain | Digital, ICT and innovation | italia4blockchain.org |
| Associazione Italiana per l’Intelligenza Artificiale | Digital, ICT and innovation | www.ai-italia.org |
| Associazione Lascalaw | Digital, ICT and innovation | lascalaw.com |
| ASSOFINTECH | Finance, investment and venture capital | assofintech.it |
| ASSOSOFTWARE | Digital, ICT and innovation | www.assosoftware.it |
| Assoimprenditori Alto Adige | Industry, SMEs and the productive system | www.assoimprenditori.it |
| Associazione Nazionale Giovani Innovatori | Digital, ICT and innovation | giovaniinnovatori.it |
| Associazione Poic e dintorni | Territorial ecosystems and innovation | poic-e-dintorni.org |
| Basilicata Creativa | Territorial ecosystems and innovation | basilicatacreativa.it |
| BioHighTechNet | Biotech, health and life sciences | |
| Biotecnologi Italiani | Biotech, health and life sciences | www.biotecnologi.org |
| BOCCONI4INNOVATION | Digital, ICT and innovation | www.unibocconi.it |
| Business Association Italy America (BAIA) | Cooperazione internazionale e diplomazia economica | www.baiainternational.org |
| CIBUSTEC | Industry, SMEs and the productive system | www.cibustec.it |
| CLEANTECH FOR ITALY | Industry, SMEs and the productive system | www.cleantechforitaly.org |
| CONFAPID | Industry, SMEs and the productive system | www.confapid.it |
| Confartigianato Imprese | Industry, SMEs and the productive system | www.confartigianato.it |
| Confindustria | Industry, SMEs and the productive system | www.confindustria.it |
| Copagri | Industry, SMEs and the productive system | www.copagri.it |
| CPA – Produttori Chimico Farmaceutici | Biotech, health and life sciences | |
| CYBER SECURITY ITALY FOUNDATION | Security and cybersecurity | cybersecurityitaly.org |
| EGUALIA | Biotech, health and life sciences | www.egualia.it |
| Farmindustria | Biotech, health and life sciences | www.farmindustria.it |
| FederItaly | Industry, SMEs and the productive system | www.federitaly.it |
| FederSalus | Biotech, health and life sciences | www.federsalus.it |
| FITT | Research, technology transfer and foundations | www.fitt.it |
| Fondazione AIRC | Biotech, health and life sciences | www.airc.it |
| Fondazione Compagnia di San Paolo | Research and foundations | https://www.compagnia.torino.it |
| Fondazione E. Amaldi | Space, aerospace and defence | www.fondazioneamaldi.it |
| Fondazione Human Technopole | Biotech, health and life sciences | www.humantechnopole.it |
| Fondazione Ri.MED | Biotech, health and life sciences | www.rimed.org |
| ICTP | Research, technology transfer and foundations | www.ictp.it |
| InnovUp | Digital, ICT and innovation | www.innovup.it |
| Italian Angels for Biotech | Finance, investment and venture capital | www.italianangelsforbiotech.it |
| Italian Tech Alliance | Digital, ICT and innovation | italiantechalliance.it |
| Lombardia Aerospace Cluster | Space, aerospace and defence | lombardiaaerospacecluster.com |
| Nucleate | Biotech, health and life sciences | www.nucleate.xyz |
| ROMA STARTUP | Digital, ICT and innovation | romastartup.it |
| SOFTWARE ITALIANI | Digital, ICT and innovation | softwareitaliani.it |
| Telethon | Biotech, health and life sciences | www.telethon.it |
| UNINDUSTRIA | Industry, SMEs and the productive system | www.unindustria.eu |
| UNIONE INDUSTRIALI PARMENSI | Industry, SMEs and the productive system | www.unioneindustrialiparma.it |
Ultimo aggiornamento: gennaio 2026