Francesco Scafarto

Francesco Scafarto is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Management, University of Rome Tor Vergata. His teaching responsibilities include courses on entrepreneurship (CREAZIONE DI IMPRESA E IMPRENDITORIALITA'), retail management, and startup innovation (START-UP E SPIN-OFF) across bachelor’s and master’s programs. He also leads the STARTUP LAB: APPRENDERE PER GENERARE IDEE INNOVATIVE DI BUSINESS master’s course focused on innovative business idea development.

His research interests center on co-evolutionary knowledge exchange networks, technology transfer from academia to industry, sustainable innovation, digital healthcare transformation, leadership in safety-oriented organizations, and structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). He has published extensively on university spin-off ecosystems, policy frameworks for knowledge valorization, and empirical studies on entrepreneurial intentions.

Recent work includes co-authoring the 2024 PNICube Observatory Report on synergies between research and industry for sustainable innovation, and frameworks for remote healthcare monitoring adoption. His research demonstrates a focus on bridging academic research with practical applications in business and policy contexts.