Andrea Mario Cuore Piccaluga

Andrea Mario Cuore Piccaluga is a Professor of Innovation Management at Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, serving as Director of the Institute of Management and founder of the Regenerative Innovation research group. He represents Netval (Italian network of University Technology Transfer Offices) as delegate for internationalization, following presidencies (2014-2019) and vice-presidencies (2020-2022).

His academic credentials include:

• PhD from Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna
• Master in Technology and Innovation Management from SPRU, University of Sussex, Brighton

Piccaluga's research centers on Regenerative Innovation, spanning Open Innovation/R&D management, public research valorisation, high-tech entrepreneurship, purpose-driven organizations, and biodiversity-business interfaces. His work integrates theoretical frameworks with practical technology transfer applications, emphasizing human-centered economic models inspired by Franciscan tradition and integral ecology.

Recent publications (2024-2025) reveal converging trends: big data's role in innovation performance (particularly SMEs), configurational approaches to university-industry commercialization, and regenerative business models measuring social impact. His scholarship bridges academic rigor with real-world policy applications through European Commission collaborations.

No scientific awards are explicitly documented in available materials, though he holds influential editorial roles including Associate Editor of R&D Management Journal.

He maintains active industry partnerships with Knauf, Loccioni, Enel, and Venture Factory in open innovation, while collaborating with JRC, UIBM, and European Patent Office on technology transfer policy. His Caritas Italiana engagement explores purpose-based organizational impact, and he coordinates Sant'Anna's group within Italy's National Biodiversity Future Centre.

Piccaluga founded the Regenerative Innovation research group and co-created the Sorella Economia network (www.sorellaeconomia.it) with Gianluca Gionfriddo and Marco Asselle. He established SIMA's 'Purpose-driven businesses' thematic group and will organize the 2025 R&D Management Conference on Innovation and Biodiversity.