University of Turin

TRAINING OBJECTIVES

The module aims to update participants on new regulations on access to genetic resources and the possible sharing of the benefits derived from them. It will also present some examples of valorization of the processing industry by-products. The educational objective of the teaching is to present actors of the capital market operating in innovative projects funding and to provide communication tools to succeed in new businesses; furthermore the module provides an illustration of the principles and operation of Economic – financial and sustainability report.

COURSE CONTENTS

The module aims to update participants on new national and international regulations governing access to genetic resources and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits derived from them in the event of commercial exploitation. In the second part of the scientific module the exploitation of by-products of the processing industry as a crucial step to the sustainability of supply chains will be addressed. Some industrial case studies will be presented. During the course different figures of investors will be presented illustrating investment model and procedures also involving evidences and cases. Beside it will be presented how to approach to an integrated model of communication for knowledge transfer and start up. Finally reporting models and major economic and financial key performance indicators and sustainability indicators international guidelines will be presented.

Access and Benefit sharing of genetic resources

The Convention of Biological Diversity and the concept of genetic resource (Prof.ssa Giovanna Cristina Varese, BIO/02, UNITO, 2h)
The Nagoya Protocol: access and benefit sharing of genetic resources (Prof.ssa Giovanna Cristina Varese, BIO/02, UNITO, 2h)
The quality Managment Systyem of a culture collection: the example of the Mycotheca Universitatis Taurinensis. (Prof.ssa Giovanna Cristina Varese, BIO/02, UNITO 2h)
The Nagoya Protocol from the point of view of private companies (Dr. Bombardelli – INDENA Spa, 2h)

Sustainable production in food systems

Valorization of the vegetal food industry byproducts (Dott.ssa Barbara Dal Bello, UNITO AGR/15, 4h)
Case study of exploitation of by-products of confectionery industries (Prof. Giuseppe Zeppa, UNITO AGR/15, 2h)
Case study: promotion of the quality of the by-products of the milling industry (Prof. Amedeo Rayneri, UNITO AGR/02, 2h)

Funding and start up evaluation: Business Angel, Venture Capital, Corporate Venture, Banks

Investors and start up evaluation (Prof. R. Schiesari, SECS –P/09, UNITO, 4h)
Integrated model of communication for knowledge transfer and start ups (Dr. C. Pescitelli, Incubatore Università di Torino 2i3T, 4h)
Evidences and experiences in communication (Dr. C. Pescitelli– Incubatore Università di Torino 2i3T, 3h)
Term sheet model: terms and conditions of the investment agreement (Prof. R. Schiesari, SECS –P/09, UNITO, 2h)
Evidences and cases in evaluation (Dr.. G. Serrao, Incubatore Università di Torino 2i3T, 3h)

Integrated reporting: economic-financial report and sustainability report

Economic – financial report, evidences and cases (Prof A. Devalle, SECS P/07, UNITO, 4h)
Sustainability report as company value (Prof. R. Beltramo, SECS P/08, UNITO, 4h)