Pescara hosts InnovAzioni Festival to reward AI and startup innovation

The 13th edition of InnovAzioni, the National Innovation Festival, has concluded in Pescara, Italy. Organized by Confindustria Abruzzo Medio Adriatico, the event recognized various innovative projects involving artificial intelligence and biotechnology.

Key award recipients include Cognivix Srl from Pescara for its AI-driven industrial robot learning kit, and Zanbiotech from Giulianova, which won the best startup award for its medical and cosmetic skin tissue repair project. Mind2Smart from L'Aquila received a special prize from the Municipality of Pescara for its environmental monitoring system, Politraffix.

The festival also featured the ninth Innovation Hackathon, titled ‘Beyond the Prompt’. This competition engaged 42 university students and young talents in solving real-world challenges posed by companies such as Arkema, CDSTEEL, and CIER, focusing on transforming AI potential into concrete business solutions.