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title: "Deep-tech pre-incubator for researchers: e-Novia × 28DIGITAL"
description: e-Novia and 28DIGITAL partner on a SPIN deep-tech edition to help researchers turn innovation into market-ready ventures, focused on Physical AI.
featured_image: https://e-novia.it/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/csm_hero_2026-02-11_72054fb19b-1024x342.jpg
date: 2026-02-12
author: m.parma
url: https://e-novia.it/en/news/enovia-28digital-spin-physical-ai-deep-tech/
categories: [News]
tags: [Venture Studio]
---

# e-Novia and 28DIGITAL launch a partnership: Pre-Incubator dedicated to Physical AI

![Collaborazione e-Novia e 28DIGITAL per pre-incubazione deep tech per ricercatori](https://e-novia.it/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/csm_hero_2026-02-11_72054fb19b-1024x342.jpg)

Deep-tech research in Europe is globally competitive. In recent years, the bigger challenge has been building the conditions for that knowledge to become a business—moving from scientific advances to an industrializable product. Doing that well takes method, complementary capabilities, and strong connections with industry and capital.

With this goal in mind, **28DIGITAL is activating a dedicated edition of SPIN—its pre-incubation and entrepreneurial training programme—in partnership with e-Novia**. The programme supports high-potential projects from the earliest stages through to the maturity needed to become fundable ventures and credible industrial opportunities, with a focus on **Physical AI** and advanced technologies.

## An initiative aligned with Europe’s current momentum

Through the **[EU Startup and Scaleup Strategy](https://research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/strategy/strategy-research-and-innovation/jobs-and-economy/eu-startup-and-scaleup-strategy_en)**, the European Commission is working to make the Union a more competitive place to start and grow technology companies. The strategy aims to strengthen Europe’s ecosystem across the entire growth journey—from company creation to global scaling. The direction is clear: make the transition from research to market easier by acting on **regulation, access to capital, talent, and infrastructure**, and by creating more favourable conditions to turn innovation and IP into industrial value.

In this context, the deep-tech pre-incubation programme led by **[28DIGITAL](https://28digital.eu/)**, delivered in partnership with **e-Novia**, is more than training: it is an operating mechanism that accelerates the path from research to market, reinforcing Europe’s ability to retain IP and generate entrepreneurial value.

## SPIN: a dedicated edition for deep-tech ventures

At the core of the collaboration is a special edition of **[SPIN](https://28digital.eu/spin/)**, 28DIGITAL’s flagship programme for entrepreneurial education and pre-incubation. This edition is designed to support deep-tech ventures in key areas:

- Smart manufacturing and Industry 5.0

- Autonomous and sustainable mobility

- Distributed energy and storage

- Collaborative robotics and advanced sensing

- Physical AI applications across other strategic domains

The ambition is clear and practical: transform scientifically solid results into market-ready entrepreneurial initiatives—able to activate industrial partnerships and attract capital to create value.

## Complementary capabilities across the research-to-company pathway

The partnership combines entrepreneurial education, ecosystem access, and venture-building capabilities to support teams from early validation through to the development required to enter the market and generate value.

#### 28DIGITAL’s contribution

- Mobilising its pan-European network to scout high-potential projects

- Entrepreneurial education and tools to support the transition from research to venture creation

- Fundraising support and investor-readiness guidance

#### e-Novia’s contribution

- Venture studio services: venture building and support in defining business strategy

- Matchmaking with industrial partners and investors

- Hands-on support on engineering and technology roadmap definition, accelerating industrialisation and adoption

Together, the programme translates into structured work on milestones, market testing, and the building of industrial and financial relationships.

## From pre-incubation to company formation

For the most promising projects, the partnership can support the journey all the way to **venture formation**. At that stage, **28DIGITAL and e-Novia may invest through equity stakes** alongside founders and investors, creating clear alignment of incentives throughout the venture’s development and growth.

This is particularly relevant in deep tech: turning a technology into a company requires continuity, execution capability, and multidisciplinary expertise spanning product, industrialisation, go-to-market, and capital strategy. A model that integrates these elements from the outset increases the likelihood of building initiatives that can enter the market and generate value—working with industrial partners and capital.