IMAST works to encourage enterprises growth, so that they can project themselves into the global market with an integrated innovation.

For this IMAST plays a dynamic role to expand the possibilities of collaboration between businesses in the district, but also to allow interaction with other districts  both Italian and international subjects.

The ability to create networking, in fact, is one of the essential levers for land development and an opportunity to increase the competitiveness of the economy.

IMAST is active in the European project SMART, which aims to facilitate trade between companies and channeling resources and expertise.

SMART web site

The major international scientists have the opportunity to present their "vision" confronting the leaders of major national and international companies.

After the worshop "Polymeric and Composite Materials: a Vision for the Future", which was held in Capri on 27 and 28 September 2007, the collaboration between important figures led to the realization of a text currently in publication .

This year Sorrento will host the second workshop organized by IMAST entitled "Thermoplastic Composites: Towards High Performance Structures". The initiative will be held on 10 and 11 October. Go to the workshop page

IMAST is a member of:

ADITE Association of technological districts

The aim of ADITE is to promote the Technological Districts as innovative system and as a model of territorial development model for the creation of a new interdisciplinary context to increase the innovation, the integration and creation of high technological content value of the district. The  most important aims of the Association are: the improvement of the efficiency and the quality of the Technological District actions, the National and international visibility of the districts as  element of force to improve the production.President of the Association is prof. Luigi Nicolais.

more information: www.adite.it