
Program
The program is designed in collaboration with technology transfer offices of multiple European universties, deeptech venture funds and the Euripean EIT program in order to bridget the commercial-science talent gap. By exploring the future together under 6 main DeepTech pillars, we enable individuals and teams with limited engineering backgrounds to connect with individuals who posess deep engineering know-how but feel they lack commercialization experience.
Admission
The Clean Tech Academy application process is straightforward and open to students, PhDs, and young professionals in the EU. If you are passionate about clean technology and innovation, this is your opportunity to join a dynamic learning experience. Applications have been closed for 2025.
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Tuuli is Cosmic Collaboration Enabler at CERN IdeaSquare. Tuuli´s background is in multidisciplinary innovation environments within institutions like Stanford, Royal College of Arts, ESADE and CERN. She has facilitated cross sector collaborations and co-created educational programs like CBI and I4C that are helping to empower the creative confidence of young talents and induce future systems thinking.
CERN - Ideation

Raghu Movva is Scientific Director at Miticoro Foundation. He holds degrees in Information & Communication Technology from DA-IICT in India and NTU in Singapore, as well as a master's in Nanotechnology for Integrated Circuits from Politecnico di Torino, INP Grenoble, and EPFL in Switzerland. In 2012, he earned an MBA from Collège des Ingénieurs. Before his MBA, Raghu co-founded two startups in the smart-city and biotech sectors in the U.S. and Switzerland. Since 2013, he has developed systemic projects aimed at fostering innovation within Europe and multinational corporations. These initiatives supported the creation of deep-tech startups involving postgraduate populations, including PhDs and MBAs. Notable projects such as I4C, CDILabs, Exor Seeds Italy, ITW, SEI have been successfully established under his guidance.
Miticoro - Product market fit

Filippo Spertino is a Full Professor in Electrical Energy Systems at the Department of Energy (DENERG) at Politecnico di Torino. He earned his degree in Electrical Engineering from Politecnico di Torino in 1995, presenting a thesis on measurement procedures for obtaining current-voltage characteristics of solar cells in photovoltaic modules. His research focuses on the design, simulation, development, and monitoring of photovoltaic and wind power systems, both grid-connected and with storage solutions. Prof. Spertino teaches courses on photovoltaic and wind power generation.
PoliTo - Renewable energies

Chiara Ravetti is a Fixed-term Assistant Professor at the Department of Management and Production Engineering (DIGEP) at Politecnico di Torino. Her research interests encompass corporate sustainability, ecological transition and sustainable economics, environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria, and green innovation. She teaches courses such as Sustainable Business Management and Economics for Sustainable Architecture. Her work aligns with several Sustainable Development Goals, including Gender Equality, Affordable and Clean Energy, and Climate Action.
PoliTo - Carbon markets

Ettore Francesco Bompard is a Full Professor at the Department of Energy (DENERG) at Politecnico di Torino, specializing in electrical power systems. He serves as the Scientific Coordinator for the partnership agreement with ENEL. His research interests include alternative energy sources and the simulation and modeling of electrical energy production and distribution systems. Prof. Bompard has been recognized with the 2020 MIT A+B Applied Energy Symposium Best Paper Award, conferred by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard University, and the Applied Energy Journal. He has also served as a Visiting Researcher at the European Commission's Joint Research Centre from 2012 to 2014.
PoliTo - Smart grids & energy systems

Massimo Santarelli is a Full Professor at the Department of Energy (DENERG) at Politecnico di Torino. He holds a Ph.D. in Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer and has research interests in CO₂ processes and technologies, electrochemical processes, hydrogen technologies, and thermochemical processes. He has been affiliated with institutions such as KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, UPC Barcelona, and UIC Chicago. Prof. Santarelli has authored approximately 290 papers in international journals and conferences.
PoliTo - Industrial energy systems

Emilio Paolucci is a Full Professor at the Department of Management and Production Engineering (DIGEP) at Politecnico di Torino. His research interests include entrepreneurship, the creation of high-tech startups, technology transfer, tourism strategy, and innovation. He has served as Vice-Rector for Technology Transfer (2015-2018) and Director of the Alta Scuola Politecnica, a joint program between Politecnico di Milano and Politecnico di Torino (2019-2022). Currently, he is the Director of the School for Attitudinal Teaching and the Scientific Coordinator of the Partnership Agreement with UNIPOLTECH.
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PoliTo - Innovation & Entrepreneurship