ASTER is the Consortium for innovation and technology transfer among the Emilia-Romagna Regional Government, the six regional Universities - University of Bologna, University of Ferrara, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, University of Parma and Piacenza; the National Research Council - CNR; the Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development - ENEA; the National Institute for Nuclear Physics - INFN; the Regional Union of Chambers of Commerce. Working also in collaboration with regional Business Associations and Innovation Centres, ASTER promotes the innovation of the innovation ecosystem through research-enterprise collaboration, the development of tools and structures for the industrial research and the valorization of human capital.