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Zcube

Bresso, Milan, Italy

zambon.comopenaccelerator.it

Zcube is Zambon’s life-sciences research venture, established in 2003, supporting innovative startups in respiratory conditions, neurodegenerative disease and women’s health. The current parent’s own legal disclosure identifies ZCube S.r.l., single-shareholder company, fiscalcode03018160246 and Milan registry1691719, based in Bresso. Its own2024 Open Accelerator regulations identify the contracting corporate sponsor as ZetaCube S.r.l.; Zcube is the published corporate brand. Zambon Company S.p.A., Zambon S.p.A., Zcube and the OpenZone campus are distinct entities or units; Open Accelerator is a program established2016 and operated/sponsored by Zcube, not a separate verified investment manager or LP fund. The current accelerator site explicitly names Zcube S.r.l. as data controller and states the program will be back soon; it does not publish a current complete team roster. Published2024 sources identify its program team, while dated leadership records distinguish former president Giovanni Magnaghi from later president Andrea D’Alessandro. The program’s CNS/digital-health strategy and actual2018 investments in Parkinson movement-monitoring MobileGaitLab/Portabiles, essential-tremor Vilimball, multiple-sclerosis diagnostics Prindex and machine-learning respiratory monitoring LungPass establish neurotechnology/AI/deep-technology relevance. Clinical performance statements remain company/program claims, not independent validations. Its actualSeptember24,2024 financing announcement identifies Zcube as lead of HyivyHealth’s CAD2million round; individual ticket is undisclosed. The same-year cohort announcement promises up-to-EUR100000 SAFE investments after evaluation, which does not prove disbursement to every selected startup. The corporation also reports investments in unnamed external venture funds; their exact vehicles, commitments and closes remain unverified. RegisteredEUR320000 corporate share capital is not a fundraising round or venture fund close, and program award ceilings are not pooled-fund sizes. No separate verified Zcube corporate financing or LP closing has been found. Parent corporate roster is not copied into this subsidiary. The authentic Zcube own-site wordmark is preserved; named public portraits are included only when individually authenticated.

Founded 2003

Team

Andrea D’AlessandroAndrea D’AlessandroPresident (last confirmed September2024)
Elena ZambonElena ZambonCreator of Open Accelerator (dated2024 primary confirmation)
Federica DestroFederica DestroExternal Innovation and Community Manager; program coordinator (last confirmed2024)
Giovanni MagnaghiGiovanni MagnaghiFormer President (February2024 source; superseded by September2024)
Marco GullàMarco GullàExternal HTH Investment Associate / program coordinator (last confirmed2024)
Michele GaiottoOperating Partner / Adviser; program coordinator (last confirmed2024)
Vittoria PavoncelloVittoria PavoncelloInvestment Associate / Technology Scouting and Investment Specialist (2026 conference listing)

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