Organisation name: BK s.r.l

4 helix category: Companies

Type of actor: SME

Overall Description: BK s.r.l. ("Brain and Knowledge") is a SME with private capital, founded in 2002, whose core business is the design and implementation of high-tech IT systems. BK is a provider of innovative solutions, especially oriented to: Software systems for simulation and real-time 3D visualization, real-time simulation with hardware-in-the-loop, virtual prototyping, virtual training (embedded, if necessary). Embedded software for real-time and communication and control systems that, typically, require interfacing with devices and the use of particular protocols and message exchange architectures. BK operates in key sectors of the IT market since 2002 using standard methodologies and processes applicable to the different phases of the software life cycle and constantly updating them. BK enhances the intellectual capital of its staff by providing a rich environment for synergies that encourages continuous improvement both from the technical point of view and in relations with colleagues and customers. The activities and services provided by BK are as follows: Research (design and development of software projects aimed at research & innovation, mostly based on public co-financing); Development (design and development of software systems, upon specific request of a single customer or on general characteristics to be proposed as a product to more than one customer); Professional services (activities to support the customer to develop software applications). The reference market of BK is constituted by the defense sector and, above all in recent years, by the civil one, with particular attention to sea technologies and logistics. BK has been active for several years in proposing and implementing regional Research & Innovation projects. This allowed it to capitalize over time on collaboration relationships with the regional and national scientific community, including: - INGV National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology; - University of Genoa; - University of Pisa. BK is associated with the following consortia: - CONSORZIO SIIT PMI: Consortium of Small and Medium Enterprises for the Technology District of Integrated Intelligent Systems (SIIT), - CONSORZIO TECNOMAR LIGURIA: Ligurian Consortium of Small and Medium Enterprises for the Ligurian Marine Technology District (DLTM).