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Nycelyum is among the top 60 mini-companies in Italy at the national final in Rome on 4-5 June 2026. European recognition 'The Entrepreneurial School' received in Riga for collaboration with universities and companies.
Context
In a nutshell<br>- Mini-company Nycelyum selected among the top 60 in Italy for national final<br>- Keynes Institute awarded with European recognition 'The Entrepreneurial School'<br>- Project based on the use of mycelium for the production of organic packaging<br>- Students involved: Massimiliano Marotto, Tommaso Musto and Giada Somacal<br><br>## Key Facts<br>- What: Nycelyum Student Mini-business makes mycelium packaging<br>- When: National Business in Action Final held in Rome on 4 and 5 June 2026<br>- Where: In-school selection, regional final in Milan, national final in Rome<br>- Who: Students of the Keynes Institute in Gazzada Schianno, coordinated by Andrea Bianco and Laura Coico<br>- Amount: Not specified in the source<br><br>The mini-student company Nycelyum reached the national final in Rome among the top 60 in Italy. At the school the European recognition 'The Entrepreneurial School' awarded in Riga during the Gen-E event.<br><br>A double recognition, at national and European level, for the Keynes Institute of Gazzada Schianno, which has been awarded both the work of its students and the educational model developed by the school as part of the 'Enterprise in Action' project.<br><br>The project was born within 'Impresa in Azione', the entrepreneurial education program followed in Italy by JA Italia, which allows students to concretely experience what it means to transform an idea into a
Operational details
In short<br>- The Nycelyum project involved scientific, technical and communicative skills<br>- Students collaborated with Universities of Insubria and Bergamo<br>- The European recognition rewards the school-territory collaboration model<br>- The national final took place in Rome in June 2026<br>- Three students represented Nycelyum at the national competition<br><br>## Key facts<br>- What: Development of organic packaging through mycelium cultivation<br>- When: School course culminating in the national final on 4-5 June 2026<br>- Where: Keynes Institute of Gazzada Schianno, collaborations with Insubria and Bergamo<br>- Who: Students of classes 4CI and 4AR led by professors Andrea Bianco and Laura Coico<br>- Amount: Not specified in the source<br><br>The project required students to simultaneously address scientific and technical, organisational, economic and communicative aspects. This multidisciplinary approach has allowed them to put into practice very different skills: from research to experimentation, from teamwork to the ability to face unforeseen events, up to the skills of business organization, marketing, communication and, above all, public speaking and pitching, necessary to present and defend the project before juries and external interlocutors.<br><br>The students, coordinated by mathematics and computer science professor Andrea Bianco and colleague Laura Coico,
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Key points
In a nutshell<br>- Students have developed skills in research, experimentation and teamwork<br>- The project included aspects of marketing, communication and public speaking<br>- Collaboration with universities and companies has been key to European recognition<br>- The national final involved the first 60 mini-companies in Italy<br>- Three students represented the project in Rome in June 2026<br><br>## Key facts<br>- What: Practical learning through fungal packaging development<br>- When: School year culminating in the national final on 4-5 June 2026<br>- Where: Gazzada Schianno, Milan and Rome as stages of the competitive path<br>- Who: Nycelyum, a mini-student company of the Keynes Institute<br>- Amount: Not specified in the source<br><br>For the students involved in the Nycelyum project, the experience represented a concrete opportunity to apply theoretical knowledge in real contexts. From growing mycelium to experimenting with packaging formulations, they had to manage scientific aspects that required precision and method. At the same time, product development involved organisational and economic choices, from the definition of production costs to the planning of hypothetical distribution.<br><br>The communicative dimension proved equally crucial: preparing effective pitches for technical and non-technical juries required students to hone their ability to
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is the Nycelyum project developed by the students of the Keynes Institute in Gazzada?
- Nycelyum is a mini-student company that uses mycelium — the vegetative structure of mushrooms — for the production of organic packaging. The idea is to cultivate mycelium to obtain a material of biological origin to be proposed as an alternative to traditional packaging solutions. The project involved scientific, technical, organisational, economic and communicative aspects.
- When and where did the national final take place in which Nycelyum participated?
- The national Enterprise in Action final, in which Nycelyum participated, took place in Rome on 4 and 5 June 2026. The mini-business entered the top 60 in Italy after passing the school's internal selection and the Milan regional final at Palazzo Regione Lombardia.
- What were the awards received by the Keynes Institute of Gazzada Schianno?
- The Keynes Institute has received a double recognition: at the national level, the mini-enterprise Nycelyum arrived among the top 60 in Italy at the national final in Rome; at the European level, the school obtained the 'The Entrepreneurial School' award awarded in Riga during the Gen-E event, recognition linked to the model of collaboration with universities and companies in the territory.