

Arexpo
Headquarters
vIA CRISTINA BELGIOIOSO, 171 – 20157 Milano
Macro sector
Local & Public Authority
Micro sector
Agency for development, investment, trade
Arexpo, a publicly controlled company, is tasked with promoting the regeneration of extensive areas across Italy, transforming them into vibrant and attractive places through successful partnerships with the private sector. Arexpo’s role is to provide support throughout all phases of the transformation process for complex areas, from analysis and planning to organization, design, and implementation. Additionally, Arexpo facilitates the formation of partnerships and dialogue with private operators interested in investing in specific contexts, while also offering procurement support. Arexpo serves as a gateway to Italy: every project undertaken by the company involves the direct engagement of both national and local governments. Arexpo benefits from a network of relationships with outstanding national and international partners in finance, urban development, higher education, research, and innovation. The company is also a member of the World Economic Forum (WEF) and the International Association of Science Parks and Areas of Innovation (IASP), further strengthening its global role as a key player in territorial regeneration and innovation. The majority shareholders of Arexpo are public institutions, including the Ministry of Economy and Finance, the Lombardy Region, the Municipality of Milan, Metropolitan Milan, and the Municipality of Rho, highlighting the strong commitment of public entities to supporting development and regeneration on a national scale.
Website: www.arexpo.it Telephone: +39 02 69826701 Mail: alberto.mina@arexpo.it

“MIND Milano Innovation District”
Address
MIND MILANO INNOVATION DISTRICT – MILANO
Holding company
AREXPO
Sector
Office, Retail, Residential, Entertainment, Student Housing, Research Labs, commercial, public park, hospitality industry, education & training, healthcare facilities
Arexpo’s pilot project is MIND Milano Innovation District: a district taking form on the former Expo 2015 site, owned by the company, and covering 1 million square metre MIND is a new concept site that will serve as the city’s future district and gateway to Europe: an international case study and the country’s first big public-private collaboration (Lendlease is the private development partner). MIND is a forward-looking project, aimed at developing a real ecosystem of innovation through an infrastructural platform enabling scientific, economic, and social innovation.
Key concept: knowledge crossover.
MIND is developing two main areas of innovation and research: Life science (health, genomics, biotechnologies ) and Smart cities (carbon neutrality, greentech, mobility, energy.
Square footage
sqm 1,048,000 (private + public)
Square footage private development
sqm 480,000
Timing
2030

“PARCO CARDANO PER L’INNOVAZIONE SOSTENIBILE”
Address
Pavia
Holding company
AREXPO
Sector
SERVICES
The “Parco Gerolamo Cardano for Sustainable Innovation” initiative stems from the University of Pavia’s ambition to establish a hub for highly innovative companies, fostering synergy with the University and other research institutes within the “District of Science, Knowledge, and Innovation,” located in the north-west area of Pavia.
The entire development, encompassing approximately 23,000 square metres, comprises a complex of buildings overlooking a spacious open area, the “Green Court,” and is connected to the adjacent University campus by a green “boulevard.” Arexpo will initially develop the first lot of 5,385 square metres. Preliminary works for the development of the public lot commenced on 11 October 2024, marking the official start of the construction site for the “Parco Gerolamo Cardano for Sustainable Innovation” in Pavia.
Square footage
sqm 5,385 (private + public)
Square footage other usage
sqm 5,000
Square footage commercial/retail
sqm 385
Timing
2027
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