Research and innovation – Priority axis 1

Priority axis 1 intends to strengthen the regional network for research and technology transfer to businesses. The measures supported by this axis are aimed at increasing businesses’ capacity to introduce new solutions and products, including through collaborations with research partners, promoting innovation pathways in strategic areas of the regional production system, strengthening the research of the High-Tech Network, facilitating the use of innovation laboratories and centres through international openness and participation in European programmes such as Horizon 2020 and COSME, as well as supporting high-tech start-ups.

It is based on four objectives:

• to strengthen the technological capabilities of laboratories in the High-Tech Network by acquiring new instruments;
• to increase businesses’ innovation activities by supporting their research projects, the acquisition of technological innovation services, the adoption of innovative process and product solutions, as well as research and development projects in collaboration with research partners (centres, universities, etc);
• to strengthen the regional and national innovation system by supporting participation among regional actors in specialist technological networks and in complex projects;
• to support the creation and consolidation of high-tech start-ups.

This priority axis has been allocated €140,568,582.

Opportunities