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The Fund is intended to finance research and development projects with a significant impact at a national level on the competitiveness of the production system.
Who is it aimed at?
Companies of any size, with at least two approved financial statements, which carry out industrial, agro-industrial, artisan or industrial services activities (activities referred to in art. 2195 of the civil code, numbers 1, 3 and 5) can benefit from the benefits. as well as research activities. The proposing companies can also present projects jointly with each other and/or with research organisations, up to a maximum number of five co-proposers. In such cases, the projects must be implemented through the use of the network contract instrument or other contractual forms of collaboration such as, for example, the partnership agreement and the consortium.
What does it predict
Projects involving industrial research and experimental development activities aimed at the creation of new products, processes or services or at the significant improvement of existing products, processes or services, through the development of one or more of the technologies identified by the European Union Framework Program for research and innovation 2014 – 2020 “Horizon 2020”, such as: Information and communication technologies (ICT) Nanotechnologies Advanced materials Biotechnologies Advanced manufacturing and transformation Space Technologies aimed at achieving the following objectives of the priority “Societal challenges” envisaged by the Horizon 2020 Programme. Research and development projects must include eligible expenses and costs of no less than 5 million euros and no more than 40 million euros, have a duration of no more than 36 months and be started after the presentation of the project proposal to the Ministry of Economic Development.
