2019
25-27TH SEPTEMBER | VILLA ERBA | CERNOBBIO

MANUFACTURING:
WHY INVEST IN ITALYINVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIESIN 11 ITALIAN REGIONSAEROSPACEHEALTHCAREAGRIFOOD INDUSTRYMACHINERY & MECHATRONICSCHEMICAL INDUSTRY

MOBILITY INDUSTRYFASHION, FURNITURE
AND HOME SYSTEMRENEWABLE ENERGY& GREEN INDUSTRYSECTOR

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CHEMICAL INDUSTRYLOMBARDY

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY

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FASHION, FURNITURE &HOME SYSTEMFRIULI VENEZIA GIULIAMARCHE
TUSCANYFURNITURE AND HOME SYSTEMWOOD FURNITURE & HOUSING SYSTEMFASHION

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LIFE SCIENCES
LIFE SCIENCES
LIFE SCIENCES
SMART HEALTH
LIFE SCIENCESHEALTH INDUSTRY
LIFE SCIENCES
LIFE SCIENCES
PHARMA

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MACHINERY & EQUIPMENTMETALWORKINGADVANCED MECHANICAL ENGINEERINGMETALWORKINGADVANCED MANUFACTURING
MECHATRONICS & ROBOTIC
MECHATRONICS
SPORT TECH

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MOBILITY INDUSTRYFRIULI VENEZIA GIULIALOMBARDY
PIEDMONTMARITIME TECHNOLOGYMOBILITY INDUSTRYAUTOMOTIVE

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RENEWABLE ENERGY &GREEN INDUSTRYCALABRIA
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GREEN INDUSTRY
GREEN INDUSTRY
RENEWABLE ENERGY & GREEN TECH

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Infrastructures and connections
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2 international airports (Bari and Brindisi), serving
over 40 international destinations;
1 industrial cargo airport (Taranto-Grottaglie), recently adopted as a test-bed for remotely piloted
aircraft and designated as the first spaceport in Italy
for the development of sub-orbital flights
1 local airport (Foggia), with connections to Tremiti
Islands
3 major ports: Taranto (container shipping; the 3rd largest commercial port in Italy for cargo traffic); Bari (passenger and container traffic); Brindisi (passenger traffic)
Extensive road and railway networks, linking the region to major north-south corridors and high-speed
rail network

Industrial base
Apulia is a dynamic region of the South East of Italy where companies have been involved in the aeronautics sector
since the 1930’s. Today, Apulia plays a leading role in theaerospace industry in Italy and boasts a significant industrial
concentration, with over 560 companies (MNEs, SMEs,
start-ups), occupying over 7,550 employees, active throughout the region in various fields of R&D and manufacturingthat make up the entire aerospace supply chain, from theproduction of aircraft components to space software.
Continuous investment in innovation, as well as in skills, have turned Apulia into a centre for excellence inaerospace, making it the only Italian region in which thefollowing sector specializations co-exist: fixed-wing, rotating wing, aerospace software (Leonardo Group); production of sections of the fuselage and tail wing in carbon
fibre for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner Project (Leonardo
Group); propulsion (GE Avio Aero); design and assembly of aircraft components in titanium and carbon fibre(Dema Brindisi for Bombardier); Microsatellites and propulsion systems for space stations (Sitael); Design andproduction of ultra-light carbon fibre aircraft (Blackshape); R&D Centre for Additive Repairs (GE Avio Aero and
Polytechnic University of Bari).
The aerospace industry is one of the most strategic
sectors within the regional economy that has acquireda strong position in the international market in recent
years thanks to its ability to strike up positive business
relations with key players, contractors and OEMs, someof whom have chosen to invest in Apulia and contributeto the increasingly positive export performance (in 2018
the regional sector exports totalled 561,6 million euros,
accounting for almost 10,2% of national exports).

Contact info
Puglia Sviluppo S.p.A.
www.pugliasviluppo.it
fdi@pugliasviluppo.it
T: +39.080.5498811
Theresa Mulloy
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In Apulia, there are two clusters involved in the aerospace sector and both of them actively seek to foster competitiveness and international business, stimulate andsupport research and training:•
DAP – Apulian Aerospace Business Cluster withover 70 associates (businesses and universities);•
DTA s.c.a r.l. - Apulian Aerospace Technological Cluster, a non-profit making consortium which brings together key industry players, universities, as well as
public and private research centres active in Apulia.

Facts and Figures

Incentives and funding•

Regional Contract Programmes: regional grants scheme
supporting business innovation and investment projects
for existing companies or for new companies to be located in the region, with investment budgets falling within
the range between 5 million and 100 million Euros;

566 companies active in aerospace sector (large companies and SMEs) with over 7.555 employees.
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Regional sector export in 2018 amounted to 561,6 million Euros.
Main business sector specializations:•
Design, construction and assembly of aircraft andtheir components•
Design, production and testing of structures in carbon-fibre composite materials, metals and ceramics•
Technologies for sensor and mechanical systems•
Quality control•
Aircraft interiors•
Intelligent engine, aeronautical & space systems•
Microsatellites•
Propulsion systems for space stations•
Space software•
Ultralight carbon fiber aircraft•
R&D centre for additive repairs•
Test, case and frames•
MRO•
Remote tracking

R&D network
3 major Universities (Bari, Foggia, Salento) and 1 Polytechnic University (Bari), which offers a Degree course in
Aerospace Systems Engineering.
Research centres:
National Research Council (CNR), present in Apulia with
6 research institutes, including•
NANOTEC – Institute of Nanotechnology•
CNR- IMM (specialized in Microelectronics and Microsystems)•
CNR-ISSIA (specialized in Intelligent Systems for
Automation)
CETMA – Technologies design and materials European
research centre
ENEA - Italian National Agency for New Technologies,
Energy and Sustainable Economic Development
OPTEL - specialized in high technological microelectronic and mechatronic solutions

Integrated Incentives Packages (PIA): regional grants
scheme supporting business innovation and investment
projects for existing SMEs or new ones to be set-up in theregion, with investment budgets falling within the range
between 1 million and 40 million Euros;
Tecnonidi: regional grants initiative which supports investments projects for innovative start-ups and SMEs,
with a high-technology content aimed at introducing new
products, services and/or business solutions, with investment budgets falling within the range between 25,000
and 350,000 Euros.

Sites and buildings
2 Business Incubators located in Puglia Sviluppo’s premises in Modugno (BA), suitable for service industry anddigital start-ups and Casarano (LE), suitable for research
and manufacturing activities.
DTA-Apulian Aerospace Technological Cluster and
DAP-Apulian Aerospace Business Cluster based in Mesagne (Brindisi).

Success story•

Leonardo Group is a global high-tech aerospace,defence and security company. As a strategic risk
sharing partner for the Boeing Company, Leonardo
develops and manufactures a significant share of
the airframe for Boeing’s “787 Dreamliner” aircraft incomposite materials. Leonardo Group chose to invest
in Apulia to create its international center of excellence in the field of composite materials, by setting up
two state-of-the-art manufacturing plants in the region to carry out production for the “787 Dreamliner”
project: in Foggia, Leonardo converted an existing
facility for the production of the aircraft’s horizontal
stabilizer; in Grottaglie, Leonardo made an important
greenfield investment to set-up an innovative plant for7the production of two central fuselage sections, using“one piece barrel” technology.
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Avio Aero is a GE Aviation business that designs,
manufactures and maintains components and systems for civil and military aviation, which has madetwo significant investments in Apulia within the past
5 years. In November 2016, Avio Aero, together with
the Polytechnic University of Bari, launched the firstlaboratory in Italy devoted to the development of
repair procedures for aviation engine components
using innovative technology based in laser systems.
The components involved in the research will comefrom various engines, including the GE90, which drives the Boeing 777 and the GEnx, used on the 787
and 747-8 Dreamliners. In addition, at the Avio Aeroproduction facility in Brindisi, which is specialized in
the assembly and maintenance of aviation engines,
the company has invested in new technology for the
production of components for the low pressure turbine for both versions of the GEnx engines and has set
up a new additive manufacturing area.
SITAEL is a world leader in the design and construction of micro-satellites, which has invested ina greenfield research and manufacturing facility inthe town of Mola di Bari. Among its various project
activities, Sitael was selected by ESA to develop andbuilt the ESEO (European Student Earth Orbiter) satellite which was successfully launched into orbit inDecember 2018 from the Vandenberg Airforce base in
California (USA) and is intended to measure the levelsof radiation present in the low Earth orbit and tests
technologies for future ESA missions. Sitael, part ofAngel Group, not only developed the satellite platform,
performing systems integration and qualification, butalso coordinated the teams involved in the ESEO mission project, representing ten European universities
from eight ESA member States: Estonia, Germany,
Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, UK.

All of these investment initiatives were supported by regional government funding.

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Business opportunity
Grottaglie Airport Test bed: Italian Centre of Excellence for
Remotely Piloted Aircraft System Trials
In the near future, both aircrafts with pilots on board andremotely piloted aircraft systems will be operating in thesame airspace. This poses not only the need to develop
new aircraft platforms and associated ground systems, butalso to define new rules and develop new technologies andproducts for all forms of air traffic control and management, in order to operate safely in the sky.
In 2014, with the backing of the Italian Government, the Italian Civil Aviation Authority (ENAC) devised a plan to qualify the Grottaglie Airport, based near Taranto in the South-east of Italy, as an integrated platform (airport, controlled
airspace, systems for control and performance measurement, technological and logistical services), which aims toaddress these problems by creating facilities for testing,developing and offering innovative services, products andsolutions for the aerospace sector.
In particular, Grottaglie Airport, thanks to its infrastructure,favourable location and facilities, represents an important
test bed for companies and institutions interested in:•
conducting simulations and test trials, on the ground andin-flight, for manned and unmanned aircraft systems;•
carrying out test trials for ATF&M (Air Traffic Flow &Management) systems for product and service development and certification;•
developing products and solutions for territory observation and data management.
More recently, the Italian Ministry of Transport also designates Grottaglie airport as Italy’s first and only spaceport,
which, based on the project assigned to ENAC for completion, will be ready for operating suborbital flights in 2020.
Aeroporti di Puglia S.p.A. (AdP) which manages the regional
airport network, has been carrying out significant investments in the Grottaglie Airport infrastructure and has created a range of solutions and services (hangars, office space,etc.) for companies interested in locating at the airport.

Based on a Memorandum of Understanding between the Apulian Technological Aerospace Cluster (DTA) and Aeroporti diPuglia SpA, for the creation of an international research hub at
Grottaglie Airport, significant research and training activities
are already underway with programmes involving RPAS/UAS
simulation and testing, as well as cybersecurity.
To facilitate investments in Apulia and stimulate the growthand development of the Grottaglie Airport hub, the regional
government has devised a wide range of flexible incentive
schemes, available through the regional government agency Puglia Sviluppo.

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LAZIOAEROSPACE
Infrastructures and connections•••

2 International Airports (Fiumicino Leonardo Da Vinci,
Ciampino)
3 commercial ports (Civitavecchia, Gaeta, Fiumicino)
Main Highways: A1 Naples-Rome-Milan; A12 Roma-Civitavecchia; A24 Roma-L’Aquila.

Industrial baseLazio is the second region of Italy for GDP, equal to about
11% of the national total, and is placed by Eurostat among
the twenty most important regional economies of EU.
LAZIO Aerospace Technology Cluster (DTA) was legitimated in 2004 by a Framework Agreement signed by

Italy Ministry of Research and Lazio Region. In 2012, theDTA of Lazio was one of the founding partners of the National Italian Cluster for Aerospace Technology (CTNA).
Lazio hosts large groups of international excellence inelectronics, sensors, avionics, components and innovative materials, “space” and satellite applications andservices, but 85% of the business landscape is made up
of SMEs subcontracting electronics, ICT, advanced materials and aeronautical and airport services. The numerous existing plants produce components for the Ariane
and Vega launchers, satellites, radars and equipment for
aircraft and helicopters.
Lazio is the only Italian region which hosts the whole aerospace value chain, a peculiarity that creates a competitive advantage at national and international level.
The sector demonstrates a great capacity for cross-fertilization towards downstream application markets, in order to generate demand for innovation along the SMEs
value chain and to intercept potential resources from
Public Procurement. The technological transversality is
nurturing Lazio “Space Economy” to seize commerciallyexploitable opportunities in agriculture, telecom, cultural
heritage, smart cities and healthcare market applications.
In Lazio there are 9 airports: among these, Fiumicino andRome Ciampino constitute, by volume of aircraft, passenger and freight movements, the main reference point for
the entire national airport system.
Lazio aerospace sector plays a leading role also in European projects, such as: COSMO-SkyMed, one of themost advanced satellite systems in the world with many
strategic applications for environment control and natural
disasters’ management, ESA Vega launcher, 65% of which built in the province of Rome.

Facts and figures
Contact info
Region Lazio www.regione.lazio.it
Lazio Innova Spa www.lazioinnova.it
www.laziointernational.it
internazionalizzazione@lazioinnova.it
dta@lazioinnova.it

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LAZIO Aerospace Technology Cluster•
250 companies•
23,500 employees•
5 billion euro turnover•
1.6 billion of exports•
10 Research Centres•
5 Universities••

3,000 R&D Phd & specialists
6 Incubators, Accelerators Technology Parks

Main business sector specializations:•
Launchers (Vega, solid rocket motor for Ariane)•
EO, NAV & TLC SATELLITES•Design & Assembling of payloads•
Micro nano sats constellations•
Applications•
GovSatcomm•
Space surveillance and tracking (SST)•
Manned and unmanned Space Exploration (incl. International Space Station)•
Ground Segment Control Centers•
Safety &Security•
Air Traffic Management•
Homeland / Cyber Security•
Aeronautical & stratospheric systems, interior design
manufact.
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RPAS - UAV•
Sub systems and components:•
Propulsion (Guidance Navigation and Control, Attitude and Orbital Control Systems)•
Thermomechanical (incl. Environmental Control andLife Support)•
Electric power•
Avionics and electronic systems•
Optical / Electro-optical•
Software•
Structural components and mechanical equipment
Key enabling technologies•
Micro & Nano-electronics•
Photonics•
Advanced materials (composite, ultralight alloys, nano-structured materials)•
Advanced manufacturing technologies.

R&D network
Aerospace sector in Lazio is made up of world-renowned
universities and research centres, large enterprises andproduction units of international corporations, as well as
SMEs providing components, services and technical/industrial support. It covers all areas from research to planning, from design to manufacturing and services:•
10 major research institutes/bodies headquarters:

ASI (Italian Space Agency), ENAV (National Air
Traffic Control Service Provider) ENAC (the Authority of technical regulation, certification, supervision and control in the civil aviation sector in Italy),
ESRIN (European Space Research Institute) headed by ESA (European Space Agency), CNR (National Research Council), INAF (National Instituteof Astrophysics), INFN (National Institute of Nuclear
Physics), ENEA (National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development), ISPRA (Higher Institute for Environmental
Protection and Research), INGV (National Instituteof Geophysics and Volcanology)•
5 Universities with 4 Faculties of Engineering, 12
departments and 30 higher education university
programmes•
3,000 University Professors, Researchers and otherspecialists involved in aerospace R&D
Lazio environment is further enriched by the CompetenceCentre “Cyber 4.0”, focused on cyber security and led by Sapienza University, with 37 partners from industry and science.

Incentives and funding
Lazio Authorities support startups and enterprises in research, testing, business development, internationalizationand international cooperation, also in the framework of
the 2014-2020 ERDF Regional Operational Programme.
Lazio Innova SpA is the “one-stop” Agency of Lazio Regional Government, which supports economic development, innovation and internationalization, and operates
to the advantage of businesses and local public administration providing:•incentives from regional, national and/or European
resources;•
credit support and the issuance of guarantees;•interventions in risk capital;•
services for the internationalization, promotion ofbusiness networks and regional excellence;•services for the creation and development of business;•measures for social inclusion.
More info available at: www.lazioinnova.it

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Sites and buildings
Business Incubators, Accelerators and Technology Parks•
ESABIC (Business Incubation Centre) Lazio is apartnership among Lazio Region, ASI (Italian Space
Agency) and ESA and it is part of Innovation and
Ventures Office (TIA-AI) of the European Space
Agency. ESABICs aims to inspire and work with entrepreneurs to turn space connected business ideas
into commercial startup companies, applying spacetechnologies, solutions and systems in everyday
life. ESABIC Lazio offers an incubation program withintegrated services for creating and developing business and support to finance and technology transfer.
•Accelerators: there are many public and privatecompanies that offer incubation and business acceleration services in Lazio and host start-ups and
SMEs that base their business on the exploitationof space technologies. Among these: Ketlab, Luiss
EnLabs, Spin Over, INNOVA startup accelerator,
Dock3 - The Startup Lab, TIM #WCap, The Business Factory, Vejo Park, Talent Garden, Roma Innovation Lab.
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Lazio Technopole system: Tecnopolo Tiburtino, eastof Rome, characterized by production activities
mainly in the ICT Electronics Telecommunications,Aerospace, Environment and Green Economy sectors, Research and Technological Transfer; Castel
Romano Technopole, south of Rome, focused on
R&D in New Materials, Life Sciences, the Environment and Green Economy and Science and Technology Park of Southern Lazio (PALMER).

Success story
Space Engineering is a frontrunner Italian space company,
based in Lazio, with 30 years of experience in space technologies. Since April 2012 it is controlled by the leading
space company Airbus Defence and Space, Space Systems. Space Engineering stands as a reliable partner for
space agencies, satellite operators and leading companies
in the space domain, with a significant amount of projects

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worldwide. Space Engineering has an outstanding expertise in design, engineering, simulation, prototyping, integration, testing, for Space & Ground, owning a significant
number of international patents on antennas, radars, scientific software and Digital Signal Processing.

Business opportunity
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Proposer: G.A.U.S.S. Srl (Group of Astrodynamics for the Use of Space Systems)		
Project: Gauss activities for microsatellites		
Web: www.gaussteam.com
Proposer: E.S.D. Srl				
Project 1: I.A.S- Intelligent Adaptive Structures
Project 2: R.E.H- Range Extended Hybrid		
Web: www.esdsrl.eu
Proposer: Survey Lab Srl			Project: I.MODI Implemented MOnitoring System for
Structural Displacement				
Web: www.surveylab.info
Proposer: Smart Structures Solutions		Project: I.O.T. Solutions to improve resilience of business-critical infrastructures			
Web: www.smartstru.com
Proposer: Space Engineering SpA		Project: JANUS 2.0				
Web: www.space.it - www.airbus.com
Proposer: Miprons Srl			Project: Miprons - MIcro PROpulsion for Nano Satellites Web: www.miprons.com
Proposer: Virtualmind Aeromeccanica		Project: Virtualmind Aeromeccanica Fly 360		
Web: www.virtualmind.it

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LOMBARDY
AEROSPACE

International Airport Gabriele D’Annunzio,
Brescia - Montichiari (120.5 km from Milan)
Distance by car from Milan to Paris (8h50min), Berlin(10h45min), Frankfurt (7h30min), Barcelona (10h)Infrastructures and connections

Industrial base

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573 km of highways
900 km of national roads
11,000 km of provincial roads
1,680 km of railway network
4 International airports:•
Milano Malpensa Airport, Varese - Ferno(54.5 km from Milan)•
International Airport Il Caravaggio, Bergamo Orio al Serio (60.4 km from Milan)•
Enrico Forlanini Airport, Milano - Linate (9.7km from Milan)

Contact info
Regione Lombardia – Team AttrACT
www.regione.lombardia.it,
www.attractlombardy.it
investimenti.attract@regione.lombardia.it
T: +39 02 8515 5220
Marco Fedato

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The Region offers all the technologies and skills of
the entire supply chain required to build fixed andmobile-wing platforms and space frames: from themechanical components, subsystems, to satellite,
helicopter, and trainer aircraft integrators
Prime contractors in Lombardy are Agusta Westland(helicopters); Alenia Aermacchi (trainer aircrafts);
CGS Compagnia Generale per lo Spazio (satellites
and scientific payloads); Selex Galileo (Avionics andradar); Thales Alenia Spa ce (space)
The excellences of the Lombardy Aerospace Cluster
can be associated with these characteristics:•
rotary wing aircraft and vertical flight: LTC pointof excellence, the rotary wing sector (helicopters, convertiplanes)•
fixed wing aircraft and training systems: thefixed wing sector goes from primary training
with single engine propeller aircraft (with double piston engine and turbo-compressor) to basic training, up to the advanced-preoperative
trainer•management of air traffic in the ‘Avionic systems’, ‘Security and transport’ and ‘Defence’
sectors•
space, satellites and scientific payload: presence of important international companies,
specialized in the production of scientific payloads and in small and medium class satellites•
avionic apparatus and systems, fuel systems,
electromechanical and hydraulic motor units,
wireless communication systems produced bymany specialized Lombard SMEs

Facts and figures••••

The productive system is composed by 220 companies
More than 16,000 workers
Total turnover worth more than € 6 billion
A sector devoted to export, with a turnover of € 1.3

••billion coming from abroad
27% of the total export at national level is generated
by Lombardy (increased by 9.4% in 2017)
Presence of Lombardy Aerospace Cluster, that includes:•
6 universities/research centres•
2 other bodies

R&D network
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Attitude for innovation: around 12% of the companies’ turnover is invested in R&D activities
Numerous collaborations between the research world
and companies, such as: AWPARC, a collaboration
initiative between the Polytechnic of Milan and Agusta
Westland dedicated to the study in specialized laboratories of specific flight technologies vertical
In Lombardy there is the only European Joint Research Center (JRC) located in Italy at ISPRA, in theprovince of Varese. This center coordinates numerous community networks and researches comingfrom National institutions, universities, advanced
industries in the member states of the European
Union, as well as carrying out a vast set of independent researches using the skills of the best European scientists working directly in the center during
specific research periods
Scientific expertise in various technological fields:
sensors, acoustics, ICT, materials, mechanical engineering, design and integration of complex systems,
testing, RfiD, remote sensing and earth observation,
environmental monitoring, payloads and complex
optical systems for satellite applications
Strong research network thanks to the many Research Centers: INAF, CNR-IREA, AWPARC
Lombardy Universities specialized in fields relevant
to aerospace industry are: Politecnico of Milan, Bicocca University, University of Pavia, Carlo Cattaneo Liuc University
The priority themes of technological development inthis field are: space integrated systems and space systems, fixed and mobile wing integrated aeronauticalsystems, electro-mechanical systems and avionics,
new technologies for production and infrastructures

Incentives and funding
Regione Lombardia supplies incentives for corporate investments and Start-ups. For example:«AL VIA» Corporate Investments•
5% to 15% non-repayable grant for capital expenditures in productive assets for a specific investment
project•
Long-term financing from €50,000 to €2.85M at favorable rates, with a duration from 3 to 6 years•
Free financial guarantee to cover up to 70% of thefinancing•
The eligible projects must fall within one of these twocategories: Company Development or Relaunch of
Productive Areas•
The intervention is dedicated to companies: registered in the Italian Register of Companies with an operating office in Lombardy at the time of the supply of
the contribution, active for at least 24 months«Linea Innovazione» Incentives for Innovation Projects.
The incentive consists of a subsidized-interest-rate loan
and a capital contribution to support the interest payments(starting from a minimum of €300,000 up to a maximum of€7,000,000). The combination of the incentives can cover
100% of the total eligible cost of the project. The financial
incentive is dedicated to MSMEs employing fewer than
3,000 people, which have the Headquarter in Lombardy
and are planning to invest in a project which aims to innovate the process or the product of the business.
Thanks to the ERDF - European Regional Development
Fund, Regione Lombardia allocated in the 2014 – 2020
program period 36% of the fund (€349.2 M) to strengthen
the research sector, foster technological development,
and innovation. In the same way, 30% of the fund (€294.6
M) is allocated to promote the competitiveness of SMEs
and improve access to loans. Thanks also to the European Bank of Investment, who has allocated € 50,000,000
to financing the project, in collaboration with Finlombarda(operational partner)

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Sites and buildings••

AttrACT website www.attractlombardy.it gives access to more than 100 investment opportunities(greenfield and brownfield opportunities), located in
55 Municipalities, mapped out through the AttrACT
Programme. A variety of sites ranging from the officebuilding to the industrial facility. This initiative, promoted by Regione Lombardia together with Unioncamere Lombardia, is a unique experimentation in
Italy for the promotion of the investment opportunities located in Lombardy.
Within The Italian Scientific and Technological Parks
Network:•
KILOMETRO ROSSO (Bergamo – BG)•
BERGAMO SVILUPPO (Bergamo – BG)

Success story
OHB ITALIA SPAOHB Italia SpA is a subsidiary of the German Bremen-based aerospace and technology group OHB SE. This listed
space and technology group OHB SE currently employsaround 2,400 people and has consolidated revenues of €860 M in 2017.
OHB Italia SpA is a leading company in Italy in the fieldof space systems design, development and integration.
Founded in 1981, OHB Italia has its headquarters in Milan.
Recently the group inaugurated a new Integration and Manufacturing Facility in clean environment adjacent to theheadquarter building in Milan. This new facility is operational since June 2018 and will increase OHB Italia capacity in space system production, in particular for satellite
integration.
OHB Italia SpA is also a member part of the Lombardy Aerospace Cluster.

Business opportunity
The AttrACT Program is a unique innovative program in
Italy: it brings together investors, investment opportunities
and local Municipalities thanks to a dedicated online platform, www.attractlombardy.it.

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AttrACT aims at:•
developing the regional offering•promoting opportunities for investment•
bringing together the main territorial stakeholders
More than 100 “ready to use” investment opportunities,
representing all the 12 provinces of Lombardy and pertaining to 4 key segments: Industry, Logistics, Offices andTourism. The Program has mapped both publicly- and privately-owned areas.
AttrACT sees the direct engagement of the Lombardy
Municipalities involved in the Program that are called to
identify local investment opportunities (greenfield andbrownfield) in their area, made it available to investors, andsimultaneously made commitments to simply administrative processes, offer economic and tax incentives and offer
qualified assistance service.
Commitments can vary according to the Municipality:•
Simplification of administrative processes such as:•
Adopting the Action Plan by the city council inless than 90 days from the request•
Delivering a Planning Permission in less than 60days from the request•
Dedicating a portal or an on line “front office”
service where investors can find all useful information•
Economic and Tax incentivisation such as:•
Declaring in advance all urban planning and construction expenses without additional expenses•
Offering reduction or exemption of IMU, TASI, e/or TARI according to the Municipality•
Reducing the primary and secondary land development expenses by at least 20%•
Promotion:•
Making available a support team that coordinates the work, facilitates the relationships andencourages collaboration•
Providing preliminary consulting services andsupport to companies in the presentation andimplementation of their projects, with the issuance of written opinions if requested in the
proposal•
AttrACT, where to invest in Lombardy.

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Infrastructures and connections
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Piemonte is located at the intersection of the twomain axes Lisbon-Kiev European Corridor and Genoa-Rotterdam Corridor 24;
The region is a strategic point for goods distribution in
Europe with 3 logistics platforms – S.I.T.O. (Torino),
C.I.M. (Novara), Interporto Rivalta Scrivia (Tortona) –and a network of about 1,000 km of motorways and
2,000 km of railways. Its position bordering Liguria
makes it the ideal rear logistics service location forthe port of Genoa (150 km from Torino).
Torino International airport: 30 minutes from the city center.
Milan-Malpensa intercontinental airport: 1h from Torino.

Industrial base
In Piemonte, the aerospace sector is one of the productive and scientific excellences, confirming the regional
vocation for technological innovation. Moreover, the technical-productive specialization of the companies, bothin manufacturing and technical services, makes the local
aerospace sector highly competitive on international markets. Alongside, the region boasts a distinctive learningand academic environment that contributes to the training and growth of technical and managerial capabilitiesof qualified human resources appreciatedall over the world.
The Piemonte aerospace scenario is further enriched by
the presence of Torino Piemonte Aerospace District, theItalian Institute of Technology’s (IIT), the Centre for Space
Human Robotics (CSHR), a spin-off from the Politecnico
di Torino, and and by the core of Italy’s Space industry
together with some international key players

Facts and figures
Piemonte has the highest concentration of Italian aerospace companies.
The region offers a complete pipeline of skills and qualifications, high-level manufacturing, processes and service companies, cooperation with universities and the R&D
network, unique products and engineering know-how, educational & training system and an organized and complete
supply chain.

Contact info
Piemonte Agency
www.centroestero.org/en/invest-in-piemonte.html
info@centroestero.org
T: +39 011 6700511
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Aerospace industry:•
280 SMEs;•
14,800 employees;•€ 3.9 bn turnover;•
17% of national exports;•
26% of exports directed to USA;•
22% of exports directed to Germany.
International key players: Leonardo, Avio Aero, Collins Aerospace, Thales Alenia Space, ALTEC.
Aeronautics: Piemonte played and still plays a key role inmany international programmes:
777 and 787 Dreamliner, Airbus A321, 500/600, A380, and A
320 NEO, Falcon 2000 and EX, Eurofighter Typhoon, C27J,ATR42, NH90, EH101 and AM400.Space field: Piemonte is
involved in a prime contractor role in international pro-grammes such as the International Space Station (morethan 50% of its pressurized modules are be-ing developedhere), ExoMars, Euclid, Bepi-Colombo, IXV and Space Rider, Ariane 5, Ar-goMoon and many others.
Technological trends:•
Advanced materials•
Low emission aeroengine design•
High power transmission systems•
Additive technologies•
Advanced space robotics•
Technologies for space habitation•
Advanced satellite design•
New solutions for reusable vehicles
Piemonte aerospace district:
Piemonte Aerospace District was established with the aim
to support and strengthen the excellence of the regional
aerospace sector through the creation of a network of large companies, SMEs, research system and institutional
subjects.
So far the Association has gathered 51 members: publicauthorities, universities and research centers, trade associations and above all enterprises, both local SMEs andlarge globally operating companies with a significant presence in Piemonte, such as Leonardo, Avio Aero, Thales
Alenia Space Italy, Mecaer and US Collins.
The Association has a governing body composed of 15 representatives and it covers various areas of action throughthe activation of specific working groups: R&D long-term
strategic vision and technological development trajectories, supply chain, marketing & internationalization, education & training.
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R&D network

Recent data confirm that Piemonte is a leading Italian region in R&D. Companies expenditure in R&D: 1.42% of
GDP (national average of 0.65%), with a number of workers in R&D of 6.2 per 1,000 inhabitants (national average of 4.0) and an increasing IP impact, with a number of
137.6 patents registered per million inhabitants (national
average of 83.6) (Source: Istat 2017).
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200 private and public R&D centres, 4 Science &Technology Parks;•
1st Italian region in terms of private investment in•

R&D;
3rd Italian region for hi-tech patents.

Incentives and funding
Regione Piemonte has allocated € 1 bn to promote thegrowth and competitiveness of the whole territory.
The subsidy system in Piemonte focuses on both the start
up of new initiatives and on the development of existing
companies. Subsidies to companies can take the form ofsoft loans, non-repayable grants or free-of-charge guarantee support (in compliance with the European regulation onstate aid) and can vary according to the type of beneficiary,
the kind of investment and the nature of expenses.
A special focus should be dedicated to grants provided for
R&D activities:•
Regional investment contract, for R&D initiatives related to new investments in R&D centers, plants orservice centers;•
Sector Technological Platforms, for cooperative
R&D projects focused on four key topics, among
which there is Space Economy (with a dedicatedbudget of 15 million euros) as Piemonte Region has
signed the Multiregional Cooperation Program in theframework of National Space Economy plan.
Piemonte Agency:
Piemonte Agency is the one-stop-shop to get in touchwith the regional economic community.
The agency provides a complete range of free services toforeign companies:•
wishing to locate in Piemonte•searching for suppliers and partners
Piemonte Agency guarantees complete assistance to foreign companies willing to invest in Piemonte. The agency can advise on every aspect of starting and runninga business in Piemonte, providing assistance at every
stage of the project.
Piemonte Agency manages Piemonte Aerospace, aspecial project promoted by Regione Piemonte, financed by ERDF – European Regional Development
Fund. It provides international players with a preferential channel to meet and start business with top classaerospace selected enterprises based in Piemonte.
For more information: aerospace@centroestero.org,
www.centroestero.org/en/key-sectors/aerospazio.html
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Piemonte Aerospace is a special project promoted by Regione Piemonte, financed by ERDF – European Regional
Development Fund and managed by Piemonte Agency,
providing international players a free preferential channel
to meet and start business with top class aerospace selected enterprises based in Piedmont. The Team makes
an assessment of buyers’ needs and technicians’ requirements from all over the world and provides them with:•
top class skills and unique manufacturing know-how•
capable suppliers who can deliver on time high-quality parts/products at competitive prices•
technological qualified and competitive supply
chains sharing commercial objectives, target clientsand strategies•
technical working groups where local enterprises
and foreign companies work together
The project Team’s assistance is supply chain focusedand completely free of charge.
For more information: aerospace@centroestero.org,
www.centroestero.org/en/key-sectors/aerospazio.html

Success story
Success stories in the framework of new space economy:
New space economy involves a new vision of space opportunities, including the progressive transition from upstream to downstream business models and the increase ofprivate investments: space is becoming more and more acommercial business.
Piemonte has a leading role in the pathway to open a commercial space ecosystem, following the modern vision of“democratization of space”, meaning giving open accessto space for everyone.
The first ever commercial airlock that will operate on theInternational Space Station - ISS will leave from Torino: It iscalled Bishop and it represents the first step towards a new
economy for scientific research, technological development as well as human and goods transport. It will enableadditional capability to the International Space Station, giving the opportunity to connect more payloads.
The new module is the result of the collaboration between
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the region - ALTEC and by a pool of Piemonte companies:
this partnership was created to take full advantage of thecommercial opportunities of space exploration and in-orbit-services.
Piemonte production chain is a fundamental advantage
as confirmed by the decision of NanoRacks to settle its
European headquarters in Torino in October 2018, where
the company will concentrate on the use of microgravity ofspace for advances in the fields of life sciences, biopharma
and agriculture.
Also thanks to Piemonte dynamic ecosystem in the fieldsof new space economy, Tyvak International estabilished in2015, as the first international subsidiary of the American
Group Terran Orbital Corporation, a company that specializes in nanosatellite design and manufacturing, as well as
mission operation, which also includes Tyvak Nano-satellites System.
Politecnico di Torino and its incubator I3P have provided
great support to the activities of the company, which is unceasingly growing.

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FRIULI VENEZIA GIULIALOMBARDY
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3 International airports (Lamezia Terme, Reggio Calabria e Crotone)
4 commercial ports (Gioia Tauro, Corigliano Calabro, Vibo Valentia and Crotone)
Main Highways: A2 – Mediterranean Motorway (Salerno-RC)
4:00 h from Lamezia Terme to Casablanca (Morocco)
3:15 h from Lamezia Terme to Frankfurt (Germany)
3:00 h from Lamezia Terme to London (UK)

Industrial baseIndustrial specialization:•
processing of agricultural products (tomatoes, chili
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processing of meat and sausages•
liquor production•
liquorice processing•
product quality control
Among the main companies: Vegitalia spa (Processing,refrigeration and sale of Mediterranean vegetables) subsidiary of the Japanese multinational Kagome Group;
Callipo (tuna and seafood products); Caffè Aiello; Liquirizia Amarelli

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Regione Calabria
Dipartimento Presidenza –Settore Internazionalizzazione
www.regione.calabria.it/website/organizzazione/dipartimento2/subsite/internazionalizzazione
sprintcalabria@regione.calabria.it
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Approximately 2,600 companies and over 9,500 employees in the food and beverage sector
Export: 179 mln € (Manufacture of food products, beverages and tobacco products; Agriculture, forestry andfishing)
Favourable geographical position in the centre of theMediterranean Sea
Particular climate conditions are the rich leading sources for agriculture
Calabria is the center of the most important horticulturaland fruit producing regions of south Italy It stands in the
middle between: Sicilia, Puglia, Campania, Basilicata
The agricultural areas are located at different altitudes(plain, hills, plateau over 1,000 meters)
Strong synergy among the 3 regional universities, theresearch centers and the companies
Availability of highly qualified work force
Wide range of incentive schemes with the maximum level of aid intensity available through the EU
Strengthening competitiveness and sustainability ofsupply chains
Food safety and authentication of food products for thefight against counterfeiting
Product / process innovation in the food industry, including the utilization of waste and functional foods

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Sites and buildings•

Availability of industrial sites and buildings in the following
areas: Reggio Calabria: Industrial Area of Gioia Tauro - Rosarno - San Ferdinando; Industrial Area of Campo Calabro - Reggio Calabria - Villa San Giovanni; Vibo Valentia:
Industrial Area of Porto Salvo; Industrial Area of Aeroporto;
Crotone: Industrial Area of Crotone; Cosenza: Industrial
Area of Schiavonea of Corigliano Calabro; Industrial Areaof Piano Lago of Mangone e Figline Vegliaturo; Industrial
Area of Follone of San Marco Argentano; Industrial Area ofSant’Irene of Rossano; Industrial Area of Bisignano; Industrial Area of Cammarata of Castrovillari; Industrial Area of
Rocca Imperiale; Industrial Area of Montalto Uffugo; Catanzaro: Industrial Area of Lamezia Terme.

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Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria– Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Sciences andTechnologies, Food Sciences and Technologies
University of Calabria in Cosenza - Faculty of Pharmacy and Nutrition and Health Sciences
The Terina Mediterranean Foundation - a centre of
excellence devoted, among other activities, to researchand knowledge of the agro-food industry via a networkof relationships with Italian and foreign universities

Know-how:•Center for the Testing of new services and products forthe safety of agri-food production “TERINA”: Enhancement of typical and biological brands of Calabria•“Alchemy” integrated service and innovation center:
Platform for the development of advanced diagnostics•
Research Infrastructure For And Foods And Nutriceutics “- Food @ Life: Food Quality and Safety, nutrigenomics; nutraceutical; Technological transfer and enhancement of knowledge•
CREA – Council for Agricultural Research and Economic Analysis Agricultural Research unit for forestry in
the Mediterranean environment (SAM). It focuses onsilviculture in Mediterranean woods of natural or artificial origin, and its main areas of activity are multifunctional sustainable forest management and restoration offorest biocoenosis after wildfire, especially as regards
biodiversity in forest ecosystems and adaptation of forests to climate change.

Incentives and funding••••Zes - Special economic zones - recipient areas of important tax benefits and administrative simplifications
Regione Calabria call for tenders - Negotiated procedure implementing the PRIR - Action 1.5.1 – POR
Calabria FESR 2014-2020
Regione Calabria Strategic Guideline for internationalization and foreign investment 2017/2020 - POR
Calabria 2017 2020 – PAC 2017 2020
Strategic Project “Calabriaimpresa.eu”: DGR n.
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Success story
Vegitalia S.p.A. was founded in 2003 and is located in SAN
MARCO ARGENTANO (CS). The Company’s line of businessincludes providing mixed fruits and vegetables, and various
other vegetable dishes. Vegitalia serves the food industry.
Frozen Foods - Products: Grilled Vegetables – rehydrated
cereals and pulses – ready meals. Strong points: Customers satisfaction; availability and feasibility to achieve customers requirements; agricultural traceability; guaranteed
raw material, of prime quality and full traceability, from field
to fork. Agronomy personnel controls the whole agricultural process; Innovative industrial process; Innovative production methods; technologically advanced, gained through long experience of frozen foods processing; Training of
human resources: all Vegitalia personnel are strongly motivated by the desire to improve and give total contribute to
Vegitalia growth to achieve Total Quality Products.
Fattoria della Piana is a cooperative of breeders from Calabria who collect and transform milk coming from members ranch. It’s located on Aspromonte a multi portal in
the plains of Gioia Tauro and the area of Crotone. This productive reality was founded in 1936 and has grown to become one of the largest in Calabria in the agrifood sector.
Currently the company’s activities cover the entire agrifood chain: 900 cattle are bred at the business center; 20,000
litres of sheep bovine and buffalo milk coming from themembers ranches are processed in its modern milking parlor each day and distributed throughout Calabria. The cooperative directly attends to the cultivation of forage for theranches as well as the citrus orchards for the production ofclementines for the domestic market. Main products: freshhigh-quality products, mozzarella cheese made from cows
and buffalo milk, ricotta cheese made from sheep’s milk
and mixed milk; caciocavallo cheese and pecorino cheese(first producer in Calabria). The farms products are delivered in Italy and sent to the United States, Canada, Japanand Europe.

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Infrastructures and connections••••

Airports: Venice Marco Polo Airport, Treviso A. Canova Airport and Trieste Airport Friuli Venezia Giulia
are 30/60 minutes driving from regional main towns
Main Highways: E70-A4 Turin-Milan-Trieste, A23
Palmanova-Tarvisio, A28 Portogruaro-Conegliano
Railway: Connections from Udine and Trieste
railway stations to Milan, Rome, Turin and Venice
Maritime connections: Trieste, Monfalcone and Por-

to Nogaro commercial ports
Interports: Cervignano,Gorizia, Pordenone and Trieste
Broadband: ERMES, with its 2,600 km of cables,
260,000 km of optical fiber, 1,679 km of backbone
infrastructure and 720 km of cable infrastructure in
the 86 industrial areas, is the wider broadband geographic area in Italy

Industrial base
The agri-food sector is one of the most significant segments of the Italian and regional economy for its size andstrategic value. Its internal structure, in groups of very different sizes and characteristics, include: bakery and flour
production, meat and other food production, meat processing and preservation, dairy products supply chain,production of wines from grapes, beer production, distillation, grinding and blending of spirits. Main companies
are: Roncadin SpA, Quality Food Group SpA (bakery andflour products); Principe di San Daniele SpA, MorganteSrl (meat and meat products); Latterie Friulane-Parmalat SpA (dairy products supply chain); Illycaffè SpA,
Birra Castello, Jermann di Silvio Jermann Srl, Nonino
Distillatori, Balsameria Midolini (wines and beverages).
Agri-food Regional “Intelligent specialisation strategy”
development trajectories are: Integration of innovationinterventions on the agri-food chains, to create value forthe consumer; integration of the concepts of circularity
and sustainability in the agricultural and food economy of
the regional territory; value development through the constant integration of information throughout the agriculturaland food chain.

Facts and figures
AGRIFOOD FVG CLUSTER
Export: 765.64 mln €Contact info:
Central Directorate for production activities andtourism
www.regione.fvg.it/rafvg/cms/RAFVG/economiaimprese/; www.investinfvg.it
investinfvg@regione.fvg.it
T: +39 040 3772491

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Employees: 8,306
Foreign companies: 26
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Bakery and flour production
Meat production
Meat processing and preservation

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Wine production
Beer production

R&D network
The main R&D players are: Università degli Studi di Udine – Department of agri-food, environmental and animal
sciences (DI4A); Università degli Studi di Trieste – Department of chemical and pharmaceutical sciences andDepartment of life sciences; Istituto Zooprofilattico delle
Venezie, for scientific research in the fields of veterinary
medicine and food safety; CREA (Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l’Analisi dell’Economia Agraria); ERSAFVG (Agenzia Regionale per lo Sviluppo Rurale); Area
Science Park. IP4FVG - Industry Platform 4 FVG, Friuli
Venezia Giulia digital innovation hub, supports SMEs in
the industrial manufacturing digital transformation andpromotes technological updating in the sector also through training, living labs and specialised services.
Agri-food Cluster Development Agency and Bio-economy, cooperates with the regional departments of Friuli
Venezia Giulia as a competent technical entity on the European Platforms S3 AgriFood and Industrial Modernization, in managing the regional quadruple helix. At national
level, it participates in the AgriFood Cluster (CLAN), theCluster for Green Chemistry (Spring) and the Blue Italian
Growth Cluster (BIG).
In addition, the Agency clusters and maps the value
chains to facilitate their aggregation on mutual strategies
and objectives and organizes training activities dedicatedto the agri-food sector.

Incentives and funding
Friuli Venezia Giulia Region has several types fo incentives and funding. Regional taxes reduction can be applied
to companies which meet specific criteria; public grants
can be awarded to support the creation of new enterprises and implement RDI projects. There are also incentives to support competitiveness of SMEs and measures
to finance innovation technology investments. Different
kinds of regional subsidised loans can be granted to support investments and business development.

Sites and buildings••

Consorzio Carnia Industrial Park, Amaro industrial
area: lots 42,648 square meters
Consorzio di sviluppo economico locale del Friuli (Friuli
local economic development consortium), San Giorgio
di Nogaro industrial area.

Success story
In 2015, the French group Bouvard Italia SpA acquired 70%
of Euro Cakes spa, a leading company in baked goods.
The company produces and distributes traditional, ethnic(Kosher), organic and refrigerated pandispagna snacks,
which are distributed under their own brand, but above all,under the customer’s private brand name (main distribution chains and large industrial groups).

Business opportunity
FREEste is an opportunity promoted by Interporto di Trieste S.p.A. (www.interportotrieste.it).
Situated only 10 km from the Port of Trieste, the free areaof FREEste has 72,000 SQM of logistic warehouses andthe possibility of building new infrastructures up to 60,000
SQM and refrigerated warehouses up to 2,000 SQM.The
100,000 SQM outdoor area has railway connections (workin progress) for empty container depot and intermodal
services. Since 2019, industrial activities (like processing
and storing goods) can be managed customs free within
the International Free Trade Zone of Trieste. GOFOODLOG
opportunity is promoted by Autoporto di Gorizia SDAG
S.p.a., which, on behalf of Gorizia municipality, manages
the freight terminals on the border between Italy and Slovenia (www.sdag.it).
The freight terminal system is situated at the meeting pointof different routes from and to central Europe, near the
Northern Adriatic ports and Ronchi dei Legionari airport.
Through the A34 highway, it is connected northbound toAustria and Bavaria, and westbound to Venice, Milan and
Bologna; plus, the H4 Razdrto-Vrtojba freeway connects itto the traffic routes to Ljubljana.
SDAG logistic centre consists of the freight terminal and theS. Andrea frontier station area, it is 600.000 SQM wide andis fully equipped to offer a complete range of transport andlogistics services, such as goods storage, customs clearan29

ce procedures, parking and many other services, many ofwhich for free, so to make customers’ stay comfortable.
GOFOODLOG (www.gofoodlog.com) is the new food logistic hub within Autoporto di Gorizia, which offers to companies willing to locate in Friuli Venezia Giulia, advanced
services for the shipping and logistic of their goods. Companies can boost their performance while making their products more competitive on a wider geographic scale. The
best shipping solution is always chosen in order to ensure
the higher service quality while saving money.
Situated in Gorizia, GOFOODLOG benefits from being located in a strategic position for Central Europe. The territoryis rich in resources and connections and this gives advanced logistic solutions to its partners. The ICT and software
infrastructures are very effective in flow management andlots traceability.
Storage facilities have been studied to suit different needsof size and temperature for dry, fresh or frozen food andinclude:•11 cold rooms having different areas (from 190 to 650
SQM) for a total area of 4,400 square meters and total
volume of 28,700 cubic meters for more than 3,500
pallets•
6 multi-temperature cold rooms (positive and negative temperature)•
5 low-temperature cold rooms (till -25°C)•
2 pre-cold rooms and one ammonia refrigerator
There are many food companies within 50 kilometres: fromprosciutto, (Principe, Wolf), to coffee (Illy), wine (La Delizia,
Cantina Rauscedo), dairy and fish (Friulpesca).

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573 km of highways
900 km of national roads
11,000 km of provincial roads
1,680 km of railway network
4 International airports:•
Milano Malpensa Airport, Varese - Ferno (54.5km from Milan)•
International Airport Il Caravaggio, Bergamo Orio al Serio (60.4 km from Milan)•
Enrico Forlanini Airport, Milano - Linate (9.7 km
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Regione Lombardia – Team AttrACT
www.regione.lombardia.it,
www.attractlombardy.it
investimenti.attract@regione.lombardia.it
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International Airport Gabriele D’Annunzio, Brescia - Montichiari (120.5 km from Milan)
Distance by car from Milan to Paris (8h50min), Berlin(10h45min), Frankfurt (7h30min), Barcelona (10h)The AGRIFOOD production system is the most important at Italian level and is one of the most important in the European context
The strengths of the Lombard food industry are: thewide range of quality products at the top of international markets, a strong link with the territory and its
cultural heritage and high safety standards
At European level, Lombardy ranks in the 1° positions along with the Bavaria, Normandy and Austria
in the cereal supply chain and in animal production,with productive sectors of the dairy and meat sectors
Lombardy stands out at European level for some niche productions, closely related to the territory, likerice, and qualitatively high, as shown by the numerous PDOs and PGIs
Increasing attention to biological agriculture: total surface dedicated to these productions rose by 26% in 2016
The Excellences of Lombardy Hi-Tech Agro-foodCluster is characterized by strong competencies in
the production, processing and distribution sectorsthat make the agro-food supply chain sustainable
and competitive. The Cluster devotes a high attention to product quality, food safety, availability anddefense of foodstuffs, thanks to a high level of regulation and technology transfer. Moreover, there isa good synergy between production chain players:
a collaboration context that encourages exchange
of knowledge and technologies as part of the production supply chain. Finally, the cluster shows tohave a high level of integrated competencies: areasof competence, production systems and technological domains of excellence that allow for sharing
technological and organic agro-food knowledge ofinternational importance
The main research priority themes are: sustainable
and competitive agri-food supply chain, individual
well-being (for instance new solutions for healthy
ageing through systems, food, supplements and nutriceuticals), food safety and security to ensure foodsecurity, availability, and protection

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1st region in Italy for agricultural production
approximately 70,000 production sites, involving
about 245,000 workers
5,937 companies in the food and beverage sector,
equal to 5.7% of companies regional manufacturing
Exports are one sixth of the national total of the sector
74 foreign companies working in the field of agrifood industry are located in Lombardy employing morethan 18,900 people
16.4% of the national agri-food system
The food service sector increased by 7.2% over the period 2012-2017, and now is the biggest at national level
Presence of Lombardy Hi-Tech Agro-food Cluster that
includes:•27 firms•
20 universities\research centres•
2 other bodies

R&D network
Scientific expertise in the agri-food field is contributed by:
University of Pavia, Politecnico of Milan, Bicocca University of Milan and the University of Brescia
Within Lombardy Hi-Tech Agro-food Cluster:
PARCO TECNOLOGICO PADANO (PTP), a research
centre for agri-food biotechnology located in Lodi. PTP
also houses the Experimental Animal Disease Prevention
Institute, the “Lazzaro Spallanzani” Institute, the CNR IBBA and ITB, CRA - Vercelli, the Faculty of Agriculture (6departments) - University of Milan, Faculty of Agriculture(1 department) - Catholic University of Milan, ISU - Institute for University Services, the Large Animals Hospital - University of Milan, and the Experimental Livestock
Teaching Centre

Incentives and funding
Regione Lombardia supplies incentives for corporate investments and Start-ups. For example:
AL VIA» Corporate Investments•
5% to 15% non-repayable grant for capital expendi-••

tures in productive assets for a specific investment
project
Long-term financing from €50,000 to €2.85M at favorable rates, with a duration from 3 to 6 years
Free financial guarantee to cover up to 70% of thefinancing
The eligible projects must fall within one of these twocategories: Company Development or Relaunch of
Productive Areas
The intervention is dedicated to companies: registered in the Italian Register of Companies with an operating office in Lombardy at the time of the supply of
the contribution, active for at least 24 months«Linea Innovazione» Incentives for Innovation Projects.
The incentive consists of a subsidized-interest-rate loan
and a capital contribution to support the interest payments (starting from a minimum of €300,000 up to a maximum of €7,000,000).
The combination of the incentives can cover 100% of thetotal eligible cost of the project.
The financial incentive is dedicated to MSMEs employing
fewer than 3,000 people, which have the Headquarter in
Lombardy and are planning to invest in a project which aims
to innovate the process or the product of the business.
Thanks to the ERDF - European Regional Development
Fund, Regione Lombardia allocated in the 2014 – 2020
program period 36% of the fund (€349.2 M) to strengthen
the research sector, foster technological development,
and innovation. In the same way, 30% of the fund (€294.6
M) is allocated to promote the competitiveness of SMEs
and improve access to loans.
Thanks also to the European Bank of Investment, who
has allocated € 50,000,000 to financing the project, in
collaboration with Finlombarda (operational partner).

Sites and buildings•

AttrACT website www.attractlombardy.it gives access to more than 100 investment opportunities(greenfield and brownfield opportunities), located in
55 Municipalities, mapped out through the AttrACT
Programme. A variety of sites ranging from the officebuilding to the industrial facility. This initiative, promoted by Regione Lombardia together with Union
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Italy for the promotion of the investment opportunities located in Lombardy.
Within Lombardy Hi-Tech Agro-food Cluster: PARCOTECNOLOGICO PADANO (Lodi - LO)Within The
Italian Scientific and Technological Parks Network:
KILOMETRO ROSSO (Bergamo – BG)
BERGAMO SVILUPPO (Bergamo – BG)“MIND” (Milano Innovation District) a world-leading
science, technology and innovation park, a businessfriendly “innovation ecosystem” for domestic and international players, a “catalyst” for sustainable socio-economic growth, a new vibrant community fully
integrated with the city centre of Milan. Located justa few miles North-West of the city centre, which hosted the six-month Universal Exposition in 2015.

Success story
WHIRLPOOL EMEA
Whirlpool Corporation is the world leading major home
appliance company with 92,000 employees and 70 manufacturing and technology research centers throughout theworld. In 2017, the company has been able to achieve $21
billion in sales.
The American multinational company is also based in Italy,
where Whirlpool EMEA produces more than 6 million household appliances, employing 6,000 people in 6 different
factories.
In the Lombardy, the European headquarter of Whirlpool islocated near Milano (in the Municipality of Pero).
Whirlpool R&D is partner of the Lombardy Hi-Tech Agro-food Cluster. The company carries out research activities, inparticular, focuses on the thematic areas of food processing, connectivity, radiofrequency, materials and nanotechnologies. It plans to invest € 500 M over 4 years in the
R&D department.
Whirlpool EMEA is also part of the awarded companies in
the contest Best Workplaces Italia 2018.

Business opportunity
The AttrACT Program is a unique innovative programin Italy: it brings together investors, investment opportunities and local Municipalities thanks to a dedicated online
platform, www.attractlombardy.it.
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AttrACT aims at:•
developing the regional offering•promoting opportunities for investment•
bringing together the main territorial stakeholders
More than 100 “ready to use” investment opportunities,
representing all the 12 provinces of Lombardy and pertaining to 4 key segments: Industry, Logistics, Offices andTourism. The Program has mapped both publicly- and privately-owned areas.
AttrACT sees the direct engagement of the Lombardy Municipalities involved in the Program that are called to identify
local investment opportunities (greenfield and brownfield) intheir area, made it available to investors, and simultaneously made commitments to simply administrative processes,
offer economic and tax incentives and offer qualified assistance service.
Commitments can vary according to the Municipality:

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Simplification of administrative processes such as:•
Adopting the Action Plan by the city council
in less than 90 days from the request•
Delivering a Planning Permission in lessthan 60 days from the request•
Dedicating a portal or an on line “front office” service where investors can find all
useful information
Economic and Tax incentivisation such as:•
Declaring in advance all urban planningand construction expenses without additional expenses•
Offering reduction or exemption of IMU,TASI, e/or TARI according to the Municipality•
Reducing the primary and secondary landdevelopment expenses by at least 20%
Promotion:•
Making available a support team that coordinates the work, facilitates the relationships and encourages collaboration•
Providing preliminary consulting services
and support to companies in the presentation and implementation of their projects,
with the issuance of written opinions if requested in the proposal

AttrACT, where to invest in Lombardy.

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TRENTINO
AGRIFOOD

Infrastructures and connections
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Airports: 45 minutes from Verona airport (Catullo)
Main Highway: A22 Brennero-Modena
Railway that connects North East of Italy with Austria and Germany
Brenner Basistunnel in construction
Interporto of Trento
Broadband with more than 1,100km of optical fiber
Proximity to key European countries (Switzerland,
Germany, Austria)
Within 2-3 hours flight from major European cities

Industrial baseIndustrial Know-how: Agriculture, production of fruit,small fruits and derivatives, bakery and flour products,
dairy products, meat, viticulture,beverage.
Main companies:
Melinda, Felicetti, Dr. Shär, Menz&Gasser, Bertagni,
Sant’Orsola, Latte Trento, Trentingrana, Astro, Bauer,
Ferrari, Cavit, Cantine Mezzocorona.
More than 8,000 farms, 95 wineries.

Facts and figures
AGRIFOOD CLUSTER
Cluster Export: 700 mil €8,000 Farm companies
Value of production: 1,120 mil €Edmund Mach Foundation: R&D centre dedicated to agrifood sector with 1,000 students, 260 researchers, 150 techni-cians
International research projects
MAIN AGRIFOOD INDUSTRY PRODUCTIONS:• Apple• Small fruits• Viticulture• Hydroponic agriculture•

Fish farming

R&D network

Contact infoTrentino Sviluppo SpA
www.investintrentino.it
info@investintrentino.it
T: +39 0464 443111
Stefano Battisti, Monica Carotta, Massimo Zorzi,
Romina Falagiarda, Francesca Azzolini

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Research Centers: Edmund Mach
Foundation - FEM (agrifood, genomics, environment),
Bruno Kessler Founda-tion (ICT, microsystems, smart
mate-rials), Trento University.
Labs: Sensory laboratory, Chemical and microbiologicalanalysis laboratory, Entomology laboratory, C3A – Center
Agriculture Food Environment.
Know-how:•Applied genomics and biology of fruit crop•
ICT for Agrifood•
Food quality and nutrition•
Computational Biology•
Plant Pathology and Microbiology

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Up to 80% local grant on R&D project
Up to 70% local grant on internationalization
Up to 60% local grant for researchers hiring
Up to 50% local grant on innovation
Yearly calls for tender for agriculture investments

four different lines and 40 different raw materials. The keys
to success of its products are: highly qualified personnel,
pure mountain air and spring water, without chlorine. Withan annual turnover that exceeds 35 million euros, it exports 70% of production and has 60 employees. With the newplant, the number of employees will increase to 90, withpositive prospects for growth in organic products.

Sites and buildings

Business opportunity

147,000 ha agriculture fields (9,000 out of the total
amount ha are dedicated to biological cultivation) – 24%of the territory.
B.I.C. Trentino Sviluppo: 6 Business Innovation Centre in
the province of Trento.
Formulas: pre-incubation (Start Ups), incubation (SME),
technology park (others).
Spaces: 1 million sqm of productive spaces, 120 areasand productive assets owned by Trentino Sviluppo.

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Success story
FELICETTI, the highest pasta factory in Italy (about 1,000
meters above sea level), has chosen to invest 25 million
euros in a second production plant in Trentino. The Agency
Trentino Sviluppo and the Province of Trento will provide a
portion of productive area to set up the plant. Pastificio Felicetti produces today 700 quintals of pasta per day, using•••

Trentino Sviluppo, in-house company of the local Government, has 6 BIC (Business Innovation Centre)
We are looking for industrial investors in the following
sectors: agrifood industry, technology for agrifood
We provide: fully equipped spaces and infrastructures, support on technology transfer, technology partnership, supply chain development, HR selection,
incentive selection
Significant local incentives, efficient&reliable autonomous government, 1st in Italy for quality of life, supportive R&D environment, 0 local tax (for 5 years), a
workforce you can count on

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TUSCANYAGRIFOOD

Infrastructures and connections•

2 integrated international airports (Florence andPisa), serving over 50 international destinations•
1:30h from Florence to Rome by high-speed train•
1:40h from Florence to Milan by high-speed train•
Tuscany is crossed by:
the major Italian highway (A1) connecting Milan with
Rome and Naples
the EU “Scandinavian-Mediterranean Core Network Corridor” linking the Baltic Sea with Southern Italy and Malta
1 main commercial port (Livorno) with direct links to the 10 major Mediterranean ports
3 main logistic parks (Livorno, Prato and Arezzo)

Industrial base
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An origin land that ensures a strong connection
between culture and territory
Great tradition and high quality of products and raw
material
International leadership in some excellence products(such as extra virgin olive oils and wine – Chianti Classico, Brunello, but also SuperTuscans such as Sassicaia,
Ornellaia, Tignanello, Paleo etc.)
Tuscan Agrifood business model that strongly aims
to respect the environment and to protect its territory
Entire Supply Chain present within the region
Integration with tourism and cultural heritage of Tuscany
Technology Innovation (in the process and in the
products) combined with tradition and culture
Easy access to the European and national market
High quality of life

Facts and figures
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5,200 firms in Agrifood (2,200 food industries; 2,200
wine; 800 extra virgin olive oil)
28 PDO and PGI EU products - 10.4% of Italian data
460 traditional dishes of Tuscany - 10% of Italian data
4,200 organic certificated companies (farms + manufacturers) - 10% of Italian organic farms
Revenue: EUR 4.5 billion - 3.4% of Italian Agrifood
turnover and 5% of Regional GDP
23,000 employees (12,600 agrifood industries; 9,500
wine; 1,000 e.v.o) 6.4% of Italian employees in agrifood sector
1.2% of total Tuscany’s employees
1.45 billion of export (=18% of Agrifood)R&D network
Contact info
Regione Toscana - Invest in Tuscany
www.investintuscany.com
info@investintuscany.com
T: +39 055 4385643
Filippo Giabbani

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18 High Schools dedicated to Training for Restaurant
Professions
14 High Schools dedicated to Agricultural Professions
University of Florence (Agricultural Department), Post
Graduation Training:•
Master in “Management and Marketing of wine companies”•
PHD in “Sustainable management of agricultural resources, forestry and food”•
PHD in “Wine Economics and Rural Development”
University of Pisa (Agricultural Department), Post Graduation Training:•
PHD in Agricultural Sciences, Food and Agro-Environmental

Incentives and funding
For detailed information please visit
www.investintuscany.com/incentives
Related to the specific Business Opportunity (Spirulina) incentives up to 200 k non-refundable by Cosvig,
a consortium of geothermal municipalities + specificguarantee of Fiditoscana.

Proposing Companies: ENEL GREEN POWER - UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE - COSVIG
Description: the possibility of investing in Tuscany in the
production of spirulina algae by exploiting the geothermalenergy in which Tuscany is rich. Thanks to a collaboration
between the University of Florence, Enel Green Power, theRenewable Energy District and 20 municipalities in the Alta
Val di Cecina, 20 sites have been identified that are potentially suitable or adaptable to the production of spirulina
algae. The project’s strengths:•

the results of the University of Florence’s experimentation have shown that spirulina algae and geothermal energy are a winning combination, reducing operating costs by about 30% and increasing production
by about 20%;•

the possibility of producing spirulina seaweed of thehighest quality and exploiting the globally recognised
Tuscan brand as a synonym for quality, especially inagricultural terms;•

local institutions already coordinated in order to create an environment conducive to business development in this sector (convergence of banks, municipalities and the Tuscan region);•

Enel Green Power, an important economic player andsponsor of the project.

Sites and buildings
Alta Val di Cecina, area of geothermal energy in Tuscany:
20 sites have been identified that are potentially suitableor adaptable to the production of spirulina algae.

Success story•

The American group Mc Cormick has invested heavily
in Tuscany, through the acquisition of two important
local companies, Drogheria & Alimentari in 2016 andEnrico Giotti Srl in 2017•

Bright Food (China) acquired SALOV (extra virgin olive oil)•

Main investments are focused on the wineries, someexamples: Bulgheroni Group (Argentina) owns 7 wineries in Tuscany; Constellation Brands (USA) acquired Ruffino; EPI (Europeenne de Participations Industrielles SAS) owns Biondi Santi

Business opportunity
SPIRULINA ALGAE PRODUCTION IN TUSCANY
Greenfield Project
Investors: Financial or Industrial operating in agriculture or
healthfood sector
Value of total Investment: > 2 million euro per hectare, withthe possibility of incentives up to 200 k non-refundable by
Cosvig, a consortium of geothermal municipalities + specific guarantee of Fiditoscana

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CHEMICAL INDUSTRYLOMBARDYLOMBARDY•International Airport Gabriele D’Annunzio, Brescia - Montichiari (120.5 km from Milan)
Distance by car from Milan to Paris (8h50min), Berlin(10h45min), Frankfurt (7h30min), Barcelona (10h)

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY•

Infrastructures and connections

Industrial base

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573 km of highways
900 km of national roads
11,000 km of provincial roads
1,680 km of railway network
4 International airports:•
Milano Malpensa Airport, Varese - Ferno (54.5km from Milan)•
International Airport Il Caravaggio, Bergamo Orio al Serio (60.4 km from Milan)•
Enrico Forlanini Airport, Milano - Linate (9.7 km
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Lombardy is a reference point at Italian and European level
Northern Italy accounts for about 78% of chemical
employment. Lombardy, representing more than halfof it, has a real vocation for chemicals: it is among
the Top Five chemical regions in Europe in terms ofnumber of companies
Lombardy presents the highest index of specializationin the chemical sector (share of national employment)
There is an important presence of industries that manufacture chemical products, artificial and synthetic fibers
Lombardy is a high-value manufacturing region
that is a rich end market for products made from renewable raw materials such as, for example, in thefood, cosmetics, chemistry, pharmaceutical, animal
feed and textile sectors
Within Green Chemistry Cluster there is a strong focus
on technologies in the following sectors: biorefineries,
biomaterials, renewable fertilisers, catalysis and bioprocessing, which allow intense technology transfer

Facts and figures••••
Contact info
Regione Lombardia – Team AttrACT
www.regione.lombardia.it,
www.attractlombardy.it
investimenti.attract@regione.lombardia.it
T: +39 02 8515 5220
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2nd region at European level in terms of employees
70,000 workers, 4.1 % of the total in the European Union
1st region at Italian level, with 31% of companies
and 42% of workers
151 foreign companies working in the field ofchemical industry are located in Lombardy employing more than 20,900 people
In 2017 exports increased by 9.5 % and turnoverrose by 20.1%
Presence of Lombardy Green Chemistry Association that includes:•
34 companies•
11 universities/research centers•
7 associations

R&D network
Strong representation in the region of public and private
research centers and universities such as:•
CNR – Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche – (Research project on Chemical sciences and materials
technology)•
PTP – Science Park•
Innovhub – Stazioni Sperimentali per l’Industria –(Research project BIO&CO)•
Politecnico di Milano – (Research Department ofchemistry, materials and chemical engineering “Giulio Natta”)•
Università degli Studi dell’Insubria•
Università degli Studi di Brescia•
Università degli Studi di Milano – (Research Department of chemistry)•
Università degli Studi di Milano Bicocca – (Studies
department of sciences and chemical technologies)

The financial incentive is dedicated to MSMEs employing
fewer than 3,000 people, which have the Headquarter in
Lombardy and are planning to invest in a project whichaims to innovate the process or the product of the business Thanks to the ERDF - European Regional Development Fund, Regione Lombardia allocated in the 2014
– 2020 program period 36% of the fund (€349.2 M) tostrengthen the research sector, foster technological development, and innovation. In the same way, 30% of thefund (€294.6 M) is allocated to promote the competitiveness of SMEs and improve access to loans.
Thanks also to the European Bank of Investment, who
has allocated € 50,000,000 to financing the project, in
collaboration with Finlombarda (operational partner).

Sites and buildings•

Incentives and funding
Regione Lombardia supplies incentives for corporate investments and Start-ups. For example:«AL VIA» Corporate Investments•
5% to 15% non-repayable grant for capital expenditures in productive assets for a specific investment
project•
Long-term financing from €50,000 to €2.85M at favorable rates, with a duration from 3 to 6 years•
Free financial guarantee to cover up to 70% of thefinancing•
The eligible projects must fall within one of these twocategories: Company Development or Relaunch of
Productive Areas•
The intervention is dedicated to companies: registered in the Italian Register of Companies with an operating office in Lombardy at the time of the supply of
the contribution, active for at least 24 months«Linea Innovazione» Incentives for Innovation Projects
The incentive consists of a subsidized-interest-rate loan
and a capital contribution to support the interest payments (starting from a minimum of €300,000 up to a maximum of €7,000,000).
The combination of the incentives can cover 100% of thetotal eligible cost of the project.

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AttrACT website www.attractlombardy.it gives access to more than 100 investment opportunities(greenfield and brownfield opportunities), located in
55 Municipalities, mapped out through the AttrACT
Programme. A variety of sites ranging from the officebuilding to the industrial facility. This initiative, promoted by Regione Lombardia together with Unioncamere Lombardia, is a unique experimentation in
Italy for the promotion of the investment opportunities located in Lombardy.
Within Green Chemistry Cluster: PARCO TECNOLOGICO PADANO (Lodi, LO)

Success story
BAYER GROUP
The Bayer Group based in Germany is nowadays present
in 79 countries and employs about 100,000 people worldwide. Its 2017 world turnover is of € 35 billion with 4.5 billion
invested in R&D.
Bayer is present in Italy under Bayer S.P.A with its headquarter in Milan and a delegation in Rome. The Italian reality is characterized by a turnover of € 1,029 million in 2017,
above 2,000 employees and 3 production sites with themost advanced systems in the world. The production potential is based on three industrial sites, with headquarters
in Garbagnate Milanese (MI), Segrate (MI) and Filago (BG).
These industrial sites are international reference points
for the most advanced productions capacities with the au43

tomation of processes, the use of cutting-edge technologies and constant innovation fueled by a policy of strong
investments. Last year Bayer invested € 11 million in the
production site of Garbagnate in the field of Industria 4.0.

Business opportunity
The AttrACT Program is a unique innovative programin Italy: it brings together investors, investment opportunities and local Municipalities thanks to a dedicated online platform, www.attractlombardy.it.
AttrACT aims at:•
developing the regional offering•promoting opportunities for investment•
bringing together the main territorial stakeholders
More than 100 “ready to use” investment opportunities, representing all the 12 provinces of Lombardy
and pertaining to 4 key segments: Industry, Logistics, Offices and Tourism. The Program has mappedboth publicly- and privately-owned areas.
AttrACT sees the direct engagement of the Lombardy
Municipalities involved in the Program that are called
to identify local investment opportunities (greenfield
and brownfield) in their area, made it available to investors, and simultaneously made commitments tosimply administrative processes, offer economic andtax incentives and offer qualified assistance service.
Commitments can vary according to the Municipality:•
Simplification of administrative processes such as:•
Adopting the Action Plan by the city council
in less than 90 days from the request•
Delivering a Planning Permission in lessthan 60 days from the request•
Dedicating a portal or an on line “front office” service where investors can find all
useful information•
Economic and Tax incentivisation such as:•
Declaring in advance all urban planningand construction expenses without additional expenses•
Offering reduction or exemption of IMU,TASI, e/or TARI according to the Municipality
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Reducing the primary and secondary landdevelopment expenses by at least 20%
Promotion:•
Making available a support team that coordinates the work, facilitates the relationships and encourages collaboration•
Providing preliminary consulting services
and support to companies in the presentation and implementation of their projects,
with the issuance of written opinions if requested in the proposal

AttrACT, where to invest in Lombardy.

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FASHION, FURNITURE
AND HOME SYSTEMFRIULI VENEZIA GIULIAMARCHE
TUSCANYFRIULIVENEZIA GIULIAFURNITURE
AND HOME SYSTEM
Infrastructures and connections•••

Airports: Venice Marco Polo Airport, Treviso A. Canova Airport and Trieste Airport Friuli Venezia Giulia
are 30/60 minutes driving from regional main towns
Main Highways: E70-A4 Turin-Milan-Trieste, A23
Palmanova-Tarvisio, A28 Portogruaro-Conegliano
Railway: Connections from Udine and Trieste
railway stations to Milan, Rome, Turin and Venice•••

Maritime connections: Trieste, Monfalcone and Porto Nogaro commercial ports
Interports: Cervignano, Gorizia, Pordenone andTriesteBroadband: ERMES, with its 2,600 km of cables,
260,000 km of optical fiber, 1,679 km of backbone
infrastructure and 720 km of cable infrastructure in
the 86 industrial areas, is the wider broadband geographic area in Italy

Industrial base
Furniture and Home System Cluster includes every activity of design, production and sale of products in thehome furniture sector. In Friuli Venezia Giulia, the wood-furnishing industry represents 90% of the entire homesystem and includes cutting and planing of wood, parquets, doors and windows, wooden packaging, furnishings, furniture, mattresses, carpets, sanitary, tiles, fashionand industrial design.
Region Friuli Venezia Giulia has identified the following
growth trajectories for the Furniture and Home Systemproduction chain: Material technologies and innovative
design; Buildings efficiency technologies and manufacturing processes; Home system digitalisation.
Among the main furniture companies in the region: Friul
Intagli Industries SpA, Calligaris SpA, Snaidero Rino
SpA, Valcucine SpA, Moroso SpA, Ilcam SpA.

Facts and figures

Contact info:
Central Directorate for production activities andtourism
www.regione.fvg.it/rafvg/cms/RAFVG/economiaimprese/; www.investinfvg.it
investinfvg@regione.fvg.it
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FURNITURE AND HOME SYSTEM CLUSTER
Cluster export: 1,607 mln €Yearly turnover: 3.4 bln €Enterprises: 2,493
Employees: 23,000
Foreign companies: 47
International research project:
ICAP (INTERREG V A Italia – Austria 2014-2020)
FURNISHING INDUSTRY FOCUS•
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Smart building•
Furniture•
Household systems and appliances

R&D network
The main R&D players are: University of Udine – departments of Engineering, Phisics and Architecture; University of Trieste – departments of Engineering, Phisics andArchitecture; Scientific and Technological Parks: Parcoscientifico e tecnologico Luigi Danieli, Udine; Polo tecnologico Pordenone; Area Science Park, Trieste; Consorzio Innova FVG; BIC Incubatori Srl; Lean Experience
Factory; Catas SpA. IP4FVG - Industry Platform 4 FVG,
Friuli Venezia Giulia digital innovation hub, supports
SMEs in the industrial manufacturing digital transformation and promotes technological updating in the sector
also through training, living labs and specialised services.
Home-System Cluster elaborates initiatives for the development and management of the Cluster, in order tostimulate innovative activities through promotion, infrastructure and knowledge sharing. In addition, it provides
services supporting companies innovative processes,
and any form of aggregation, contributing to networks
creation and collaboration among companies, institutions
and other actors belonging to the cluster.

Incentives and funding
Friuli Venezia Giulia Region has several types fo incentives and funding. Regional taxes reduction can be applied
to companies which meet specific criteria; public grants
can be awarded to support the creation of new enterprises and implement RDI projects. There are also incentives to support competitiveness of SMEs and measures
to finance innovation technology investments. Different
kinds of regional subsidised loans can be granted to support investments and business development.

Sites and buildings
Consorzio di sviluppo economico locale del Friuli (Local
Economic Development Consortium), industrial area ofRivoli di Osoppo.

Success story

currently boasts 3 brands (Calligaris, Connubia and Ditre),more than 620 sales points and 3 flagship stores worldwide. The company 2017 financial statement shows a turnover of about 140 million euros, with an increase of 7%
compared to 2016 and an EBITDA of about 23 million euros.
In August 2018, Alpha, a private equity group handling 2
billion euros, specialised in mid-cap operations in Europe,
negotiated an agreement to take over the control of Calligaris which will keep holding a participation of 20% in thegroup. Alpha and the Calligarises want to strengthen thegroup’s international leading position, through targeted
acquisitions in the furniture sector and a further expansion
in the reference market, by leveraging the benefits offeredby the expertise built by Calligaris in its 95 years of history.
ILCAM was founded in 1959 and today is the world leading
manufacturer of frontals for the furniture industry. From
its headquarters in Cormons, Friuli Venezia Giulia, ILCAM
drives a network of several STRATEGIC BUSINESS UNITS
spread in the North East of Italy, Slovenia, Romania and in
the USA, coordinated according to a diversification strategy and an integrated manufacturing logic, providing thebroadest and most complete offer of industry-leading technologies and processes.Managing 8 different technologies
for the production of frontals, the Company has today alarge manufacturing capacity of more than 70,000 pieces
per day. The wide range of products that can be sourced
from ILCAM and a proactive, creative and innovative approach deliver a great deal of value to the customers, kitchen
and furniture manufacturers in Europe and in the USA. In
ILCAM a great effort has been made to integrate humanand technological resources and the Company employs
today more than a thousand people: craftsmanship, automation, and sophisticated planning and control systems,
streamline company’s operations. Endless innovation of
product and processes and of organizational and managerial systems, along with high level of service, make ILCAM
a leading company in the industry and the perfect partner
not only for kitchen and furniture industries but also forcompanies working in the contract business.

Born in 1923 and established in Manzano (Udine, Italy),
Calligaris, with its wide range of tables, chairs and sofas is
one of the world leaders in the quality furniture production
and distribution. Distributed in 100 countries, Calligaris
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Port of Ancona: Commercial and Touristic – one of
the most important of Adriatic Sea
Main Highways: A14 Motorway and network of roads that crosses the whole territory

Railway lines connect South North and Trans Appennines
Marche region Interport way of intermodal transport
Broadband with more than 3,300 KM of optical fiber

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Variety and complexity of production for different regional sectors, including the House System: technical and commercial furniture, kitchens, office, homefurnishings in general, beds and mattresses, bent
glass furniture, custom-made naval furniture, hardware, accessories and woodworking machinery,smart home automation systems and IoT applied tofurniture
High propensity to export of regional companies: 26%
of production exported for a value of € 528 million
Industry focus: product innovation, digitalisation,
smart manufacturing (production processes andbusiness models), smart home (living styles andconsumption models), smart building, sustainability,
circular economy, new materials, eco – design, nanotechnologies
Leadership by attracting talents and designers
International marketing platform

Facts and figures

Contact info
Invest in Marche – Marche Regional Government
contact point
www.regione.marche.it/Regione-Utile/AttivitàProduttive/Attrazione-investimenti
investinmarche@regione.marche.it;
roberta.tarini@regione.marche.it
T: +39 071/ 8062314
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2,500 companies, with a turnover of 2.5 billion euros
Workforce:over 18,000 employees
Areas of specialization within the sector:•
Kitchens•
Upholstery•
Office•Glass furniture

R&D network••

Presence of a Task Force for the furniture sector andof a management group involving public bodies, associations, companies, and COSMOB the TechnologicalInnovation Center
Main R&D players: SME Network, Marche Polytechnic University, University of Camerino, Centers of••Technological Innovation
Presence of BBF manufacturing hubs and high market potential
Development of innovative technologies for the creation of an interoperable framework on which thevarious Home Automation devices converge in aperspective of integration of home automation services and design methodologies, for the creation of
usable products and systems

Incentives and funding
The regional policies for promotion of settlements andinvestment provide incentives for investing that support
businesses in the form of economic aid.
Moreover, there are specific incentives for the areas of
economic crisis recognized at the national level and co-financed by the State and the Region in the form of grants,
loans and guarantees.
Companies can also receive subsidized loans, other incentives and tax discounts by local authorities as a support to specific sectors or projects.
The regional government periodically issues Calls forcompanies that can receive financial support for the following types of activity:•
Smart specialization strategies•
Industrial R&D•
Innovation and competitiveness of the economic
system•Innovative Startups•
Training project•
Employment and social inclusion•
Industry 4.0 and Digital Transformation
These priorities have been declined, with European funds
Por-Fesr 2014-2020, in a series of action which absorb
resources for over 120 million euro.

Success story
Berloni Group - An important Taiwanese company - HCG,
formerly a Berloni’s distributor quoted on the Taipei
Stock Exchange - believed in the possibility of reviving an
historic Italian brand by participating in the joint venturethat took over 50% of Berloni Group, specialized in the
production of modular kitchens, with a company lease. An
investment of 10 million euros for the acquisition of thebrand and of the main assets, in addition to the acceptanceof some operating leases for further 8 million and the fullcommitment to support the recovery plans and related investments.
In addition to a substantial investment, the revamping
project has safeguarded the brand in Italy and around theworld, protecting then professionalism and respecting thecompany’s history, thus seeking to integrate and enhance national production skills - direct and indirect - to befurther improved thanks to the strong union between tradition and innovation, as result of important projects for
product development, logistics and communication in close relationship with the Taiwanese partners. Research anddevelopment will remain concentrated in Pesaro, where thebrand was born in the 1960s.
Since 2016 Arxit has chosen Berloni for the developmentof its digital strategy.
Arxit, a company specialized in the creation of digital solutions, through its own division that ensures the developmentof innovative business processes for companies, has launched the new “Berloni Digital” business strategy. The historic brand of kitchens aims to promote digital services forcontact points and customer and post-sales services.

Business opportunity
Within the Marche Region there is an important Italian furniture district, characterized by over 2,500 companies, mostly small and medium sized ones, able to guarantee therealization of a wide range of furniture production for thedifferent areas of the house, with a strong specialization in
kitchens, thanks to the presence of several leading companies on national and international markets (Scavolini,
Lube, Ernestomeda, etc.). In order to support and complete
the activities of the main supply chain, over the years otherrelated production specializations have been developed,
such as mechanical engineering (Biesse Group, etc.), glassprocessing (Fiam Italia, Vetrotec, etc.), as well as somecommercial services. In this sense, the Marche region, alsocharacterized by a propensity to internationalization thatin recent years is constantly growing, is also characterized by the presence of the COSMOB Technology Center,in the forefront for technical support to companies, daily
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can rely on its own FabLab for rapid prototyping throughmodern digital manufacturing technologies. For years, thestructure has been a pole of attraction for investments by
local and foreign entities, such as those from countries like
Brazil, Mexico, Turkey, etc. Its goal is primarily competitive
growth. This purpose is pursued by focusing on a key factor such as the quality of products and processes, as well
as by implementing innovative solutions through researchand development. In this context, over the years many innovations have been developed in different fields:•
Personalized kitchen and home automation•
Design and eco-sustainable packaging•
Smart mattress•High automation bed•
Wellness and functionality in the office•
Furniture for the elderly•
Materials and coatings for eco-sustainable and functional furniture (glass, cardboard)•
Smart doors and partition walls•
Furniture with sound absorption properties•
New shapes for bathroom furniture
COSMOB also has a great experience in the field of Indoor
Air Quality and is developing two products that aim to havea significant impact on these problems.
On the one hand, in fact, COSMOB is developing an IoTproduct able to detect indoor pollution in its main components and to process this information by providing the user
with useful actions to minimize pollution in confined environments or help him to improve his/her behaviour.
On the other hand, COSMOB is developing basic materials
that can be used in completely biodegradable, environmentally friendly and zero-emission furnishing in confined
spaces.
These products are part of an important potential market,
linked to indoor pollution. Even by just considering China,
the biggest market in the world, awareness on these issues
is increasing: in Beijing, half of the new urban buildings
will have to be certified as green buildings by 2020.
It is probable that we will soon decide whether to go to arestaurant rather than another one based on the best air
quality, since proposing a clean environment will becomea status symbol.

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TUSCANYFASHIONInfrastructures and connections•

2 integrated international airports (Florence andPisa), serving over 50 international destinations•
1:30h from Florence to Rome by high-speed train•
1:40h from Florence to Milan by high-speed train
Tuscany is crossed by:•
the major Italian highway (A1) connecting Milan with
Rome and Naples•
the EU “Scandinavian-Mediterranean Core Network
Corridor” linking the Baltic Sea with Southern Italy
and Malta
1 main commercial port (Livorno) with direct links to the
10 major Mediterranean ports
3 main logistic parks (Livorno, Prato and Arezzo)

Industrial base
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Tuscany is one of the most specialized regions in
Europe for the textile, clothing, leather and shoe industries. Tuscany has also a long tradition in goldsmith production
Historical background: Tuscany gave birth to or has
seen the growth of some of the biggest names ofhaut couture, such as Gucci, Ferragamo and Emilio
Pucci, Enrico Coveri, the Bridge and most recently Prada, Roberto Cavalli, Stefano Ricci, Ermanno
Scervino, Peuterey, Patrizia Pepe
Availability of high-level skilled workforce, especiallyin the leather manufacturing
The proximity to one of the most important tanning
districts in the world, Santa Croce sull’Arno
Easy accessibility to suppliers of Top-level segment,
specialised in different phases of production process (especially in high level and luxury items)

Facts and figures
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Main fashion specialization sectors: Textile, Clothing,
Leather & tanning, Shoes
Revenue: EUR 22.5 billion - 20% of Regional GDP
121,000 employees (30,000 textile; 41,000 clothing;
27,000 leather & tanning; 23,000 shoes)
8% of total Tuscany’s employees
8 billion € of export (=25% of Tuscan export)
Tuscany produces 30% of Italian fashion exports
Main export markets: France, Hong Kong, China,
USA, Germany, UK, Spain, Japan
Main luxury fashion brands produce its items in Tuscany (especially bags and leather accessories):
Céline, Fendi, Dior, Bulgari, Montblanc, Chanel, Prada, Burberry, Gucci, Furla, Balenciaga, Ferragamo,
Valentino, etc.

R&D network
Contact info
Regione Toscana - Invest in Tuscany
www.investintuscany.com
info@investintuscany.com
T: +39 055 4385643
Filippo Giabbani
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Tuscany, and especially its main city, Florence, is an internationally famous education centre specialized in the
sectors in which the region better expresses its uniqueness: art and fashion. Main fashion schools:•
Polimoda•
IED – European Design Institute•
ASPI - Alta scuola Pelletteria di Scandicci

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MITA Made in Italy Tuscany Academy
Istituto Marangoni

Incentives and funding•

For detailed information please visit
www.investintuscany.com/incentives

Success story••

In April 2018 Gucci (Kering Group) inaugurated the
ArtLab centre in the area of the former Matec in Scandicci, where 900 new employees will work at full capacity
In June 2018 Prada inaugurated the new factory in
Valvigna, near Arezzo (almost 70 M €) the worldwide
centre of excellence for the group’s leather goods; itis the largest production plant among the 21 owned,•

with its 30,000 square metres of surface area and 785
employees
In November 2018 Fendi announced an investment of
40 million euro in the municipality of Bagno a Ripoli,
near Florence, where the maison of the LVMH groupwill build a new production plant for leather goods
and accessories in the former Brunelleschi Furnace
In July 2019 Chanel invested in the tannery “Samanta” in Ponte a Egola (Pisa), in the heart of the Santa
Croce leather district, thus strengthening the upstream production chain.

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HEALTHCAREAOSTA VALLEY
APULIACALABRIA
FRIULI VENEZIA GIULIALAZIOLOMBARDY
PIEDMONT
TRENTINO
TUSCANY

AOSTA VALLEY
LIFE SCIENCES

Infrastructures and connections
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1 regional airport Corrado Gex (allows the operation
to aircraft up to a maximum of 70/80 places).
Highway: A5 linking Aosta with Turin and Milan
Tunnel Mont Blanc: linking Aosta with France
Tunnel Gran San Bernardo: linking Aosta with Switzerland
1:00 h from Aosta to Turin; 2:00 h from Aosta to Milan; 7:00 h from Aosta to Rome; 7:00 h from Aosta to
Paris; 2:00 h from Aosta to Geneva

Industrial base
Following are some of the numerous companies providing business opportunities in Aosta Valley: Engineering
S.p.A. (data center), STMicroelectronics LTD (semiconductors), Thermoplay S.p.A. (hot runner systems forinjection molding of plastics), Eltek S.p.A. (electromechanical components), Brabant Alucast LTDt (magnesium
and aluminum components),Podium advanced technologies LTD (electric drive systems), Mavel LTD (electricengine for high speed), Honestamp LTD (molds for thermoplastic), MDM LTD (bolts and screws), GPS Standard
S.p.A. (security systems). Aosta Valley is autonomousin water. C.V.A S.p.A. produces and distributes hydroelectric power from a huge catchment area consisting ofweirs and dams of significant magnitude.

Facts and figures••

2 companies active in Life sciences, with 1,200 employees
Genetics & Genomics - Bioinformatics, Big data analytics- Biotechnologies (Pharma & Medical Devices)

R&D network

Contact info
Regione Autonoma Valle d’Aosta – Assessorato
finanze, attività produttive e artigianato
www.regione.vda.it
f.clermont@regione.vda.it
T: 0165/274726
Fabrizio Clermont, Emanuela Dandres

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The Smart Specialization Strategy (RIS3) of the Aosta
Valley identify 3 areas target for R&D, Mountain of Excellence, Intelligent Mountain and Sustainable Mountains,subject to reciprocal cross-fertilization actions, mainly
through the use of KETs (ICTs, Nano-microelectronics
and bio-technologies).
In the Region there is the headquarters of the Universityof Valle d’Aosta and a seat of the Polytechnic of Turin,
as well as research centers, such as the Astronomical
Observatory, the Safe Mountain Foundation, the Institutefor agriculture.
Research is particularly active in biotechnology, information technology, electric mobility, land monitoring and theenhancement of cultural heritage.

Incentives and funding
The Aosta Valley is a Region in “special status” with wide
legislative and administrative autonomy by which it canoperate in an efficient and effective way so that entrepre-

neurs can interact with the public administration quickly
and easily. Regional law 84/1993 supports research anddevelopment in industrial enterprises with grants witha maximum amount of € 500,000 for large companies,€ 250,000 for medium-sized companies; € 125,000 for
small companies. Regional law 14/2011 supports thegrowth of new innovative companies with grants with amaximum amount of € 150.000.
The regional financial company, Finaosta, can support
the capitalization of companies.

Sites and buildings
The Region can make available to companies many industrial sites:•
technology park Espace Aosta, with lots and buildings of different sizes;•
technology park Ilssa Viola in Pont-Saint-Martin,with lots and buildings of different sizes;•
industrial area in Châtillon of 16,660 sqm;•
industrial area in Verrès of 16,042 sqm.

Success story
Podium advanced technologies LTD.
In 2011 a small group of graduates and PhDs from Polytechnic of Turin joined forces to create an innovative engineering firm, building upon their interests and passion
for motorsport, cars and applied research on hybrid andelectric mobility.
Podium Advanced Technologies offer a comprehensive setof services in automotive high performance development,
covering conventional, hybrid and full electric powertrains,
supported by a unique hands-on experience in all facets ofinternational motorsports.
In 2019, the company has 30 employees and covers an areaof 6,000 sqm. For the second year in a row, Financial Times
recognizes Podium Advanced Technologies among Europe’s fastest growing companies.

logy transfer model set out in the Valle d’Aosta regional
Research and innovation strategy for smart specialization
for the period 2014/2020.
The main objective is to improve health, with particularreference to various neurodegenerative and oncologicaldiseases. The research will also focus on building the
genome profiles of samples of the population in order toestablish a regional bioinformatics database.
The research activities are carried out by a partnershipcomposed of research body and enterprises.
The project has available a total funding amount of
15,000,000 Euro for 5 years.The proposals presented in
response to the call are being evaluated, the center will befully operational on 1 January 2020.
The operation aims to establish technology transfer and create start-up and spin-off businesses. For example, it could
be possible to support the creation of businesses which
would focus their activity on identification of the diagnostic
bio-markers which are needed for the development of new
diagnostic kits which could be used by medical analysis laboratories, hospitals, clinics and care home.
We are looking for companies, start-ups or consolidated companies, which intend to establish in the Aosta Valley region tobenefit from the transfer of technology from the research center, to be supported with regional incentives for research anddevelopment, which provides grants to companies.
We are looking for researchers in biotechnologies or information technologies who want to come to work in a cutting-edge scientific context and in an environmental andnatural context of excellence.

Business opportunity
The Aosta Valley Region is creating a research center supporting personalized, preventive and predictive medicine,on a scale appropriate to the size of Valle d’Aosta, to boost
the region’s research and health sector in an innovative
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APULIAgion to major north-south corridors and high-speed
rail network 1 logistics Interport located in Bari

LIFE SCIENCES

Industrial base

Infrastructures and connections

Apulia plays a leading role in the pharmaceutical sector
in Italy and is one of the main regions for exports, thanks to the presence of multinational companies, including
Sanofi e Merck which have located manufacturing plants
and research facilities in the region.

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2 international airports (Bari and Brindisi), serving
over 40 international destinations
1 industrial cargo airport (Taranto-Grottaglie), recently adopted as a test-bed for remotely piloted
aircraft and designated as the first spaceport in Italy
for the development of sub-orbital flights
1 local airport (Foggia), with connections to Tremiti
Islands
3 major ports: Taranto (container shipping; the 3rdlargest commercial port in Italy for cargo traffic); Bari
(passenger and container traffic); Brindisi (passenger traffic)
Extensive road and railway networks, linking the re-

The region has also gained recognition as a center of
excellence for precision medicine, with the recent creation of the national Hub for precision medicine, TecnoMED, which carries out innovative research into tumors
and neurodegenerative diseases, based on nanotechnologies.
Synergy between private and public research institutes
aims at advancing research and encouraging the creation of local hi-tech businesses that can industrialize
research results and bring patents to markets in areas
such as biotechnology drugs, gene therapy, somatic celltherapy, tissue engineering, biomarkers, drug discovery
and drug delivery, advanced diagnostics, bioinformatics.
H-BIO - Apulian Biotech Cluster (11 public and 25 private
partners) is a key player in this area and brings together
the interests and activities of both regional universities
and research centers and private companies operatingin the fields of healthcare and biotech-drugs, focusing
on 4 strategic sectors: Personalized medicine; Advanced
Therapy; Molecular and advanced diagnostics; New manufacturing processes.

Facts and figures
226 companies active in Life Sciences (including Sanofi
and Merck), with over 1,650 employees.
Contact info
PUGLIA SVILUPPO
www.pugliasviluppo.it
fdi@pugliasviluppo.it
T: +39 080 5498811
Theresa Mulloy
Ewa Jankowska
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The regional export of pharmaceuticals and chemicals in2017 amounted to over 1.6 billion Euros.
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Advanced Pharmaceuticals•
Biomedical Devices•
Advanced Diagnostics•
ICT (Bioinformatics –Telemedicine- eHealth)••

Cosmetics
Surgical and Medical Supplies

R&D network
3 major Universities (Bari, Foggia, Salento) and 1 Polytechnic University (Bari)
3 specialised Hospital Research Institutes•- IRCCS Istituto Tumori “Giovanni Paolo II” (specialised in cancer research)•- IRCCS “Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza” (specialised in genetic diseases)•- IRCCS “Saverio de Bellis” (specialised in molecular biology and degenerative diseases)•
2 National Research Centres - National ResearchCouncil (CNR), present in Apulia with 6 research
institutes, including NANOTEC – Institute of Nanotechnoloy which hosts TecnoMED•- National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN) CVBF
- Biological and Pharmacological Evaluation Consortium for research and product testing.
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C.A.R.S.O. Consortium for postdoc training in biomolecular and oncological research and treatment

Sites and buildings
2 Business Incubators located in Puglia Sviluppo’s premisesin Modugno (BA), suitable for service industry anddigital start-ups and Casarano (LE), suitable for research
and manufacturing activities, offering competitive costs
and 100Mbps ultrafast broadband. H BIO - Apulian Biotech Cluster based in the University of Bari.

Success story•

In 2018, Gelesis, a biotechnology company based in
Apulia and co-founded by PureTech Health (an advanced, clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company
from Boston - USA), developing first-inclass mechanotherapeutics to treat chronic diseases related to thegastrointestinal (GI) pathway, closed an international
financing round, raising $ 30 million of funding. The
proceeds from the financing will be used to support
commercial-stage manufacturing, product launch
preparations, company operations, and clinical advancement of the Company’s pipeline of additional
product candidates for gastrointestinal disorders,
including Type 2 diabetes and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis/non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NASH/
NAFLDOn April 14th Gelesis announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has
cleared the Company’s lead product candidate, PLENITY™ (G lesis100), as an aid in weight managementin adults with a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 25–40 kg/
m2, when used in conjunction with diet and exercise.

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In 2017 the French multinational Sanofi, active inpharmaceutical sector decided to invest 6 million euros in
the Brindisi plant, for the development of an industrial
biotechnology project that aims to develop innovativetechnologies for the genetic improvement of the microorganisms and of the processes of fe mentation
extraction and purification of active ingredients.

Incentives and funding
Regional Contract Programmes: regional grants scheme
supporting business innovation and investment projects
for existing companies or for new companies to be located in the region, with investment budgets falling within
the range between 5 million and 100 million Euros;
Integrated Incentives Packages (PIA): regional grants
scheme supporting business innovation and investment
projects for existing SMEs or new ones to be set-up in theregion, with investment budgets falling within the range
between 1 million and 40 million Euros;
Tecnonidi: regional grants initiative which supports investments projects for innovative start-ups and SMEs,
with a high-technology content aimed at introducing new
products, services and/or business solutions, with investment budgets falling within the range between 25,000
and 350,000 Euros.

Business opportunity
Apulia is an authentic and modern region which offers
many advantages to potential investors and represents theideal location for companies looking to invest in Europe,at the heart of the Mediterranean. The region is building
a strong reputation as a hub for innovation thanks to the61work of its more than 415 private and public entities, including universities, business and technology clusters andlaboratory networks start-ups, all of which are active in research and development. The Apulia regional government
stands out for its commitment to investment in researchand innovation, and is focused mainly on smart technologies and providing a significant boost to hi-tech sectors.
Through Puglia Sviluppo, the regional development agency, potential investors in Apulia can access a raft of incentives, as well as assistance throughout the initial setting-up
phase in identifying business locations, local business andresearch partners and so on. Overall, Apulia is an increasingly attractive business location thanks to its strategic
geographic location, the availability of a young, skilled andefficient workforce, government aid and assistance making
for competitive operational costs, a well developed and highly integrated ecosystem for scientific and technological
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LIFE SCIENCES
Infrastructures and connections
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3 International airports (Lamezia Terme, Reggio Calabria e Crotone)
4 commercial ports (Gioia Tauro, Corigliano Calabro, Vibo Valentia and Crotone)
Main Highways: A2 – Mediterranean Motorway (Salerno-RC)
4:00 h from Lamezia Terme to Casablanca (Morocco)
3:15 h from Lamezia Terme to Frankfurt (Germany)
3:00 h from Lamezia Terme to London (UK)

Industrial baseLife Sciences represent an area of research well rooted
at regional level, interconnected to external networks but
also to regional health care. A recent survey, conducted
on 35 regional research departments and research centers, puts this area first in terms of the number of researchers working on life sciences and intercepted financing.
Industrial Know-how: Medical devices, biomedical engineering, pharmaceutical and food supplements, molecular diagnostic applications, personalized medicine, computational modelling.

Facts and figures
BIOTECNOMED S.c.a.r.l., Innovation Pole for Life Sciencesand Health in Calabria, characterized by:• 14 Consortium Members (Universities, Large, Medium and Small Enterprises)• 50 Technological Partners• 150+ Human Resources• 20 Laboratories (>1,000 m2)• 12 R&D Projects• 1 Maker Space• 7 National and International Patents• 4 Areas of Applied Research (Regenerative Medicine,
Advanced Diagnostics, Neuromotor rehabilitation,
Nutraceutics and Functional Food)• More than 30 M€ raised in competitive national
and international calls on Life Sciences and Biotechnology

R&D network•

Contact info
Regione Calabria
Presidency Department - Internationalization Officewww.regione.calabria.it/website/organizzazione/dipartimento2/subsite/internazionalizzazione/.
sprintcalabria@regione.calabria.it
T: +39 0961/856322
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Biotecnomed S.c.a.r.l.: The Innovation Pole for Life
Sciences and Health technologies in Calabria is a
research and innovation organization, capable of attracting enterprises and startup companies, as wellas public and private investments in South Italy.
Research Center on Neurosciences: located within
the University of Magna Graecia, is a research center devoted to leading edge research on neurodegenerative disorders by advanced imaging techniques.
Istituto S. Anna: a private institution specialized inneurorehabilitation.
Marrelli Health: a private group with multidisciplinary••interests in advanced dentistry and regenerative
medicine.
Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria
University of Calabria in Cosenza

Incentives and funding
Wide range of incentive schemes with the maximum levelof aid intensity available through the EU
Local grants are available for:•R&D projects•
Internationalization•
Innovation•
Researchers hiring and training

Sites and buildings
Industrial sites and buildings are available in many industrial areas in Reggio Calabria, Vibo Valentia, Crotone,
Cosenza and Catanzaro provinces.
Presence of the Innovation Pole of Health Technologies,
managed by Biotecnomed, with 19 laboratories and 48
associated enterprises, providing research centers andenterprises with advanced services and facilities suchas R&D services, Research services laboratories, Intellectual property, Hosting, Events and training, Maker
space. (www.biotecnomed.it)

Success story
Linkverse, a company specialized in medical devices design, healthcare system integration, biomedical data management and artificial intelligence for life sciences has been
recently hosted in the Innovation Pole Biotecnomed. With
his very solid and experienced knowledge in Neurology,
with a special focus on Dementia such as Alzheimer Disease (AD) and Parkinson Disease (PD), Multiple Sclerosis(MS) and much more, Linkverse is among the most competitive players in the field of artificial intelligence applicationin biomedicine.
Arcon is an Italian company born from an intuition of its
founders about the mechanical functionality of the classic stethoscope. Since then ARCON has been proposing
innovative solutions aimed at improving the properties ofclassical stethoscopes, in order to have a more effective preventive diagnosis, reduce the uncertainty on firstdiagnosis and use the stethoscope in telemedicine andremote monitoring. The experience of the company management is based on an important training on businessdevelopment. Performed at the Santa Clara University
Business School (in California); in close contact with the
Silicon Valley ecosystem; thanks to the prestigious Fulbright-BEST Scholarship.
Since 2018, ARCON has acquired an important partner andinvestor: ROCKSTART DH (vertical startup accelerator on
Digital Health, based in the Netherlands). Thanks to them
ARCON opened a second business development office in
the Netherlands (Nijmegen).

Business opportunity
Biotecnomed offers, among others, the following business
opportunities in specific areas of activity (Pharma & Medical Devices, Consulting Services, Life Sciences related
activities) and investment types (R&D, industrial/technological partnership, funding).
Breathless - MicroRNAs as biomarkers for the diagnosis of lungdiseases caused by exposure to environmental pollutants•
Business proposal: a screening method and RNA
sequence for easy assessment of lung damage andworking/living conditions•
Target investor: a licensee interested in acquiring an
exclusive license for the exploitation of the invention
OR a financial partner able to support us in developing a diagnostic kit. Alternatively, the patent could
be sold to pharma companies.
µEMG – Tremor analyzer•
Business proposal: a low cost digital device foroutpatient use + mobile app + (optional) web application. The analysis method can also be implemented toextend functions of classical EMG•
Target investor: licensee (annual fee+royalties%) or
patent buyer
Uterine Cancer Detector (UCD)•
Business proposal: a new method and a diagnostic kit
for the reliable detection of uterine cancer•
Target Investor: a licensee interested in acquiring an
exclusive license for the exploitation of the invention
OR a financial partner able to support us in developing a diagnostic kit. Alternatively, the patent could
be sold to pharma companies.

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SMART HEALTH

Infrastructures and connections•••

Airports: Venice Marco Polo Airport, Treviso A. Canova Airport and Trieste Airport Friuli Venezia Giulia
are 30/60 minutes driving from regional main towns
Main Highways: E70-A4 Turin-Milan-Trieste, A23
Palmanova-Tarvisio, A28 Portogruaro-Conegliano
Railway: Connections from Udine and Trieste
railway stations to Milan, Rome, Turin and Venice•••

Maritime connections: Trieste, Monfalcone and Porto Nogaro commercial ports
Interports: Cervignano, Gorizia, Pordenone andTrieste.
Broadband: ERMES, with its 2,600 km of cables,
260,000 km of optical fiber, 1,679 km of backbone
infrastructure and 720 km of cable infrastructure in
the 86 industrial areas, is the wider broadband geographic area in Italy

Industrial baseBio-high-tech in Friuli Venezia Giulia consists of about
150 companies working in Smart Health within three closely related Bio fields: Bio-Med (including Living Environment Technologies), Bio-Tech and Bio-ICT.
Among the big companies, we can mention TBS Group(biomedical hospital devices corporation), Lima Corporate (one of the world leading companies in prosthetics),
and Biofarma (working in nutraceutical). Average enterprises include ALIFAX and Insiel Mercato, while small
and micro enterprises represent 90% of the whole field.

Facts and figures
SMART HEALTH CLUSTER
Export: 300-315 mln €Turnover: 900 mln €Enterprises: 150
Employees: 5,000
Foreign companies: 4
BIOHIGHTECH INDUSTRY FOCUS•
Biomedical•
In vivo and in vitro diagnostics•
Medical informatics and Bioinformatics•
Innovative Therapy•
Ambient Assisted Living
Contact info:
Central Directorate
for production activities and tourism
T: +39 040 3772491
www.regione.fvg.it/rafvg/cms/RAFVG/economia-impresewww.investinfvg.it
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R&D network
Key players in research and innovation: 150 companies(MedTech and in-vivo diagnostics 30%, in vitro diagnostics 18%, Medical informatics 20%, Innovative therapies
17%, Ambient assisted living 15%); three Universities(Trieste, Udine, Sissa); two CNR (National ResearchCouncil of Italy) sites; five international research institu-

tes (ICGEBInternational Centre for Genetic Engineeringand Biotechnology, Elettra Sincrotrone, LNCIB-Biotechnologies University Consortium National Laboratory; Italian Liver Foundation; Callerio Foundation for oncologic
diseases); two IRCCS-Sanitary Research and Care Institutes (Burlo Garofolo in Trieste and CRO in Aviano, Pordenone); two academic medical center hospitals (Trieste
and Udine, both certified by the Joint Commission International); four technology and science hubs, including
AREA Science Park.
IP4FVG - Industry Platform 4 FVG, Friuli Venezia Giulia
digital innovation hub, supports SMEs in the industrial
manufacturing digital transformation and promotes technological updating in the sector also through training,living labs and specialised services.
The Burlo Garofolo Pediatric Institute is a children’s hospital recognised as the best one in Italy for its research
activity and 28th all over the world.
Know-how and specialisation in the following fields: invivo diagnostics, prosthetics, regenerative medicine, biosensors and advanced microscopy, in vitro diagnostics
and bio-pharmaceutics (bio-similar) with particular specialisation in cardiology, neurology, oncology, pediatrics,
gynecology, genomics (Next Generation Sequency),
nutraceutics, informatics, including all the IoT (Internetof Things) technologies (telecommunications, big data,
informatics safety, cloud infrastructures for health, mobile technologies), all the HPC (High Performance Computing) technologies, hospital and welfare information
technology, bio-images and bio-signals IT, telemedicine,
remote assistance, smart home automation systems, wearable technologies, decision support systems.
CBM is the Smart Health Cluster of Friuli Venezia Giulia
with a leading role in building relationships between all
the actors in this field - entrepreneurs, researchers, clinicians, policy makers and people involved in finance andeducation. CBM is focused on internationalisation activity
in order to increase its network with European countries(i.e. Bavaria, Austria, Poland, Balkan regions) and U.S.,
Cuba, Thailand, Australia and others.

Incentives and funding
Friuli Venezia Giulia has several types of incentives andfunding: companies meeting specific criteria can benefit
from regional taxes reduction; publicgrants can be awarded to support the creation of newenterprises and implement RDI projects.
Other types of incentives to support competitiveness of
SMEs and measures to finance innovation technolog investments are provided. Different kinds of regional subsidised financing can be granted to support investments
and business development.

Sites and buildings
Area Science Park – Science and Technology hub
BIC FVG S.r.l. – Enterprises incubator
Consorzio Innova FVG - Science and Technology hub
Friuli Innovazione – Research and Technology Transfer hub
Polo Tecnologico di Pordenone - Science and Technology hub
Port of Trieste Industrial area – This is the leading Italianport for total tonnage movement and railroad traffic, withalmost 10,000 trains/years reaching the main European
industrial destinations.
Fully operative Free zones in Trieste (unique in the EU
context) offering warehousing, storing, examining, sorting, packing and repacking, manufacturing and industrial
processing at convenient economic condition also for industrial processing of non-EU goods destined for EU andnon-EU markets.

Success story
VivaBioCell was founded in 2007 as a spin-off of Universityof Udine, Italy. The company develops, manufactures andcommercializes automated bioreactors to support advanced
therapy medicinal products manufacturing for innovativeand regenerative medicine therapies like autologous stem
cell transplantation. Medical Devices are coherent to the“Good Manufacturing Practice – GMP in a box” concept.
These are “Closed Systems” that do not necessarily require
to be located in a high sterility clean room environment. The
mission is to make new medical treatments become affordable. Current applications include developing stem cell forthe treatment of osteoarthritis and advanced cell and genetherapies, as the automated “GMP-in-a-Box” system will be
used to develop next generation immune cells productionin the treatment of cancer trough natural killer cells. In 2015
VivaBioCell has been fully acquired by NantCell Inc, a subsidiary of NantWorks LLC group, based in Los Angeles (CA),USA.
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Business opportunity
Proposer: Biovalley Investments spa
Investment type: Funding.
Description: streaMED.ai is a SaaS platform designed tosupport effective patient flow management in surgery unitsof public and private healthcare providers. Key advantages:•
The project aims at solving a problem experienced bysurgery units for years, producing relevant cost savings with AI technology developed in collaboration with a
specialized center of the University of Trieste.
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As of today, there are no comparable solutions available
in terms of integration of technologies and clinical data
management.
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The consortium of partners gathers skills, expertise, andtechnology acquired during 20 years of direct professional experience in developing middleware, connectivity
and integration of clinical, laboratory and medical image
data for hospital organization.
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In order to produce a deliverable prototype, an estimatedinvestment of 900,000 euro is required to cover the development costs for the first three years. Based on current negotiations with two research hospitals, the team
expects to receive from these institutions 300,000 euro
in the 3 years; a portion of this funding will be received
upfront to develop the prototype.
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2 International Airports (Fiumicino Leonardo Da Vinci, Ciampino)
3 commercial ports (Civitavecchia, Gaeta, Fiumicino)
Main Highways: A1 Naples-Rome-Milan; A12 Roma-Civitavecchia; A24 Roma-L’Aquila.

Industrial base••Lazio is Italy’s 2nd most important and one of Europe’s most important pharmaceutical industry hubs.
Home of international players and highly innovative•

local SMEs operating in synergy with the important
public research network.
Main areas of specialisation and high added value
production are: pharmaceutical innovative drugs,
e-Health and medical devices production.

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300 companies
22,000 employees
8 billion euro exports (40% of regional exports)
45 Biotech companies (about 10% of the total in Italy)
25.96% contribution to biotech turnover
26 specialized research centres
10,000 researchers
7,468 graduates in life sciences per year
High presence of public and private research infrastructures
Innovation agreements: 200 M € for projects concerning R&D

R&D network
Presence of important industrial and multinational groups
with their own R&D centers.
Some of the main national and international players: BSP
Pharmaceutical, Sanofi Aventis, DPhar, SPL, Menarini
and Alpha - Sigma.
Areas of specialisation:
Pharmaceutical: pre-clinical development of inhibitors forthe treatment of solid cancers.
Medical devices: development of new optical systems for
subcellular resolution retina analysis.

Sites and buildings

Contact info
Region Lazio www.regione.lazio.it
Lazio Innova Spa www.lazioinnova.it
www.laziointernational.it
E-mail: internazionalizzazione@lazioinnova.it
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LAZIO INNOVA has a set of integrated tools for Innovation & Internationalization, coordinates a group of incubators of start-ups and has connections with the main
Scientific and Technological Parks of Lazio. In the recent
years, Lazio Region has seen a growth of incubators,
accelerators and other startup related organization andprojects.

Incentives and funding
LAZIO INNOVA, as an agency owned by the Lazio Region,
operates to the advantage of businesses and local public
administration in the provision of:•
incentives from regional, national and/or European
resources;•
credit support and the issuance of guarantees;•interventions in risk capital;•
services for the internationalization, promotion of business networks and regional excellence;•services for the creation and development of business;•measures for social inclusion.
More info available at:www.lazioinnova.it – www.laziointernational.it

The GIOMI Group, on the other hand, was founded in 1949
and today is a European healthcare group with a presence in
Italy and Germany. It operates in the hospital, residential andhome sectors, covering the entire health chain.
The common intent of the two business groups is to spreadwell-being through health-care methodologies that used todiverge in traditions and techniques. The Newco will not only
promote traditional Chinese medicine products in the Italianand European markets, but is planning to open pharmacies,
specialized parapharmacies, traditional Chinese medicine
centers with a modern management organization, clinics
and departments to accommodate the flow of patients inreserved spaces within the GIOMI group hospital facilities.
www.giomi.com

Business opportunity•

Success story
Tong Ren Tang Giomi Srl, the Italian-Chinese joint-venture
The Italian-Chinese company Tong Ren Tang Giomi S.r.l. is
the joint venture established in Rome in 2018 between the
GIOMI RSA and the Chinese group TONG REN TANG Chinese Medicine and represents the first experience in thehealthcare sector of integration between traditional Chinese
medicine and modern European medicine.
The TONG REN TANG is a company founded in 1669 by direct seal of the Emperor Yongzheng and was the exclusive
supplier of the Chinese royal family for a good 188 years. Today it is a leading company on the Chinese market and listedon the Shanghai and Hong Kong stock exchanges.

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Proposer: Genechron SRL			
Project: HTMark (Hepato-toxicity biomarker)		
Info: www.genechron.com
Proposer: Healthia Srl				
Project: Happysalus				
Info: www.healthia.it
Proposer: Takis Biotech				Project: TK-NEO: a Cancer Vaccine targeting NeoAntigens
Info: www.takisbiotech.it
Proposer: Kay Systems Italia Srl			Project: MRT-DSS: Molecular Radio Therapy-Decision Support System				
Info: www.ksi.it
Proposer: Menarini Biotech			Project: MenHub				
Info: www.menarini-biotech.it
Proposer: Evvivax				
Project: Genevax: from Genes to Translational
Vaccines
Info: www.evvivax.com
Proposer: ACT Operations Research. European Brain
Research Institute (EBRI) and the Italian National
Research Council (CNR)
Project: MODIAG – Modeling for Diagnostic.
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Distance by car from Milan to Paris (8h50min), Berlin(10h45min), Frankfurt (7h30min), Barcelona (10h)HEALTH INDUSTRY

Industrial base

Infrastructures and connections

The Health industry is strongly oriented to the future needs of society, becoming an important driver to create orrecognize new emerging markets
In Lombardy Health Industry contains a very rich and varied system of competences, which includes the following
themes:•Biotechnologies: pure biotech companies researchand development of based products exclusively on
biotechnologies•
Pharmaceuticals: the pharmaceutical industry in
Lombardy plays an important role for the well-being
and quality of life. A role that combines the high propensity to research and to innovation with a significant manufacturing activity•
Medical devices: it includes all those medical technologies that make the difference in making a healthcare system at the forefront•
Food: related to foods with nutritional specificity forrehabilitation, nutraceuticals, etc•
Creative industries: related to disability, maintenance,and design reacquisition of psycho-physical faculties•
Constructions for equipped living and working environments and for individual well-being systems
The Pharma sector is the most advanced in terms oftechnology in Lombardy: companies invested mostly in
the Internet of Things, 3d printing, robotics and artificial
intelligence
The Biomedical enterprises are focused on biomedical
devices for personal use, instrumental use, electro medical use and for early diagnostics
The priority themes of technological development are
e-health, new diagnostic systems, drugs and innovative
therapeutic policies, prevention, health monitoring, rehabilitation
The excellence of Lombardy Life Sciences Cluster is characterized by scientific and industrial competencies in the:•
Biotechnology sector applied to the health sector(red biotech)•
GPET (Genomics, Proteomics and Enabling Technologies) sector•
Nano biotechnologies

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573 km of highways
900 km of national roads
11,000 km of provincial roads
1,680 km of railway network
4 International airports:•
Milano Malpensa Airport, Varese - Ferno (54.5km from Milan)•
International Airport Il Caravaggio, Bergamo Orio al Serio (60.4 km from Milan)•
Enrico Forlanini Airport, Milano - Linate (9.7 km
from Milan)•
International Airport Gabriele D’Annunzio, Brescia - Montichiari (120.5 km from Milan)

Contact info
Regione Lombardia – Team AttrACT
www.regione.lombardia.it,
www.attractlombardy.it
investimenti.attract@regione.lombardia.it
T: +39 02 8515 5220
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Pharmaceutical sector and medical devices, withfocus on personalized medicine (early diagnosis,
rehabilitation devices and others) and mobile health services (telemedicine, remote health monitoringand interoperability platforms)
The Thematic Working Groups of Lombardy Life Sciences Cluster are: PHARMACEUTICALS (new drugs), MEDICAL DEVICES (for diagnosis and therapies), ICT FOR
HEALTH, ADVANCED THERAPY (gene therapy, cell-based products, combined therapies), DIAGNOSTICS (invivo, in vitro and device diagnostics), and NEUROINFLAMMATION (research of the pathogenetic mechanism
related to neuroinflammation in neurological diseases)

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1st Italian region in terms of employees in the pharma
sector, with more than 30,000 units (47.2% at national
level), of whom 2,825 deals with R&D activities
1st region in Italy for European funds obtained in thehealth sector (4th among European regions)With 28% of businesses and local units based in Lombardy (162 units), 23% of investments and 32% of theturnover, Lombardy is confirmed the first region of
Italy for presence, commitment and results in Biotech
816 biomedical enterprises (307 with more than 20
employees) and they employ 40% of the Italian workforce of this sector
Presence of Lombardy Life Science Cluster that includes:•
82 enterprises•
24 Universities and Research bodies•
20 Other bodies•
6 Associations

R&D network•••

The R&D investments of Lombard enterprises in this
sector accounts for roughly one third of the national
total Lombardy counts the highest number of surgeries
The research system consists of 6 Faculties of Medicine, 2 Departments of Bioengineering, 28 hospitals with
university course premises, 288 Research centers withresearch activities in the health sector and 186 centerswith research lines in non-food biotechnologies
Public universities and Research centers involved in-•clude LIUC, the Catholic University, Bicocca University of Milan, the University of Milan, Vita Salute S. Raffaele as well as the CNR and the Politecnico of Milan
Human Technopole (located at Expo Milano 2015site), the new Italian research centre that will be an
attractive hub for national and international talents at
European and global level for biomedical research,genomics and for the future of medical science

Incentives and funding
Regione Lombardia supplies incentives for corporate investments and Start-ups. For example:«AL VIA» Corporate Investments•
5% to 15% non-repayable grant for capital expenditures in productive assets for a specific investment
project•
Long-term financing from €50,000 to €2.85M at favorable rates, with a duration from 3 to 6 years•
Free financial guarantee to cover up to 70% of thefinancing•
The eligible projects must fall within one of these twocategories: Company Development or Relaunch of
Productive Areas•
The intervention is dedicated to companies: registered in the Italian Register of Companies with an operating office in Lombardy at the time of the supply of
the contribution, active for at least 24 months«Linea Innovazione» Incentives for Innovation Projects
The incentive consists of a subsidized-interest-rate loan
and a capital contribution to support the interest payments (starting from a minimum of €300,000 up to a maximum of €7,000,000).
The combination of the incentives can cover 100% of thetotal eligible cost of the project.
The financial incentive is dedicated to MSMEs employing
fewer than 3,000 people, which have the Headquarter in
Lombardy and are planning to invest in a project whichaims to innovate the process or the product of the business. Thanks to the ERDF - European Regional Development Fund, Regione Lombardia allocated in the 2014
– 2020 program period 36% of the fund (€349.2 M) tostrengthen the research sector, foster technological development, and innovation. In the same way, 30% of thefund (€294.6 M) is allocated to promote the competitiveness of SMEs and improve access to loans.
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has allocated € 50,000,000 to financing the project, in
collaboration with Finlombarda (operational partner).

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AttrACT website www.attractlombardy.it gives access to more than 100 investment opportunities(greenfield and brownfield opportunities), located in
55 Municipalities, mapped out through the AttrACT
Programme. A variety of sites ranging from the officebuilding to the industrial facility. This initiative, promoted by Regione Lombardia together with Unioncamere Lombardia, is a unique experimentation in
Italy for the promotion of the investment opportunities located in Lombardy
Within the Lombardy Life Science Cluster: PARCOTECNOLOGICO PADANO (Lodi, LO)
Within The Italian Scientific and Technological Parks
Network:•
POLO TECNOLOGICO DI PAVIA (Pavia, PV)•
COMONEXT (Lomazzo, CO)•
KILOMETRO ROSSO (Bergamo, BG)•
BERGAMO SVILUPPO (Bergamo – BG)“MIND” (Milano Innovation District) a world-leading
science, technology and innovation park, a businessfriendly “innovation ecosystem” for domestic and international players, a “catalyst” for sustainable socio-economic growth, a new vibrant community fully
integrated with the city centre of Milan. Located justa few miles North-West of the city centre, which hosted the six-month Universal Exposition in 2015.

Success story
SANOFI ITALIASANOFI is a French global healthcare leader in the world. With more than 100,000 employees present in 100
countries, the company has 79 manufacturing sites in
36 different countries. In 2017, the sales reached € 35bn.
SANOFI is one of the leading pharmaceutical company
in Italy, where it has a strong industrial presence. The Italian subsidiary manufactures and markets drugs in all thegroup’s business areas.
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SANOFI. A unit of clinical research (CSU- Clinical Study Unit)
with 39 collaborators, dedicated to conduct clinical studies
operates at SANOFI site in Milan.
The Lombardy site is an example of positive growth which
has been going on for some time, thanks to an investment
plan of € 19 M over the last three years enabling to expand
the production capacity.
NOVARTIS FARMA
Novartis is a global healthcare company based in Switzerland working in the pharmaceutical sector. Second
pharmaceutical multinational in the world by turnover.
Novartis is present in Lombardy with Alcon Italia SpA in
Milan and Novartis Farma SpA or Sandoz SpA in the province of Varese.
Novartis is planning to increase its investments in
Italy. The group’s investments will be mainly allocate
to R&D, collaborating with research centers and hospitals to carry out clinical trials, investing in data collection, training doctors and supply advanced drugs.
In 2017 Novartis already invested € 61 M in Italy to do 224
studies involving 10,000 patients. In Italy the group planned to launch an investment of € 200 M in R&D in three
years.

Business opportunity
AttrACT Program
The AttrACT Program is a unique innovative program in
Italy: it brings together investors, investment opportunities
and local Municipalities thanks to a dedicated online platform, www.attractlombardy.it.
AttrACT aims at:•
developing the regional offering•promoting opportunities for investment•
bringing together the main territorial stakeholders
More than 100 “ready to use” investment opportunities,
representing all the 12 provinces of Lombardy and pertaining to 4 key segments: Industry, Logistics, Offices andTourism. The Program has mapped both publicly- and privately-owned areas.
AttrACT sees the direct engagement of the Lombardy
Municipalities involved in the Program that are called to
identify local investment opportunities (greenfield andbrownfield) in their area, made it available to investors, andsimultaneously made commitments to simply administrative processes, offer economic and tax incentives and offer
qualified assistance service.
Commitments can vary according to the Municipality:•
Simplification of administrative processes such as:•
Adopting the Action Plan by the city council inless than 90 days from the request•
Delivering a Planning Permission in less than 60days from the request•
Dedicating a portal or an on line “front office”
service where investors can find all useful information•
Economic and Tax incentivisation such as:•
Declaring in advance all urban planning and construction expenses without additional expenses•
Offering reduction or exemption of IMU, TASI, e/or TARI according to the Municipality•
Reducing the primary and secondary land development expenses by at least 20%•

Promotion:•
Making available a support team that coordinates the work, facilitates the relationships andencourages collaboration•
Providing preliminary consulting services andsupport to companies in the presentation andimplementation of their projects, with the issuance of written opinions if requested in the
proposal

AttrACT, where to invest in Lombardy.

MIND – Milano Innovation District
An innovation, culture and research based identity withinternational focus
The former Expo site will be transformed into a “Science,
Knowledge and Innovation Park“: a hub open to the world,
capable of attracting international excellences and promoting Italian technology and culture in an extraordinary
location.
A science and technology park with outstanding architectural features, able to attract investment and generate
economic benefits throughout the country with scientific,
recreational, cultural, sports, residential, productive andtertiary functions.
MIND will become a new part of the city: a smart, sustainable, authentic, inclusive and safe community, able to attract talented people from around the world.
The three majors anchors of the project are:•the new cross-disciplinary research infrastructure
Human Technopole which will develop personalized
approaches in the field of medicine and nutrition on
cancer and neurodegenerative diseases using genomics, big data analysis and new diagnostics techniques•
University of Milan Campus: a modern scientific, education and research campus, aiming to the most advanced international standards for teaching, researchand interaction with the private industry•
Galeazzi research and treatment hospital: gathering
together the excellence in the orthopaedic field of
IRCCS Galeazzi and the experience gained in the cardio-thoracovascular and bariatric field of the Istituto
Clinico Sant’Ambrogio, to offer patients a great multi-specialized research hospital.

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LIFE SCIENCES
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1:00h from Milano Malpensa Airport
Crossed through the Mediterranean and Genova-Rotterdam EU railway
Vicinity to the upper Tyrrenian ports (Genova andSavona)3 interconnected logistics hubs.

Industrial baseLife sciences - specifically biotechnology, pharmaceuticals and medical devices – represent one of the mostpromising hi-tech industrial sectors in Piemonte.
More than 400 local companies+ 21 multinationals.
Sectors: Biotech, Pharmaceuticals, Food Supplements,
Cosmetics, Disposable, Services & Techno Care, Digital
Health, Hospitals, LABS, SPA & Fitness.

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More than 400 companies operating in the life sciences field
Over 250 companies specifically in the healthcare andmedtech supply chain
347 thousand employees, equal to 20% of the national
value.
Almost 10k employees in 21 multinationals
4th Italian region with 52 companies in the biotechnology field
820 research groups of which 60% in healthcare and medtech fields scientific production
3 Public universities
3 Incubators: 2I3T, I3P, ENNE3
1 Science & Technology Park dedicated to biotechnology: Bioindustry Park Silvano Fumero
1 Innovation Cluster for biotechnology: BioPmed Among
Piemonte’s leading key
Players: Advanced Accelerator Applications Srl (AAA)A Novartis company, Ephoran, Huvepharma, Ab Sciex,
Agilent Technologies, Bracco Imaging, Merck,Sicor(Teva), Diasorin, Delpharm, Livanova, Olon,L’Oreal, ELitechGroup, CID – Carbonstent & Implantable Devices,
Sienna Biopharmaceuticals, Unicyte Fresenius, TrovaGene, im3d, Consort Medical, Horizon Discovery
Regional Technological Platforms and Innovation Hubs
2 world class hospitals in Torino and Novara (to be built)
Top public healthcare system:leader in Europe in Organic Transplantology , excellence in the Oncology
and Cardiology.

R&D network
A network of research centres, multinational companies
and SMEs, makes of Piemonte a cluster of innovation,
education and technology transfer and the core of a robust, interlinked system active in pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, wellness and health massively supported byconverging technologies. Piemonte ranks high in Europe
as a strategic partner for cooperation, R&D and investments in the life sciences and converging technologies
sector, making the region a powerful location for scientificand industrial partners and for new businesses to set up
operations. The Regional Technological and Innovation
Hubs are drivers of innovation and research programs
involving the public system, big players and companies:
successful results in terms of medical applications, diagnostics, medical sensor technology and automation.

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ROP ERDF 2014/2020: Action I.1B.2.2 Objectives:to foster research and development projects Fields
of application – smart factory, bioeconomy, life
sciences, space economy
Regional Investment contract for big companies witha foreign shareholder or a controlling one
ROP ERDF2014/2020 Action III.3c.1.2 – Investment
attraction through Financial Support. Ensuring Positive Effects on local SMEs for SMEs not active
in Piemonte yet; local SMEs that have delocalized
production, SMEs already operating in Piemontethat want to develop a functionally different type ofinvestment
Human Resources – High Level training and Research apprenticeship (ESF 2014-2020) for people
aged from 18 to 29 including PhD and Academic Diploma of Research Training, research activities
ROP ERDF 14/20 Axis I Action 1.1.b.41 - support toStartups development programs
L.R. 34/04 - Objectives: to foster start-up, expansion
and diversification of a productive local unit and process/ product innovation.
Moreover, Piemonte Region in order to promote thepublic and private partnership in the framework of
the New Teaching and Research Hospitals is preparing a new measure aiming to support new researchlabs set up and R&D activities in the smart healthfield (about 60 mil €)Sites and buildings
The Bioindustry Park is a driver for growth and a regional
point of reference for business related to the life sciences
and health, promoting and developing research in thebiotechnology, healthcare and life science sector. The
Park directly coordinates the fulfilment of investments
and management of the technical equipment, supports
the implementation of R&D projects in the on-site companies, encourages the development of start-ups andspin-offs; provides infrastructures as well as scientific andadvanced services, such as technology transfer, patent
support, tutoring of start-ups and spin-offs, project management and financial support.
Regione Piemonte and Municipality of Torino offer industrial areas and location solutions for high tech service
companies willing to invest in Piemonte.

Success story•••

Regione Piemonte (Regional Government) has recently contributed to the successful installation of 3
companies in its territory. All these companies havebenefited from the financial support of the ROP ERDF
2014/2020 Axis I Action I.1b.1.1 - IR2 - Industrializationof Research Results.
Huvepharma Italia Srl will start a new strategic project
for a total of eligible expenses equal to € 10,896,740.00.
In collaboration with the Department of Chemistry andDrug Science and Technology of the University of Turin, Huvepharma Italia Srl aims at identifying new alternative solvents characterized by greater sustainability. In the context of circular economy, the company
will also implement a sludge and waste treatment for
their re-use as fuel therefore minimizing its disposal.
The project is expected to increase the company’scompetitiveness and consolidation in the API market
as well as to offer employment opportunities for the
local market.
CID S.p.A, company of the Alvimedica group, will starta new strategic project for a total of € 6,000,000.00 ineligible expenses. The company aims at developing
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cal function can also slowly release a drug capable ofpreventing tissue proliferation, which tends to occlude the lumen of the blood vessel. The most importantfeature of this highly innovative stent is the possibility
to use it in diabetic patients.
Bracco Imaging S.p.A. will start a new strategic
project for a total of € 10,000,000.00 in eligible expenses. The company will focus on the pre-clinical andphase 1 clinical development of a new contrast agent
for magnetic resonance. The investment will increase
the competences of the team currently working in the
Unit based in Piemonte, fully in line with the industrial
footprint of the company.

Business opportunity
Piemonte is implementing the future of medicinerelatedsciences. The cities of Torino and Novara will be the centerof this innovative renovation thanks to their New Teaching
and Research Hospitals that will position Piemonte’s regional healthcare system, the medicalscientific research andlife sciences and human health related sectors, among theinternational leaders. The New hospitals will be at the forefront of innovations in terms of design and interaction
between the patient care, R&D and teaching. The two hospital will also house the teaching and research activitiesof the respective University Faculty of Medicine. The hospitals will therefore be the opportunity to strengthen thecooperation with new and existing businesses, researchand training centers aiming at creating value and distributing services.
In a few words to foster the cooperation between the public
and the private sector. With this objective, Regione Piemonte is preparing a new measure aiming at supporting
new research labs set up and R&D activities in the smart
health field (about 60 mil €).

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LIFE SCIENCES
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International Airports: 45 minutes from Verona
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Main Highway: A22 Brennero-Modena
Railway that connects North East of Italy with
Austria and Germany
Brenner Basistunnel in construction
Interporto of Trento
Broadband with more than 1,100km of optical fiber
Proximity to key European countries (Switzerland,
Germany, Austria)
Within 2-3 hours flight from major European cities

Industrial baseIndustrial Know-how:
Medical devices, pharmaceutical and food supplements,
diagnostic applications, biomedical engineering, biomolecular and microbiological investigation.
Main companies:
ePharma, Novartis-Sandoz, Biomat, Biodermol, Eurocoating, Novagenit, Corehab, OPT SurgiSystems, Bio4Dreams, GPI, Imagina Biotech,Alia therapeutics, Wondergene Sybilla biotech.

Facts and figures
HEALTHCARE & LIFE SCIENCES CLUSTER•
Export: 106 million euros•
40 companies•
5th Region for turnover generated•
20 million € invested for R&D by the Public Sector•
11 million € for R&D on biology and bio-technology•
1,5 million € for R&D on digital Healthcare
400 researchers, 200 employees
Foreign companies:•
Novartis-Sandoz•
OPT SurgiSystems•
Specialization areas:•
Biology and Biotechnology•
Medical devices•
Rehabilitation•
eHealthR&D network

Contact info
Trentino Sviluppo SpA
www.investintrentino.it
info@investintrentino.it
T: +39 0464 443111
Monica Carotta, Massimo Zorzi, Romina Falagiarda,
Francesca Azzolini, Stefano Battisti
CIBIO
alessandro.quattrone@unitn.it Alessandro Quattrone
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Research Centers: CIBIO, University of Trento (Department of Integrative Biology), Bruno Kessler Foundation(ICT, microsystems, smart materials), Edmund Mach
Foundation (agrifood, genomics, environment).
Trentino Salute 4.0 is the first Competence Center in Italy
focused on digital healthcare between the Healtcare Institution, FBK and the Autonomous Province of Trento.
Labs: LaBSSAH – Laboratory od Biomolecular Sequence and Structure Analysis for Health, CIBIO – Centre forIntegrative Biology, Neuroinformatics Lab, Ausilia – Assisted Unit for Simulating Indipendent Living Activities,
CimeC - ,Center for Computational and System Biology,
Proton Therapy Center.
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Personalized medicine and eHealth devices
Genetics and biomarkers
Brain and neuronal
Rehabilitation and accessibility

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Up to 70% local grant on internationalization
Up to 60% local grant for researchers hiring
Up to 50% local grant on innovation
Private – Public equity financing up to 1.5 milion €Business opportunity•

Trentino Sviluppo, in-house company of the local Government, has 2 science park, 6 BIC (Business Innovation Centre)•

We provide: fully equipped spaces and infrastructures, support on technology transfer, technology partnership, supply chain development, HR selection,
incentive selection•

INVEST IN TRENTINO: significant local incentives, efficient and reliable autonomous government, #1 quality of life in Italy, supportive R&D environment, 0 local
tax (for 5 years), a workforce you can count on•

Provide Equity trough Trentino Invest.

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Provide support to innovation and technology transfer trough HIT-Hub Innovazione Trentino.

Success story•

The Department CIBIO – at the University of Trento,
created in 2009, with more than 300 researchers is an
excellence that will pursue the task of creating a suitable environment for merging classical cellular andmolecular biology approaches with the new powerfultools of systems and synthetic biology, and with thecontribution of chemistry, physics, informatics, mathematics, and engineering in an integrative view ofbasic biological processes and of their derangement
in disease.

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The last ten years have witnessed an unprecedented
revolution in biology. The availability of complete andannotated genome sequences for many species andthe increasing affordability of high-throughput approaches for the global monitoring of macromolecules incells are providing the basis for the mechanistic understanding of living tissues, both in their physiology
and in the determinants of their diseased state.

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In January 2018, Nature Biotechnology published aninvention made in CIBIO “A highly specific SpCas9
variant is identified by in vivo screening in yeast”. A
variant y of CRISPR–Cas9 nucleases for genome editing that will allow scientists in performing different
applications for therapeutic purposes.

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In 2019, the University of Trento license the use of theinvention to a spin off company, Alia Therapeutics
that is the first Italian company dedicated to the application of this disrupting technology.

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Infrastructures and connections••

2 integrated international airports (Florence andPisa), serving over 50 international destinations
1:30h from Florence to Rome by high-speed train
1:40h from Florence to Milan by high-speed train

Tuscany is crossed by:
the major Italian highway (A1) connecting Milan with
Rome and Naples
the EU “Scandinavian-Mediterranean Core Network Corridor” linking the Baltic Sea with Southern Italy and Malta•
1 main commercial port (Livorno) with direct links to
the 10 major Mediterranean ports•
3 main logistic parks (Livorno, Prato and Arezzo)

Industrial baseLeading region in R&D: Tuscany is one of the world leading
regions in terms of research in vaccines, oncology, cardiovascular, neurology, biorobotics & biomaterials (one of themost recent vaccines, anti-meningococcus B has been developed in Tuscany – Novartis – GSK)First class public health system with high expertise in all
the fields of medicine, operating with cutting edge procedures for clinical trials
Synergy between public and private research thanks toa well developed technology transfer model all aroundTuscany:•
4 business incubators for life sciences based companies•
Tuscany Life Sciences Cluster (that counts morethan 300 affiliated companies, 19,000 employees,
823 patents)
Many international companies have set up their headquarters for Italy and Southern Europe in Tuscany (Eli
Lilly, Kedrion… ) and many international companies
have set up in Tuscany local units for manufacturing products, organizing clinical studies with domestic partner(Biomérieux, Novartis – GSK)

Facts and figures

Contact info
Regione Toscana - Invest in Tuscany
www.investintuscany.com
info@investintuscany.com
T: +39 055 4385643
Filippo Giabbani

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370 firms in Life Science (42 pharma, 80 biotech, 120
medical devices and 128 software&services)•

Turnover: EUR 8 billion•

7.5% Regional GDP•

19,000 employees (= 1.2% of total Tuscany’s employees)•

2,000 employees in R&D activities•

1.45 bln € export (=18% of LS Turnover)•3 Universities involved in LS R&D, with a total of
19,000 students in scientific fields

Main Research areas in Life Sciences in Tuscany•
Pharma (Advanced Therapy - Antibodies - Blood Factors - Growth Factors - Cytokines - Drug Development- Immunotherapies - Pharma production - Antitumor
compounds - Development of anti-parasitic and anti-••viral agents - Orphan diseases)
Software (Bioinformatics - Communication systems eHealth - Telemedicine - Telematics - Telemetry - Image Analysis - IT infrastructures - Mobile App)
Biotechnology (Genomic search for new diagnostics- Protein atom depth analysis)

R&D network
3 major Universities (Florence, Siena and Pisa)
2 Superior Graduate Schools (SSSA - Scuola SuperioreSant’Anna, SSNP – Scuola Normale di Pisa).
Advanced Institutes (IMT - Institute for Advanced Studies
of Lucca, SUM – Italian Institute of Human Sciences, in
Florence)
3 National Research Centres•
National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN)•
National Institute for Astrophisics (INAF)•
National Research Center (CNR), present in Tuscany with 19 Institutes of Research

Incentives and funding
For detailed information please visit
www.investintuscany.com/incentives

Sites and buildings••

4 business incubators for life sciences based companies
Tuscany Life Sciences Cluster (that counts morethan 300 affiliated companies, 19,000 employees,
823 patents)

Success story•••

In 2018 Yf Capital, a Chinese private equity fundco-founded by Jack Ma, acquired 100% of the ESAOTE group, a leader in the biomedical sector present in
Florence with a plant that employs 220 workers
In 2018 the Swiss multinational Lonza, active in thebiopharmaceutical sector, has decided to invest in the
Sienese startup Exosomics, which develops non-invasive liquid tests for the screening and diagnosis ofcancers in the initial phase
In 2017 The Swiss pharmaceutical group Skan has invested 6 million euros in the Sienese startup Pharma

Integration, which specializes in the development offully robotic systems and production lines for fillingsyringes and bottles for vaccines and oncologicalproducts

Business opportunity
PHARMA AND MED TECH LOGISTIC AND DIGITAL HUB
Greenfield Project
Investors: Financial or Industrial operating in pharma sector
Proposing Companies: 4 Pharma companies already operating in Tuscany
Description: the possibility of investing in a digital logistical platform to support the industries operating in the life
sciences sector, which will make it possible to optimise the
distribution chain of medicines produced in Tuscany, andmore generally in central Italy. The investment is aimed at
equipping an area of 125,000 square meters, half of which
will be built, to build 21,000 square meters of warehouses,with temperature-controlled environments, suitable for the
storage of pharmaceutical products, with 8 loading areas
and as many intended for the shipment of goods, as well
as about 6,000 square meters of offices.
It is a platform designed to have high expansion capacity, toserve any other interested companies in the many areas of life
sciences, as new warehouses can be built for an additional
20,000 square meters of floor space.
The storage capacity, from a pre-feasibility analysis, isestimated at 38,000 initial pallet places, three quarters ofwhich can hold temperatures between 15° and 25° and one
quarter between 2° and 8°.
70% of stocks will be for raw materials and packaging, 30%
for finished products, which will be handled at a rate of
52,000 pallets per year. 80% are destined for export and
20% for the domestic market.
M&A IN COMPANY OPERATING IN MEDICAL IMAGING ANDULTRASOUND TECHNOLOGIES
Brownfield Project					Investors: Financial or Industrial operating in pharma/medical device sector					Value of total Investment: to be defined			
Proposing Companies: Local firm searching for strategic
partnershipCore business: the company, born as a Spin-Off company
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of the Italian National Research Council and Universityof Pisa, is specialized in Medical Imaging and Innovative
Ultrasound Technologies. The company produces its Cardiovascular Suite, a CE marked medical device software
for assessing early markers of cardiovascular risk. The
company aims to design a next generation of biomedical
ultrasound systems.
ASSETS:
Commercial distribution on the global market based on 14
distributors and 8 agents monitoring the system and focusedon medical devices sales.
Synergies and collaborations with the Italian National Research Council CNR, the University of Pisa and several research institutes at global level.
Strong scientific references on the products usage validating
the system.
The Cardiovascular Suite is CE marked and the company got
the ISO 9001:2008 certification.
High market’s recognition and high investments budget ratio.

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MACHINERYAND MECHATRONICSAOSTA VALLEYCALABRIAEMILIA-ROMAGNAFRIULI VENEZIA GIULIALOMBARDY
TRENTINOAOSTA VALLEY
MACHINERY
AND EQUIPMENT

Infrastructures and connections
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1 regional airport Corrado Gex (allows the operation
to aircraft up to a maximum of 70/80 places).
Highway: A5 linking Aosta with Turin and Milan
Tunnel Mont Blanc: linking Aosta with France
Tunnel Gran San Bernardo: linking Aosta with Switzerland
distances: 1:00 h from Aosta to Turin; 2:00 h from
Aosta to Milan; 7:00 h from Aosta to Rome; 7:00 hfrom Aosta to Paris; 2:00 h from Aosta to Geneva

Industrial base
Following are some of the numerous companies providing business opportunities in Aosta Valley: Cogne Acciai
Speciali S.pA., that produces special steels, has about1100 employees and, in addition, has other production
plants in Switzerland (Cogne Stainless Bars), Mexico(Cogne Acciai Speciali Mexico), Brazil (Metalinox Cogne
Aços Inoxidàveis Especiais) and China (Dong Guan Cogne Steel Products); STMicroelectronics LTD (semiconductors), Engineering S.p.A. (solution for digitalizationin Finance, Government, E-health, Industry, Energy),
Eltek S.p.A. (electromechanical components), Thermoplay S.p.A. (hot runner systems for injection molding ofplastics), MDM LTD (special equipment for cold formingof metals), Podium advanced technologies LTD (electric
drive systems), Mavel EDT LTD (electric motors), Grivel
LTD (mountain equipment) and other innovative SMEs.
Aosta Valley is autonomous in water: C.V.A S.p.A. produces and distributes hydroelectric power from a hugecatchment area consisting of weirs and dams of significant magnitude.

Facts and figures•••

About 900 companies working in the sectors: metallurgical, components for electric vehicles, sensors,
molding equipment, equipment for cold forming of
metals.
Large and medium companies are: Cogne acciai speciali S.p.A. Eltek S.p.A., Thermoplay S.p.A., MDM LTD,
Podium advanced technologies LTD, Mavel EDT LT.
In 2018 growth in regional exports at current prices
continued, with an increase higher than the national
average.

R&D network
Contact info
Regione Autonoma Valle d’Aosta – Assessorato
finanze, attività produttive e artigianato
www.regione.vda.it
f.clermont@regione.vda.it
T: 0165/274726
Fabrizio Clermont, Emanuela Dandres

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The Smart Specialization Strategy (RIS3) of the Aosta Valley identifies 3 target areas for R&D, Excellence
Mountain, Intelligent Mountain and Sustainable Mountain, subject to reciprocal cross-fertilization actions,mainly through the use of KETs (ICTs, Nano-microelectronics and bio-technologies).
In the Region there is the headquarters of the Universityof Valle d’Aosta and a seat of the Polytechnic of Turin,as well as research centers, such as the Astronomical
Observatory, the Safe Mountain Foundation, the Institutefor agriculture, the Italian Institute of Technology.
Research is particularly active in biotechnology, information technology, electric mobility, land monitoring andenhancement of cultural heritage.

Incentives and funding
The Aosta Valley is a Region in “special status” with wide
legislative and administrative autonomy by which it canoperate in an efficient and effective way so that entrepreneurs can interact with the public administration quickly
and easily.
Regional law 84/1993 supports research and development in industrial enterprises with grants with a maximum
amount of € 500,000 for large companies, € 250,000 for
medium-sized companies; € 125,000 for small companies.
Regional law 14/2011 supports the growth of new innovative companies with grants with a maximum amount of€ 150,000.
The regional financial company, Finaosta supports thecapitalization of companies.

Sites and buildings
The Region can offer industrial sites available for companies:•
technology park Espace Aosta, with lots and buildings ofdifferent sizes;•
technology park Ilssa Viola in Pont-Saint-Martin, with lots
and buildings of different sizes;•
industrial area in Châtillon of 16,660 sqm;•
industrial area in Verrès of 16,042 sqm

Success story

in all facets of international motorsports
In 2019, the company has 30 employees and covers an areaof 6,000 sqm. For the second year in a row, Financial Times
recognizes Podium Advanced Technologies among Europe’s fastest growing companies.

Business opportunity
The Aosta Valley Region approved in 2016 the regional law
n. 8, in order to increase the attractiveness and competitiveness of the economic system, contributing to the realization of the European strategy for smart, sustainable andinclusive growth. The Region promotes the strengthening,
qualification, innovation and specialization of companies;
enhances research and development projects, investments
and technology transfer, as well as professional qualification and requalification projects for human resources; favors the influx of domestic and foreign investments in theregional territory.
The subsidies provided by the law to companies which
settle in Aosta Valley are the following:•
aid for research and development – maximum grant
for each company 9 million euro;•
aid for investment – maximum grant for each company 1 million euro;•
aid for environmental protection – maximum grant foreach company 1 million euro;•
aid for energy efficiency and energy production fromrenewable sources – maximum grant for each company 1 million euro;•
aid for training – maximum grant for each company 2
million euro;•
aid employment of disadvantaged people – maximum
grant for each company 1 million euro.

Podium advanced technologies LTD.
In 2011 a small group of graduates and PhDs from Polytechnic of Turin joined forces to create an innovative engineering firm, building upon their interests and passion
for motorsport, cars and applied research on hybrid andelectric mobility.
Podium Advanced Technologies offers a comprehensive set of services in automotive high performance development, covering conventional, hybrid and full electric
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METALWORKINGInfrastructures and connections
3 International airports (Lamezia Terme, Reggio Calabriae Crotone)
4 commercial ports (Gioia Tauro, Corigliano Calabro,
Vibo Valentia and Crotone)
Main Highways: A2 – Mediterranean Motorway (Salerno-RC)
4:00 h from Lamezia Terme to Casablanca (Morocco)
3:15 h from Lamezia Terme to Frankfurt (Germany)
3:00 h from Lamezia Terme to London (UK)

Industrial base••••Industrial specialization:
Metalworking and production of metal objects
Production of machinery and plants
Production of metallic carpentry

Main companies: Hitachi Rail Trade, General Electric
Oli&Gas.

Facts and figures
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1,370 companies - Metallurgy and Manufacture of Metal Products
4,669 employees of active companies (average annual
values 2017) - Metallurgy and manufacture of metal
products (excluding machinery and equipment)
Favourable geographical position in the centre of theMediterranean Sea
Strong synergy among the 3 regional universities, theresearch centers and the companies
Availability of highly qualified work force
Wide range of incentive schemes with the maximum
level of aid intensity available through the EU
ZES - Special economic zones - recipient areas of important tax benefits and administrative simplifications

R&D network•

Contact Info:
Regione Calabria
Presidency Department - Internationalization Officewww.regione.calabria.it/website/organizzazione/dipartimento2/subsite/internazionalizzazione/.
sprintcalabria@regione.calabria.it
T: +39 0961/856322
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The NEW MATERIAL Innovation Center, managed
by the Calabria Science and Technology Park CALPARK, is a specialized intermediary for research and innovation between the Calabrian production
system and the research system. The Innovation
Center has activated a focus on building materials
and technologies. The Center supplies specialized
technical-scientific services in three macro-areas: innovative materials and technologies for the building
industry, innovation in materials and production processes of SMEs, micro and nano structured materials.
University of Calabria in Cosenza - Faculty of engineering.
Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria – Faculty of engineering - Department of Civil, Energy,
Environmental and Material Engineering (DICEAM)

Incentives and funding
Wide range of incentive schemes with the maximum levelof aid intensity available through the EU, among which:•
ZES - Special economic zones - recipient areas ofimportant tax benefits and administrative simplifications•
Regione Calabria call for tenders - Negotiated procedure implementing the PRIR - Action 1.5.1 – POR
Calabria FESR 2014-2020•
Regione Calabria Strategic Guideline for internationalization and foreign investment 2017/2020 - POR
Calabria 2017 2020 – PAC 2017 2020
Strategic Project “Calabriaimpresa.eu”: DGR n. 304/2016

Sites and buildings
Availability of industrial sites and buildings in the following
areas: Reggio Calabria: Industrial Area of Gioia Tauro Rosarno - San Ferdinando; Industrial Area of CampoCalabro - Reggio Calabria - Villa San Giovanni; Vibo Valentia: Industrial Area of Porto Salvo; Industrial Area of
Aeroporto; Crotone: Industrial Area of Crotone; Cosenza:
Industrial Area of Schiavonea of Corigliano Calabro; Industrial Area of Piano Lago of Mangone e Figline Vegliaturo; Industrial Area of Follone of San Marco Argentano;

Industrial Area of Sant’Irene of Rossano; Industrial Area of
Bisignano; Industrial Area of Cammarata of Castrovillari;
Industrial Area of Rocca Imperiale; Industrial Area of Montalto Uffugo; Catanzaro: Industrial Area of Lamezia Terme.

Success story
HITACHI RAIL ITALY
Hitachi Rail Italy is one of the most important railway manufacturers in Europe. In November 2015 it was incorporated by
Hitachi Rail Europe. It is the result of the merger of two Italiancompanies of long tradition Ansaldo Trasporti and Breda Costruzioni Ferroviarie, which in 160 years of activity have madethe history of urban mobility and rail transport.
The products of Hitachi Rail Italy range from High Speed,with the ETR1000, to urban transport with tramways, metros, traditional and driverless, to the regional trains Caravaggio and TSR.Hitachi Rail SpA is specialized in the manufacture of technologically advanced rolling stock.
In march 2019, Hitachi Rail Italy signed a new Development
Contract for the digital transformation of its Italian plants,
including the one in Reggio Calabria.
(http://italy.hitachirail.com/en/about-us_288.html)

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Infrastructures and connections••

3 international airports: Bologna (the main regionalhub) Parma and Rimini
7 main freight villages/intermodal terminals. Mainfreight villages are in Bologna and Parma (CEPIM).
Important hubs are located in Piacenza, Villa Selva

Contact info
ART-ER S. cons. p. a. - regional
development agency
www.investinemiliaromagna.eu
investinemiliaromagna@art-er.it
T: +39 051 6450417;
T: +39 348 4216274 andT: +39 051 6450429; +39 347 3770319
Paola Maccani (head); Sabino Alvino

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1 commercial port (Ravenna) and a regional systemof fluvial ports and regional connection to all themain ports along the Adriatic and Tyrrhenian coast
Main Highways from Bologna, Modena and Parma: A1
Naples - Milan; A14 Bologna - Bari (Adriatic); A22 fromBrenner; A15 Parma - La Spezia; A13 Padua – Venice
High-speed trains connect the region with major cities: from Bologna to: Turin - 2:27h, Milan - 1:00h,
Florence - 0:34h, Rome - 1:54h, Naples - 3:15h
96.2% of the regional companies have broadband
connection (2017 – Istat, Eurostat).

Industrial baseEmilia-Romagna has a strong manufacturing sector(25.1% of total employees, being 18.4% the Italian average and 15.4% the European one - Eurostat 2018) madeup of top companies and highly specialized SMEs leaders in their respective niches.
The regional companies are particularly innovative,
exploiting the set of measures provided by the “Industry
4.0 National Plan” and by specific regional measures,
thanks to cutting-edge skills and industrial research, supported by the regional R&D network and universities andtraining institutes.
The Advanced Mechanical Engineering cluster is spread all over the region and supports all the other regional
key sectors, especially Agrifood (e.g. agricultural machineries, food packaging); Housing (e.g. machinery forbuilding and ceramics), Health Care (e.g.electro-medical
equipment, packaging), Fashion, Culture and Creativity
The main specializations and outstanding niches of themechanical cluster are:•sports cars and motorbikes, with famous brands(e.g. Ferrari, Lamborghini, Ducati, Maserati, Dallara, Pagani) and high level suppliers (e.g.: AVL, HPE
Coxa, Magneti Marelli)•
packaging machinery/solutions (e.g. IMA, GD, Sacmi, Marchesini, Ocme, Tetra Pak)•
industrial automation (e.g. Bonfiglioli, Rossi, Elettric80, Sir)•hydraulics, turbines and pumps (e.g. Interpump)•machinery, equipment and gears for food industry,ceramics, constructions, wood, energy production,
electromedical as well as measuring, checking andsurveying instruments (e.g. Cefla, Kohler, ArgoTractors, Termal Group, Beghelli, Marposs, Metalcastello, Smeg, SCM group, GVS, Bellco)•
other excellences such as boating (e.g. Ferretti) and wellness (e.g. Technogym)
Examples of top regional companies in other sectors: Parmigiano Reggiano, Granarolo, Barilla, Consorzio Di Parma(agrifood industry); Yoox, Piquadro, Max Mara (fashion);
Marazzi, Florim, Fiandre (ceramics/tiles); Chiesi, Gambro(pharmaceutical).

Facts and figures
Mechanical Engineering is the regional main cluster,
cross-cutting all the regional industry, with high level oftechnological innovation and strongly oriented towards
Industry 4.0.

FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
About 400 enterprises in the mechanical cluster are controlled byforeign companies, coming mainly from Western Europe, USA
and Asia.
Among the foreign investors we find: Amada, AVL, Dana,
Dover, FEV, Eon Reality, Gea, Guillin, Lovol Arbos, Manitou,
Segula, Siemens, TetraPak, Toyota, Volkswagen Weichai/Ferretti.
INTERNATIONAL TRADE FAIRS
About 17 exhibitions related to the cluster (e.g. EIMA, Autoropromotec, MECSPE, Cibus Tec, SPS-IPC-DRIVES).

R&D network•

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING IN EMILIA-ROMAGNAEMPLOYEES: 311,877
LOCAL UNITS: 43,783(2015, Istat-Asia)•

EXPORT: 34.1 billion Euro•
16% of the national cluster•
53.8% of the total regional export•
regional exports of the cluster are twice the imports(2018, Istat – Coeweb)
TURNOVER
Over 70 billion euro (Istat – 2015)
MECHATRONICS AND AUTOMOTIVE in S3 SMART SPECIALIZATION STRATEGY
1,414 projects financed by regional policies from 2014 to May
2019, providing 295 million euro of incentives (on 871 million of
total investments), involving 674 new researchers.
UNIVERSITY AND TRAINING•
86 university programmes, 37 doctoral programmes and26 master’s degree programmes concerning Industry 4.0•
Degree courses in engineering are available in all the 5
public regional universities (Bologna, Modena and Reggio
Emilia, Ferrara, Parma, Piacenza)•
MUNER, the Motorvehicle University of Emilia-Romagna
provides 2 international and inter-university master degree programmes.

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Emilia-Romagna is one of the European regionswith the highest proportion of R&D expenditure per
inhabitant (679 euro in 2016 while European average is 599). There are 37,428 employees in R&D
sectors.
The research laboratories of the Mechanics andMaterials Thematic Platform in the High Technology
Regional Network (HTN) are specialized in strategic
technological areas such as nanotechnology, mechatronics, materials technology, automation, robotics, etc. The overall HTN network consists of almost
90 Industrial Research Laboratories and Innovation
Centres. The other thematic platforms are: Agrifood, Construction, Energy and Environment, ICT and
Design, Life Science. See also: www.retealtatecnologia.it/en/offer-network.
The “Clust-ER Mechatronics and Motoristics” is acommunity of public and private actors, including
research centres, companies and training institutes.
Industry 4.0: skills and technologies are available
for advanced manufacturing solutions, digital manufacturing, smart supply chain, etc. in the overall
regional research offer (see also: www.aster.it/en/
publications/industry-40-emilia-romagna-region ).
The universities provide 86 degree programmes,
37 doctoral programmes and 26 master degree programmes concerning Industry 4.0.
Bi-Rex (Big Data Research Excellence) is a top national Competence Center aimed at creating a critical mass in the Big Data innovation involving about
50 stakeholders (universities, research system andprivate entities). The Competence Center will be in93

tegrated in the Big Data Technopole – Bologna Hubthat will also include ECMWF (with the European
data centre for weather forecasts), Cineca, INFN
and many others.

Incentives and funding
There are many great opportunities to get financial incentives in Emilia-Romagna, especially to set up a researchlab (infrastructure) and/or to realize R&D projects, andalso through a combination of regional and national instruments.
The Regional Law for the Promotion of Investments(n.14/2014) - See also “Business opportunity”•
The law provides incentives and facilitation for businesses investing in Emilia-Romagna. The “Agreement for the Settlement and Development of theEnterprises” is the main tool provided by the law
to develop programmes aimed to foster new employment and innovation. It has to be signed by the
Regional Government, the investor, local bodies
and other stakeholders involved, and binds theseparties.
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The Regional government periodically publishes
Calls for companies that can receive financial support for innovative investment programmes (see“Business Opportunity”). Categories of aid provided
by the call are the following: Research and development (this category is mandatory to be eligible
for the call), Research Facilities, Environmental Protection, Training Projects, Hiring and Employment
of disadvantaged/disabled workers, Innovation andAdvisory services for SMEs, Productive investment
in assisted areas and/or by SMEs.
•
The three calls for proposals of the Regional Law
for the Promotion of Investments have financed 33
companies providing 75 million of incentives andcreating over 1,700 additional jobs.
•
European funds 2014-2020, along with national
co-financing, will allocate to Emilia-Romagna about
2,500 million Euro. The amount per fund is: 786
million European Social Fund; 481 million European Regional Development Fund; 1,189 million European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development.
The main areas where funds and incentives will beallocated are: R&I; Industry 4.0; ICT development;
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Competitiveness of the economic system; Education and training; Green economy; Smart cities; Employment and social inclusion; Effective governance; Innovative start-ups (especially in green energy,
high technology and creativeness).

Sites and buildings
The region offers a wide range of locations (most of which
are located less than 10 kilometres from major motorway
and rail junctions) with different features and characteristics for production plants, offices and innovative startups. Costs vary according to several factors and development agencies and other operators offer support toidentify the right solution.
The presence of territorial areas with a high level of
specialization gives the chance to integrate the companies with a wide system of suppliers and customers. A
selection of strategic business parks has been identified
by joint efforts involving the Regional Government, Provinces and Municipalities (e.g.: Ecologically Equipped
Business Parks) but the regional offer is much wider. Public properties of different types (e.g.: industrial/logistic,
office, commercial) with high potential in terms of accessto the regional natural and cultural heritage are available
in the DB “Invest in Italy Real Estate”. A network of incubators and coworking spaces is available for innovative
start-ups.
The Technopoles are a network of 10 infrastructures in
20 locations throughout the Emilia-Romagna region, hosting and organizing activities and services for industrial
research, experimental development and technology
transfer. Technopoles are home to the industrial research Laboratories of the Emilia-Romagna High Technology
Network, service facilities for dissemination, exhibition
and information as well as facilities for private researchlaboratories, innovative companies, and spin offs. The technopoles are located in strategic locations with respect
to the main urban and industrial nodes. The areas inside
the buildings are very different in size and layout and canbe adapted to the needs of companies and/or laboratories. Each Technopole has a website and is managed bya subject who can offer specific information to interested
investors. The web address www.retealtatecnologia.it/en/
technopoles is useful for further information and directcontacts with the management of the areas.

Success story

Business opportunity

AVL-FEVThe region offers a wide range of opportunities supporting
investors with:•financial services•
wide range of locations with different features andcharacteristics•
highly specialized supply and value chains
The regional contact point “Invest in Emilia-Romagna” provides tailored solution for each investment request integrating financial incentives with identification of locations andconnection with the main specializations.
Mail: investinemiliaromagna@art-er.it
From the 1st of October to the 6th of November 2019, it will
be possible to apply again for the third call for proposal forthe signing of regional Agreements for The Settlement andDevelopment of Enterprises, the policy instrument provided by the Regional Law for the Promotion of Investments(R.L. 14/2014).
More information available at the following link:
www.investinemiliaromagna.eu/en/news/2019/06 innovative-investments-in-ER.asp - Once this call will be closed,
other policy instruments will still be available to support
relevant investments (eg.: Development Contract, Innovation Agreements).
The technopole network represents one of the many locations available in the region, collaborating with communities of public and private actors - including research
centres, companies and training institutes – such as the“Clust-ER Mechatronics and Motoristics” and the top
national Competence Center Bi-Rex (Big Data Research
Excellence - in collaboration with the new Big Data Technopole in Bologna).
The advanced mechanical engineering represents an opportunity of integration in every regional key sector, withcross cutting specializations in many niches. Besides
mechatronics and automotive, in Emilia-Romagna there
are excellences in packaging (food, pharmaceuticals, ceramics, etc.), biomedical equipment, agricultural or construction machinery and many more.

AVL and FEV - two top world companies in the powertrainengineering - invested in Emilia-Romagna with the supportof the Regional Law for the Promotion of Investments (L.R.
14/2014) collaborating with local stakeholders and companies.
AVL – headquartered in Austria - was funded in 1948 andis leader in development, simulation, and testing of powertrain systems for passenger cars, commercial vehicles,
construction, large engines, and their integration into thevehicle. The company has an annual turnover of 1.9 billion
euro. In 2017, AVL Italia opened in Cavriago (Reggio Emilia)
a specialized R&D centre to collaborate with the top companies of the regional motor valley, investing almost 10
MLE (with a regional incentive of 3.3 MLE) and creating 52
additional full-time jobs. The CEO of AVL Italy stated: “Theinvestment had to be located in Germany, but the regional
support made us choose Reggio, where a location met ourneeds”.
FEV - founded in 1978 and headquartered in Germany –boasts 6,300 employees worldwide and is leader in designand development of advanced gasoline, diesel and hybrid
powertrains and vehicle systems. In 2019, the company
has opened the first private laboratory of a foreign company inside the University of Bologna -the “Green mobility research lab” – that will develop predictive algorithms
in smart vehicles. In the same year, the company started
another investment in the region focused on Advanced Driver Assistance System that is hiring 22 new employees (ofwhich 18 graduated) with an investment of 2.4 MLE (witha regional incentive of 1 MLE). The managing director has
explained that Bologna has been chosen for its high skills
on automatic control, for the presence of top automotive
companies and because of the Big Data Technopole thatwill be soon operative. The Fev Group was already present
in Emilia-Romagna with a branch in Sant’Agata Bolognese(Bologna) since 2014.

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Airports: Venice Marco Polo Airport, Treviso A. Canova Airport and Trieste Airport Friuli Venezia Giulia
are 30/60 minutes driving from regional main towns
Main Highways: E70-A4 Turin-Milan-Trieste, A23
Palmanova-Tarvisio, A28 Portogruaro-Conegliano
Railway: Connections from Udine and Trieste
railway stations to Milan, Rome, Turin and Venice
Maritime connections: Trieste, Monfalcone and Porto Nogaro commercial portsInterports: Cervignano,
Gorizia, Pordenone and Trieste•

Broadband: ERMES, with its 2,600 km of cables,
260,000 km of optical fiber, 1,679 km of backbone
infrastructure and 720 km of cable infrastructure in
the 86 industrial areas, is the wider broadband geographic area in Italy

Industrial base
Metalworking is one of the most important productive
sectors in Friuli Venezia Giulia and its sub-sectors are:Metallurgy, Machinery production, Household appliances, Components and spare parts, Thermo-mechanics,
Precision mechanics, Automotive. Over the years in Friuli
Venezia Giulia, the most important companies of the sector have reached excellent results both in terms of market
and in terms of research and innovation; among them wecan mention: Danieli e C. SpA, specialised in providing
process automation and control systems for the metals industry, Wartsila Italia SpA (large sea engines production),
Savio Macchine Tessili SpA, Electrolux SpA (former Zanussi), Ferriere Nord SpA, Officine Tecnosider Srl.

Facts and figures

Contact info
Central Directorate for production activities andtourism
www.regione.fvg.it/rafvg/cms/RAFVG/economiaimprese/; www.investinfvg.it
investinfvg@regione.fvg.it
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Cluster export: 6 billion €Enterprises: 3,800
Employees: 62,000
Foreign companies: 63
International research projects:•
THINGS+ (Interreg Central Europe Program)•
E-EDU 4.0 (Interreg Italia-Austria 2014-2020)•
AIM (Horizon 2020)•
ICAP (INTERREG V A Italia – Austria 2014-2020)•
BiFOCAlps (ALPINE SPACE)METALWORKING INDUSTRY FOCUS•
Mechanics•
Thermo-Electro-Mechanical Manufacturing•
Components and spare parts•
Plastics•
Metal production

R&D network
The main R&D players are:•
Universities (University of Trieste – Department of
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Digital Innovation Hubs (“DIH Advanced Manufacturing Solutions”, Pordenone and ““DIH Udine - Data
analytics & Artificial intelligence”, Udine) both included within the Digital Innovation Hubs catalogue of
the European Commission and declared as “fully
operational”;
Sissa - International School for Advanced Studies;
Scientific and Technological Parks (Area Science
Park; Parco Scientifico e Tecnologico “L. Danieli”,
Udine; Polo Tecnologico “A. Galvani”, Pordenone;
Consorzio Innova FVG),
Laboratories such as LAMA FVG, Additive FVG
Square and LEF 4.0 - Lean Experience Factory. Besides that, three more demo facilities are going tobe established and fully operational at the beginningof 2020 - with a specialisation on 1) Big Data andArtificial Intelligence; 2) IoT – Internet of Things; 3)
Data Optimization and Simulation.
other partners such as BIC Incubatori FVG, which
pursues the institutional mission of increasing thenumber, quality and size of innovative companies atterritorial level and enhancing international cooperation among SMEs and innovation facilitators.
IP4FVG - Industry Platform 4 FVG, Friuli Venezia
Giulia digital innovation hub, supports SMEs in theindustrial manufacturing digital transformation andpromotes tecnological updating in the sector also
through training, living labs and specialised services.

Besides from cooperating with all the relevant stakeholders, COMET, the Regional Cluster representing themetalworking sector of Friuli Venezia Giulia, jointly works
with the regional departments as a competent technicalentity on European Thematic S3 Platforms on Industrial
modernisation (i.e. “SMEs Integration to Industry 4.0”;“Efficient and Sustainable Manufacturing” and “High Production through 3D Printing”).

Incentives and funding
Friuli Venezia Giulia Region has several types of incentives and funding. Regional taxes reduction can be applied
to companies which meet specific criteria; public grants

can be awarded to support the creation of new enterprises and implement RDI projects. There are also incentives to support competitiveness of SMEs and measures
to finance innovation technology investments. Different
kinds of regional subsidised loans can be granted to support investments and business development.

Sites and buildings••

Monfalcone local economic development consortium sites near Monfalcone commercial port.
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Industrial area (D1a) Schiavetti, city of Staranzano: 69,000 square meters area, 5 km fromTrieste airport; 3.5 Km from Ronchi sud railway
station; 7 km from Redipuglia A4 highway toll
booth, the area is served by local transportation and the bus stop is about 400 m. away.
There are railway sidings in the area. Infrastructure costs are included in the land price.
Maximum building footprint 50%, maximum
height 15 meters. Communal utilities are available in the area, gas, water, electricity, waterand drainage system.
Carnia Industrial Park consortium, Amaro industrial
area: lots 42,648 sq. m.

Consorzio di Sviluppo Economico Locale del Friuli (Friuli
local economic devolpment consortium)

Success story
Flex Ltd is an American multinational technological manufacturer, the third largest global electronics manufacturingservices (EMS), original design manufacturer (ODM) company by revenue, behind only Taiwan’s Pegatron to original
equipment manufacturers. Flex’s corporate headquarters
are located in Singapore and operates in more than 40 Countries; since 2015, the company has established production
plant in Trieste (former Alcatel-Lucent), employing around
600 people.
Freud S.p.A. - part of the Bosch group – is the worldwide
leader in the cutting tool industry that operates in the development, production and sale of circular saw blades, cutterheads & brazed cutters, knives, as well as drilling, routing
and CNC tools, spare parts and accessories engineered andcrafted to process different materials such as wood, aluminum, plastic and ferrous materials. The new plant established in April 2018 in the Industrial Area of Udine (Z.I.U. –97

Zona Industriale Udinese) has been built in a year and a half(including six months for the site planning) and covers a
30,000 square meters lot, with about 4,000 square meters forthe factory and the warehouse, whereas about 2,000 are dedicated to offices. In a first phase, over a hundred employeesof the administration, commercial and research and development areas have been transferred in the new production
site. Freud S.p.A. represents a success story, not only for the
positive result and outcome obtained, but also because of
the fruitful collaboration has been established between the
Regional administration and the Industrial Area Consortium(COSEF - Consorzio per lo Sviluppo Industriale del Friuli
Centrale).

Business opportunity
Additive FVG Square is an initiative launched by Friuli Innovazione - Research and Technology Transfer Centre based in
Udine. It is implemented in collaboration with COMET - Friuli
Venezia Giulia Metal Cluster, with the participation of the University of Udine, in partnership with EOS and AM Ventures,and together with five important regional companies (Brovedani Group, Cividale Group, SMS Group, Thermokey andWartsila). Additive FVG Square is a space open to collaboration dedicated to the development of skills of companies
in the field of additive technologies. A cutting-edge center,with a system for industrial 3D printing of metal parts, wherecompanies can learn and experience additive technologies
in a concrete and market-oriented way. Additive FVG Square
represents the center of an ecosystem of integrated services for additive manufacturing (am), where the actors of theinnovation and research system can learn, experiment andgrow companies to make them competitive in the changing
scenario of global competition.
The business opportunity for foreign companies lies in thepossibility to be hosted in the Science and Technology Parkin Udine (where Additive FVG Square is located) and be involved in the AM FVG ecosystem, which is characterized by:•an advanced university research laboratory in AM andvirtual prototyping;•a large manufacturing cluster with about four thousands companies;•
professional schools and technical institutes nationallyknown;•
a leader enterprise in using AM technology;•
large manufacturing enterprises interested in developing AM;•
an industrial area offering infrastructures and services
for companies development.
Since 1964 CSIM (Monfalcone local economic development

consortium) , has been committed to promoting investment
opportunities, by setting up infrastructures, offering highquality services and supporting enterprises interested in investing in Monfalcone and Staranzano areas.
CMS is in charge of planning the territorial developmentof the industrial areas of competence, their infrastructures
and their management, based on the Piano Territoriale Infraregionale (Territorial Interregional Plan). The conveyanceis to be deliberated by the Administrative Board after thearea sectioning. The conveyance price for the consortium
industrial areas situated in Lisert and Schiavetti Brancolo ispresently of 40.00 euros per sqm. (VAT not included).
The land is located in a logistically strategic area, crossed by
the Baltic/Adriatic corridor and the Lisbon/Kiev Corridor. It isnear the Monfalcone commercial port, the northernmost port
in the Adriatic sea and therefore the closest one to Central
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573 km of highways
900 km of national roads
11,000 km of provincial roads
1,680 km of railway network
4 International airports:•
Milano Malpensa Airport, Varese - Ferno (54.5km from Milan)•
International Airport Il Caravaggio, Bergamo Orio al Serio (60.4 km from Milan)

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Contact info
Regione Lombardia – Team AttrACT
www.regione.lombardia.it,
www.attractlombardy.it
investimenti.attract@regione.lombardia.it
T: +39 02 8515 5220
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Enrico Forlanini Airport, Milano - Linate (9.7 km
from Milan)
International Airport Gabriele D’Annunzio, Brescia - Montichiari (120.5 km from Milan)
Distance by car from Milan to Paris (8h50min),Berlin (10h45min), Frankfurt (7h30min), Barcelona (10h)•The productive system includes around 100,000 firms and 1 million employees, for a total turnover of €250 billion and a value added of € 60 billion
Regional context with a high manufacturing value,with strong technological and research competencies
in machinery and manufacturing systems development and management
Lombardy is the first Italian region by number of patents
registered at the European Patent Office (EPO) concerning manufacturing technologies: industrial technologies,
metallurgy, mechanical engineering, chemicals, textiles
Lombardy is the leading manufacturing region in
Europe regarding some sub-industries such as: manufacturing of metal products, excluding machineryand equipment; textile industries; production of basemetals; manufacture of wearing apparel; printing andreproduction of recorded media; wood and productsof wood and cork, except furniture
The priority themes of technological development are:mechatronics for advanced manufacturing system,
modelling, simulations, forecasting methods and tools, ICT, sustainable manufacturing technology, advanced material, strategy definition and management
methodologies
The excellence of the Lombardy Cluster for the Advanced Manufacturing – AFIL is well-known for its strong
focus on technologies, enabling intense technology
transfer, and its strong local scientific representation(public and private research centers, universities,etc). The Cluster with a cutting-edge governance system enable an open participation of businesses ofall sizes. Moreover, its strong connections with theEuropean technological platforms and National Technological Clusters allow intense innovation activity
The Thematic Working Groups of Lombardy Cluster
for the Advanced Manufacturing – AFIL are the coreof the Manufacturing Innovation in Lombardy (in particular Additive Manufacturing, De and Remanufacturing, Digital & Intelligent factory, Material and Surface
treatment)•

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1° manufacturing region in Italy in terms of turnoverand value added
around 100,000 firms
1 million employees
3° manufacturing region in Europe in terms of employees
1,672 foreign companies working in the field of manufacturing industry are located in Lombardy employing
more than 250,000 people
In the second quarter of 2018 companies from Milan
recorded positive signals for the production (+2.2%),
the turnover (+3.4%) and orders (+1.8%). Especiallyforeign companies registered an increase of +5.9% of
the turnover and +4.1% for orders
Presence of AFIL - Lombardy Cluster for the Advanced Manufacturing, that includes:•
122 firms (69% SME, 31% Large enterprises)•
12 universities/research centers•
12 industrial associations

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The public research system consists of the CNR(ITIA - Institute of Industrial Technologies and Automation), Politecnico of Milan, University of Milan,
Bicocca University of Milan, University of Brescia,
University of Bergamo, University of Pavia, Insubria
University
2,946 among researchers, professors, research fellows and PhD students focused on manufacturing
The research and technology transfer system in the
manufacturing sector consists of 208 research andtechnology transfer centers
Lombardy Industry and Research are present indifferent platforms/initiatives at European levelsuch as: Manufacture, EFFRA-European Factoryof the Future Research Association, Eu Robotics
aisbl, EUSPRI-European Forum for Studies of Policies for Research and Innovation, ENID-European

Network of Indicators Designers, IEEE- the Instituteof Electrical and Electronics Engineers, CIRP-The
International Academy for Production Engineering
Within Lombardy Cluster for the Advanced Manufacturing – AFIL there is a strong member’s connection with the European Technological platforms
and National Technological Clusters, allowing intense innovation activity and relations

Incentives and funding
Regione Lombardia supplies incentives for corporate investments and Start-ups. For example:«AL VIA» Corporate Investments•
5% to 15% non-repayable grant for capital expenditures in productive assets for a specific investment
project•
Long-term financing from €50,000 to €2,85M at favorable rates, with a duration from 3 to 6 years•
Free financial guarantee to cover up to 70% of thefinancing•
The eligible projects must fall within one of these twocategories: Company Development or Relaunch of
Productive Areas•
The intervention is dedicated to companies: registered in the Italian Register of Companies with an operating office in Lombardy at the time of the supply of
the contribution, active for at least 24 months«INTRAPRENDO» Incentives for Startups«Linea Innovazione» Incentives for Innovation Projects•••

The incentive consists of a subsidized-interest-rate
loan and a capital contribution to support the interest
payments (starting from a minimum of €300,000 up
to a maximum of €7,000,000)
The combination of the incentives can cover 100%of the total eligible cost of the project
The financial incentive is dedicated to MSMEs employing fewer than 3,000 people, which have the Headquarter in Lombardy and are planning to invest in
a project which aims to innovate the process or the
product of the business

Thanks to the ERDF - European Regional Development
Fund, Regione Lombardia allocated in the 2014 – 2020
program period 36% of the fund (€349.2 M) to strengthen101the research sector, foster technological development,
and innovation. In the same way, 30% of the fund (€294.6
M) is allocated to promote the competitiveness of SMEs
and improve access to loans.
Thanks also to the European Bank of Investment, who
has allocated € 50,000,000 to financing the project, in
collaboration with Finlombarda (operational partner)

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AttrACT website www.attractlombardy.it gives access to more than 100 investment opportunities(greenfield and brownfield opportunities), located in
55 Municipalities, mapped out through the AttrACT
Programme. A variety of sites ranging from the officebuilding to the industrial facility. This initiative, promoted by Regione Lombardia together with Unioncamere Lombardia, is a unique experimentation in
Italy for the promotion of the investment opportunities located in Lombardy
Within AFIL - Lombardy Cluster for the Advanced
Manufacturing:•
CSMT GESTIONE SCARL (Brescia – BS)•
BERGAMO SVILUPPO (Bergamo –BG)
Within The Italian Scientific and Technological Parks
Network:•
COMONEXT (Lomazzo – CO)•
KILOMETRO ROSSO (Bergamo – BG)“MIND” (Milano Innovation District) a world-leading
science, technology and innovation park, a businessfriendly “innovation ecosystem” for domestic and international players, a “catalyst” for sustainable socio-economic growth, a new vibrant community fully
integrated with the city centre of Milan. Located justa few miles North-West of the city centre, which hosted the six-month Universal Exposition in 2015

Success story
SCHMERSAL ITALIAThe Schmersal Group is one of the largest supplier of safety switching devices in the world. This leading company
in the workplace safety offers system solutions for automation and safety of machines and equipment. More than
1.750 employees in more than 20 countries work every day
to ensure pioneering safety technology solutions. Schmersal is represented by seven manufacturing sites on threecontinents and with its own subsidiaries and sales partners in more than 60 nations. In 2014 it recorded a total
turnover of around € 210M.
Schmersal Italia is the only Italian subsidiary of the German
Schmersal Group, located in the province of Brescia. The
Italian subsidiary is a leading partner since 2000 in machine building and end users.
Schmersal Italia is among the companies awarded by Cento4.0, an initiative directed by the Lombardy Cluster for the
Advanced Manufacturing (AFIL), the Lombard technological cluster recognized by the Lombardy Region, which
rewards the most innovative manufacturing companies of
the territory.
The company has been awarded for its invention, among
other things for its safety electric lock.
ABB SPAThe ABB Group is a pioneering technology leader in electrification products, robotics and motion for 130 years. ABB
operates in more than 100 countries with about 135,000
employees worldwide and a turnover of € 2,241M in 2017.
ABB Italia is vastly integrated in Italy with 5,799 employees in 2017 and is at least present in 6 different cities inLombardy with its headquarter in Sesto San Giovanni (MI).
ABB Italia is among the companies awarded by Cento4.0,
an initiative directed by the Lombardy Cluster for the
Advanced Manufacturing (AFIL), the Lombard technological cluster recognized by the Lombardy Region, which
rewards the most innovative manufacturing companies of
the territory.

Business opportunity
The AttrACT Program is a unique innovative program in
Italy: it brings together investors, investment opportunities
and local Municipalities thanks to a dedicated online pla102

tform, www.attractlombardy.it.
AttrACT aims at:•
developing the regional offering•promoting opportunities for investment•
bringing together the main territorial stakeholders
More than 100 “ready to use” investment opportunities,
representing all the 12 provinces of Lombardy and pertaining to 4 key segments: Industry, Logistics, Offices andTourism. The Program has mapped both publicly- and privately-owned areas.
AttrACT sees the direct engagement of the Lombardy
Municipalities involved in the Program that are called to
identify local investment opportunities (greenfield andbrownfield) in their area, made it available to investors, andsimultaneously made commitments to simply administrative processes, offer economic and tax incentives and offer
qualified assistance service.
Commitments can vary according to the Municipality:•
Simplification of administrative processes such as:•
Adopting the Action Plan by the city council inless than 90 days from the request•
Delivering a Planning Permission in less than 60days from the request•
Dedicating a portal or an on line “front office”
service where investors can find all useful information•
Economic and Tax incentivisation such as:•
Declaring in advance all urban planning and construction expenses without additional expenses•
Offering reduction or exemption of IMU, TASI, e/or TARI according to the Municipality•
Reducing the primary and secondary land development expenses by at least 20%•
Promotion:•
Making available a support team that coordinates the work, facilitates the relationships andencourages collaboration•
Providing preliminary consulting services andsupport to companies in the presentation and implementation of their projects, with the issuanceof written opinions if requested in the proposal
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LOMBARDY••International Airport Gabriele D’Annunzio, Brescia - Montichiari (120.5 km from Milan)
Distance by car from Milan to Paris (8h50min), Berlin(10h45min), Frankfurt (7h30min), Barcelona (10h)

MECHATRONICS
AND ROBOTICS

Industrial base

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573 km of highways
900 km of national roads
11,000 km of provincial roads
1,680 km of railway network
4 International airports:•
Milano Malpensa Airport, Varese - Ferno (54.5km from Milan)•
International Airport Il Caravaggio, Bergamo Orio al Serio (60.4 km from Milan)•
Enrico Forlanini Airport, Milano - Linate (9.7 km
from Milan)•••

The sector is growing: in the first quarter of 2018 regional production rose by 1.1% over the last quarterof 2017
Traditional mechanic firms are investing in robotics:
21% of the SMEs in the region implemented collaborative robotics systems
Lombardy Foundation Cluster Technologies for Living Environment offers a wide range of solutions,from virtual reality to robotics, mechatronics, internetof things, advanced materials, buildings, etc.
The Excellence of the Lombardy Foundation Cluster
Technologies for Living Environment is characterized by transdisciplinary competencies that cover awide range of sectors linked to living environments:
health, ICT, safety, construction, cutting-edge materials, plants, and nutrition. The cluster focus on theindividual in all living environments (home, hospital,
workplace) and at all stages in life (evolutionary age,
adults, the elderly) with particular attention to situations of social disadvantage. The Cluster benefits ofcloseness between the world of research and highly
technological companies. It also counts on representatives from the entire health chain: research centers,
in-house company development labs, university hospitals, rehabilitation centers, local health authorities
and service providers. Finally, the cluster count on asolid research network that has worked on sharedprojects in neurorehabilitation for over ten years

Facts and figures
Contact info
Regione Lombardia – Team AttrACT
www.regione.lombardia.it,
www.attractlombardy.it
investimenti.attract@regione.lombardia.it
T: +39 02 8515 5220
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34,000 companies (38% of the national figure)1° region in Italy, employing 432,000 workers
Export from Lombardy worth € 64 billion, equal to the
30% of the export of the whole national sector
431 foreign companies working in the field of mechatronics & robotics industry are located in Lombardy
employing more than 67,800 people
Presence of Lombardy Foundation Cluster Technolo-

gies for Living Environments, that includes:•
11 firms (7 SME, 4 Large enterprises)•
13 universities/research centres•
8 other bodies

R&D network
Within Lombardy Foundation Cluster Technologies for
Living Environment:•
Politecnico di Milano•
CNR (the National Research Council)•
Università Cattolica di Milano•
Università degli Studi di Brescia•
Università di Milano-Bicocca•
5 Research Hospitals (IRCCS)•
1 Rehabilitation Center

aims to innovate the process or the product of the business. Thanks to the ERDF - European Regional Development Fund, Regione Lombardia allocated in the 2014
– 2020 program period 36% of the fund (€349.2 M) tostrengthen the research sector, foster technological development, and innovation. In the same way, 30% of thefund (€294.6 M) is allocated to promote the competitiveness of SMEs and improve access to loans. Thanks also
to the European Bank of Investment, who has allocated €50,000,000 to financing the project, in collaboration with
Finlombarda (operational partner).

Sites and buildings•

Incentives and funding
Regione Lombardia supplies incentives for corporate investments and Start-ups. For example:«AL VIA» Corporate Investments•
5% to 15% non-repayable grant for capital expenditures in productive assets for a specific investment
project•
Long-term financing from €50,000 to €2.85M at favorable rates, with a duration from 3 to 6 years•
Free financial guarantee to cover up to 70% of thefinancing•
The eligible projects must fall within one of these twocategories: Company Development or Relaunch of
Productive Areas•
The intervention is dedicated to companies: registered in the Italian Register of Companies with an operating office in Lombardy at the time of the supply of
the contribution, active for at least 24 months«Linea Innovazione» Incentives for Innovation Projects
The incentive consists of a subsidized-interest-rate loan
and a capital contribution to support the interest payments (starting from a minimum of €300,000 up to a maximum of €7,000,000). The combination of the incentives
can cover 100% of the total eligible cost of the project.
The financial incentive is dedicated to MSMEs employing
fewer than 3,000 people, which have the Headquarter in
Lombardy and are planning to invest in a project which•

AttrACT website www.attractlombardy.it gives access to more than 100 investment opportunities(greenfield and brownfield opportunities), located in
55 Municipalities, mapped out through the AttrACT
Programme. A variety of sites ranging from the officebuilding to the industrial facility. This initiative, promoted by Regione Lombardia together with Unioncamere Lombardia, is a unique experimentation in
Italy for the promotion of the investment opportunities located in Lombardy
Within The Italian Scientific and Technological Parks
Network:•
COMONEXT (Lomazzo – CO)•
KILOMETRO ROSSO (Bergamo – BG)•
POLO TECNOLOGICO DI PAVIA (Pavia – PV)•
BERGAMO SVILUPPO (Bergamo – BG)•“MIND” (Milano Innovation District) a world-leading science, technology and innovation park,a business friendly “innovation ecosystem” fordomestic and international players, a “catalyst”
for sustainable socio-economic growth, a new
vibrant community fully integrated with the city
centre of Milan. Located just a few miles North-West of the city centre, which hosted thesix-month Universal Exposition in 2015

Success story
HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE ITALIA
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company is an American multinational enterprise based in California andspecialized in information technology for more than
75 years. The company help customers to use tech105

nology and make the transition from traditional technology platforms to the IT systems of the future.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Italia is based near Milan (Cernusco sul Naviglio) and in Rome. With its experience forover 50 years in Italy the company focus on 4 key pillars:•
Develop an hybrid IT infrastructure that fits with thebusiness of their customers•
Help companies to protect their digital assets•
Enable customers to use 100% of their data to speed
up and improve their business decisions•
Create digital and mobile experiences for customers,
employees and partners in order to increase the productivity of companies.
The Italian initiative of “Innovation Lab” is going well beyond
the initial expectations, in one year and a half, the local
project got widespread and raised the initial proposal of creating 15 laboratories to 21, as well as it doubled the initialinvestment from €10M to €20M.
In Italy other investment projects are starting to raise awareness such as a partnership with a Master degree in Bocconi
University with coaching on real cases.

Business opportunity
The AttrACT Program is a unique innovative program in
Italy: it brings together investors, investment opportunities
and local Municipalities thanks to a dedicated online platform, www.attractlombardy.it.
AttrACT aims at:•
developing the regional offering•promoting opportunities for investment•
bringing together the main territorial stakeholders
More than 100 “ready to use” investment opportunities,
representing all the 12 provinces of Lombardy and pertaining to 4 key segments: Industry, Logistics, Offices andTourism. The Program has mapped both publicly- and privately-owned areas.
AttrACT sees the direct engagement of the Lombardy
Municipalities involved in the Program that are called to
identify local investment opportunities (greenfield andbrownfield) in their area, made it available to investors, andsimultaneously made commitments to simply administrative processes, offer economic and tax incentives and offer
qualified assistance service.
Commitments can vary according to the Municipality:
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Simplification of administrative processes such as:•
Adopting the Action Plan by the city council inless than 90 days from the request•
Delivering a Planning Permission in less than 60days from the request•
Dedicating a portal or an on line “front office”
service where investors can find all useful information
Economic and Tax incentivisation such as:•
Declaring in advance all urban planning and construction expenses without additional expenses•
Offering reduction or exemption of IMU, TASI, e/or TARI according to the Municipality•
Reducing the primary and secondary land development expenses by at least 20%
Promotion:•
Making available a support team that coordinates the work, facilitates the relationships andencourages collaboration•
Providing preliminary consulting services andsupport to companies in the presentation andimplementation of their projects, with the issuance of written opinions if requested in the
proposal

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Airports: 45 minutes from Verona airport (Catullo)
Main Highway: A22 Brennero-Modena
Railway that connects North East of Italy with Austria and Germany
Brenner Basistunnel in construction
Interporto of Trento
Broadband with more than 1,100km of optical fiber
Proximity to key European countries (Switzerland,
Germany, Austria)
Within 2-3 hours flight from major European cities

Industrial baseIndustrial Know-how:Motor gearboxes, electric vehicles, advanced traction systems, optical systems, automotive, advanced sensors,drones, aeronautics & aerospace, cutting machine, industrial automation.
Main companies:
BMR – Bonfiglioli Mechatronic Research, DMTC – DANA
Mechatronic Technology Centre, FLY, BLM Group, Gunnebo, CoRA, Dalmec, Aermec, OptoI, Famatec, PAMA,
Cora Automazioni, Novotic, Robosense, Deltamax, Sandvik Coromant.

Facts and Figures
MECHATRONIC SECTOR•
300 companies•
11,000 employees
Polo Meccatronica, a dedicated incubator/hub with:•41 companies•
218 employees•
Turnover: 68 million €•80 million € of public investment
2 dedicated vocational schools 1,400 Students, 400 Researchers
Dedicated Academy
Foreign companies: DANA, Gunnebo, Watts Industries,
Carl Zeiss, Audaces,Sandvik Coromant, Scania.
Main mechatronic activities:
Industrial Automation
Embedded Systems, microsystem
and microelectronic
Robotic and human-machineinteraction
Sensor••••••Contact info
Trentino Sviluppo SpA
www.investintrentino.it
info@investintrentino.it
T: +39 0464 443111
Stefano Battisti, Monica Carotta,
Massimo Zorzi, Romina Falagiarda,
Francesca Azzolini

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R&D network
Research Centers: Bruno Kessler Foundation (ICT, Microsystems, Smart materials), Trento University.
Labs: ProM – Prototyping Mechatronics Facility, Mechatronic advanced lab, New materials characterization facility,
Clean Room facility, Facilities for testing dedicated to pneumatic, vibrations, stress analysis, corrosion and friction.
Know-how:

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SoftwareMechanical and structural design modeling
Human machine interaction
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Up to 80% local grant on R&D project
Up to 70% local grant on internationalization
Up to 60% local grant on researchers hiring
Up to 50% local grant on innovation
Up to 28% investment in new machinery
Financial support for high-technology investments(for mechatronics companies)

Sites and buildings
Polo Meccatronica, an incubator/hub dedicated to mechatronics sector.
Formulas: pre-incubation (Start Ups), incubation (SME),
technology park (others).
Spaces: 32,500 sqm customizable production facilities.
ProM facility: cyber security, ICT, system integration,
electronics, metrology, 3D printing & laser cutting, 6,400
sqm mechatronics prototyping laboratories, 6.4 million €value of the machineries.
By 2020: facility for mechanical tests
Competence Center with high specialization in technologies in the Industry 4.0 area. The Competence Center named SMACT is focused on the following specializations:Social networks Mobile platforms & Apps, Advanced
Analytics and Big Data, Cloud Internet of Things.

Success story
In September 2011, Bonfiglioli Mechatronic Research opened its premises in Rovereto, configuring itself as a research centre for the development of innovative solutions in thefield of mechatronics. Since then, the facility has focusedin particular on the development of permanent magnet high-performance motors with the highest energy efficiency
made available by current technology. Another goal of thecentre concerns the design and industrialization of planetary precision gearboxes for servo-motion control applications. Thanks to the use of a «smart interface», the optimized

combination between the motors and the gearbox provides
the current market with a cutting-edge and high performing
optimized solution.
Thanks to the Pole of Mechatronics, it didn’t took long forthe company to recognize the assets of the territory andthe value of the synergies activated with the University
and the local enterprises working in its field. This is why
the company decided to add a production facility to Bonfiglioli Mechatronic Research S.p.a., in order to manufactureand sell mechatronic solutions for automation that include - besides the servo motors and the planetary precision
gearboxes - products like electrical drive components (inverters produced in Ger many by its other research centre), operator interfaces, and communication and wiring
components. Over the years, BMR has become the Italiancommercial branch for the automation solutions offered by
Bonfiglioli and it currently provides permanent magnet motors and servo gearboxes to the 16 global branches of Bonfiglioli and its tens of national retailers scattered aroundthe world. Currently, BMR has an annual sales revenue ofmore than 6 million euros.

Business opportunity
Trentino Sviluppo, in-house company of the local Government, has realized the thematic hub Polo Meccatronica, dedicated to the mechatronics sector. We are now expanding
the project, with additional spaces and infrastructures
We are looking for industrial investors in the following sectors: robotics, smart manufacturing systems, electronics,
automotive, high-tech materials, product design
We provide: fully equipped spaces and infrastructures, support on technology transfer, technology partnership, supply
chain development, HR selection, incentive selection
Significant local incentives, efficient&reliable autonomous
government, 1st in Italy for quality of life, supportive R&D
environment, 0 local tax (for 5 years), a workforce you cancount on.

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SPORT TECHInfrastructures and connections
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Airports: 45 minutes from Verona airport (Catullo)
Main Highway: A22 Brennero-Modena
Railway that connects North East of Italy with Austria and Germany
Brenner Basistunnel in construction
Interporto of Trento
Broadband with more than 1,100 km of optical fiber
Proximity to key European countries (Switzerland,
Germany, Austria)
Within 2-3 hours flight from major European cities

Industrial baseKnow-how: technical sportswear, bike, ski producers,
ICT for Sport, snow hardware machinery.
Main companies: La Sportiva, Montura, Corehab, Motorialab, NeveXN (start up owned by Leitner Group),
Emicontrol (start up owned by Technoalpin), Eurogripp,Omnimec, Eyes On, Wefit, MySnow Map.
500 km of ski runs, 230 ski lifts, 20 ski areas, 1,500 workers in the sector of ski area.
Trentino is endowed with 6 thermal centers with different
types of thermal waters ideal for the recovery of athletics
and sports men.

Facts and Figures
Trentino is an important hub for the sports market. The
sport economy in Trentino has a value of around 1.07 billion Euros, 6.8% of the local production.
Trentino over the last few years has been firmly placed at
first or second place among the most sport oriented provinces in Italy (data from Sole24Ore) in relation to 33 parameters concerning sport at a professional level.
51% of people do a sporting activity compared to the national average of 31%.
22.4% of tourists choose Trentino for sport destination.
8.17 million GDP generated by the sport cluster.
2 teams in the major league (volleyball – basketball), andvarious international athletes in skiing, athletics, windsurfing and cycling.
55 companies
16 innovative start up
1,500 students, 500 researchers, 2,000 employees
in the sector

Contact info
Trentino Sviluppo SpA
www.investintrentino.it
info@investintrentino.it
T: +39 0464 443111
Stefano Battistit, Monica Carotta,
Massimo Zorzi, Romina Falagiarda,
Francesca Azzolini
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SPORT INDUSTRY:•ICT for Sport•
Smart Materials•
Sportswear•
Bike•
Ski equipment•
Machinery•COSBI
RESEARCH CENTERS:•CeRiSM•
CIMEC

R&D network

Success story

RESEARCH CENTERS/KNOW HOW:•FBK - ICT: Center/data analitics/eHealth•
FBK - CMM: development of sensor applied to sport
equipment•
CERISM: proof of concept of biomechanics parameters•
CIBIO: research on biological moleculars•
UNITN - Department of Industrial Engeneering: material design, study on new materials, nanotechnologies•
FEM: research aimed at improving agricultural production, biodiversity, human health and quality of life•
COSBI – studies on the biological system

NeveXN was founded in 2011 following the successful participation of Francesco Besana - an expert in solar cooling- and two partners in the D2T start-cup competition. Trentino Sviluppo offered a mentoring program, at first within
Progetto Manifattura, the green tech Hub that helped thecompany in developing its business model and finding industrial partnership.

LABS:•
ProM Facility: integrated platform for prototyping
and qualifying of mechatronic system, ICT tools tofacilitate personnel training and retraining•
Materials treatments and testing•
Embedded Electronics and Computer systems•
Clean Room and Micro nanofacility•
Micro-Nano characterization and fabrication facility
laboratory•
Microbiology Lab•
Biomolecular Sequence and Structure Analysis for
Health•Neuroinformatics Lab•
Interdisciplinary research in cognitive neuroscience•
Functional Materials & Photonic Structures

This team of entrepreneurs won a second prize as a money
grant, managed by Trentino Sviluppo, which enabled themto establish the Company and pursue the SnowRESolution
concept.
In October 2016 NeveXN, thanks to the support of Trentino
Sviluppo, secured an investment from Demaclenko Srl, an
important player on the ski industry, which makes part of
the LEITNER GROUP.
In November 2016 NeveXN was rewarded by the European
Community financial grant on a SME istruments.
The main objectives of the company is to complete the engineering, industrialization and commercialization of thesnow-machine. For this reason Trentino Sviluppo has provided an operational space within Polo Meccatronica forthe testing of the machine and it is supporting the start up
in industrializing the product through the ProM facility, aserviced based laboratory endowed with fast prototyping
machineries.

Incentives and funding

Business opportunity

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Up to 80% local grant on R&D project
Up to 70% local grant on internationalization
Up to 50% local grant on innovation

Sites and buildings
Progetto Manifattura - Green Innovation Factory, an incubator/hub for sustainable projects.
13,000 sqm of office space, 25,000 sqm of lab/production
space by 2020. 57 companies (20 Start Up, 26 SME, 10
industrial groups, 1 Research center), potential for 110
companies/1,200 employees.
Progetto Manifattura hosts the SPIN Lab accelerator.

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Trentino Sviluppo, in-house company of the local
Government, has realized the thematic hub Progetto
Manifattura - Green Innovation Factory, dedicated tothe sport-tech and green/cleantech. We are expanding
the project, with additional spaces and infrastructures
We are looking for industrial investors in the following
sectors: sport-tech (NEW), sustainable mobility
We provide: fully equipped spaces and infrastructures,support on technology transfer, technology partnership, supply chain development, HR selection, incentive selection
Significant local incentives, efficient&reliable autonomous government, 1st in Italy for quality of life, supportive R&D environment, 0 local tax (for 5 years), a
workforce you can count on.
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MOBILITY INDUSTRYFRIULI VENEZIA GIULIALOMBARDY
PIEDMONTFRIULIVENEZIA GIULIAMARITIME TECHNOLOGY
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Airports: Venice Marco Polo Airport, Treviso A. Canova Airport and Trieste Airport Friuli Venezia Giulia
are 30/60 minutes driving from regional main towns
Main Highways: E70-A4 Turin-Milan-Trieste, A23
Palmanova-Tarvisio, A28 Portogruaro-Conegliano
Railway: Connections from Udine and Trieste
railway stations to Milan, Rome, Turin and Venice
Maritime connections: Trieste, Monfalcone and Porto Nogaro commercial ports
Interports: Cervignano, Gorizia, Pordenone and•••Trieste20 marinas grouped in a formal network called “FVG
marinas”
3 shipyards and 4 boatyards for newco (+ boatyards
for maintenance and refitting for leisure boats up to
mega-yachts)
Broadband: ERMES, with its 2,600 km of cables,
260,000 km of optical fiber, 1,679 km of backbone
infrastructure and 720 km of cable infrastructure in
the 86 industrial areas, is the wider broadband geographic area in Italy

Industrial base
FVG Region has a long tradition on Blue economy, in particular on heritage sectors as ship- and boatbuilding andmaritime transport, and in the nautical tourism since early‘900, both with a strong supply chain of vessel equipment(marine engines, pumps, marine interiors, etc.) and refitting and maintenance (ship-repair, boat maintenance),
and a strong recognition at the international level.
The major key players in the Region are: Fincantieri,
Wärtsilä Italia, Monte Carlo Yachts.
Nowadays, marine protection activities and marine robotics are rapidly expanding sectors. Traditionally importantsectors in FVG are also fishery and aquaculture.

Facts and figures

Contact info
Central Directorate for production activities andtourism
www.regione.fvg.it/rafvg/cms/RAFVG/economiaimprese/; www.investinfvg.it
investinfvg@regione.fvg.it
T: +39 040 3772491

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MARE FVG CLUSTER
Export: 2,106.4 mln €Enterprises: 1,350
Employees: 28,200
Foreign enterprises: 67
INDUSTRY FOCUS•
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Logistics•
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Offshore•
Shipping services

R&D network
Regional R&D network consists of 15 Universities departments, 23 research centres (public and private), 4 scientific and technological parks, 9 certified (by Friuli Venezia
Giulia Region) laboratories, 3 centres of excellence, 4business incubators. IP4FVG - Industry Platform 4 FVG,
Friuli Venezia Giulia digital innovation hub, supports
SMEs in the industrial manufacturing digital transformation and promotes technological updating in the sector
also through training, living labs and specialised services.
The main public R&D players are: Università degli Studidi Trieste – Department of engineering and architecture,
Università degli Studi di Udine – Department of engineering and architecture, SISSA – Laboratory mathLab and
OGS - Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica
Sperimentale specialised in oceanography, geophysics
and marine geology, Area Science Park. Mare FVG is
Friuli Venezia Giulia maritime cluster management organisation. It aims to promote applied research and education programmes, to boost innovation as well as theshared use of facilities and the knowledge exchange,
networking, technology transfer, internationalization. MareFVG acts to increase the intangible assets value of theregional maritime cluster. MareFVG cluster is recognised
at EU level with the ESCA Silver label.

2nd world boat manufacturer and among the 5 world power
top players - Monte Carlo Yachts is dedicated to crafting
timeless luxury yachts.
Monte Carlo Yachts was founded in 2008 in Friuli Venezia
Giulia from the intuition of combining the best of Made in
Italy (the craft tradition of the nautical sector, the searchfor beauty, the blending of luxury and art, its innovative design) with the industrial know-how of the Bénéteau Group,
the French world leader in the yacht sector, supported bya production capacity that is unrivalled anywhere in theworld. From the MCY 76, the first model of the new brandunveiled in 2010, to the actual series of seven boat from 65
to 105 feet, the MCY Yachts are thought, designed and built
to stand the test of time and go beyond trends and fads
that come and go.
From a societal point of view MCY started from green field
and after 10 years became a company of 400+ employeeswith a turnover of around 100M€, with a strong relationship with the FVG territory either for the production and theknowledge and innovation chains.

Incentives and funding
Friuli Venezia Giulia Region has several types fo incentives and funding. Regional taxes reduction can be applied
to companies which meet specific criteria; public grants
can be awarded to support the creation of new enterprises and implement RDI projects. There are also incentives to support competitiveness of SMEs and measures
to finance innovation technology investments. Different
kinds of regional subsidised loans can be granted to support investments and business development.

Success story
Monte Carlo Yachts is a pioneering project in the Yachting
World that breaks new ground. Genuinely Italian in its management, designers and artisanal skills, supported by
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MOBILITY INDUSTRY
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573 km of highways
900 km of national roads
11,000 km of provincial roads
1,680 km of railway network
4 International airports:•
Milano Malpensa Airport, Varese - Ferno (54.5km from Milan)•
International Airport Il Caravaggio, Bergamo Orio al Serio (60.4 km from Milan)•
Enrico Forlanini Airport, Milano - Linate (9.7 km
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Regione Lombardia – Team AttrACT
www.regione.lombardia.it,
www.attractlombardy.it
investimenti.attract@regione.lombardia.it
T: +39 02 8515 5220
Marco Fedato

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International Airport Gabriele D’Annunzio, Brescia - Montichiari (120.5 km from Milan)
Distance by car from Milan to Paris (8h50min), Berlin(10h45min), Frankfurt (7h30min), Barcelona (10h)•The Automotive manufacturing industry (products
and processes) includes manufacturers of motorcycles, agricultural vehicles, commercial vehicles
and caravans, manufacturers of machinery, plants
and equipment (moulds, assembly equipment, industrial automation systems), design, construction andmarketing of vehicle components
The Automotive supply chain in Brescia alone is
Italy’s second largest automotive pole after Turin, in
terms of employees and local production units. Mostof the companies are located in the provinces of Milan (139 companies), Brescia (130), Bergamo (90)and Monza-Brianza (64). Significant numbers also
in the provinces of Lecco and Varese, with morethan 50 companies in both territories
Lombardy boasts an extremely vigorous supply chain
for the building of pleasure boats, which involves leading design firms, shipyards engaged in the buildingof sailboats and/or motorboats, businesses specialized in fit-outs and furniture, sail makers, businesses
providing maintenance, repair and refit services andlogistical assistance, mooring and storage
The excellences of the Lombardy Mobility Cluster canbe associated with the strong synergies among automotive, boating, railway, and intermodal sectors (transport and infrastructures). Its strong integration with
top-level research bodies helps the cluster to develop
wide competencies in innovative technologies (hybrid,
3D, alternative fuels, etc), as well as in the productionof top-quality components (metallurgy, mechatronics,
industrial chemistry, etc) and in the sport sector
The priority themes of technological development include structural weight reduction; reduction of CO2
signature through alternative transmissions andfuels; development and dissemination of innovativeand efficient urban goods logistical systems through sustainable means; related vehicles (control systems); vehicle safety systems; advanced materials

Facts and figures
The MOBILITY INDUSTRY is a comprehensive field that encompasses rubber, rail and water mobility, and logistics: theAutomotive manufacturing industry (products and processes) and the Boat manufacturing industry are particularly
important in Lombardy•
over 43,000 employees, 592 companies that operates
in different automotive fields (as direct suppliers oflarge manufacturers and as suppliers of second or
third level)•
The Automotive cluster ranks 7th in Europe and 2nd in
Italy•
263 foreign companies working in the field of mobility industry are located in Lombardy employing morethan 30,900 people•
The Boat manufacturing industry counts 3,000 companies, with 21,500 employees•
Lombardy is the 1° Italian region as regards the number of pleasure boating companies situated in the territory and 2° in terms of employees working for them•Presence of Lombardy Mobility Cluster, that includes:•
58 companies (37 SMEs, 21 Large enterprises)•
6 universities/research centres•
7 Associations

R&D network••

The research system is composed of the following
universities and research centres: University of Brescia (Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering), Politecnico of Milan (Department of Mechanical Engineering equipped with an Automotive& Hybrid Technology Lab among various lab), Bicocca University of Milan, University of Milan (Scienceof Motors), Bocconi University, Catholic University,
University of Bergamo (Research centre of Engineering Lab on Automation, Mechanical technologies,
Mechatronics, etc), University of Pavia and CNR(Project of researches in the field of Engineering,
ICT and technologies for energy and transport)
Politecnico of Milan was ranked the best for Engineering and among the top big universities in Italy in
the CENSIS-Repubblica Italian University rankingsfor 2014-2015. According to the QS World University Rankings, as of 2018 it is the 17th best technical•university in the world, ranking 5th for Design, 9th forArchitecture, 9th for Civil and Structural Engineering,
17th for Engineering and Technology
The private research system includes: BREMBORESEARCH CENTER housed in the KILOMETRO
ROSSO Science Park, active in mechatronics andsensortronics (a joint-venture with the DaimlerChrysler Laboratory, that involves ceramic composites andbase materials), PIRELLI LABS, which represents thecentre of technological excellence of the Pirelli Group

Incentives and funding
Regione Lombardia supplies incentives for corporate investments and Start-ups. For example:«AL VIA» Corporate Investments•
5% to 15% non-repayable grant for capital expenditures in productive assets for a specific investment
project•
Long-term financing from €50,000 to €2.85M at favorable rates, with a duration from 3 to 6 years•
Free financial guarantee to cover up to 70% of thefinancing•
The eligible projects must fall within one of these twocategories: Company Development or Relaunch of
Productive Areas•
The intervention is dedicated to companies: registered in the Italian Register of Companies with an operating office in Lombardy at the time of the supply of
the contribution, active for at least 24 months«Linea Innovazione» Incentives for Innovation Projects
The incentive consists of a subsidized-interest-rate loan
and a capital contribution to support the interest payments (starting from a minimum of €300,000 up to a maximum of €7,000,000). The combination of the incentives
can cover 100% of the total eligible cost of the project.
The financial incentive is dedicated to MSMEs employing
fewer than 3,000 people, which have the Headquarter in
Lombardy and are planning to invest in a project whichaims to innovate the process or the product of the business. Thanks to the ERDF - European Regional Development Fund, Regione Lombardia allocated in the 2014
– 2020 program period 36% of the fund (€349.2 M) tostrengthen the research sector, foster technological development, and innovation. In the same way, 30% of thefund (€294.6 M) is allocated to promote the competitive117

ness of SMEs and improve access to loans. Thanks also
to the European Bank of Investment, who has allocated€ 50,000,000 to financing the project, in collaboration
with Finlombarda (operational partner).

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AttrACT website www.attractlombardy.it gives access to more than 100 investment opportunities(greenfield and brownfield opportunities), located in
55 Municipalities, mapped out through the AttrACT
Programme. A variety of sites ranging from the officebuilding to the industrial facility. This initiative, promoted by Regione Lombardia together with Unioncamere Lombardia, is a unique experimentation in
Italy for the promotion of the investment opportunities located in Lombardy
Within Lombardy Mobility Cluster: CSMT Gestione
scarl (Brescia – BS)
Within The Italian Scientific and Technological Parks
Network:•
COMONEXT (Lomazzo – CO)•
KILOMETRO ROSSO (Bergamo – BG)•
BERGAMO SVILUPPO (Bergamo – BG)“MIND” (Milano Innovation District) a world-leading
science, technology and innovation park, a businessfriendly “innovation ecosystem” for domestic and international players, a “catalyst” for sustainable socio-economic growth, a new vibrant community fully
integrated with the city centre of Milan. Located justa few miles North-West of the city centre, which hosted the six-month Universal Exposition in 2015

Success story
VODAFONE AUTOMOTIVE ITALIA
Vodafone Automotive Italia Spa is the new name of Cobra
after the acquisition of the entire Cobra Group by Vodafone Global Enterprise in August 2014. This acquisition
combines the reputation of Vodafone as a global leader
in telecommunications and connectivity, with cobra’s 40
years of experience in providing vehicle security and innovative technologies based in the municipality of Varese.
In Europe, Vodafone Automotive operates in 44 countries with interconnected security centers continuously
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ne Automotive is also 10 business units all around theworld, approximately 880 employees, and assembly andproduction sites based in China and Italy.
The English company is heavily exposed to the 4.0 industry, among Vodafone’s Automotive customers there is a
growing list of world best-known car manufacturers. Vodafone Automotive is growing also in terms of employees
in Italy, making more than 80 hires in the last 3 years andother 30 for 2018.

Business opportunity
The AttrACT Program is a unique innovative program in
Italy: it brings together investors, investment opportunities
and local Municipalities thanks to a dedicated online platform, www.attractlombardy.it.
AttrACT aims at:•
developing the regional offering•promoting opportunities for investment•
bringing together the main territorial stakeholders
More than 100 “ready to use” investment opportunities, representing all the 12 provinces of Lombardy andpertaining to 4 key segments: Industry, Logistics, Offices
and Tourism. The Program has mapped both publicly- andprivately-owned areas.
AttrACT sees the direct engagement of the Lombardy
Municipalities involved in the Program that are called to
identify local investment opportunities (greenfield andbrownfield) in their area, made it available to investors,
and simultaneously made commitments to simply administrative processes, offer economic and tax incentives andoffer qualified assistance service.
Commitments can vary according to the Municipality:•
Simplification of administrative processes such as:•
Adopting the Action Plan by the city council inless than 90 days from the request•
Delivering a Planning Permission in less than 60days from the request•
Dedicating a portal or an on line “front office”
service where investors can find all useful information•
Economic and Tax incentivisation such as:•
Declaring in advance all urban planning and construction expenses without additional expenses••

Offering reduction or exemption of IMU, TASI, e/or TARI according to the Municipality•
Reducing the primary and secondary land development expenses by at least 20%
Promotion:•
Making available a support team that coordinates the work, facilitates the relationships andencourages collaboration•
Providing preliminary consulting services andsupport to companies in the presentation andimplementation of their projects, with the issuance of written opinions if requested in the
proposal

AttrACT, where to invest in Lombardy.

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PIEDMONTAUTOMOTIVEInfrastructures and connections
Piedmont is located at the intersection of the two main
axes Lisbon-Kiev European Corridor and Genoa-Rotterdam Corridor 24.
The region is a strategic point for goods distribution in
Europe with 3 logistics platforms - S.I.T.O (Turin), C.I.M.
(Novara), Interporto Rivalta Scrivia (Tortona) - and a
network of about 1,000 km of motorways and 2,000 km of
railways. Its position bordering Liguria makes it the ideal
rear logistics service location for the port of Genoa (150km from Turin).
Turin international airport :30 minutes from the city center.
Milan-Malpensa intercontinental airport: 1 h from Turin.

Industrial base
Italy is the fourth largest European automotive market
after Germany, the UK and France. The Italian automotive industry is primarily concentrated in Turin and in Piedmont: around 50% of the 2,600 companies (with 170,000
employees) active in Italy are in fact established here.
Piedmont and its capital Turin, birthplace of Fiat, now
FCA after merging with Chrysler, are not only the coreof the national automotive industry, but of European car
and mobility technology. The key players of the automotive world are located in Piedmont: major OEMs, SMEs
and supply chain, R&D centres and engineering academies. The synergy between these key players has madea decisive contribution to positioning the region among
the worldwide leading clusters in a sector characterized
by a high level of innovation and research, such as theautomotive sector: in fact, the technological innovation is
subject of constant attention and is deeply rooted within
the engineering culture of Piedmont. Universities and research institutions play a very active role in the overall
development and innovation of the industry: from skilled
vocational training and niche specialised engineering
programs to independent and collaborative research
projects, universities are a key component of the industrial sector. Piedmont is the forerunner in Italy in termsof automotive components companies.

Facts and figures
35% of the Italian automotive components industry is in
Piemonte
40% of the Italian automotive components turnover is in
Piemonte
80% of companies export abroad
42% of companies invest in industry 4.0

Contact info
Piemonte Agency
www.centroestero.org/en/invest-in-piemonte.html
info@centroestero.org
T: +39 011 6700511
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Among Piedmont’s leading key players:
AVL, Changan Automobile European Designing Center, CNH
Industrial, Delphi, Italia Automotive Systems, Denso Thermal
Systems, Eaton, Endurance, Overseas, FCA Fiat Chrysler
Automobiles, FEV, GM Global Propulsion Systems, Italdesign, JAC Italy Design Center, Lear Corporation, Magna Steyr
Italia, Magneti Marelli, Microsoft Innovation Center Torino,
Oerlikon Graziano, Reply, Schaeffler Italia, SKF Industrie,
Telecom Italia, Valeo, Webasto, Yanfeng Italy, Automotive
Interior Systems, ZF -TRW Automotive, 5T.

Piedmont’s automotive production encompasses the entire supply chain from the upstream phases to the final
products, offering business and know-how from the concept of the vehicle till its final delivery: project planning,
prototyping, styling, robotics and automation, components
and mass production, industrialisation of the product andtest driving.

R&D network
R&D and innovation play an important role: 43.7% of
the Turin-Piedmont automotive enterprises invest morethan 2% in R&D (31% invest from 2 to 5, 7.7% from 6
to 10, 5% more than 10%) and are responsible for morethan 50% of the European patents granted to inventors
in Piedmont. The region’s strong expertise in the fieldof engines and the approach to sustainable mobility isstrengthened by the presence of Fiat Research Centre,
General Motors Global Propulsion Systems and FPT Industrial that develop new generations of engines in theirresearch centres based in Turin. In addition, more than
350 companies perform activities in the “green tech” field.
Thanks to the presence of the Politecnico di Torino, theUniversity of Turin and other specialised research centres, Piedmont provides the necessary support to design
and R&D activities.
Advanced digital technology and smart mobility: it’s possible to find in Piedmont the necessary know-how forelectric vehicle integration and all the solutions based on
full electrical mobility, encompassing energy harvestingwith both on-board and off-board photovoltaic generation.
Companies are indeed developing more and more distinctive technologies and solutions in the fields of connectivity, autonomous driving, sharing mobility, sensor fusion,
big data and Internet of Things.

Incentives and funding
Regione Piemonte has allocated € 1 bn to promote thegrowth and competitiveness of the whole territory. The
Region’s industrial policy aims to achieve 3 main objectives: to maintain and enhance the existing industrial activities, to expand investments of the companies alreadyactive on the territory, to attract new businesses wanting
to realise innovation and industrial development projects.
Funding is provided for: setting up and strengthening labs

and research centres; creating and developing start-ups;
technology transfer from research to SMEs through Innovation Hubs; collaborative research on major challenges
through Technological Platforms: Intelligent Factory, Life
Sciences, Bioeconomics, Aerospace, Automotive; supporting industrialisation of research results (IR2 Call),through relevant investment programs aimed at industrializing the results of R&D activities already partially acquired. The subsidy system in Piedmont focuses on boththe start-up of new initiatives and on the development ofexisting companies. Subsidies to companies can take theform of soft loans, non-repayable grants or free-of-charge guarantee support (in compliance with the European
regulation on state aid) and can vary according to thetype of beneficiary, the kind of investment and the natureof expenses.

Sites and buildings
Piemonte Automotive is a special project promoted by the
Regione Piemonte, financed by ERDF – European Regional Development Fund and managed by the PiemonteAgency, providing international players a free preferential
channel to meet and start business with top class automotive selected enterprises based in Piedmont, Italy. The
Team makes an assessment of buyers’ needs and technicians’ requirements from all over the world and provides
them with:••

top class skills and unique manufacturing know how
capable suppliers who can deliver on time high-quality parts and products at competitive prices and leading edge technologies and solution•
technologically qualified and competitive supply
chains sharing commercial objectives, target clientsand strategies•
technical working groups where local enterprises
and foreign companies work together to develop
projects aligned to the expectations of their international players.
The project Team’s assistance is supply chain focusedand completely free of charge.
For more information: automotive@centroestero.org,
www.centroestero.org/en/key-sectors/automotive.html

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LOMBARDY
TRENTINO

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GREEN INDUSTRY
Infrastructures and connections
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3 International airports (Lamezia Terme, Reggio Calabria e Crotone)
4 commercial ports (Gioia Tauro, Corigliano Calabro, Vibo Valentia and Crotone)
Main Highways: A2 – Mediterranean Motorway (Salerno-RC)
4:00 h from Lamezia Terme to Casablanca (Morocco)
3:15 h from Lamezia Terme to Frankfurt (Germany)
3:00 h from Lamezia Terme to London (UK)

Industrial baseIndustrial specialization:•
intelligent building sites•
sustainable building energy savings•
materials•
seismic safety,•
environmental protection,•
land reclamation,•
management of hazardous and non-hazardous
waste•
wastewater treatment•
air pollution, soil pollution, water pollution
Main companies: Enel Green Power, Ecologia oggi,
Ecosistem, Biomasse Italia.

Facts and figures
COMPANIES•
9,818 companies that have made eco-investments in the
period 2014-2018 in green products and technologies•
8,017 Green jobs•
Favourable geographical position in the centre of theMediterranean Sea•
Strong synergy among the 3 regional universities, theresearch centers and the companies•
Availability of highly qualified work force•
Wide range of incentive schemes with the maximum level of aid intensity available through the EU•
ZES - Special economic zones - recipient areas of important tax benefits and administrative simplifications

R&D network•
Contact info
Regione Calabria
Presidency Department - Internationalization Officewww.regione.calabria.it/website/organizzazione/
dipartimento2/subsite/internazionalizzazione/
sprintcalabria@regione.calabria.it
T: +39 0961/856322

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The “Green HoMe” Sustainable Building Innovation
Hub has the objective of concretely developing
cooperation and research opportunities between
national and European operators and networks.
The Energy and Environment Innovation Hub (NET,with offices in Crotone and Reggio Calabria) has
a focus on the issue of energy efficiency, includes
65 members among companies, universities andresearch centers.

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The NEW MATERIAL Innovation Center, managed
by the Calabria Science and Technology Park- CALPARK, is a specialized intermediary for
research and innovation between the Calabrianproduction system and the research system. The
Innovation Center has activated a focus on building
materials and technologies. The Center supplies
specialized technical-scientific services in threemacro-areas: innovative materials and technologies
for the building industry, innovation in materials andproduction processes of SMEs, micro and nanostructured materials.

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Strategic Project “Calabriaimpresa.eu”: DGR n.
304/2016

The Green HoMe Innovation Center believes inestablishing an ecologically sustainable way ofdesigning , building and living in a home, by adopting
an approach which is suitable for a Mediterranean
climate and which provides the opportunity topromote natural, entrepreneurial and scientificresources outside Calabria.

Vibo Valentia:

University of Calabria in Cosenza - Faculty ofengineering – Department of environmental
engineering. Mediterranean

Cosenza:

Sites and buildings
Availability of industrial sites and buildings in the following
areas:
Reggio Calabria:••

Industrial Area of Gioia Tauro - Rosarno - San Ferdinando; Industrial Area of Campo Calabro - Reggio
Calabria - Villa San Giovanni;

Industrial Area of Porto Salvo; Industrial Area of Aeroporto;

Crotone:••University of Reggio Calabria – Faculty of engineering- Department of Civil, Energy, Environmental andMaterial Engineering (DICEAM); Department
of Information Engineering, Infrastructure andSustainable Energy (DIIES)

Industrial Area of Crotone;

Industrial Area of Schiavonea of Corigliano Calabro;
Industrial Area of Piano Lago of Mangone e Figline
Vegliaturo; Industrial Area of Follone of San MarcoArgentano; Industrial Area of Sant’Irene of Rossano; Industrial Area of Bisignano; Industrial Area ofCammarata of Castrovillari; Industrial Area of Rocca
Imperiale; Industrial Area of Montalto Uffugo;

Incentives and funding

Catanzaro:

Wide range of incentive schemes with the maximum levelof aid intensity available through the EU, among which:••

ZES - Special economic zones - recipient areasof important tax benefits and administrative
simplifications•

Regione Calabria call for tenders - Negotiatedprocedure implementing the PRIR - Action 1.5.1 –POR Calabria FESR 2014-2020•

Regione Calabria Strategic Guideline forinternationalization and foreign investment 2017/2020- POR Calabria 2017 2020 – PAC 2017 2020

Industrial Area of Lamezia Terme.

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PVC UpCycling
PVC UpCycling: Circular Economy and Zero Waste withthe upcycling of waste from the management processesof electrical systems. From the de-manufacturing with therecovery and recycling of pvc electrical cables of energy
plants to re-manufacturing for products with low environmental impact. The project is the winner of the researchand development call of the POR Calabria 2014-2020, Axis 1,
Action 1.2.2. (https://circulareconomy.europa.eu/platform/
en/good-practices/pvc-upcycling-reclaiming-pvc-copper-and-aluminium-decommissioned-electric-cables). The
leading partners are R.ED.EL., the DIATIC Department of
the University of Calabria UNICAL and the ENEA ResearchCentre. (https://www.pvcupcycling.com/home-eng).

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Ecosystem
Ecosistem made from 2010 to 2013 an important investment of 15 million euros for the construction of a complex
plant for solid and liquid waste treatment. The plant is located in Lamezia Terme and extends over 100,000 square
meters. In particular, the following plants are active: Chemical-physical treatment plant through neutralization, chemical precipitation and oxidation of water-based liquid waste (102,000 tons/y); stabilization plant for non-recoverable
solid wastes and soil washing of recoverable fractions(37,000 tons/y); solid fuel production plant (RDF) (44,000
tons/y); selection of materials containing asbestos with afixed unit of depression (2,000 tons/y); semi-automatic selection of urban waste from separate waste collection.

Business opportunity
Innovative Substrates Development for electro-opticalpolymeric flexible self consistent devices for applicationsin the field of the Energy saving – NOTREDAME SRL – Polodi Innovazione Smart manufacturing “Nuove Materie”.
The opportunity aims to produce and commercialize theSmartlayercal technology (SL). The SL is an advanced
device, based on electrochromic technology, energeticallyself consistent, that should be applied on the glazingof the buildings, allowing, to tune thermal and opticaltransmission for the adjustment of interior living
conditions. The SL is adhesive, flexible, energetically selfsufficient and wi-fi controlled. In this way, it is possible
to apply the Smartlayercal straight on the windows of
new and existing buildings, in order to obtain up to 30%of the energy savings transforming a traditional window
to a smart one with the ability of modulating the light andheat transmission between the interior and exterior of thebuildings, thus optimising the use of winter heaters andsummer air conditioners, resulting in a reduced energy
consumption. The SL is an high innovative product which is:easy to apply and to remove, not a structural element of thebuilding, totally controlled by the costumer. This business
opportunity shows: global market with great growth, clear
business model; product at high performances and exit
present and realistic. The IP belongs to the NOTREDAME
Srl. At the present time the SL is an industrial prototype
ready to be produced and commercialized. For this reason
we ask to the potential investor/s to join us to quickly
introduce the SL in the global market and in three years toquote our company in order to allow all partners to choose
the exit strategy that wish more. The target investors
are all the players that wish to invest in a company withpotential very high revenue in few years: capital ventures,construction companies, technological companies,
international distributors, etc.

informing the users about his energy habits; 2. optimizing
energy consumptions through smart loads management
based on predefined and self-learning logics; 3. facilitating
the deployment of solutions that would improve demand
response in buildings.
Key characteristics: ALL IN ONE system, able to embracein a single device different application areas; Plug&play
device, no need for technical operations for installation;
ADD- ON logic, allowing integration of system with otherdevices without need for on-site interventions; Simple
and intuitive APP able to “drive” the user in a virtuous
containment path of the energy costs; European patenton smart logic. OMNIA GENIUS proposes a technologicalpartnership for the development of product’s functionalities
and partnership for the production and commercializationof product on large scale, on international markets. Target
investors: Commercial representative, Venture capitalist,
Distribution partner, Technological partner.

OMNIA GENIUS - AEI SRL
Omnia Genius is a Smart Home Energy Management Systemthat can be integrated into buildings in order to guarantee
energy efficient operation while ensuring a high quality
indoor environment and smart living. It is conceived fordomestic and micro-business users and it is aimed at: 1.
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GREEN INDUSTRY
Infrastructures and connections
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573 km of highways
900 km of national roads
11,000 km of provincial roads
1,680 km of railway network
4 International airports:•
Milano Malpensa Airport, Varese - Ferno (54.5km from Milan)•
International Airport Il Caravaggio, Bergamo Orio al Serio (60.4 km from Milan)•
Enrico Forlanini Airport, Milano - Linate (9.7 km
from Milan)

Contact info
Regione Lombardia – Team AttrACT
www.regione.lombardia.it,
www.attractlombardy.it
investimenti.attract@regione.lombardia.it
T: +39 02 8515 5220
Marco Fedato

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International Airport Gabriele D’Annunzio, Brescia - Montichiari (120.5 km from Milan)
Distance by car from Milan to Paris (8h50min), Berlin(10h45min), Frankfurt (7h30min), Barcelona (10h)Industrial base
The GREEN INDUSTRY is composed of a rich and varied system of skills, which include:•
Energy & Cleantech: power generation, renewableenergy, water management and purification, smart
grids, energy efficiency and sustainable building•
Green chemistry: production of chemical products
and energy from renewable sources from biomass
and/or organic waste, production processes that reduce or eliminate the use of dangerous substancesthus reducing the environment footprint
Lombardy has all of the ingredients of a dynamic ecosystem through which the Cleantech Energy Sector thrives
and prospers
The excellence of the Lombardy Energy Cleantech Cluster is characterized by four pillars: Smart Energy System, Sustainable Manufacturing, Green Building andWater Energy Nexus.
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Smart Energy System at the production site isenabled by supporting affiliates in analyzing andplanning activities at every step of the way. Fromthe production to the distribution of conventional andrenewable energy, including semi-finished and finished products.
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Sustainable Manufacturing is supported by actions
to boost plant sustainability and energy efficiency.
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Green Building is enabled by reducing energy consumption close to zero as possible(NZEB), reducing
greenhouse gas emissions and using recyclable
materials as part of an integrated approach encompassing the entire life cycle of the building.
•Finally, Water Energy Nexus is part of a wide,cross-discipline vision including the necessity to deal
with pollutants, raise awareness, reduce environmental impacts, treat emerging pollutant substancesand develop water management technology.
The priority themes of technological development aresummarized as follows: energy efficiency also in buildings,
renewable energies (biomasses, solar, hydro, geothermal,wind), emission reduction, energy storage, smart grids,
power system flexibility, nuclear energy, material recycling,
reduction of water consumption and recovery, internal en-

vironmental quality, air, water and soil quality.

Facts and figures
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More than 40,000 businesses, with around 190,000
employees
300 Cleantech companies
291 foreign companies working in the field of manufacturing industry are located in Lombardy employing
more than 4,100 people
50% of the Italian energy plant building industry
approximately 40% of the Italian renewable enterprises
The energy production system has approximately
28,700 employees and a turnover of 9 billion euro
Presence of Lombardy Energy Cleantech Cluster, that
includes:•109 firms•
11 universities/research centres•
10 associations•
8 Public bodies•
3 Financial Institutions•
3 media

R&D network
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The research system of this varied area consists ofapproximately 3,000 units counting professors, researchers and temporary staff
10 Universities and 5 Research centers provide themost advance researches in the fieldResearch groups are very active in exploring theextreme horizons of technology in the Cleantech
energy field through 440 joint projects with otheruniversities
200 active research and technology transfer public/private bodies, including: University of Milan,
Bicocca University of Milan, University of Insubria,
University of Pavia, Politecnico of Milan, Universityof Bergamo and Brescia, Bocconi University, Carlo
Cattaneo LIUC University, CNR – Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche and RSE – Ricerca sul Sistema
Energetico
Politecnico of Milan is the 1st University in Italy inthe field of Engineering and Technology, with morethan 700 patents and 23 spin-off in the field of energy efficiency and sustainable building•

Lombardy Energy Cleantech Cluster collaborates
with European and international cluster networks andother industrial and R&D platforms, fostering and taking part in innovative actions and project consortia

Incentives and funding
Regione Lombardia supplies incentives for corporate investments and Start-ups. For example:«AL VIA» Corporate Investments•
5% to 15% non-repayable grant for capital expenditures in productive assets for a specific investment
project•
Long-term financing from €50,000 to €2.85M at favorable rates, with a duration from 3 to 6 years•
Free financial guarantee to cover up to 70% of thefinancing•
The eligible projects must fall within one of these twocategories: Company Development or Relaunch of
Productive Areas•
The intervention is dedicated to companies: registered in the Italian Register of Companies with an operating office in Lombardy at the time of the supply of
the contribution, active for at least 24 months«Linea Innovazione» Incentives for Innovation Projects
The incentive consists of a subsidized-interest-rate loan
and a capital contribution to support the interest payments (starting from a minimum of €300,000 up to a maximum of €7,000,000). The combination of the incentives
can cover 100% of the total eligible cost of the project.
The financial incentive is dedicated to MSMEs employing
fewer than 3,000 people, which have the Headquarter in
Lombardy and are planning to invest in a project whichaims to innovate the process or the product of the business. Thanks to the ERDF - European Regional Development Fund, Regione Lombardia allocated in the 2014
– 2020 program period 36% of the fund (€349.2 M) tostrengthen the research sector, foster technological development, and innovation. In the same way, 30% of thefund (€294.6 M) is allocated to promote the competitiveness of SMEs and improve access to loans. Thanks also
to the European Bank of Investment, who has allocated €50,000,000 to financing the project, in collaboration with
Finlombarda (operational partner).

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Sites and buildings••

AttrACT website www.attractlombardy.it gives access to more than 100 investment opportunities(greenfield and brownfield opportunities), located in
55 Municipalities, mapped out through the AttrACT
Programme. A variety of sites ranging from the officebuilding to the industrial facility. This initiative, promoted by Regione Lombardia together with Unioncamere Lombardia, is a unique experimentation in
Italy for the promotion of the investment opportunities located in Lombardy
Within The Italian Scientific and Technological Parks
Network:•
COMONEXT (Lomazzo – CO)•
KILOMETRO ROSSO (Bergamo – BG)•
POLO TECNOLOGICO DI PAVIA (Pavia – PV)•
BERGAMO SVILUPPO (Bergamo – BG)“MIND” (Milano Innovation District) a world-leading science, technology and innovation park, a business friendly“innovation ecosystem” for domestic and international
players, a “catalyst” for sustainable socio-economic
growth, a new vibrant community fully integrated with thecity centre of Milan. Located just a few miles North-Westof the city centre, which hosted the six-month Universal
Exposition in 2015

Success story
ONESUN ITALY
OneSun Inc. is a start-up coming from USA, with the
project to realize cutting-edge solar panels, more efficientand at the same time economic and achievable, thanks toa simple printer.
The start-up is developing its market of lightweight andcustomized solar panels to bring anywhere in the world access to green energy. This is a new solution to traditional
solar market that Regione Lombardia decided to support
and finance.
“OneSun project” is of € 5.75M out of what Regione Lombardia financed almost €3M thanks to one of the research
agreements foreseen by the law “Lombardia è ricerca e
innovazione”.
The Lead partner will be the Italian branch of OneSun Inc.,
OneSun Italy srl. The other partners in the project will be
the CNST (Center for Nano Science and Technology) and
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Ribes Tech (an innovative start-up collaborating with Omet
Srl from Lecco) specialized in the engineering and production of printers.
The CNST will host the project inside its workplace in Milan. Both Ribes Tech and OneSun Italy are associated with
the Lombardy Energy Cleantech Cluster (LE2C).
The project led by OneSun Italy will immediately create newjobs (starting from 10 of high qualification employees inside the start-up).

Business opportunity
The AttrACT Program is a unique innovative program in
Italy: it brings together investors, investment opportunities
and local Municipalities thanks to a dedicated online platform, www.attractlombardy.it.
AttrACT aims at:•
developing the regional offering•promoting opportunities for investment•
bringing together the main territorial stakeholders
More than 100 “ready to use” investment opportunities,
representing all the 12 provinces of Lombardy and pertaining to 4 key segments: Industry, Logistics, Offices andTourism. The Program has mapped both publicly- and privately-owned areas.
AttrACT sees the direct engagement of the Lombardy
Municipalities involved in the Program that are called to
identify local investment opportunities (greenfield andbrownfield) in their area, made it available to investors, andsimultaneously made commitments to simply administrative processes, offer economic and tax incentives and offer
qualified assistance service.
Commitments can vary according to the Municipality:•
Simplification of administrative processes such as:•
Adopting the Action Plan by the city council inless than 90 days from the request•
Delivering a Planning Permission in less than 60days from the request•
Dedicating a portal or an on line “front office” service where investors can find all useful information•
Economic and Tax incentivisation such as:•
Declaring in advance all urban planning and construction expenses without additional expenses•
Offering reduction or exemption of IMU, TASI, e/or TARI according to the Municipality
Reducing the primary and secondary land development expenses by at least 20%
Promotion:•
Making available a support team that coordinates the work, facilitates the relationships andencourages collaboration•
Providing preliminary consulting services andsupport to companies in the presentation and implementation of their projects, with the issuanceof written opinions if requested in the proposal••

AttrACT, where to invest in Lombardy.

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TRENTINO

RENEWABLE ENERGYAND GREEN TECHInfrastructures and connections
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Airports: 45 minutes from Verona airport (Catullo)
Main Highway: A22 Brennero-Modena
Railway that connects North East of Italy with Austria and Germany
Brenner Basistunnel in construction
Interporto of Trento
Broadband with more than 1,100 km of optical fiber
Proximity to key European countries (Switzerland,
Germany, Austria)
Within 2-3 hours flight from major European cities

Industrial baseIndustrial Specialization:•
Renewable energy•
Energy efficiency•
Green & smart buildings•
Environmental technologies•
Recycling, e-mobility.
Main companies:
RTR, Solid Power, Inergia, Ardian, Green Building Council Italy, Habitech (consortium of 300 companies), Ri-Legno, Dolomiti Energia, Green Energy Storage, Glass toPower, Terra Institute, Enerzyme.

R&D network
Main Research Centers:
Bruno Kessler Foundation (ICT, Microsystems, Smartmaterials), Edmund Mach Foundation (agrifood, genomics, environment), Trento University (civil & environmental
engineering, materials enginnering, Master in energy engineering).
Labs: Biomass characterization Lab, Laboratory of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Hydrogen, Energy and Environment Lab.
Know-how:•
Energy harvesting and storage system•
Energetic enhancement of biomass•
Simulation, modelling and measuring systems•
Eco-composite and recycling processes•
Green Buildings

Facts and figures“PROGETTO MANIFATTURA” GREEN INNOVATION FACTORY,
a dedicated incubator/hub
Contact info
Trentino Sviluppo SpA
www.investintrentino.it
info@investintrentino.it
T: +39 0464 443111
Stefano Battisti, Monica Carotta, Massimo Zorzi,
Romina Falagiarda, Francesca Azzolini

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COMPANIES:•
20 Start UP•
24 SME•
12 industrial groups•
1 Research center•
TESS LabTURNOVER: 260M€
Potential for 110 companies/1,200 employees

FOREIGN COMPANIES:•
Ardian, Next Energy, Solid Power, RTR, Baywa.RE•
MAIN SECTORS:•
Sustainable mobility•
Renewable energy•
Green buildings•
Circular economy

Incentives and funding
Up to 80% local grant on R&D project•
Up to 60% local grant for researchers hiring•
Up to 40% local grant on environmental investment•
Up to 50% local grant on innovation•
Climate-KIC startup accelerator program: grants forcleantech projects aiming to accelerate the transition to zero-carbon economy

Sites and buildings

Business opportunity
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Trentino Sviluppo, in-house company of the local Government, has realized the thematic hub Progetto Manifattura - Green Innovation Factory, dedicated to the green/cleantech sector. We are now expanding the project,with additional spaces and infrastructures
We are looking for industrial investors in the following
sectors: sustainable mobility, green/smart buildings,
circular economy, sport-tech
We provide: fully equipped spaces and infrastructures, support on technology transfer, technology partnership, supply chain development, HR selection,
incentive selection
Significant local incentives, efficient&reliable autonomous government, 1st in Italy for quality of life, supportive R&D environment, 0 local tax (for 5 years), a
workforce you can count on

Progetto Manifattura - Green Innovation Factory, an incubator/hub for sustainable projects.
Formulas: pre-incubation (Start Ups), incubation (SME),
technology park (others).
Spaces: 13,000 sqm of office area, 25,000 sqm of lab/production area by 2020.
Dedicated Labs: energy storage, infrastructures, IT, distributed energy systems, modelling.

Success story
SOLIDpower: Leader Company in “green economy”, formicro-cogeneration systems with “fuel cell” technology.
The company, in constant expansion, has more than 70
employees in Italy (in the Trentino Sviluppo Business Innovation Centre), 15 in Switzerland, more than 30 in Germany and 10 in Australia. With foreign funds from Leverage
Green Energy and Kew Capital (30 million investments), in2012 has launched the first cogenerator, expanding soon tointernational markets.
Today, Microsoft is among its customers and a second
plant is about to open in Trentino (with Trentino Sviluppo
support) with the prevision of 80 new jobs and 9 million
private investment on research.

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