{"id":7795,"date":"2015-10-16T15:04:29","date_gmt":"2015-10-16T13:04:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vapro.ro\/?page_id=7795&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2018-01-19T11:18:28","modified_gmt":"2018-01-19T09:18:28","slug":"investments-in-rd","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vapro.ro\/en\/financing-2\/investments-for-smes\/investments-in-rd\/","title":{"rendered":"Investments in R&#038;D"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">SMEs have the possibility to access non-reimbursable EU grants to invest in R&amp;D activities, through the following financing opportunities:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<table width=\"680\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #81bef7;\" width=\"113\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Investment type<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #81bef7;\" width=\"391\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Financing instrument<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #81bef7;\" width=\"175\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Project submission\u00a0period<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"3\" width=\"113\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Investments in R&amp;D infrastructure<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"391\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">COP \u2013 Action 111, \u00a0Project type: Investments for R&amp;D departments of companies;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;\" width=\"175\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">27.06.2015 &#8211; 18.08. 2015<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">new session: TBD<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<td width=\"391\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">COP \u2013 Action 121,\u00a0 Project type:\u00a0 Start-ups and spin-offs innovative companies;<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"175\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>27.06.2015, open session;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Continue submission<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;\" width=\"391\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">COP \u2013 Action 121,\u00a0 Project type:\u00a0New innovative companies<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"175\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">27.06.2015 &#8211; 11.08.2015<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">sesiune noua: TBD<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"113\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Intelligent specialization<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"391\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">ROP \u2013 SO 1.1 Increasing enterprises innovation\u00a0 by supporting innovation and technology transfer entities in the areas of intelligence specialization<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"175\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Estimated launch: February 2018<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"113\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Investments in IT field<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"391\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">COP \u2013 Action 221 Support for increasing the added value generated by ICT and the innovation by developing clusters<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"175\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">02.11.2015 &#8211; 16.02. 2016<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">new session: TBD<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #f2f2f2;\" width=\"680\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u21d2\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In the following sections\u00a0we present information for each type of the above mentioned investments which can help you in drafting a project idea.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u21d2 For detailed information regarding: eligibility of your project idea, calendar of the calls, preparing the financing application, project management and more other opportunities please<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\u00a0<u><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vapro.ro\/vapro-2\/contact-2\/?lang=en\">contact us<\/a><\/u><\/span>\u00a0or send the<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\u00a0<u><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vapro.ro\/vapro-2\/free-consulting-service\/?lang=en\">contact form.<\/a><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table style=\"background-color: #81bef7;\" width=\"680\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"638\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Investments in\u00a0R&amp;D infrastructure<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>Financing opportunity: 1<span style=\"font-size: 13.3333px; line-height: 20px;\">st<\/span>\u00a0possibility \u2013 COP \u2013 Action 111, Project type: Investments for R&amp;D departments of companies<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Project value:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The eligible value must be between 4.500.000 lei and 90.000.000 lei;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Non-reimbursable grant percentage (of eligible costs):<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<table width=\"76%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #81bef7;\" width=\"47%\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Region<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #81bef7;\" width=\"25%\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Middle enterprise<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #81bef7;\" width=\"27%\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Small and micro enterprise<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"47%\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">North-West, Center, North-East, South-East, South-Muntenia, South-West<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">60%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"27%\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">70%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"47%\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">West and Ilfov<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">45%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"27%\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">55%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"47%\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Bucharest until 31.12.2017<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">25%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"27%\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">35%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"47%\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Bucharest for 2018-2020<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"25%\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">20%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"27%\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">30%<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Eligible activities\/expenditure: <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Construction of new R&amp;D departments (laboratories\/R&amp;D centers etc.) and their endowing with equipment and research tools, for the extension of business or opening new research directions;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Modernization, expansion, consolidation of existing R&amp;D departments, change the initial destination of a construction in order to create a R&amp;D department and its endowing with equipment and research tools;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Acquisition of research equipment and tools.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Eligible expenditure list:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Acquisition of land \u2013\u00a0 for the construction of R&amp;D departments \u2013 up to 10% of total eligible costs;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Expenditure for works of construction \/ modernization \/ expansion \/ consolidation \/ modifying \/change the destination of buildings \u2013 Up to max. 40% of total eligible project costs, or up to max. 50%, if a new R&amp;D construction is found within the company and if the total value of the investment exceeds 20 million lei;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Acquisition of tangible assets \u2013 IT and communication equipment and installations, independent equipment for research;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Acquisition of intangible assets \u2013 IT applications and licenses \u2013 max. 10% of the total eligible expenditure of the initial investment;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Acquisition of buildings and spaces \u2013 maximum 40% of the total eligible expenditure of the project. If there are also works of modernization \/ expansion \/ consolidation \/ change of destination for the buildings, then these expenditure together with the expenditure for purchasing the building are eligible in the same maximum limit of 40% of the total eligible expenditure of the project.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>Financing opportunity: 2<span style=\"font-size: 13.3333px; line-height: 20px;\">nd<\/span>\u00a0possibility \u2013 COP \u2013 Action 121, Project type:\u00a0 Start-ups and spin-offs innovative companies;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Project value:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Maximum 840.000 lei \u2013 cannot exceed the equivalent in lei of 200.000 euro;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Non-reimbursable grant percentage (of eligible costs):<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Up to 90% of total eligible project costs;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Eligible activities\/expenditure: <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">research and development activities (industrial research and \/ or experimental development);<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">acquisition of R&amp;D services (industrial research and\u00a0 \/ or experimental development);<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">acquisition of consulting services for innovation: technology assistance, technology transfer services, consultancy for acquisition, protection and commercialization of intellectual property rights and for licensing agreements, counseling on the use of standards;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">acquisition of innovation support services for: try and testing in specialized laboratories, labeling, testing and certification, market research;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">activities for introducing in production and product \/ process \/ technology \/ service development:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">acquisition of intangible assets (IT applications and licenses) necessary for the introduction\u00a0of\u00a0results into production;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">purchase of machinery and equipment necessary for the introduction of\u00a0results into production, sized according to the real production volume;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">preparation of documentation necessary for introduction into production \/ commissioning \/ operation \/ implementation;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">preparation of production\u00a0 \/ commissioning \/ operation (experimentation, testing, experiment, analysis);<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">a review of the technical documentation for the introduction into production \/ commissioning \/ operation \/ implementation;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">introduction into production \/ operation \/ application for product \/ process \/ technology \/ service (\u201czero\u201d series execution of the product or of the pilot-installation \/ process \/ technology \/ service development, new and significantly improved for the customer, as a result of applying an innovative model \/ procedure \/ process \/ method); Mandatory activity for project eligibility.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">acquisition of raw materials and materials needed for the project development (for research and development activities and activities for the introduction into production and product \/ process \/ technology \/ service development);<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">information and publicity activities for the project;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">founding and registration of SPIN-OFFs.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>Financing opportunity: 3<sup>rd<\/sup> possibility \u2013 COP \u2013 Action 121,<\/strong> <strong>Project type:\u00a0New innovative companies<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Project value:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Maximum 4.500.000 lei for Bucharest-Ilfov;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Maximum 6.750.000 lei for the other regions;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Non-reimbursable grant percentage (of eligible costs):<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">100% of eligible costs in the period in which the beneficiary meets the requirements of newly founded innovative enterprise;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Eligible activities\/expenditure: <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Industrial research activities \u2013 performed directly by the applicant or by subcontracting a research service and will consist, for example, in: designing, development, experimentation of the model or new solutions for product \/ method \/ system \/ technology \/ service, new or substantially improved;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Experimental development activities \u2013 performed \u200b\u200bdirectly by the applicant or by subcontracting a research service and will consist, for example, in: acquiring, combining, shaping and using relevant existing scientific, technological, business and other knowledge and skills, in order to develop products, processes or services, new or improved;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Innovation activity \u2013 \u200b\u200bdirectly developed by the applicant or by subcontracting an innovation service:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">acquisition, validation and protection of patents and other intangible assets;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Employing staff with advanced skills (the staff is seconded from a research organization that conducts RDI activities, in a newly created work place within the beneficiary company, without replacing other employees. At the end of the employing contract, the seconded staff will have the right to return to its previous employer);<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">procurement of consulting services for innovation: consulting services, technology transfer services, consultancy for acquisition, protection and commercialization of intangible assets, counseling on the use of standards;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">procurement of innovation support services for: rental of work spaces, access to databases and technical libraries, market research; try and testing in specialized laboratories, labeling, testing and certification;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">organizational innovation;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">process innovation;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Activities for transferring to production process the R&amp;D results:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">acquisition of machinery and equipment necessary for the introduction of\u00a0results into production. 50% of eligible costs of the project can be allocated to these activities;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">acquisition of intangible assets necessary for the introduction\u00a0of\u00a0results into production, other than the initial ones, necessary for the eligibility of the application (licenses, patents). The eligible value of the acquisition of intangible assets necessary for the introduction of results into production can be max. 10% of the total eligible expenditure of D section (expenditure for the introduction of results into production);<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">development (and marketing) of a product (good or service) or process, of which the following activities can be part of (examples):<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">preparation of documentation necessary for introduction into production \/ commissioning \/ operation \/ implementation;<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">preparation of production\u00a0 \/ commissioning \/ operation (experimentation, testing, experiment, analysis);<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">a review of the technical documentation for the introduction into production \/ commissioning \/ operation \/ implementation;<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">introduction into production \/ operation \/ application (\u201czero\u201d series execution of the product or of the pilot-installation);<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">widespread exploitation of the research result \/ of the object of the invention;\u00a0 (development of new services \/ significantly improved for the clients, as a result of applying the model \/ process \/ innovative method);<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">marketing of results by the right-holder who is also the producer.<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table style=\"background-color: #81bef7;\" width=\"680\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"638\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Intelligent specialization<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>Financing opportunity: ROP \u2013 SO 1.1 Increasing enterprises innovation by supporting innovation and technology transfer entities in the areas of intelligence specialization<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>\u00a0Project value:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Information not available at the moment;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Non-reimbursable grant percentage (of eligible costs):<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<table width=\"86%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; background-color: #81bef7;\" width=\"41%\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Region<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; background-color: #81bef7;\" width=\"23%\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Middle enterprise<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; background-color: #81bef7;\" width=\"34%\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Micro and small enterprise<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"41%\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">North-West, Center, North-East, South-East, South-Muntenia, South-West<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"23%\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">60%<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"34%\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">70%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"41%\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">West and Ilfov<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"23%\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">45%<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"34%\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">55%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" width=\"41%\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Bucharest until 31.12.2017<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"23%\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">25%<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"34%\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">35%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"41%\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Bucharest for 2018-2020<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"23%\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">20%<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"34%\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">30%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Eligible activities\/expenditure: <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Investments in activities specific to the Innovation and Technology Transfer (ITT) entities, in order to achieve specific technological services for the firms that are beneficiary of technology transfer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Examples of activities:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Technological investments studies; \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Assistance and specialized technical consultancy in the implementation \/ purchase of technologies;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Technology evaluation and technical audit;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Technological surveillance, technological information, assistance in restructuring\/ technology upgrading and sizing of companies;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Development of innovative economic activities for reconversion of workforce in the areas with a serious unemployment problem;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Continuously keeping update with new national and international technology;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Technological transfer and technological validation;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Forecasting, technological evaluation;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Technological audit;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Statistical analysis and indicators of innovation efficiency;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Development and maintenance of specialized databases etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table style=\"background-color: #81bef7;\" width=\"680\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"638\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Investments in\u00a0IT<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Financing opportunity: COP \u2013 Action 221 Support for increasing the added value generated by ICT and the innovation by developing clusters <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>\u00a0Project value:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Up to 720.000 euro;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Up to 200.000 euro \u2013 for the minimis aid scheme;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Non-reimbursable grant percentage (of eligible costs):<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: 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