Mimit allocates 731 million euros for industrial research

Distribution of funds by strategic areas

The resources have been divided to intercept the needs of the most advanced technological sectors, following two main directions:

530 million euros: intended for projects relating to automotive and transport, advanced materials, robotics and semiconductors.

201 million euros: reserved for quantum technologies, telecommunications networks, submarine cables, virtual and augmented reality.

Circa one third of the total allocation is tied to the support of projects located in the Southern regions, in order to reduce the territorial gap in industrial innovation.

Beneficiaries and access requirements

The benefits are aimed at a wide range of economic actors, provided they have at least two approved budgets:

Companies of any size operating in the industrial, transport and service sectors

Research centers

There is the possibility of presenting projects jointly through partnerships involving up to a maximum of five subjects, encouraging collaboration between the academic and productive worlds.

Minister Adolfo Urso underlined the strategic importance of the intervention: “With this measure we make significant resources available to companies and research centers to strengthen their competitiveness on international markets, focusing on technological innovation in the strategic sectors of Made in Italy”.

Intensity of benefits and financing

The incentive system is divided into direct contributions to expenses (repayable fund) with percentages differentiated based on company size:

Small businesses: up to 45% of eligible costs.

Medium-sized businesses: up to 35%.

Large companies: up to 25%.

To these sums a further subsidized loan can be added which covers up to 20% of the project costs. The architecture of the tender aims not only at the provision of capital, but at stimulating long-term structural investments to raise the technological positioning of the country system.