Lazio Region: 15 million allocated for Lot 2 of the Rome Technopole site
The project aims to establish a multi-sector technology hub for research, development and technology transfer, thereby strengthening strategic supply chains and innovation in Lazio.
The Lazio Regional Executive has approved the update to the ‘Pietralata Innovation Ecosystem’ Territorial Strategy, confirming its support for the Rome Technopole project and reallocating the funding earmarked for Lot 2 of the Technology Hub under the Lazio ERDF Operational Programme 2021–2027. The measure incorporates the update to the Strategy approved by Roma Capitale, with €15 million earmarked for the construction of Lot 2 of the Technology Hub and associated works. The agreement between the Lazio Region and Roma Capitale, which sets out the procedures for implementing the measures, the transfer of funds and the obligations of the parties, is due to be signed shortly.
Funding from the Region rises to a total of 22 million
“With the allocation of a further €15 million for Lot 2 of the Rome Technopole, following the nearly €7 million already invested in the completion of the first lot, the Lazio Regional Government is confirming, with a total of 22 million euros, its commitment to the regeneration of the Pietralata area and the construction of a major European hub dedicated to research, innovation and technology transfer,” said the Vice-President of the Lazio Regional Government, Roberta Angelilli. Rome Technopole had already received 110 million from the NRRP: approximately 11 million earmarked for the construction of the first phase of the new headquarters, with the remainder allocated to research and development activities. The first phase is expected to be completed in early 2027.
A bridge between knowledge, business and the market
“The Rome Technopole is one of the strategic infrastructure projects on which the Lazio region is focusing to strengthen its competitiveness, by harnessing the research assets of universities and scientific centres and forging an ever-stronger link between knowledge, businesses and the market. “The aim is to build a innovation ecosystem capable of supporting the growth of start-ups, SMEs and large companies, consolidating strategic technology clusters and attracting new investment,” added Angelilli.
The importance of Lotto 2
Lot 2 will form the heart of the advanced Rome Technopole hub: a state-of-the-art research facility serving local businesses and the region’s economic development, and a multi-sectoral technology platform dedicated to applied research, technological experimentation and industrial development. With approximately 2,500 square metres of highly flexible space, integrated with Lot 1, the new building will house experimental laboratories, Joint Labs, start-ups, innovative SMEs and research and development activities carried out in collaboration with major companies and strategic technology and production clusters, fostering links between universities, research centres and the industrial sector.
State-of-the-art infrastructure
The aim is to create a place where knowledge and research can be transformed more quickly into innovation, guiding prototypes and patents developed in the laboratories towards more advanced levels of technological maturity, making them attractive to businesses and investors and facilitating their transfer to the market. The new hub will be equipped with state-of-the-art scientific infrastructure capable of supporting the entire innovation chain, from applied research through to the development of prototypes and technology demonstrators, right up to pilot production. There are also plans to establish Joint Labs dedicated to the development of digital technologies to support innovation and improve the efficiency of the regional pharmaceutical industry, thereby strengthening one of Lazio’s strategic manufacturing sectors.
