Five companies from the Park awarded Booster for Life Science FVG funds
Five projects from companies based in Area Science Park were among the 22 selected under the first call for the “Booster for Life Science-TRL Advancement” programme. This initiative, promoted by the Life Sciences Cluster Friuli Venezia Giulia at the request of the Autonomous Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, aims to fund “industrial research and experimental development projects in the Life Sciences sector, with an initial overall budget of €10.040.000.”
The 22 projects awarded funding will each receive between €200.000 and €500.000 to “raise the technology readiness level (TRL) of innovative products and services in the development phase, supporting both the validation of ideas and the creation of technologies, bringing cutting-edge solutions closer to the market.” The companies that presented the approved projects include AB Analitica srl, Alifax Research & Development srl, Clonit srl, Dr. Schär SpA and Prodigys Technology srl. The types of projects funded include start-ups, innovative start-ups and spin-offs (27%); small enterprises (23%); innovative SMEs (18%); large enterprises (9%); universities (9%); micro-enterprises (9%); medium-sized enterprises (5%).
AB Analitica is a cutting-edge company in the field of molecular diagnostics and deals with medical-diagnostic laboratory devices for virology, bacteriology, parasitology, mycology, molecular genetics and oncology. Alifax is one of Italy’s most prominent companies specialising in the development, production and distribution of clinical diagnostic instruments for laboratory automation. Since 1987, Clonit has been focusing on the development, production and distribution of in vitro diagnostic equipment and innovative, reliable reagents for molecular diagnostics. Prodigys applies the latest and most innovative artificial intelligence and business intelligence technologies and systems for software cybersecurity, both web and mobile. It also provides design, implementation and support services for complex information systems. Dr. Schär is a company specialised in the development, production and marketing of dietary foods for individuals with specific nutritional needs, including the ketogenic diet, which is the focus of the funded project.