RESEARCH AND INNOVATION

The Emilia-Romagna region comprises 330 municipalities that are grouped into one Metropolitan City (Bologna) and 8 provinces (Ferrara, Forlì-Cesena, Modena, Parma, Piacenza, Ravenna, Reggio Emilia and Rimini). The regional population has reached 4,482,977 residents (RER, 1/1/2025).

The economic system is increasingly focused on international markets and features: high rate of entrepreneurship, strong manufacturing sector, high level of innovation, wealth per capita higher than the Italian and European average.

 

First region in Italy for innovation

 

Emilia-Romagna is the first region in Italy for gross domestic expenditure in R&D (GERD) per inhabitant (Eurostat)

 

 

 

 

Number of innovative startups in Emilia-Romagna
Number of innovative startups in Emilia-Romagna (May 2025)

905