The first study visit of the Interreg EU Project MAGNET highlighted good practices and included the Thematic Peer Review on organisational models of the hubs for the attraction and retention of talent and investment.
The call published by the Emilia-Romagna Region provides 45 million euros to support businesses investing in digital and deep tech, clean and resource-efficient technologies, and biotechnologies, in line with the Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (STEP).
Online the 2025 call for proposal “Attraction of investments in Emilia-Romagna” to enter into Agreements for the Settlement and Development of Enterprises, with 13.2 million euros of resources for projects with high impact on innovation and R&D. Applications can be submitted from January 26, 2026. The deadline is the 31th of March 2026 (12am).
On October 30th, 2025, Bologna successfully hosted the Cities for Talent Meeting 2025, a major European event that brought together over 50 representatives from more than 30 cities. Integration between attraction of investments and talent was one of the topics discussed in focus groups.
Inaugurated on November 17, the hub is designed for startups, companies, and investment funds that want to establish a presence in Bologna and build connections with its ecosystem. Applications are now open to join!
The index confirms that the region is a “strong innovator”, with a score higher than the EU average and at the top in Italy, preceded only by one Autonomous Province and first in EU for the indicator “design applications”.
New renovated version of the regional fact-sheets “Invest in Health and Wellness in Emilia-Romagna”, representing the main value chains of biomedical, pharmaceutical, wellness, and including a focus on health care.
Cineca and Tecnopolo Manifattura – Data Valley Hub in Bologna have been selected by the EU Commission to host one of the first 7 European AI Factories, a new supercomputer among the most powerful in the world.
149 European regions have been selected by the EU because of their commitment to strengthen their Research & Innovation ecosystem, coordinating policies and investment towards key EU priorities and engaging in collaborations with other regions.
