As part of the InvestEU programme a memorandum of understanding was signed by the two institutions, under which Cassa Depositi e Prestiti will offer advisory services to the university
Promote the implementation of projects dedicated to academic training and research that can foster synergies between the academic and business worlds. This is the objective of the memorandum of understanding signed by the University of Pavia and Cassa Depositi e Prestiti aimed at setting up laboratories dedicated to basic and applied scientific research within the Research and Training Centre of the new Gerolamo Cardano Park for Sustainable Innovation.
A partnership that will enable the university based in Lombardy to seize the opportunities offered by the InvestEU Programme which Cassa Depositi e Prestiti also participates in as an Advisory Partner of the European Commission with the goal of making its expertise and advisory services available to the institutions that need them.
In detail, the new Technology Park promoted by the University of Pavia is part of a broader project dedicated to the “Science, Research and Knowledge District” located in the north-west area of the city and aimed at encouraging the establishment of initiatives and companies with a high rate of technological innovation and creating direct synergies between basic and applied research.
The Gerolamo Cardano Park project also involves Arexpo, the public majority-owned company with the Ministry of Economy and Finance as its main shareholder, which specialises in developing areas dedicated to innovation.