Policies and Instruments to support Technology Transfer · 2018. 12. 21. · Patent Box Goal: Making Italian market more attracting; offering an incentive for bringing back to Italy

Policies and Instruments to supportTechnology TransferThe Italian experience

Matteo Sabini

Innovation Project Manager, APRE

Tunisi, 11.12.2018

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APRE – Agency for the Promotion of European Research

Promoting and supporting Italian participationin Horizon 2020Improve the “Quality” of the Italianparticipation in European programmes for R&I.

NCPAPRE hosts all Italian National Contact Points"NCPs" for the EU Horizon 2020 FrameworkProgramme for R&I.

• 133 members• 19 Regional helpdesks• 1 Liason Office in Bruxelles, jointly with

main Italian research institutions

Information and AwarenessRaising

Advising and Assisting

Training

Signposting and Feedback

Mission

Members & Helpdesks

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133 among Universities, Research Centers,Technological Parks, Chamber of commerces, Industrialassociations, Industries

APRE members annual meeting – May 2018

Our members

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Industry 4.0

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Hyper/Super depreciationGoal: Supporting and offering incentives to companies thatinvest in new capital goods, tangible/intangible assets forthe transformation of their production processesHow: for depreciation purposes, investments will be valuedat 250% or 140% of the investment value

Nuova SabatiniGoal: Supporting businesses requesting bank loans to investin new capital goods, machinery, plant, factory equipmentfor use in production and digital technologiesHow: Contribution partially covering interest paid bybusiness on bank loans of between 20,000 and 2,000,000euros, granted by banks approved by the Ministry ofEconomic DevelopmentTax Credit for R&D

Goal: Encouraging private investment in R&D for productand process innovationHow: 50% tax credit on incremental R&D costs up to anannual ceiling of €20 million a year per beneficiary,

Patent BoxGoal: Making Italian market more attracting; offering anincentive for bringing back to Italy intangible assetscurrently held abroad; favoring investments in R&DHow: optional special taxation system (reduction of 50% inthe corporate income tax and regional production tax)applicable to income from use of intangible assets

Innovation AgreementsGoal: Projects (from 5M€ to 40M€, duration max 36months) concerning industrial research and experimentaldevelopment using one or more KET (as defined by Horizon2020)How: Subsidized financing for a minimum of 20% of eligiblecosts; subsidized loan covering interest paid by business onbank loans up to a limit of 20% of eligible costs

https://www.sviluppoeconomico.gov.it/index.php/en/news/en/202-news-english/2036690-national-industry-4-0-plan

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APRE is member of EENThe world’s largest support Network for SMEs with International ambitions

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A broad range of services for growth-oriented SMEs

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EEN activities promoted by APRE

assess technology needs and capabilities of company/research centre

match European technology offers and requests

(co-)organisation of Technology transfer days, brokerage events, conference, etc. in different sectors

organization of company missions

Newsletter/Website

advice on open calls, topics, funding schemes, administrative and financial issues and IPR details

signposting to other Consortium members or EEN partners

Transnational Technology Transfer TTT

Assistance on Horizon 2020

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Examples

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Thanks for your attention!

www.apre.it

Matteo [email protected]