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Cesena focuses on the younger generation
Work is under way at the Malatestiana Library in Cesena to
renew the cinema centre and expand the children’s library,
thanks to EUR 1.2 million from the ERDF. The total investment
of EUR 2.95 million will be used to improve the region’s artistic,
cultural and environmental resources. The children’s library
will be transferred into the current non-fiction section, doubling
the space available for the growing number of young readers
– up 38 % in the last 12 months. The cinema centre will be
relocated on the ground floor, with new services including a
50-seat theatre and a new lecture hall and exhibition space.
This is one of 20 projects presented during the 2018. Diverse
EnERgies week of culture which set out to redevelop the
region’s cultural assets.
http://www.comune.cesena.fc.it/malatestiana/ragazzi
The biomedical village: thriving in a healthy environment
Today, the Mirandola Tecnopolo, funded mainly by the
ERDF, is part of an avant-garde integrated system,
unique in Italy, serving local businesses and with a strong
link to the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia.
The ‘biomedical village’ is able to catalyse investments
and better respond to the demands of a health system
which is increasingly oriented towards personalised and
precision medicine. The Tecnopolo will be developed
to include two new laboratories, co-working spaces, an
area designed for creating prototypes as a service
for companies, and a new incubator for startups,
with dedicated offices and laboratories. So
far, EUR 4 250 000 has been invested in the infrastructure,
of which EUR 3 828 000 has come from
the ERDF.
New Technopoles are offering post-diploma and postgraduate training courses, while the first Master’s degree from the
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia began in 2019. Facilities for accelerating innovation processes, connections with
the regional High Technology Network, and relations with national and international networks will enhance the local
ecosystem. This, in turn, will accelerate the dynamics of development, improve the sector’s competitiveness, and attract
more young talent and high-profile scientific skills.
http://www.distrettobiomedicale.it/il-tecnopolo-veronesi-di-mirandola/
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