IRIS – Improved Results in Innovation Support

Duration: 1.10.2017 – 31.3.2021

Project partners:  14 partners from Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Germany and Russia.

Funding: Baltic Sea Region Interreg. Total budget: EUR 2,69 million (European Regional Development Fund EUR 1.8 million,  European Neighbourhood Instrument EUR  0.16 million, Norwegian Funding EUR 0.12 million)

Project in a nutshell: The project will improve and strengthen management and support capacity in Baltic Sea Region incubator organisations.  The idea is to become acquainted with regional organizations, share good practices, and implement them practically in one’s own organization. This will result in more vibrant companies, which will lead the Baltic Sea region forward as a dynamic and innovative economic area. An important part of the project is also to develop and maintain a functioning multinational co-operation and to plan future co-operation projects.

Contact person in Turku Science Park Ltd:  Peter Lostedt