Twin City Future Innovation Manufacturing Hub

 

Cross-Border Innovation Support for the Future of the Manufacturing Industry

The Twin City Future Innovation Manufacturing Hub project (2C FIMH) develops recommendations for a transnational innovation strategy in the manufacturing sector and lays the foundation for an innovation hub in Vienna and Bratislava. Over the next two years, pilot activities in incubation, education, and cooperation will be carried out to promote cross-border collaboration between universities, companies, and start-ups.

Main Objectives

• Development of a handbook with recommendations for a cross-border innovation strategy.

• Signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a formal political commitment.

• Establishment and operation of the Twin City Hub in Vienna and Bratislava to ensure sustainability.

• Organization of joint strategic missions for benchmarking with leading innovation regions.

• Promotion of cross-border knowledge exchange through expert groups, workshops, and exploratory visits.

 

PROJECT FACTS

 

The project is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund.

Duration: 07/2024 – 06/2027
Project budget: €2,666,647.84
ERDF funding: €2,133,318.27
Project acronym: 2C FIMH (404101DXL3)
Project partner: EIT Manufacturing East GmbH (EITM)
Key institutions: Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava (STU), Accent Incubator (ACC), Industry Meets Makers (IMM), SAPIE, Platform Industry 4.0
Led by: EIT Manufacturing Austria

The project is working on a policy framework to support long-term collaboration and enhance innovation capacity through knowledge exchange and pilot programmes.

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