INNOVATION INCUBATOR 4.0 PROGRAM

The Medical University of Gdańsk (MUG) has obtained funding for the implementation of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education program called Innovation Incubator 4.0. The funds come from the non-competitive project Support for the management of scientific research and commercialization of R&D results in research units and enterprises, implemented under the Intelligent Development Operational Program 2014-2020 (section 4.4).

The unit implementing the Innovation Incubator 4.0 program, on the side of the University, is the Technology Transfer Office. The project will be implemented in a consortium led by the MUG, and members of the consortium: the University of Gdańsk and the MUG’s SPV – Medical Innovation Center Ltd. The co-financing granted to the consortium amounts to 1.9 million PLN. The project implementation period will last until December 31, 2022.

The aim of the Innovation Incubator 4.0 program is to support the process of managing the results of scientific research project with high potential for commercialization, requiring pre-implementation work and development works. This will enable the search for appropriate business entities interested in introducing a given solution to the market and will contribute to the increase in the practical application of scientific research results on the basis of specific market solutions.