THE REGION HAS BEEN A HUB FOR MAJOR TECHNICAL INNOVATIONS FROM THE ELECTRIC ENGINE IN THE 19TH CENTURY, TO THE MP3 FILE FORMAT, AND THE COMMON RAIL FOR DIESEL ENGINES.

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES RELY ON THE SOLID ECONOMIC BASE OF THE REGION THAT PRODUCES 10% OF THE OVERALL ITALIAN INCOME.

PIEMONTE’S STRONGLY RESEARCH-ORIENTED UNIVERSITIES COLLABORATE EFFECTIVELY WITH THE BUSINESS WORLD.

A BROAD-RANGING STRATEGIC DESIGN, DISTRIBUTED ALL ACROSS THE REGION, ALONG THREE ESSENTIAL LINES: RENEWABLE ENERGIES, REDUCTION OF EMISSIONS, SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY.

PIEMONTE IS AT THE FOREFRONT IN STRATEGIC SECTORS LINKED TO HIGH TECHNOLOGY, SUCH AS INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY.

PIEMONTE’S TRADITION IN CAR MANUFACTURING DRIVES THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRONG COMPETENCIES IN THE MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT OF MOBILITY WITH THE CREATION OF THE INFOMOBILITY CLUSTER.

PIEMONTE IS THE SECOND ITALIAN REGION IN TERMS OF BIOTECH COMPANIES.

SEVERAL UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENTS AND PUBLIC AND PRIVATE RESEARCH CENTRES ARE ACTIVE IN THE FIELD OF PURE AND APPLIED RESEARCH IN NANOTECHNOLOGY.

PIEMONTE IS SITUATED AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE THE LISBON-KIEV AND THE GENOVA-ROTTERDAM CORRIDORS, AND OPENS UP TO A MARKET OF 500 MILLION PEOPLE.

INNOVATION, RESEARCH, FUNDING AND RELI-ABLE TIMING: DRIVERS TO ATTRACT FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT IN PIEMONTE.

PIEMONTE AGENCY IS THE UNIQUE, FREE REFERENCE POINT FOR COMPANIES WISHING TO LOCATE IN PIEMONTE.

THE IDEAL LOCATION FOR FOREIGN COMPANIES.