Project partner
Name	VEGA: Venice Gateway for Science and Technology (Parco Scientifico Tecnologico di Venezia Scarl)
Address	Via della Liberta 12 30175 Marghera-Venice ITALY
Phone number	+39 041 509 3000
Fax number	+39 041 509 3065
E-mail	master@vegapark.ve.it
Website	www.vegapark.ve.it
Contact person
Name	Ms Lidia Seravalli
Position	Project Office - Area Innovazione
Phone number	+39 041 509 3589
Fax number	+39 041 509 3065
E-mail	l.seravalli@vegapark.ve.it

VEGA  - VEnice GAteway for Science and Technology - is one of the most important Science and Technology Parks in Italy  active in the most advanced sectors of technological innovation: Nanotechnologies, Information Communication Technology (ICT), and the Green Economy.

It is located in a strategic geographical position, in the heart of North East Italy, close to Venice’s historical centre, to “Marco Polo” international airport and to the most important infrastructures on water and earth.

VEGA is the example of Porto Marghera’s requalification, one of the most extended European industrial areas (more than 2.000 hectares).

VEGA promotes the realization of technological platforms and laboratories of innovation in order to ease the technological transfer from the research world to the sector of production, cooperating with associations of enterprises.

It operates to support the innovation of SMEs in Veneto region, to foster a system of relations, networks and community between the present enterprises and the incubation of innovative entrepreneurial ideas, also through new kinds of installation (such as the coworking) to foster relations between innovative, visionary designers. 

People that work at WEGA live in a new urban neighbourhood of the city of Venice, a modern and high quality ambient provided with infrastructures and new technological equipment. Among the services, the Congress centre, ideal site for events, meetings, training sessions, expositions.

VEGA is a no-profit consortium society. The member that own the majority of the company shares are: City of Venice, Province of Venice, Veneto Innovazione Holding, ENI.

VEGA's previous experience in EU-funded projects:

INTERREG/CARDS-PHARE Adriatic New Neighbourhood Programme:Title: Environmentally friendly upgrade of the productive infrastructures of the cross-border territory supporting integrated economic development between Veneto and Albania. Axis 1,Measure1.1.INTERREG IIIA ITALY/SLOVENIA:Title:Sacred Itineraries. Rediscovery of the common cultural, historical and religious heritage shared by border areas.Measure 3.2.INTERREG IIIA ITALY/SLOVENIA:title:Cultural Heritage Adriatic District Development and increase in social-cultural exchange between the coastal communities in the upper Adriatic area. Measure 5.1.2.INTERREG IIIA ITALY/SLOVENIA:title:Mem.Art;analysis of the Adriatic museums for the valorisation of cultural heritage.RENAVAL FERS FUNDS:Construction of the "Venice Science & Technology Park" infrastructure. The construction of the infrastructures set up as a "Venice Science Park", has benefited from EU funds for phases of the project, which has allowed the construction of the buildings.