The main aims of the STRIA are to improve the innovation capacity of the regional SMEs, to support the technology transfer activities of the knowledge bases and to foster the international knowledge exchange.
The STRIA aims at establishing a regional umbrella organization based on the synergic operation of its founders. The main policy of the Agency is to provide real added value compared to the currently operating innovation support system by ensuring quality consultancy services for the regional SMEs. This way STRIA will assure a stable and increasing clientele, and an extensive international network.
Services of the STRIA:
1). Consultancy – market utilization of innovative R&D
Innovation audit, assessment and elaboration of innovative project ideas, professional innovation consultancy for SMEs
Venture capital intermediation
Financial consultation, elaboration of market plans, managing the application for grants, marketing services
IPR consultancy, technology transfer services
Start-up venture, incubation, enterprise development service
2). Networking
Initiation and implementation of international and interregional innovation projects – especially FP7 and INTERREG IV Programmes, partner search
Networking with national and transnational organisations
Elaborating new forms of co-operation, cluster development
Developing the services of industry parks, incubators and innovation centres
3). Developing and operating the regional innovation database
Exploring the exploitable regional R&D results and RTD services of the knowledge bases
Pooling and transmission of RTD results
Virtual innovation marketplace: unified database of supply and demand of products and services
4). Training activities
Organisation of innovation management- and industry specific trainings,
5). Regional planning and programme monitoring
Subcontractor for the Regional Development Agency in the field of regional innovation support programmes
Elaboration of innovation analysis and regional innovation strategies
