Start of the implementation phase of the Romanian components of the ESFRI DANUBIUS-RI infrastructure: the Danube Delta Hub and Supersite
The National Institute of Research and Development for Biological Sciences (NIRDBS) has submitted the application for the project for the realisation of the International Centre for Advanced Studies on River - Sea Systems - DANUBIUS-RO. Together with its project partners, the National Research and Development Institute for Marine Geology and Geoecology - GeoEcoMar, the National Research and Development Institute "Danube Delta" - I.N.C.D.D.
Tulcea, the Institute of Geodynamics "Sabba S. Ștefănescu" and 10 economic partners, INCDSB applied for funding for the next phase of the project, which involves the actual construction and equipping of the Romanian components of the DANUBIUS-RI infrastructure: the Danube Delta Hub and Supersite. The infrastructure is planned to be operational by the end of 2026.
The current application is carried out in the framework of the call for Support to Advanced Technology Projects through the creation of Innovation Hubs in areas of strategic interest, under Action 1.2, Priority P1. Support and promotion of an attractive and competitive RDI ecosystem in Romania of the POCIDIF Programme, launched by the Intermediary Body for Research of the Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digitisation, together with the Managing Authority for the Smart Growth, Digitisation and Financial Instruments Programme 2021-2027, of the Ministry of European Investment and Projects.