Science and business valleys
There are five integrated science, studies and business centres (valleys) being developed in Lithuania.The valleys are being created in the capital city Vilnius, in Kaunas - the 2nd largest city and the industrial centre, and seaport in Klaipėda. They will specialize in different scientific research fields (laser and light technologies, nanotechnologies, semiconductor physics, electronics and organic electronics, civil engineering, biotechnology, bio pharmacy, molecular medicine, ecosystems and safe environment, sustainable chemistry and bio pharmacy, mechatronics and biomedical engineering, energy, information and communication technologies, agriculture, forestry, food scientific research, marine business, as well as natural resources and environmental protection).
The Santara Valley, established in the capital city Vilnius, has already received investors, such as e.g. TEVA and Moog, settling down their R&D centres and laboratories.
Valleys
- Network of R&D centres in 3 largest cities
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Specialization in different scientific reasearch areas
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Great concentration of talent
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Sufficient supply of new office space
| Santara Valley (Vilnius) |
ICT & Life Sciences Centre Centre of Innovative Medicine Nature Research Centre |
| Sunrise Valley (Vilnius) | Centre of Physical and Technological Sciences |
| Santaka Valley (Kaunas) |
National Open-access Centre of R&D Centre of Sustainable Pharmacy and Health Technologies National Open-access Centre of Future Energy |
| Nemunas Valley (Kaunas) | Centre of Agriculture and Forest Sciences |
| Baltic Valley (Klaipėda) | National Centre of Marine Sciences and Technologies |
Advantages of R&D valleys in Lithuania
- Access to skills and networking – Concentration of scientists, researchers, developers and university academia, close collaboration of knowledge-intensive businesses with science and study institutions, opportunity to be co-located with other companies in the same sector (clusters) and region
- Research excellence – Open access labs, R&D projects supported by EU/state, application of research results in industry and business
- High-quality infrastructure and premises – Infrastructure for research, innovation and new technology development and comfortable conditions to establish new technology-oriented businesses – offices, labs, business incubators.
- Internationalization – Increased international competitiveness
For more information please visit the Lithuanian Innovation Centre’s website www.lic.lt and the Association’s “Knowledge Economy Forum” website www.zef.lt
