Programme to accelerate economic recovery and transformation through research and innovation

The Recovery and Resilience Facility provides EUR 142 million to support Bulgaria’s research and innovation performance, technology transfer and information-sharing.

EUR 120 million go for the implementation of innovation programs by 10 research higher education institutions.

The Medical University in Sofia receives BGN 44 million from the RRP for the project "Strategic Research and innovation programme for development of Medical University - Sofia".  The project duration is 42 months.

Project objectives:

Implementation of a 4-year Strategic Research and Innovation Development Programme; research in all strategic scientific areas of the University: Molecular and Personalised Medicine; Reproductive and Regenerative Medicine; Health Environmental and Social Determinants; Health and Care related Tools, Technologies and Digital Solutions; Neuroscience and Mental Health; Infectious Diseases and Immunology, 

Non-Infectious and Rare Diseases including related to Poverty and Neglected Diseases; Pharmacology and New Health Technologies Evaluation; Dental Medicine.

Additional links:

• https://mu-sofia.bg/mu-sofia-startira-strategicheska-nauchnoizsledovate…

Top 100 recipients:

• Medical University - Sofia;
• Medical University - Plovdiv;
• Technical University - Sofia;
• University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy - Sofia;
• Plovdiv University "Paisii Hilendarski";
• Thracian University – Stara Zagora;