Copyright: Executive Agency "Programme Education" Consignee: Trakia University Budget: 12,000,000 BGN Deadline: 42 months Project objectives: To present a novel framework for advancing Trakia University into a research institution by adopting a Strategic Research and Innovation Development Programme. This programme entails the financing of four key domains: Intelligent Agricultural Production for Functional and Healthy Food and Additives; Molecular Medicine - Linking Basic and Clinical Research; Digitalisation, Innovation and Industry; Hydrogen and Fuel Cells. A Technology Transfer Office (TTO) shall be founded at Trakia University with the objective to facilitate the conversion of knowledge, research findings and inventions produced by the university into novel goods, methods, and services to benefit the public. Additional information and media: http://www.uni-sz.bg/ https://www.iskra.bg/razvitie-na-nauchnite-izsledvania-i-inovatsiite-v-trakiyski-universitet/ Top 100 recipients: 1. Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski"; 2. Medical University - Sofia; 3. Medical University "Prof. Dr. Paraskev Stoyanov" - Varna; 4. Medical University - Plovdiv; 5. Technical University - Sofia; 6. University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy - Sofia; 7. Plovdiv University "Paisii Hilendarski"; 8. Thracian University – Stara Zagora; 9. Medical University - Pleven ReferenceBG-RRP-2.004 Procedure "Establishment of a network of research universities in Bulgaria"Project locations Bulgaria Project websiteUNI_STARA ZAGORA