Examples of activities that this action is intended to carry out are aimed at supporting R&D projects of companies operating in Puglia with reference to both for SMEs and for large enterprises and/or public-private partnerships: such projects may be prepared individually, or as part of wider and more articulated integrated investment projects combining tangible and intangible funds.

Through investment support, R&D is therefore aiming to achieve significant results, such as:

• to pool expertise both between companies interested in promoting joint research programmes and between companies and bodies specialised in able to provide adequate specialist skills and experience;
• to identify innovative technological solutions that support industrial innovation while safeguarding the environment, and producing positive impacts on it (eco-innovation);
• to support the dissemination of a culture of research and innovation as a priority factor for the competitiveness of the regional production system, both in knowledge-intensive activities and in mature sectors.

The types of beneficiaries are large, small and medium-sized enterprises.