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#Announcement | We are extremely happy to announce a strategic agreement starting today between the European Investment Bank (EIB) and #LIFTT. The European Investment Bank (EIB) and LIFTT are joining forces in a €100 million initiative to spur equity investments in highly innovative companies. The agreement, announced today in Rome by EIB Vice-President Gelsomina Vigliotti and LIFTT Chairman Stefano Buono, foresees the creation of a joint stock company in which both the EIB and LIFTT will invest €50 million each. The new entity, called LIFTT EuroInvest, will make 20 to 30 equity investments primarily in Italian startups, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and mid-caps active in key sectors such as #lifesciences, #cybersecurity, #deeptech and #cleantech. In addition to fostering #technologicalinnovation, the initiative will support #sustainablegrowth by reducing the environmental footprint of the beneficiary companies. LIFTT has consistently identified businesses that promote organic and sustainable growth in both industry and research. The new partnership with the EIB has the explicit goal of generating a strong #socioeconomic impact by helping companies step up investments that support the technological and environmental transitions, contributing to the creation of skilled jobs in sectors that will shape future economy. #InvestEU #Innovation #VentureCapital Jean-Christophe Laloux; Alessandro Izzo; Y Zhang; Antoine de Lachaux; Dana Burduja; Valeria Iansante; Lorenzo Squintani; Steve Wagner; Daniela Saccone; Corrado Borghesan; Antonio Campo; Alessandro Ghezzi;Nicolò Bompieri Giovanni Tesoriere; Giuseppe Merlino; Alice Mariotti; Maria Cristina Odasso; Guido Panizza; Stefano Zangrando; Francesco Santoro