VIVA - Vertical and Horizontal Integrating Innovation Valley Approach
VIVA is a bold, scalable, and policy-aligned response to Europe’s innovation divide.
By connecting six regions VIVA establishes a dual-axis methodology that combines vertical scaling (via TRL/xRL elevator models) with horizontal industrial symbiosis to accelerate innovation and strengthen regional ecosystems.
At the heart of VIVA are six flagship pilots that operationalize regional smart specializations: humanoid robotics in Østfold, circular textile flows and flexible automation enabling plug and produce systems and AI-driven material optimization in Västra Götaland, renewable energy and industrial symbiosis in Österbotten, circular bioeconomy and agri-food transformation in Plovdiv, digital manufacturing and AI infrastructure in Alba Iulia, and agri-food innovation acceleration integrating sensor-driven optimization in Central Transdanubia.
Research Area
- Elektroteknik och elektronik
Research environment / Institution
- Primus (KK-miljö)
- Institutionen för ingenjörsvetenskap
Project leader
Research Partner
- Ostfold fylkeskommune
- Västra Götalandsregionen VGR
- Österbottens förbund / Pohjanmaan liitto
- Municipality of Alba Iulia
- Regional bioeconomy hub – Plovdiv
- Kdriu kozep-dunantuli regionalis innovacios
- Academia de studii economice din Bucuresti
- Sofia University St Kliment Ohridski
- Smart Innovation Norway AS
- Innovatum AB
- Högskolan i Borås
- Oy Merinova AB
- Norwegian Center of Circular Economy
- NECIA Tech Cluster
Research funding
- EU
Project time
2026 - 2030