Development of a technological product – EOD active protective suit, ID 119658

On 29.09.2021, STIMPEX SA as beneficiary in partnership with the NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH – DEVELOPMENT FOR NON-FERROUS AND RARE METALS – IMNR as Partner 1 and with the MINISTRY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE, THROUGH THE RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTER FOR CBRN DEFENSE AND ECOLOGY as Partner 2, began the implementation of the project ”Develpoment of a technological product – EOD active protection suit”, MySmis code 119658, based on a financing contract concluded with the Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digitalization, as Intermediary Body for Research for the Competitiveness Operational Program 2014-2020.

The aim of the project is to increase private investment in RDI within STIMPEX SA by establishing a new production unit in order to develop a substantially improved product, active protection suit intended for EOD intervention forces, in order to produce and market the product on the security products market.

The general objective of the project is the effective collaboration between the STIMPEX SA enterprise with two independent research organizations in order to exchange knowledge and technologies for the establishment of a new unit to produce and market the innovative product “EOD Active Protection Suit”

The results of the project consist in the creation of a research prototype “EOD Active Protection Suit” and the development of a technological manufacturing line for the EOD active protection suit.

The innovative product will be developed on the basis of industrial research and experimental development activities.

The source of funding is the Competitiveness Operational Programme 2014 – 2020, Axis 1 – Research, technological development and innovation (RDI) in support of economic competitiveness and business development Action: 1.2.1 Stimulating business demand for innovation through RDI projects carried out, Investment priority PI 1b: Promoting investment in R&I, developing links and synergies between enterprises, research and development centres and higher education, Action: 1.2.1 Stimulating business demand for innovation through RDI projects carried out by enterprises individually or in partnership with R&D institutes and universities, for the purpose of innovating processes and products in economic sectors with growth potential. The total value of the project is 23,469,263.95 lei, of which the total eligible value is 21,478,021.93 lei, the eligible non-reimbursable value from the ERDF/CF/ESF/ILMT is 13,075,683.86 lei, the eligible non-reimbursable value from the national budget is 2,307,473.57 lei, the value of the eligible co-financing of the Beneficiary is 6,094,864.50 lei, and the non-eligible value including VAT is 1,991,242.02 lei. The project implementation period is 28 months, until 28.12.2023.

Project co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund through the Competitiveness Operational Programme 2014-2020