Covid-19: Government measures
The Government launched several measures and financial aid packages in order to support businesses in Malta during the Covid-19 crisis.
Covid-19 R&D Fund
Malta Enterprise Corporation and the Malta Council for Science and Technology and have reacted to the challenges surrounding the current unprecedented circumstances by designing a national fund entitled the “COVID-19 R&D Fund”.
COVID-19 R&D Fund
The €5.3 Million COVID-19 R&D Fund is to target public, academic and private entities. As a funding mechanism, it will enable R&D on COVID-19 as a departure point, yet with outcomes not only addressing innovative and/or improved approaches related to the current pandemic, but also potential future waves and other antiviral relevant research. Eligible projects, including those projects having received a COVID-19 specific Seal of Excellence, are those projects that have started on or after 1 February 2020, but not later than 31 December 2020. The duration of the project should be a maximum of 18 months.
For more information, visit: https://mcst.gov.mt/ri-programmes/covid-19-rd-fund/
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