#NEF POLE for the growth of innovative products is open!

On July 12, the Pole. growing products Development and Product Design Center was opened in Ivano-Frankivsk with the support of the European Union.

Pole. growing products is a combination of science, engineering, invention and production. New products, technologies and materials will be developed here, and training programs will be offered, including retraining and therapy for vulnerable groups. The Pole Center includes equipped workshops, R&D, laboratories, office space, and event space. The big goal is to become a center of modern Ukrainian product design, a ground for new developments and a point of attraction for the professional community in Ukraine and abroad.

The center is being created by the team of the MetaLab urban laboratory as part of the New Economy of Ivano-Frankivsk (NEF) project funded by the European Union.

The Center's space consists of three floors and more than 1000 square meters of space filled with various workshops and workspaces, including woodworking, metalworking, ceramics, textile workshop, 3D printing, robotics/engineering, and microbiology. These are well-equipped workspaces where you can develop or manufacture your product.

Residents are already working here in different workshops.

We share photos from the opening

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