First innovation hub under way

The initial steps in the creation of Greece's first innovation hub were taken on Wednesday at the former facilities of the Piraeus Dye Works (Chromatopoiia Pireos), in the presence of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

Following the publication of the first part of the tender and the launch of the process for selecting a contractor, the project for a radical overhaul of the old industrial complex through a public-private partnership (PPP) is now well under way.

The aim of the project is to transform the site into a multipurpose complex that hosts research centers and startups, allowing for fruitful synergies between science and innovative entrepreneurship.

"Every major capital city has an innovation center and the location here is ideal, due to its history and also its position," said Mitsotakis as he toured the Pireos Street facility in the company of several...