SITE VISIT OBJECTIVES
VEGA offers a good example of how a reclamation site could be an opportunity for the economical and environmental sustainable re-development of an industrial area.
VEGA, built over a former polluted industrial site after its remediation, is the City of Technology and Innovation for the Venice Municipality.

INSTITUTION/COMPANY PROFILE
VEGA is located in Marghera (the industrial area of Venice), in the mainland facing Venice, from where the airport and the major motorways are easily accessible. It has been developed on four neighbouring areas (total area 35.1 ha), with a total investment of 53.4 M€, partially co-funded by the EU (29.6 M€) and the Italian government (1 M€).
VEGA - Parco Scientifico Tecnologico di Venezia S.c.a.r.l. - is a Limited company running as a consortium and a non-profit organisation. It was founded in 1993 by 34 partner organisations, including the two Universities of Venice, two banks and numerous important private companies.
The fully paid-up corporate capital totals about € 12,411,876.00.
VEGA is the location for numerous firms that have set up offices there, at the gateway of such a unique city. VEGA also identifies, promotes and carries out projects that aim at bringing improvement and innovation to productive cycles, quality and range of products. VEGA has set up a network of laboratories, known as VEGALAB Network that links the most important advanced specialized research organizations based in the Venice area and operating in the fields of materials, restoration and environment.