Viotechnopolis, an innovative biotech cluster,
by the BSRC “Alexander Fleming”; the acquisi-
tion and fitting of a new, state-of-the-art
oceanographic vessel by the Hellenic Centre
for Marine Research; the creation of P4SEEN,
an innovation hub focused on personalised
medicine, by the Medical School of the
National and Capodistrian University of
Athens; and the programme for the retrofitting
of ferries with liquefied natural gas (LNG)
engines and the development of the corre-
sponding port infrastructures.
•Five private manufacturing projects, budgeted at
a total of 349,000,000, for the establishment of
new manufacturing units, and the re-opening
and technological upgrade of existing ones.
The new generation of projects
The leaderships of the Economy and Infrastructure
Ministries seem prepared to launch a series of
large projects in 2016. For example, tendering is
underway for the entire Line 4 of the Athens Metro
(Alsos Veikou-Evangelismos-Maroussi), a privately
financed project budgeted at 3.3 billion euros.
The launching of the tendering process for line 4,
which will link the centre of Athens with the
Athens-Lamia National Road, is expected this
summer. Moreover, two thirds of the project will
be tendered by the end of the year.
The second part of the project will extend to
Katechaki Street, while the third part will extend to
the northern suburbs of Athens.
According to the Metro Development Study (1995-
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