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CDTI-Iberoeka :Cuarta  convocatoria bilateral Argentina – España para la financiación de proyectos empresariales de desarrollo e innovación tecnológica

CDTI-Iberoeka :Cuarta convocatoria bilateral Argentina – España para la financiación de proyectos empresariales de desarrollo e innovación tecnológica

The CDTI (Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology) of Spain and the MINCyT (Ministry of Science, Technology and Productive Innovation) of the Argentine Republic invite proposals for projects involving effective collaboration in technological development and innovation between companies from both countries in all sectors of industry.

Investment for the biotech sector: Tigenix, Ekuore and Grants4Apps

Investment for the biotech sector: Tigenix, Ekuore and Grants4Apps

One of the great challenges of the biotech sector in Spain is the growth of companies in the sector that will make it possible for Spanish biotech companies to be strong and compete in the international market. Getting funding in the sector is complicated but not impossible, in the last month we have witnessed how Spanish companies have grown through acquisitions, public funding and programmes to support startups.

The video game sector finds funding

The video game industry in Spain had a turnover of €412.4M in 2014, 31% more than in 2013. The youth of the sector, 65% of the companies are less than 5 years old and the funding that the video game industry is receiving make us foresee that it is a sector with a lot of potential, which still has a long way to go.

What is a secondary fund?

A secondary fund is a fund whose business is to buy investees from other funds. This type of fund is growing considerably. Last year these funds recorded record fundraising figures of $29,000M, and now we have news that Lexington Partners has closed the largest secondary fund in history with $100,100M. In Spain these funds have also been in the news lately, Arcano has set up a new fund of funds and Portobello has sold a block of 7 investees to a secondary fund led by the giant HarbourVest.

Boosting renewable energy: Cerberus and Repsol

Boosting renewable energy: Cerberus and Repsol

Despite the fact that Spain has slowed down investment in renewables due to the energy reform, there is still movement in the sector. This week, Cerberus, one of the world's largest venture capital firms, has backed a Spanish company, Renovalia Energy. In addition, Repsol has announced the finalists of its incubation programme.

Spain supports agri-food innovation and research

The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and the Environment has drawn up the National Agri-Food and Forestry Innovation and Research Programme to support innovation in the sector. The agri-food sector is facing a crucial challenge for society: the demand for food must be met on a global scale, in a planet that is becoming increasingly populated and subject to the effects of climate change.

Biotechnology finds a new form of funding with Crowdfunding and Spain is one of the pioneers

Faced with the difficulty biotech companies have in finding both private and public funding, they are turning to crowdfunding. This year, Spain has created the first European platform and the second worldwide for biotech crowdfunding. Although the operations closed in Spain are still of a small amount, operations closed in biotechnology in other parts of the world, such as that of Cell Therapheutics for almost €1M, show that it is a form of financing that will eventually have a significant impact on the sector. In addition, the public sector has also launched a crowdfunding platform in the biotech sector.