The growth of fintech seems to be unstoppable: since 2008, global investment in fintech has tripled from $928M to $3,000M in 2014 and is expected to reach $8,000M in 2018. Although the countries leading the sector in Europe are the United Kingdom and Ireland, Spain is also seeing significant operations such as those carried out in Digital Origin and Peertransfer.
Kic Innoenergy financing for sustainable energy
KIC InnoEnergy, the European company dedicated to innovation, education and sustainable energy start-ups, is starting a search for innovative ideas using clean technologies with the aim of offering full support to private and public researchers in order to improve the effectiveness and speed to market of their products.
Does the biotech sector in Spain need to concentrate?
2014 has been a good year for the biotech sector in Spain, mainly due to the improvement in public-private collaboration that is being consolidated in the sector. Several acquisitions and mergers have taken place and new venture capital funds focused on biotechnology have appeared.
New developments in biotech funds in Spain (En-2015)
A small number of venture capitalists specialising in biotechnology are consolidating in Spain. Some of them are receiving support from international investors and others are emerging as a result of the attractiveness of Spain for this sector.
LIFE+ European support for the environment and the climate
The LIFE Programme is the European Union's financial instrument dedicated to the environment. Its general objective is to contribute to the development of relevant EU environment and climate strategies and plans.
Software analysis for scientific research
Harvard Bioscience, manufacturer of medical instruments, has this week bought Heka Elektronic, a software company for clinical research. From Logic-fin we wanted to analyse this sector that has so many benefits in terms of saving material resources and time and that has great advantages for researchers.
We analyse mobile technologies
Ahead of the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in March, we have conducted an analysis with Logic-fin of mobile-related technologies and innovation worldwide.
ICO INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY FUND 2015
The ICO Innovation Technological Fund 2015 is, within the different financing alternatives offered by the Official Credit Institute, the ideal option for innovative SMEs making productive investments in our country.
European Cloud Computing Investment Report
With our intelligence tool Logic-fin we have tracked investments in cloud companies in Europe. From 2009 to 2013 we have identified more than 700 investments with an annual growth of 30% and a total amount invested of more than...
Analysis of the Internet of Things for energy
Device monitoring, energy savings, wireless charging of devices, low-power wi-fi are some of the applications that the internet of things is enabling. We have carried out a study of which technologies are being invested in.
Analysis of the Internet of Things for Health
Accenture said in a report in 2011 that the healthcare sector would be the most affected by the development of the Internet of Things. Logic-fin's study confirms that this is becoming a reality: diagnosis of illnesses, support for doctors through the Internet of Things,...
Grants for the Promotion of Technological Sectors of the Community of Madrid
The deadline to participate in the grants for the Promotion of Technological Sectors of the Community of Madrid, in the framework of the Regional Strategy for Research and Innovation for Smart Specialisation (RIS3), within the Operational Programme of the Community of Madrid for the period 2014-2020, is now open. The deadline will be open for one month only.