The CDTI carries out a series of international cooperation programmes with the aim of strengthening the "Spain Brand" in relation to research and business leadership in key sectors of our economy, boosting the international presence of innovative Spanish companies and encouraging participation in commercial networks and global markets.
On 25 November the h2020 SME instrument programme closes, an accelerator programme for SMEs with the aim of introducing innovative products and services with high growth potential into the market. The programme is carried out in two phases, the first to explore and analyse the technical feasibility and market potential and the second is aimed at final prototyping, miniaturisation, demonstration, piloting, validation and market adaptation.
The CDTI of the Government of Spain and the National Council for Science and Technology (CONACYT) of the Government of Mexico signed a Collaboration Agreement in 2008 with the aim of promoting industrial, technological and scientific cooperation between companies and research centres in both countries.
Good news for funding in the biotech sector in the first half of September, the largest round of funding in the history of Spanish biotechnology has been closed. CaixaImpulse has already announced its first 15 companies.
According to a study conducted by UR Global, in recent years, SMEs and startups in the e-learning services sector have been the profile of companies that have most decided to make the international leap, along with other sectors such as digital marketing. In order to grow internationally, it is necessary to have financing. Below we highlight operations in the e-learning sector that have been carried out in the last quarter.
RED.ES will open a call in January 2016 to increase the supply of software solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises (hereinafter, "SMEs") in Software as a Service (SaaS) mode, by companies in the information technology and communications sector, improving their competitiveness and positioning in the commercialisation of these solutions.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
The CDTI is contributing to the development of biotechnology in our country. In the last half of 2014 alone, more than 40 biotechnology-related projects received CDTI funding. In addition, the Cdti also supports private funding and in May 2015 injected €5M in Inveready Innvierte Biotech II.