Beneficiaries and requirements

Projects will be submitted by a Consortium formed by a minimum of 3 members: a Spanish leader (company), a Mexican leader (company), and at least one Spanish Research Centre or a Mexican Higher Education Institution.

The project will be submitted in both Spain and Mexico; in Spain through CDTI and in Mexico through CONACYT. The proposal must have a positive evaluation in both countries to be eligible. Member requirements according to origin:
For Spain, the minimum consortium can be a company. Research Centres, Universities, Technology Centres must be subcontracted.
In the case of Mexico, the minimum Consortium has to be composed of 2 entities, a company in association with a Higher Education Institution or Research Centre.
Projects have a maximum duration of 48 months.

Types of projects

projects should be developed within the following technological areas:

– Healthcare: IT platforms, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, among others, particularly for addressing problems related to diabetes, hypertension, breast cancer, smart manufacturing, among others
– Energy: IT, generation, storage and distribution, smart manufacturing, among others
– Society: IT for smart cities, urban development, transport, communications, security, environment, smart manufacturing, amongst others
– Aeronautics/Aerospace: manned and unmanned vehicles, satellites, smart manufacturing, among others
– Agri-food: biotechnology, IT, conservation, distribution logistics, genetics, smart manufacturing, among others
– Water: utilisation, sanitation, distribution, smart manufacturing, amongst others

Financing modality for Spanish companies

The aid modality for the project will be a Partially Reimbursable Aid, with a financial coverage of up to 75% of the total approved budget, which may reach up to 85% on an exceptional basis. In any case, the aid granted will never exceed the aid requested for the project by the company.
This support may include a non-reimbursable tranche (NTR) depending on the characteristics of the project and the beneficiary.

 
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