On 14 November, the new call for proposals for the 2017 Challenges-Collaboration programme, which will receive a total of €500M this year, will open and will end on 13 December this year. We explain all the details of this call and analyse some of the projects that have benefited from the 2016 Challenges.
Eureka calls for proposals open for funding international cooperation projects
EUREKA is a European initiative to support R&D&I that aims to promote technological projects between different countries in order to improve the competitiveness of companies. It encompasses 46 countries of the European Union and in Spain it is managed by the...
Evaluation of the results of the Innterconecta projects completed in 2015
After gathering information about the economic and technological results achieved by the companies that have participated in the first 5 Innterconecta calls, we summarise the results obtained.
Laboratories receive CDTI investment in last quarter
The CDTI has approved 51 new R&D&I projects with a total budget amounting to €37M. Several of these projects are focused on the biotechnology food technology and health sector. Do you want to know what kind of projects it is funding?
H2020 SME instrument adds €51.6M more to invest in innovation in 2017
The success of this H2020 SME Instrument programme since 2014 has led to an increase in the 2017 budget to a total of M 437.5€.
Fast track innovation call to support the market introduction of innovative solutions will be launched soon.
Fast track innovation is a grant within the H2020 framework, to finance activities of commercialisation of products but also services, processes and business models, carried out between 3 and 5 entities from at least 3 EU countries or associated members. This grant started in 2015, with 3 calls per year and in 2016 has followed the same plan. The last call will open in October.
Connected Industry 4.0: Minetur call for proposals to be launched soon
Minetur has published the forthcoming opening of the call for proposals Industria conectada 4.0, which aims to support the incorporation in industrial companies of knowledge, technologies and innovations aimed at the digitisation of processes and the creation of technologically advanced products and services with greater added value. The date of the call, although not yet published, is expected to be at the end of June.
Grants under the Programme for Foreign Business Investment in R&D Activities
Mineco has opened the deadline for applications for aid to promote investment in R&D by foreign companies operating in Spain. Investment in plants, equipment, human resources and technology will be supported, with the aim of contributing to improving the competitiveness and productivity of the Spanish economy, and the deadline for applications is 27 June.