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CDTI — Centre for Technological Development & Innovation (Centro para el Desarrollo Tecnológico y la Innovación)

Funds CDTI, Spain's public agency for industrial technology and innovation promotion.

Spain
Key stats
Annual funding€1.2B
Programs14
Active grants2
Total grants9
About

CDTI, the Centro para el Desarrollo Tecnologico y la Innovacion, is Spain's public business agency for industrial technology and innovation under the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities. It operates as a public business entity and manages an annual funding envelope of roughly EUR 1.2 billion. Its mission is to help Spanish companies turn scientific and technical knowledge into sustain…

Programs & grants under this funder
CDTI Innovation & Transfer Ecosystems (Ecosistemas de Innovación y Transferencia)

Funds regional innovation ecosystems in Spain by supporting multi-party consortia of companies and research institutions.

CDTI Eurostars-3 (CIIP)

Funds Spanish participants already accepted into international innovation consortia through direct allocations.

1 grant
CDTI Eurostars-3 CoD10
Between cycles
- pool
CDTI Innovation Projects (PID)

Funds Spain-based innovation projects helping research teams transform knowledge into global business ventures.

1 grant
CDTI Innovation Projects (PID)
Open
- pool·Rolling submission
CDTI Science & Innovation Missions (Misiones Ciencia e Innovación)

Funds strategic Spanish industrial consortia building mission-oriented solutions in fields from energy to health.

1 grant
Science & Innovation Missions (Misiones Ciencia e Innovación)
Between cycles
€60M pool
CDTI Neotec

Funds early Spanish technology firms transitioning from university-origin ideas into market-ready models.

2 grants
Neotec (project start)
Between cycles
€20.4M pool
Neotec Grant
Between cycles
€30M pool
CDTI SERA — Partenariados Pilar 2 (Horizon Europe)

Funds Spanish firms advancing Horizon Europe pillar partnerships by adding national support to approved projects.

1 grant
CDTI SERA-2 (Partenariados Pilar 2)
Between cycles
- pool
SME support seal of excellence 2025

Funds Spanish SMEs already holding an EIC Accelerator Seal of Excellence to scale their R&D.

1 grant
SME support seal of excellence 2025
Closed
€31.1M pool
SME Aid for Seal of Excellence 2026 (Ayudas PYMES Sello de Excelencia 2026)

Funds Spanish SMEs holding a 2024 or 2025 EIC Accelerator Seal of Excellence to scale their R&D.

1 grant
SME Aid for Seal of Excellence 2026 (Ayudas PYMES Sello de Excelencia 2026)
Closed
€7.5M pool
CDTI Cervera Technology Transfer Centres

Funds CDTI Cervera Technology Transfer Centres by matching Spanish universities and firms through technology transfer project partnerships.

CDTI Eurostars Spain

Funds CDTI Eurostars Spain to connect Spanish firms with European partners for joint development with shared cost support.

CDTI Direct Innovation Line (Línea Directa de Innovación, LIC)

Funds CDTI Línea Directa de Innovación with loans for Spanish small and medium firms pursuing commercialization.

1 grant
CDTI Direct Innovation Line (Línea Directa de Innovación, LIC)
Open
- pool·Rolling submission
CDTI PERTE Chip

Funds CDTI PERTE Chip for Spanish semiconductor localization through design, packaging, and foundry development.

CDTI PERTE Salud Vanguardia

Funds CDTI PERTE Salud Vanguardia for Spain to support precision care, health data, oncology, and regenerative technology research.

CDTI PERTE Electric Vehicle (Vehículo Eléctrico)

Offers CDTI PERTE Vehicle Electric support for Spanish industrial collaboration across cells, battery manufacturing, and charging infrastructure.

Parent entityMinistry of Science, Innovation & Universities — Spain (Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades)
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