CDTI

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The Centro para el Desarrollo Tecnológico y la Innovación (CDTI) is a Spanish public business entity under the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities. Its mission is to catalyse technological innovation in businesses – especially startups and small and medium-sized enterprises – by helping to translate scientific and technical knowledge into globally competitive, sustainable and inclusive growth.

CDTI offers a full range of services and financing options. Check out their financing products in this overview, or consult one of the following pages directly:

Grants – non-refundable aid for research and development and technology transfer.
Calendar of European Union and national calls for proposals from various funding programmes.
List of instruments for research, development, and innovation (R+D+I) available in Spain at national level and in the Autonomous Communities.
Loans – long reimbursement periods and only partially refundable.
Equity – Innvierte – support for risk capital investment in technology-based or innovative enterprises.

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