CDTI-SOST Office

The Center for Industrial Technological Development, E.P.E. (CDTI-EPE) is a Public Business Entity, which is dependent on the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities. It promotes innovation and technological development of Spanish companies by channeling their requests for funding and support to their R & D & I projects on the state and international levels. Its objective is to contribute to the improvement of the technological level of Spanish companies by:

1. The technical-economic evaluation and financing of R & D projects developed by companies.

2. The management and promotion of Spanish participation in international technological cooperation programs.

3. The promotion of the international transfer of business technology and support services for technological innovation.

4. Support for the creation and consolidation of technology-based companies. SOST is their office in Brussels, responsible for supporting activities with a European component managed by CDTI (Horizon 2020, ESA, EUREKA, Structural Funds, State Aid, Financing Innovation, etc.), as well as providing direct support to Spanish participants in European R & D + i programs.