The Spanish National Research Council has launched the 2nd call to promote Public-Private Collaboration (CSIC COCREA Program) to develop projects with companies that address challenges in agri-food and circular economy.
With a budget of 500,000€, this call aims to facilitate the effective transfer of knowledge to society, through the generation of trust-based relationships between CSIC and the actors of the innovation ecosystem.
Characteristics of the call:
- 10 collaboration projects between researchers from CSIC and companies based in Spain.
- Maximum amount of 50,000€ per grant. The company must finance its own activities (up to 70% can be personnel expenses) while CSIC can co-finance the activities of the CSIC group (with up to 50,000€ per project).
- The granted funds will be used to finance R&D activities of CSIC. The company will co-finance its own activities and/or support to CSIC.
- Duration of the project is 24 months.
- The deadline for submitting applications ends on October 30, 2024.
Given the interest that the current call has for the agri-biotechnology sector, BIOVEGEN has prepared this report, which summarizes the main characteristics of the call.