CTA

CTA is a multisectoral business cluster for innovation, based in Andalusia with regional, national, and international activity. It is a private foundation with more than 182 member companies and 20 years of experience, originally driven by the Andalusian government and managed privately, dedicated to promoting technological innovation. It helps companies, administrations, universities, and other innovative entities plan R&D&i strategies aligned with their needs. It provides advice for identifying R&D&i needs, formulating projects to address them, finding partners and financing, as well as transferring innovation results. It also offers its own incentive program, financing R&D&i business projects that impact Andalusia. It is the strategic ally for transforming R&D&i results into business and a successful partner in international innovation projects.

  • ACTIVITY: Innovation support services
  • LOCATION: Sevilla and Málaga
  • DATE OF ESTABLISHMENT: 2005
  • CATEGORY: Private foundation
  • CONTACT: Nathalie Chavrier
  • NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 45.
  • REVENUE: 2M€.
  • GENERAL DESCRIPTION: CTA is a business innovation cluster, multisectoral in Andalucía, with national and international activity. It helps companies, administrations, and universities to plan a R&D+i strategy aligned with their needs. It provides advice for identifying R&D+i needs, formulating projects to address them, finding partners and financing, and transferring innovation results. It is also a funder of R&D+i business projects with impact in Andalucía. It participates in numerous international innovation projects.
  • BUSINESS LINES:
    • Provision of advanced support services for R&D+i
    • Participation in international innovation projects
    • Supporting member companies of the cluster through networking activities, positioning, strategic advice, and financing for business R&D+i projects.
  • INFRASTRUCTURE: –
  • INTERESTING DATA: CTA is a private foundation, with 182 member companies whose common interest is to invest in R&D+i and improve the return on their R&D+i activities.

TECHNOLOGICAL SUPPLY/DEMAND:

  • Offering advanced services:
    • Support for the internationalization of R&D+i
    • Support for open innovation programs
    • Search for financing for innovative companies
    • Strategic advice on R&D+i
    • Support for University-Business transfer
  • Support for technological base entrepreneurship

PROJECTS IN DEVELOPMENT

  • AeroSTREAM. H2020
  • AgroBRIDGES. H2020
  • AGROTECH DIH. H2020
  • BBioNets. HORIZON EUROPE
  • BIO4AFRICA. H2020
  • BIObec. H2020
  • BIOTRANSFORM. HORIZON EUROPE
  • EMPORIA4KT. INTERREG ATLANTICO
  • GEN4OLIVE. H2020
  • ICT AGRIFOOD. H2020
  • INTECMED ENI CBC MED. ENI CBC MED
  • ROBIN. HORIZON EUROPE
  • SCALE-UP. HORIZON EUROPE
  • ZEROW. H2020
  • ZEST. CBE-JU

COMPLETED PROJECTS

  • BIOMASSTEP. POCTEP
  • BIOSWITCH. BBI
  • CONNECTEO. COSME
  • DIVA. H2020
  • EXCORNSEED. BBI
  • ICT AGRI 2. FP7
  • ICT BIOCHAIN. BBI
  • MPOWER BIO. BBI
  • P2P FINBIO. H2020
  • SUPERBIO. H2020
  • TRACK. COSME
  • URBIOFUTURE. BBI