BIOVEGEN attended the event “PRIMA Program and MENA Zone Calls” that took place on February 7th at the CDTI auditorium (Madrid). During the event, the updates for the 2020 Call of the PRIMA Program were presented.
Additionally, in the second part of the event, financing opportunities known as MENA Zone Calls were explained for projects developed between Spain and the countries of North Africa and the Middle East.
The presentations from the event are now available at the following link.
Agenda of the event
09:00 h. Participant registration
09:30 h. Welcome.
- Luis González Souto, Head of Division- Deputy Director of Technological Cooperation at CDTI.
09:40 h. PRIMA – Calls 2020, sections 1 and 2. General aspects.
- Octavi Quintana, Director of the PRIMA Foundation.
10:30 h. Q&A session
10:40 a.m. National financing mechanisms for Section 2.
- Juan Climent. State Research Agency (AEI)
- José Manuel Durán. NCP Section 2. CDTI.
11:10 a.m. Q&A session
11:20 a.m. Practical recommendations for preparing a successful proposal.
- Marta Conde. NCP Section 1. CDTI.
11:40 a.m. Break
12:00 p.m. Presentation of Calls for International Cooperation Programs with North African and Middle Eastern countries.
- José Manuel Durán, CDTI Delegate for North Africa and the Middle East based in Morocco.
12:20 p.m. Closing ceremony. Speaker to be confirmed.
12:30 p.m. Individual proposal review workshop.
Given the importance of the Call and the interest it generates in the sector, we at BIOVEGEN have developed a report on the characteristics of the new 2020 Call of the PRIMA Program that was sent yesterday to BIOVEGEN associates.