CDTI (Centro para el Desarrollo Tecnológico Industrial)

CDTI public corporation under the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness.

The Center for Industrial Technological Development (CDTI) is a public corporation under the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness, which promotes innovation and technological development of Spanish companies. Is the entity which channels requests for funding and support to projects I + D + i of Spanish companies in the national and international levels. Thus, the objective of the CDTI is to contribute to improving the technological level of Spanish companies by developing the following activities: * Technical, economic and financial evaluation of projects R & D developed by companies. * Management and promotion of the Spanish participation in international technological cooperation programs. * Promotion of international transfer of technology and business support services to technological innovation. * Support for the creation and consolidation of technology companies. The CDTI has a staff of more than 300 people formed three quarters of engineers and graduates. Although the bulk of the infrastructure of the CDTI is located in Madrid, the Centre offers Spanish companies a strategic network of offices and representatives abroad (Japan -SBTO (Spain Business and Technology Office) - Belgium -SOST (Spain Office of Science and Technology) and Permanent Secretariat Eureka-, Brazil -FINEP (Financier of Studies and Projects) -, Korea, Chile, Morocco, China, India, Mexico and USA) to support them in their technological activities of type int .