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Technological Corporation of Andalusia starts with 12 projects by 14.5 million

15/08/2006

August 15, 2006

The technological Corporation of Andalusia (CTA), Foundation to promote research, development and innovation (RDI) in the Spanish company, expands its activity with 12 projects that have been approved with a total of 14.5 million euros budget, of which the Corporation will finance 34 per cent, 4.9 million.

Charge of CTA, which presented the last month of June the first results of the Foundation, stressed that in three of the projects collaborate several companies, one of the objectives of the Corporation. In that regard, Endesa leads an initiative designed to optimize the integrated production of hydrogen and electricity in wind farms also involving the Sevillian signatures Inerco and Greenpower (the latter, a spin-off of the University). For its part, the Sevillian Sadiel, Cetecom Malaga and Cordoba Covap working in a system of identification radiofrequency in the process of expeditions in the agri-food sector supply chain; and Novasoft and Inno-ben malagueñas are cooperating on a project of modernization of local administrations. The remaining initiatives come from group MP (who is involved with three projects), Indra, Isotrol, Detea, renewable energies Gamesa and Santana Motor, as well as Inerco, who heads another solo.

Malaga, one of Jaén, 3 are, in total, eight r & d proposals from Seville, one of Cordoba and national companies, and 3 involved 15 research groups of Andalusian universities. Most of the projects are of technologies of information and communication technology (ICT), but also of energy and environment and production processes. The average investment is EUR 1 million and the project of higher amounts to 3.7 million.

With all of these figures, it is not strange that they are satisfied with the results, from the Corporation as stated in a statement a few weeks ago the Chairman of the CTA, Joaquín Moya-Angeler, "Although it is difficult to innovate, things are moving". In addition, commented that in the second call, open in April, were 28 projects of 31 companies, of which four were biotechnology, other sectors to promote. Moya-Angeler stressed that the selection of projects has been "completely independent", as it is borne by Aenor, and carried out audits at year end to verify that they are properly. He stressed that the role of the Corporation is "soften the risk" that the initiatives will fail, but recalled that the most innovative is a project more risk involved, which assumed that there may be failures, but they "you learn".

Source: Diario de Sevilla