CTA

CTA is a multi-sector innovation business cluster, based in Andalusia and with regional, national and international activity. It is a private foundation with more than 182 member companies and 20 years of experience, originally promoted by the Andalusian Government and with private management, which is dedicated to promoting technological innovation. It helps companies, administrations, universities and other innovative entities to plan an R&D&I strategy aligned with their needs. It provides advice for the identification of R&D&I needs, the formulation of projects to solve them, the search for partners and financing, as well as the transfer of innovation results. It also offers its own incentive program, with which it finances R&D&I business projects with an impact in Andalusia. It is the strategic ally to transform R&D&I results into business and a successful partner in international innovation projects.

• ACTIVITY: Innovation support services
• LOCATION: Seville and Malaga
• CONSTITUTION DATE: 2005
• CATEGORY: Private Foundation
• CONTACT: Nathalie Chavrier

• NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 45.
• INCOME: 2M€.
• GENERAL DESCRIPTION: CTA is a multi-sectoral innovation business cluster in Andalusia, with national and international activity. It helps companies, administrations and universities to plan an R&D&I strategy aligned with their needs. It provides advice on identifying R&D&I needs, formulating projects to solve them, finding partners and financing, and transferring innovation results. It also finances R&D&I business projects with an impact in Andalusia. It participates in numerous international innovation projects.
• BUSINESS LINES: 
  • Provision of advanced R&D&I support services
  • Participation in international innovation projects
  • Support for member companies of the cluster through networking activities, positioning, strategic advice and financing of business R&D&I projects.
• INFRASTRUCTURE: –
• DATA OF INTEREST: CTA is a private foundation with 182 member companies whose common interest is to invest in R&D and improve the return on their R&D activities.

TECHNOLOGICAL SUPPLY/DEMAND:

• Advanced service offering:
  • Support for the internationalization of R&D&I
  • Support in open innovation programs
  • Search for financing for innovative companies
  • Strategic advice on R&D&I
  • Support for University-Business transfer
• Support for technology-based entrepreneurship

PROJECTS IN DEVELOPMENT

• AeroSTREAM. H2020
• AgroBRIDGES. H2020
• AGROTECH DIH. H2020
• BBioNets. HORIZON EUROPE
• BIO4AFRICA. H2020
• BIObec. H2020
• BIOTRANSFORM. HORIZON EUROPE
• EMPORIA4KT. ATLANTIC INTERREG
• 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
• CONNECT. COSME
• DIVA. H2020
• EXCORNSEED. BBI
• ICT AGRI 2. FP7
• ICT BIOCHAIN. BBI
• MPOWER BIO. BBI
• P2P FINBIO. H2020
• SUPERB. H2020
• TRACK. COSME
• URBIOFUTURE. BBI