Supporting entities




CDTI - Centro para el Desarrollo Tecnológico Industrial
A public business entity that depends on the Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade,and which promotes company innovation and technological development.
ddi - Sociedad estatal para el desarrollo del diseño y la innovación
A collaborating company of the Directorate-General of SME Policy (DGPYME) that offers support to companies so that they can incorporate design and innovation into their development strategies and into improving their products and services.
Plan Nacional de I+D+I
The aim is to increase the technological and innovative capacity of companies, support the creation of new technologically based companies, create R+D+I centres, and provide support to technological centres regarding copyrights, approval and certification.
Red OTRI - Oficinas de Transferencia de Resultados de Investigación
A Spanish network of universities whose mission is to strengthen and disseminate information regarding the role played by universities as essential elements of the innovation system, fostering the exchange of knowledge between research centres and companies.
OEPM - Oficina Española de Patentes y Marcas
An autonomous body of the Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade, that encourages and supports technological creation and innovation, providing all categories of industrial property with legal protection and offering different technological information services.
Fundación COTEC
This actively promotes technological innovation in companies, which is fundamental if these are to become more competitive. White Paper 2004 on the Spanish System for Innovation and Annual Reports COTEC.
ANCES - Asociación Nacional de Centros Europeos de Empresas e Innovación (CEEI)
This collaborates by strengthening and dissemination information about EBICs / BICs providing their experiences on the creation of new companies, or diversified lines of business for already existing companies, especially initiatives that are related to innovation.
FEDIT - Federación Española de Entidades de Innovación y Tecnología
These bring together the different organizations interested in developing the Spanish Science, Technology and Business system. It includes the vast majority of Technological Centres, organizations that support and promote the processes of innovation and technological development that favour industrial competitiveness.
APTE - Asociación de Parques Científicos y Tecnológicos de España
This focuses its activity on providing and disseminating information regarding scientific and technological parks, and highlighting their importance for the country's scientific-technological progress, by fostering innovation and increasing the competitiveness of established or associated companies.
Industrial Standardization, Certification, Accreditation and Quality Entities
The Spanish Association for Standardization and Certification (AENOR)
The Spanish Association for Quality (AEC)
The National Accreditation Entity (ENAC)
The European Association of Research and Technology Organisations - EARTO