{"id":56794,"date":"2018-05-16T16:06:03","date_gmt":"2018-05-16T14:06:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fpcm.es\/summary-of-the-financinnbiz-conference-updates-on-public-funding-for-r\/"},"modified":"2018-05-16T16:06:03","modified_gmt":"2018-05-16T14:06:03","slug":"summary-of-the-financinnbiz-conference-updates-on-public-funding-for-r","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fpcm.es\/en\/summary-of-the-financinnbiz-conference-updates-on-public-funding-for-r\/","title":{"rendered":"Summary of the #FinancInnBiz Conference: Updates on Public Funding for R"},"content":{"rendered":"

On May 8, 2018, more than 80 people gathered at the event \u201cDo you know how to finance your project? Keys to the success of your innovative project. #FinancInnBiz\u201d<\/strong>. The meeting, organized by InNorMadrid and the Madrid Science Park Foundation, presented the new public funding opportunities for RDi<\/strong> through various national and regional instruments aimed at entities interested in innovation. <\/p>\n

The inauguration was attended by Mariano Fern\u00e1ndez, Financial and Organizational Director of the PCM Foundation, Luis Su\u00e1rez de Lezo, General Secretary of InNorMadrid, Jos\u00e9 Manuel Gonz\u00e1lez, Vice-Rector of Research at the Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM), and Alejandro Arranz, General Director of Research and Innovation of the Ministry of Education and Research of the Community of Madrid. The latter highlighted his Directorate’s current commitment to promote technological innovation in the Community of Madrid<\/strong> and the instruments<\/strong> they are working on that will connect with national and European plans<\/strong> and which they will soon make public. <\/p>\n

The General Secretary of InNorMadrid, Luis Su\u00e1rez de Lezo, emphasized the importance of fostering knowledge transfer between academia and industry<\/strong> and the fundamental role played by entities such as InNorMadrid<\/strong>, whose objective is to promote innovation between the UAM-CSIC International Campus of Excellence and the companies in Northern Madrid, through its most important business associations (ASEYACOVI, ACENOMA, AETC, and AICA).<\/p>\n

The managing director of InNorMadrid, Isabel Garc\u00eda, explained how InNorMadrid works to detect areas of interest in technology transfer between research groups and companies<\/strong>, and the innovation areas of the companies it helps to structure solid projects that generate immediate effects on their bottom line. InNorMadrid works, together with entities such as FUAM and PCM Foundation, to make science, technology, and innovation a key element of competitiveness in Northern Madrid.<\/strong> <\/p>\n

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The Conference featured three key interventions<\/strong> to learn about the programs and lines of CDTI<\/strong> and the Directorate of Research and Innovation of the Community of Madrid<\/strong> in terms of innovation funding:<\/p>\n