The CDTI Innovation drives Deep Science technologies economic engine in the service of society
On 29 and 30 january, more than 2000 visitors from 30 countries participated in Madrid to attend the international event Science for Industry (S4i) 2025 that brought more than 300 companies, universities, startups, Science Equity, agencies generators of knowledge, scientific and technological expertise to promote the creation of firms and industries as a result of scientific knowledge

Organized by theUniversidad autónoma de Madridand the spanish managementBeAble Capitalin this edition have been more than 250 innovations very disruptive with applications in various strategic sectors.
In the area covered by Science for industry, in the opening ceremony involved Teresa Riesgo, secretary-General of Innovation of the ministry of science, innovation and universities; Elisa Carbonell, Consejera Delegada de ICEX; Viorel Peca, chairman of the unit of transition from EIC (European Council of innovation); Hanspeter Mock, Embajador de Suiza in spain; and Amaya Mendikoetxea, rector, Universidad autónoma de Madrid.
At this meeting has highlighted the importance of scientific progress as an engine of sustained economic and social impact.
BeAble Capital
Almudena Trigo, Directora General deBeAble Capital, ensures that: “ we are the reference Venture Science Equity in our country and leaders in europe in the creation of companies who develop Deep Science technology. Our aim is to identify and invest in technology companies arising from industrial science whose technologies provide a response to needs not covered in our society today. We are an independent private venture that invests in strategic sectors and issues such as advanced materials, energy, economy move or industrial biotechnology, among others.
“ within the value chain of private capital, the Science Equity would represent a category of investment, as do the Venture Capital and Private Equity, because the funding of Science Equity investing their assets exclusively in business or projects emanating from research centres, Centros Tecnológicos, universities and both public and private institutions. These investments are essential for startups Deep Science technologies that have proven their ability to generate value, jobs for highly qualified and highly innovative solutions to society ”.
“ create a strong industry in our country from Science is basic to face the future and ensure our survival to any situation, preparing to future crises and situations that tested our industrial fabric, as has happened with the health emergency caused by COVID-19. For España investment in Science Equity is key to ensuring that there is a advanced industrial fabric and aligned with the objectives of Sustainable Development of United nations, thus achieving a more sustainable economy, diversified and competitive. The big advantage is that our country is a great power in scientific output of very high level ”.
“ on the other hand, i would like to emphasise that private capital is a catalyst to generate extremely competitive companies and advanced. We are helping to create industrial companies of scientific basis and we have an exceptional partner likeCDTI Innovation. We have so far done more than 50 investments to create more than 50 companies technological and managed 85 million of whom the CDTI Innovation is an investor anchor ”.
INNVIERTE programme
Innvierteit is an initiative aimed at promoting the entrepreneurial innovation through support to the risk capital investment in technology-based enterprises or innovative programme. This is done through the collective investment type closed Innvierte Sustainable Economy SICC S.M.E., S.A., self-managed and under the supervision of the national commission of the securities market.
The CDTI Innovation, sponsor and sole shareholder of INNVIERTE society,adopted by 2024 the 1600 million euros.
Impulsor de la I + D + I business
In his speechScience for Industry (S4i), Pilar González Gotor, head, department of social and Institutional Promotion of Territorial CooperationCDTI Innovationhas emphasized the role of this agency in supporting innovative companies in spain through its various programmes and instruments: "Tal y como Beable commented, the public-private partnership is key to bringing to the market basic science which España has an important role. It has also highlighted the role of Innovation as investors CDTI anchor through our subsidiary INNVIERTE which is playing an increasingly relevant, as demonstrated by our results, in the investment world".
But in addition to providing investment, CDTI, since its inception, the business growth through the development of technology. This is made available to the aid industry as a loan or grant. These instruments cover all technologies and all types of enterprises, from startups, with a specific instrument to them, Neotec, which supports the business plan, to large multinationals ".
CDTI Innovation
The CDTI Innovation is the agency for financing innovation of the ministry of science, innovation and universities that promotes innovation and technological development of spanish companies, channeling requests for funding and support for r & D & I projects of spanish entities at the state and international levels. We Contribute to the improvement of the technological level of spanish companies and drive and, with an international network with coverage of 51 countries support the spanish participation in international programmes for technology cooperation and the international transfer of technology. The CDTI also supports the creation and consolidation of technology-based enterprises in Spain.
The centre for technological development and innovation, E.P.E. (CDTI) is a public entity under the ministry of Science, innovation and universities.
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