APTE SIGNS AN AGREEMENT WITH INNVEST IN SPAIN
On 14th of May APTE signed an agreement of collaboration with INNVEST in Spain with the aim of establishing a frame of stable cooperation in the scope of the promotion and attraction of foreign investments to Spain and also to share the services and instruments of INNVEST In Spain to support the investment of the foreign companies in the Spanish Science and Technology Parks.
INNVEST In Spain is Intermediate Organism of the “Multiregional Operative Program of I+D+i by and for Benefit from the Companies, Technology Fund”. At the moment INNVEST In Spain has open a summons of aid to companies of foreign capital that are going to locate in Spain or that being in Spain do activities of R&D.
The summons of aid covers the following types of activities:
- 1. Advisory services and support to the innovation.
- 2. Studies of technical viability in R&D.
- 3. Promotion of the R&D.
The summons expiry date is on 31st of July and the period of execution agrees with the term of presentation of requests for the types of activities 1 and 2 and for 3 type the implementation time finalizes the 31st of December of 2009.
This type of aid can be a new incentive that can be offered by the parks to the foreign companies to animate the investment in Spain.
Felipe Romera, president of APTE and Javier Sanz, Advisor Delegated of INNVEST In Spain during the signature of the agreement.
