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The aim of the Knowledge Industry Programme is to foster the development of new science-based spin-off companies, derived from the research carried out at universities and research centres, as part of the strategy to transfer the technology and knowledge generated in the academic and scientific sphere to the business sector.
First Assessment Phase. Each year a call will be held to award grants for the protection of knowledge and initial testing (pre-prototypes). The grant will include a training and mentoring programme.
Second Assessment Phase. Proof of concept. Each year, a call will be held to award grants to create technology or product prototypes.
Early-stage Capitalisation Phase. A series of Catalan Institute of Finance (ICF) loans, worth 2 million euros a year for five years, targeting start-up business activity and production, among others, will be offered. A committee comprising external individuals with accredited experience in business management will assess the projects. The Ministry of Research and Universities will set up a Guarantee Fund to cover partially the risk taken on, to make it easier to attain credit without having to give a guarantee.
The last call for the Llavor and Producte stages was held on March 2022.
The second call for the Mercat stage was held on 15th January 2018.
Please send any queries related to phases I and II of the programme to: transferencia.agaur@gencat.cat.
For queries related to phase III, please send an email to: consultes@icf.cat