The Department of Biotechnology of India (DBT) and Spain’s Industrial Technology, E.P.E. (CDTI) technology development have collaborated to encourage partnerships and business collaborative projects between entities from both countriesand DBT.

This call for proposals aims to launch ambitious joint standard between Indian and Spanish organizations.

CALL GUIDELINES: 1) NODAL IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES The Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India and the Centre for the Development of In Science, Innovation and Universities, Government of Spain, are the nodal implementing agencies from the Indian and Spanish side, respectively. The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) entrusted upon promotion of research, development and innovation in the field of biotechnology. DBT funds and supports all Indian universities, research organisations, working in the area of biotechnology. The CDTI is a Public Entity under the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, Government of Spain, which fosters the technological development and innovation of Spanish Companies.

2) Thematic Areas: This Call for proposals is a generic call open to collaborative R&D projects in all areas of biotechnology e.g. health biotechnology, industrial biotechnology, nano agro-biotechnology, including biofuels and engineering.

Thejoint programme for co-operation was established by Department of Biotechnology of India (DBT) and the Centre for the Development of E.P.E. (CDTI), to promote and fund market-driven technology development as well as to encourage partnerships and business collaborative projects between entities from both countries. Within this Programme, CDTI agreed to launch joint calls for proposals.

For further details: http://dbtindia.gov.in/latest-announcement/6th-indo-spanish-call-technological-co-operation-biotechnology

The joint program for co-operation was established by DBT and the Centre for the Development of E.P.E. (CDTI)to promote and fund market-driven technology development.