CTA Agrifood
Corporación Tecnológica de Andalucía / CTA
Spain: Andalusia
David Paez
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Overview
About us
CTA is a public-private partnership made up of more than 165 companies to promote innovation and technology transfer. Despite the tendency to associate innovation with sectors which make intensive use of technology (such as ITC and Biotechnology), CTA believes that it is also important to incorporate R&D into traditional sectors, such as agri-food, which play a key role in the Andalusian economy.
It is crucial to adopt new models of production based on knowledge and differentiation so that they can all play their part in increasing the competitiveness of the regional economy.
Due to its longstanding experience in the agricultural sector, Andalusia is well placed to be an international leader in various aspects of agri-food innovation, in terms of both cultivation techniques and the final product.
CTA Agri-food is made up of representatives of the triple helix:
13 member companies
- AGQ
- Agro Sevilla
- Alfocan
- Aurora Intelligent Nutrition
- Cajamar Caja Rural
- COVA
- CRSUR
- Deoleo
- Grupo La Caña
- Heineken
- Herba Ricemills
- Iberhanse
- Tepro
9 Andalusian Universities
- University of Almería
- University of Cádiz
- University of Córdoba
- University of Granada
- University of Huelva
- University of Jaén
- University of Málaga
- University of Pablo de Olavide
- University of Sevilla
3 public bodies
- Andalusian Agency for Innovation and Development (Regional Government of Andalusia)
- Andalusian Knowledge Agency (Regional Government of Andalusia)
- Agapa (Regional Government of Andalusia)
Established - 10 October 2005
Staff in the management team - 1-5
Cluster composition
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25Cluster Members
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5SME's
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0Number of start-ups among SME's
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8Large Companies
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9Research Organisations, Universities, Technology Centers
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0Number of civil society members
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3Other Ecosystem Actors
- CTA technical officers are evaluators in European projects calls for proposals (H2020, FP7, SME Instrument).
- CTA is a strategic advisor in innovation programs of the Administration.
- CTA provides technical support to innovation funding programs and technological entrepreneurship.
- Experience in the development of technology transfer through the mobilization of patents in collaboration with Andalusian public universities.
- International Success Cases Manual of University-Business Cooperation (REUNE).
- CTA works as PUNTO RED PIDI (National Network of Information Points on Research, Development and Innovation Activities, managed by CDTI). Currently, it is the International Node of the PIDI Network, in addition to being a proximity node since 2008.
- Expert foundation in the writing and edition of reports and publications on innovation at regional and national level.
- Preparation of feasibility studies in areas such as neuroscience, big data and cloud computing, tourist recommendation services and bioeconomy.
- Stable collaboration agreements with regional and national economic agents.
Legal form of the cluster organisation
Non-Profit
Languages spoken
English
French
Italian
Spanish
Link to the team description on the cluster organisation website
Management team
Elías
Atienza Alonso
Cluster Manager
David
Páez Rodríguez
ECCP Responsible Person
Sectorial and industrial focus
Sectoral industries
Agriculture, forestry and fishing:A01 Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities -
Agriculture, forestry and fishing:A02 Forestry and logging -
Manufacturing:C10 Manufacture of food products
Cross-sectoral industries
Social Economy and Innovation
Industrial Alliances and Ecosystems
Ecosystems:Agri-food
Technology fields
A\: Human necessities:Agriculture; forestry; animal husbandry; hunting; trapping; fishing
S3 EU priority areas
Public health & security:Food security & safety -
Service innovation:New or improved service processes -
Sustainable innovation:Bioeconomy -
Sustainable innovation:Sustainable agriculture
Key members
| Profile name | Location | |
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France
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Services
Support services provided
Access to finance: Public funding
Access to finance: Private funding
Facilitation of collaboration between members (within the cluster)
Facilitation of external collaboration (beyond cluster) such as matchmaking
Support of Research, Development and Innovation
Further information
- CTA helps businesses, universities, technology centres, public authorities and other bodies to achieve the maximum results from their R&D initiatives and transform the results into wealth creation and concrete business activities.
- The services provided by CTA include: strategic R&D advice; evaluation of innovative initiatives; support for the internationalisation of R&D; consultancy in processes involving Procurement of Innovation by Public Bodies; support for technology scouting and studies and reports concerning ad hoc innovation.
Support programmes
EU Programmes
European Programmes
H2020
CIP/COSME
Name & description
Project name
agroBRIDGES (H2020)
Cooperation activities
International cooperation
Targeted countries
Argentina
Colombia
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Peru
Transnational cooperation
Targeted countries
Belgium
France
Germany
Italy
Portugal
Transnational support activites
Promotional Activities -
Support to collaborative activities/etc.
International support activites
- none -Membership in cluster networks, meta clusters and national associations of clusters
Membership in Cluster Partnerships or initiatives
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