The ITACA Institute of the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) has secured funding from Ivace+i Innovación and the European Union through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF/FEDER) to enhance its capacity for innovation and technology transfer, fostering closer collaboration between science and business.
The project, entitled “ITACA Forward: UCIE of the ITACA Institute”, benefits from significant funding to consolidate this scientific unit for business innovation. The project aims to promote applied research through three main objectives:
- To facilitate technology transfer in order to maximise the impact of research outcomes.
- To foster collaboration with companies to develop innovative, high-value solutions.
- To support the creation of technology-based companies.
This project is part of the Programme for the Strengthening of Scientific Units for Technology Development and Knowledge Transfer to Industry, and has a total eligible budget of €393,688.00, of which €354,319.20 is funded by Ivace+i Innovación and the European Union through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF/FEDER) Comunitat Valenciana 2021-2027 Programme (Project reference: INNVA2/2025/17).
“With this new project, we aim to strengthen the connection between academic research and the productive sector, promoting a more competitive and innovation-driven ecosystem,” representatives of the ITACA Institute highlight.
Through this initiative, ITACA consolidates its role as a key player in technology transfer and in generating value from scientific knowledge.
