30 September 2026

The CDTI Innovation seeks a Spanish company to collaborate with Egypt in an R&D project on plant health

The initiative aims to develop and validate a platform based on biological resources to improve plant health and crop tolerance against different types of stress

This collaboration between Egypt and Spain seeks to advance in new biological solutions to improve crop health and resistance

INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY COOPERATION

The CEBAS-CSIC and the Agriculture Research Center (ARC) of Egypt are looking for a Spanish company specialized in molecular biology to collaborate in an R&D project aimed at improving plant health and crop tolerance against combined biotic and abiotic stresses. The participating company must have capabilities for the development of raw materials and biological components, formulation optimization and microbial and physicochemical compatibility studies.

The collaboration proposes the development and joint validation between Spain and Egypt of a multifunctional plant health platform based on biological resources, based on selected natural and biological components. The platform will study different solutions, including:

Non-nanostructured chitosan.
Beneficial microbial inoculants, including Trichoderma species.
[Rizobacteria promoting plant growth].
Other selected beneficial microorganisms.
Botanical bioactives and compounds derived from essential oils.
Biostimulant components derived from microalgae, including materials obtained from spirulina.

The proposal is scheduled to be presented to the 2026 call for proposals of the ESIP program "Egypt Spain Innovation Programme", within the framework of the Spanish-Egyptian Bilateral Technological Cooperation Program, which will remain open until December 3, 2026.

Interested entities can find more information about this partner search in the following link

Contact

For additional information on the technical scope and role of the Spanish company, you can contact Dr. Rose M. Rivero, from CEBAS-CSIC, in rmrivero@cebas.csic.es

For specific information and advice on this partner search and the ESIP call, you can contact the Office of the Delegation of North Africa and the Middle East of the CDTI Innovation:

José Manuel Durán: josemanuel.duran@cdti.es
Francisco Sánchez Quintana: francisco.sanchez@cdti.es

CDTI Innovation

The Center for Technological Development and Innovation, CDTI E.P.E. It is the innovation agency of the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, whose objective is the promotion of technological innovation in the business environment. The mission of the CDTI is to ensure that the Spanish business fabric generates and transforms scientific and technical knowledge into globally competitive, sustainable and inclusive growth. In 2025, within the framework of the Strategic Plan 2024-2027, the CDTI provided 2,423 million euros of support to Spanish companies and startups.

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