Eureka
EUREKA is an intergovernmental initiative to support cooperative R&D&I at European level, which aims to boost the competitiveness of European companies by encouraging the implementation of technological projects, aimed at the development of products, processes and/or services with clear commercial interest in the international market and based on innovative technologies.
It is aimed at any Spanish company or research centre capable of carrying out an applied R&D&I project in collaboration with at least one company and/or research centre in another country of the Eureka network.
Each country assumes the financing of its participating entities. Eureka endorses the projects approved through a "seal of quality" which, in addition to being a promotional element and recognition of the technological level of the promoter company, makes it worthy of public funding, which in the case of Spain is especially favorable.
In EUREKA there are no predetermined technology lines. All technologies have a place, as long as they have an innovative character. The content of the projects is promoted by the participants, according to the particular needs of each consortium. However, Eureka can encourage the development of projects in technological areas considered to be of strategic importance.
Almost all European countries are members of the Programme, although there are also member countries or partners outside this geographical area. The member countries or partners of Eureka are: Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, South Korea, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and Ukraine. In addition, the European Union is also a full member.
The countries associated with Eureka currently include Brazil, Chile, Singapore and South Africa.
In addition, participants from other countries can participate in the projects, as long as they do so in collaboration with two member states.
What role does the CDTI play?
The CDTI carries out tasks of general promotion of Eureka and coordination, evaluation and follow-up (NPC) of proposals and projects in which Spanish entities participate. This work has been carried out since 1985 by delegation of the Ministry. Currently, the CDTI is also responsible for high-level representation (HLR) by ministerial delegation and its president participates in the Eureka Ministerial Conference.
Calls for proposals:
Calls from EUREKA projects
In Eureka it is possible to present projects at any time of the year with the member countries of the Program, although it is true that the Center for Technological Development and Innovation (CDTI) participates in the specific Eureka that are of several types:
- Bilateral: seeking to optimize synchronization between funding tools dedicated at national level for Eureka projects.
- Multilateral: that they intend to generate projects in a specific subject that is of interest to a group of Eureka countries, or with a country outside Eureka to favor cooperation beyond the countries that belong to the Program. Calls with countries outside Eureka are known as Globalstars
In the case of the Eureka Clusters, the submission of proposals is made through their own individual calls or through joint Intercluster calls (Intercluster Joint Calls)
Calls with countries or sectors:
- Open Call for Network Projects:Call open all year round with all countries.
- Biotech Call. Closing 25th of September 2026.
- Called Globalstars with participation of Spain.