CDTI launches the Cervera transfer R&D program in January 2019. Since its publication, the Center has actively participated in advising companies on the advantages that this program reports compared to other existing aid to support R&D. . The priority lines in which the Center has the capacity to transfer knowledge are:

CARTIF has the capacity to transfer knowledge in the Cervera priority technology on the development of new materials and physical and / or chemical processes using the micro and nano scales to provide surfaces with specific properties, from the area of biotechnology and circular economy.

CARTIF has the capacity to transfer knowledge in the following priority technologies Cervera de Ecoinnovación: Elimination or substitution of harmful components in the formulation of products, development of processes with greater efficiency and reduction of the use of raw materials, economically viable recycling and recovery systems for waste , mainly for composite materials, complex plastic materials, electronic waste, etc., On-site soil recovery technologies, designed to isolate or destroy contaminating substances, and High-efficiency technologies and tools for water treatment that allow the increase of water resources. The technical areas involved are: Circular economy, natural resources and biotechnology.

CARTIF has extensive experience within the Cervera priority technology on Development of hybrid energy generation and storage systems with exclusive use of renewable technologies, applicable to products, infrastructure or buildings. These include those energy system developments applicable at various scales, from small products (EoT) to large infrastructures, through exclusively renewable solutions for generation, storage and energy efficiency. The areas involved are energy policy and Renewable Energies.

CARTIF has knowledge generated to transfer in relation to the three thematic priorities related to smart manufacturing. The areas involved are Industry 4.0 and Industrial Solutions.

CARTIF has a variety of experience, especially at the national level, in the Cervera thematic priority on personalization of medical devices, implants and prostheses, with solutions adapted to each patient, based on three-dimensional printing and bioprinting technologies. Regenerative medicine or cell therapy will constitute the knowledge base to generate both tissues and organs in vitro that allow the creation of bioimplants for the treatment of injuries or pathologies. The technical area involved is Health and Quality of Life.

CARTIF has extensive experience, especially in projects financed by the CDTI, within the Cervera priority technology on the development of functional ingredients and foods through the application of omics technologies. These technologies allow, through the use of high-performance tools for massive data analysis, in the context of food science, to improve human nutrition and its health consequences. Thus, transcriptomics, proteomics and metabolomics are considered as techniques that allow us to delve into how food affects the prevention or evolution of diseases. The technical area involved is Food.

The Center has the capacity to develop projects within the two priority technologies of Deep Learning and Artificial Intelligence through the areas of Smart Grid, Industry 4.0 and Industrial Solutions.

CARTIF has the capacity to develop projects in the field of priority technology of Smart Grid Development (VANET) that include vehicles as network nodes and that respond to the challenge of increasing autonomous and self-guided vehicles, as well as communication and interaction with the rest of the infrastructures in the field of smart cities, through the Smart Cities area mainly.

Although the Center uses cybersecurity tools within its own developments, it has not generated knowledge in cybersecurity technology that can be transferred.

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Obtaining new materials with physico-chemical properties superior to the existing ones or with less environmental impact, specifically technologies that allow:

• Obtaining nano or micromaterials (graphene, metal oxides, cellulose, among others) that, added to different substrates, change their chemical-physical and working behavior. As well as nano and microencapsulation processes.
• Development of new materials (metallic, ceramic, cermets, dlc, etc.) and physical and / or chemical processes using the micro and nano scales to provide surfaces with specific properties (hardness, lubrication, chemical resistance, aesthetics, easy cleaning, etc. .).

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Technologies that allow a decrease in the consumption of raw materials and natural resources, more efficient chemical processes, the reuse of waste and the recovery of soils or the reduction of environmental impact. Specifically, the priority technologies are:

• Elimination or substitution of harmful components in the formulation of products, development of processes with greater efficiency and reduction of the use of raw materials.
• Development of materials from alternative sources to oil, with a lower environmental impact, more easily recyclable or biodegradable.
• Economically viable recycling and recovery systems for waste, mainly for composite materials, complex plastic materials, electronic waste, etc.
• Recovery technologies, designed to isolate or destroy polluting substances.
• High efficiency technologies and tools for water treatment that allow the increase of water resources.

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Development and application of renewable energies to facilitate the energy transition of the Spanish economy, specifically:

• Development of hybrid energy generation and storage systems with exclusive use of renewable technologies, applicable to products, infrastructure or buildings. Those energy system developments applicable at various scales are included, from small products (EoT) to large infrastructures, through exclusively renewable solutions for generation, storage and energy efficiency.
• Development of hybrid energy generation and storage systems with exclusive use of renewable technologies, applicable to products, infrastructure or buildings. Those energy system developments applicable at various scales are included, from small products (EoT) to large infrastructures, through exclusively renewable solutions for generation, storage and energy efficiency.
• Development and optimization of components and energy storage systems (electrodes, electrolytes, catalysts, membranes, etc.) for batteries in their different types, uses and powers.• Development of new H2 production, storage and distribution technologies.

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Development of technologies related to the implementation of smart manufacturing and industry 4.0, resulting from the convergence of ICT, with sensorization and robotics, specifically:

• Development of flexible automated manufacturing processes (multi-operations) for processing parts with multi-materials (multi-functionality), with embedded sensorization.
• Development of virtual and augmented reality systems that allow advanced Human-Machine interfaces. It also includes advanced collaborative environments between people and robots, with advanced modeling, simulation and programming of collaborative scenarios, and the development of sensory systems to guarantee operational security, as well as mobile robotics.
• Additive manufacturing, including the development of equipment, processes and specific materials for its implementation as a production process on an industrial scale of marketable parts, as an alternative to other conventional processes (machining, deformation, injection, etc.).

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Personalized or precision medicine opens new opportunities for the diagnosis and treatment of diseases, as well as for the development of more effective and personalized medicines. Precision medicine is understood as that capable of adapting medical practice to the individual characteristics of each person.

• Personalized or precision medicine that develops new chemical and biological entities, medical devices and technologies that allow the prevention, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of diseases, including advanced therapies such as immunotherapy or gene therapy.
• Bioelectronics and biomechanics for the development of biocompatible products and components, sensory systems for the analysis and measurement of biomedical and biomechanical parameters, mechatronic actuation systems, particularly miniaturized, for application in biomedical robotics, especially applied to patient rehabilitation.
• Personalization of medical devices, implants and prostheses, with solutions adapted to each patient, based on three-dimensional printing and bioprinting technologies. Regenerative medicine or cell therapy will constitute the knowledge base to generate both tissues and organs in vitro that allow the creation of bioimplants for the treatment of injuries or pathologies.

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Achieving a safe and healthy diet requires comprehensive treatment of the food chain. Hence, it is necessary to optimize treatments for pest control and livestock diseases that can generate negative side effects on human health, improve food safety and shelf life, while delving into the research and development of foods with nutraceutical properties and beneficial effects for disease prevention.

• Control of infectious diseases in livestock and aquaculture production: The development of compounds with prophylactic and / or therapeutic activity useful in the control – prevention, diagnosis and treatment – of diseases of bacterial, viral or fungal origin that affect animals of supply for human consumption.
• Pest control in crops of agronomic interest: The development of compounds with phytosanitary, biostimulant, microbiocide and fungicide activity is promoted for the prevention and treatment of pests generated by both bacteria and viruses and fungi that affect crops of commercial interest.
• Development of functional ingredients and foods through the application of omics technologies. These technologies allow, through the use of high-performance tools for massive data analysis, in the context of food science, to improve human nutrition and its health consequences. Thus, transcriptomics, proteomics and metabolomics are considered as techniques that allow us to delve into how food affects the prevention or evolution of diseases.

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Development and improvement of technologies that imitate the mechanics of the functioning of the human brain in the treatment of data of heterogeneous origin by means of algorithms and aimed at facilitating the resolution of various problems. Specifically

• Machine learning, Big Data and Data Science technologies, Blockchain, neural networks or artificial intelligence for the massive handling of data of heterogeneous origin, in order to value the large volumes of information from different environments, and facilitate their exploitation as structured information in an innovative business model driven by data or “data-powered”.
• The development of knowledge and technologies that contribute to filling the gaps that may exist between the needs of end users and possible existing enabling technologies. Specifically and not exclusively, technological areas such as virtual and augmented reality, computer vision, automatic speech recognition, audio signal recognition and mobility applications, industry (modeling systems, simulation and prediction of machine behavior, manufacturing processes, with the development of virtual cufflinks that allow their design and subsequent optimization) are considered.  .

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In the field of advanced mobile communications, the promotion of the development of the technologies that support these future networks is contemplated, as well as their use in the development of novel applications and in the resolution of existing and unapproachable problems with current ones. Specifically

• Advanced mobile technologies according to the 5G standard and future prospective 6G: development of the entire chain of elements necessary to guarantee the network service benefits, such as, for example, communications protocols, sensors for associated networks, base stations , or radiant systems. Since the start of 5G network services in 2020, new strategies, trends and applications will emerge, which will need to be closely followed, while prospecting for what will become the 6G standard.
• Artificial intelligence integration into future mobile networks: Machine Learning (ML) based solutions for problems ranging from radio access technology (RAT) selection to malware detection. As a basic ML technique, deep learning (DL) embedding is proposed in 5G mobile or wireless networks. Machine learning techniques can be categorized into three classes: supervised learning, unsupervised learning, and reinforcement learning, either on neural networks, encoders, or even as deep reinforcement learning environments.

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The traditional concept of transport evolves towards the newest of mobility in which information systems constitute the technological nucleus of future mobility developments (autonomous and driverless mobility and integration in smart cities), as well as for new types of infrastructure that They support the new mobility systems:

• Development of digital instrumentation applicable to assisted driving to increase safety through anti-collision sensory systems, using intelligent action systems that increase active and passive safety. It also includes the development of communication systems for vehicle connectivity to the infrastructure prepared for autonomous driving.
• Development of intelligent networks (VANET) that include vehicles as network nodes and that respond to the challenge of increasing autonomous and self-guided vehicles, as well as communication and interaction with other infrastructures in the field of smart cities

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Cybersecurity and information privacy technologies are essential for the development of a digital and interconnected economy, from the smart factory to autonomous vehicles, through critical infrastructures or aviation security.

• Cybersecurity: development of robust information processing systems to reduce vulnerabilities in systems and networks, based on the application of data security technologies. Technologies that allow to increase the fight against “cybercrime” and protect critical infrastructures, such as energy supply, etc..
• Information privacy technologies: this is to promote the development of secure identity verification technologies and access management, cryptology and, in general terms, any other that allows increasing the confidence of information systems.

FOOD, BIOTECHNOLOGY, NATURAL RESOURCES, CIRCULAR ECONOMY, INDUSTRY 4.0, INFRASTRUCTURE, HERITAGE, HEALTH, MANUFACTURE, RENEWABLE ENERGIES,ENERGY EFFICIENCY, SMART CITIES, ENERGY POLICY, SMART GRIDS