On February 3, 2014, Spanish
Maritime Cluster (CME) organized the Roundtable: “COSME and SME instruments: An
opportunity for the innovation in the maritime sector” at CDTI facilities with
the participation of the representatives from the Centre for Industrial
Technological Development (CDTI) and Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness.
The Seminar aimed to
analyze the new opportunities to the maritime sector in the EU research Programme
Horizon 2020 and COSME programme focusing on the new SME instrument.
The CME Chairman Mr.
Federico Esteve highlighted the importance of the innovation as a key factor of
driving the add value on the maritime SME´s and enhanced to the attendants for
applying the instruments which are offered by the Horizon 2020 and COSME
programme.