On 29 May, the ITeC auditorium will host the participatory session Technological challenges and financing opportunities in industrialising materials and systems, aimed specifically at companies that want to advance in innovation, sustainability, industrialisation and new product models.

The main objective of the conference is to identify the real challenges of the company and connect them with research and financing instruments.

Key points:

• Strategic funding: Find out about the most relevant funding calls for the construction sector (biobased materials, circularity, industrialisation, automation and robotics, etc.).
• Real success stories: Discover other companies that have already obtained financing with our support.
• Personalized roadmap: Put your company’s technological challenges on the table, which can become future R+D projects.
• Map of opportunities: Receive post-event feedback aligned with the needs you put on the table.
• Expert advice: To have the support of experts in innovation, sustainability, industrialization, evaluation and certification.

Program

• 09:30 – 09:35 Institutional welcome; Francisco Diéguez, Director General of ITeC

Presentation of ITeC as a whole: mission, role within the sector, strategic objectives of the entity and context of the conference.

• 09:35 – 09:45 Towards a new construction model: industrialization, PERTE and evaluation criteria; Ferran Bermejo, Technical Director of ITeC

Vision of the new context of the construction sector: industrialization as a key axis, the framework of the PERTE and the main evaluation criteria that condition the development of innovative projects and access to financing.

• 09:45 – 10:05 Success story: Evowall; David Sabatés, Manager of Internal Services and R+D Financing at ITeC, and Eloi Tarrés, CEO of Evowall

Real experience of innovation and industrialization: how to transform a business challenge into an opportunity with impact.

• 10:05 – 10:45 European opportunities: from strategic priorities to calls

– 10:05 – 10:15 European innovation opportunities in the construction sector; Kathleen Blanco, Head of the ITeC Innovation Project Management Service

Overview of the European R+D+i framework and the key priorities that impact the construction sector.

– 10:15 – 10:45 European calls and support instruments for companies; Helena Salmerón, Senior Consultant of European RDI Programmes of ACCIÓ

Details of active and future calls, conditions of participation, available funding and ACCIÓ’s support services.

• 10:45 – 11:55 Collaborative work session: challenges and opportunities

Joint workspace with companies, universities and research centres to: define key challenges, prioritise technological needs and devise possible solution lines

• 11:55 – 12:00 Recap of the session and closing

Date: May 29, 2026

Time: from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Place: ITeC (Carrer Wellington, 19, 08018 Barcelona)

Modality: face-to-face

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