The Technological Campus Foundation of Algeciras (FCTA) delivered yesterday the IX Annual R&D&I Awards, which are funded by the Regional Ministry of University, Research and Innovation of the Andalusian Government, with which each year promotes innovative initiatives and supports the transfer of knowledge in the business, entrepreneurial and university field. This year, as a novelty within the university field, four special mentions have been awarded in the fields of Social and Legal Sciences, Engineering, Health Sciences and Education Sciences.
Some twenty projects have been submitted to this call, all linked to the environments included in the Smart Specialisation Strategy for the Sustainability of Andalusia for the period 2021-2027 (S4 Andalusia).
The award ceremony, which has been held in the conference room of the I+D+i Building of the Technological Campus and has been presented by the Coordinator of the Technological Campus of Algeciras, Jesús Verdú, has counted with the presence of the Vice-rector of the Campus Bahía de Algeciras of the University of Cádiz, María de la Luz Martín and the delegate of Education, University and Environment of the City Council of Algeciras and Vice-president of the Commonwealth of Municipalities of Campo de Gibraltar.
In the Entrepreneurial Initiative category, the winner was Andrés Lasry Hernández with his AQUABACK project; in the University category, the award went to the project Predictive hyperspectral control of diabetic foot in primary care, by the PIs María Gema Carrasco and María Inmaculada Rodríguez; and in the Business Initiative category, the prize went to Cultivating Sustainability from the kitchen, by Alberto Taja.
All the proposals were evaluated by a committee made up of 12 representatives from organisations and entities representing the province, including Juan Antonio Herrera, Head of Innovation at the APBA, who assessed the projects based on the parameters contained in the terms and conditions, such as the scope, degree of innovation, the added value they generate for society and their technical and economic viability.
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