RIS3CAT Communities

In unity there is innovation

Do you want to innovate or develop R&D projects? Do you have a technological requirement to improve business and make your sector more competitive?

RIS3CAT Communities are voluntary groups of companies and players in the Catalan research and innovation system promoting R&D+i projects in the leading areas of the RIS3CAT sectors.

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At whom is it targeted?
How do they work?

What do they offer?

RIS3CAT Communities offer:

Direct access to national and international projects.
Current knowledge and evolution of the main R&D+i projects in the main leading sectors of RIS3CAT.
Access to business management and technological development methods.
Promotion, prestige and credibility
Access to the best practices of the sector.
Participation in defining necessary technological and research priorities for the sector.
Coordination of national and European public and private R&D+i investments.

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At whom is it targeted?

Any company or player in the Catalan R&D and Innovation system related to the key ideas of the RIS3CAT strategy in the following leading areas of the sectors can form part of an RIS3CAT Community:

Food industry
Chemical, energy and resources industries
Sustainable mobility industries
Design industry
Cultural and experience-based industries
Health and life science industries
Industrial systems

How do they work?

Each RIS3CAT Community accredited by ACCIÓ has its own governance model. Consult us for further insight and to find out how to join!

Meet the Communities

ACCIÓ has earmarked 53 million euros from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) to accredit 13 RIS3CAT Communities. All these have rounded up an investment in research and innovation of over 140 million euros. The Communities are part of the following areas:

One for Design industry;
One for Cultural and experience-based industries;
Two for health and life science industries;
Two for Food industries;
Three for the Chemical, energy and resources industry;
Two for industrial systems;
Two for Sustainable mobility industries.

Meet the Communities and their projects:

MEDIA: Comunitat de les indústries creatives i del disseny

L'objectiu de la comunitat MEDIA, coordinada pe EURECAT, és el d'impulsar el creixement i el canvi de models de negoci de les indústres culturals i creatives i d'altres relacionades amb l'oferta turística, les activitats esportives o els serveis educatius. Tot això ho desenvolupa a través de la transformació de coneixement i tecnologia en valor econòmic i social.

Projects

LEADING ENTITY	PARTICIPATING PROJECTS	PARTICIPANTS
Eurecat	PICAE: Publicació intel·ligent de continguts audiovisuals i editorials	10
i2CAT	ViVIM: Visió per computador a través de vídeo immersiu multi-plataforma	5
Eurecat	MIRONINS: Redisseny de l’experiència cultural de visitar un museu a través de la narrativa transmèdia, la gamificació i les noves tecnologies	6
Universitat Pompeu Fabra	NanoMOOCSs: Nou format audiovisual amb funcionalitats tecnològiques avançades per a l’aprenentatge: els nanoMOOCs	7
Connociam	IDENTIT@RT: Gestió de la identitat, garanties d’unicitat i drets d’explotació en obres creatives digitals	4
Universitat Pompeu Fabra	Engagement: Nous formats tecnològics per a la millora de l'experiència d'usuari i el canvi en els processos d’organització dels museus i centres culturals	6
Universitat Pompeu Fabra	Model Edvidence: Sistema de gestió per les noves demandes del canvi educatiu i del coneixement	5
Creactivitat	ZINKCAT MKT: Model d’innovació de màrqueting en processos de disseny	5

ONEIDA: Comunitat per a l'especialització intel·ligent a les indústries de la moda i l'hàbitat

L'objectiu de la comunitat ONEIDA, coordinada pel Clúster Català de la Moda (Modacc), és impulsar una estratègia R+D+i que permeti desenvolupar una indústria del disseny a Catalunya que sigui internacionalment competitiva i enfocada al consumidor.

Projects

LEADING ENTITY	PARTICIPATING PROJECTS	PARTICIPANTS
Punto Blanco	COSMETOTEX: Estudi i desenvolupament de nous productes tèxtils cosmètics parafarmacèutics.	7
Escorpion	TINTENIBLE: Estudi i desenvolupament de nous processos de tintura i d’acabat tèxtil més sostenibles.	6
A3 Leather Innovation Center- Universitat de Lleida	INNPELL: Estratègia innovadora d'integració global del sector de la pell en el marc de l'economia circular.	15
Gestión de códigos deportivos S.L.	RFID: Control del cicle de vida del producte mitjançant RFID.	4
LAMIGRAF S. A.	DIGITPRINT: Digitalització del procés d'impressió de buit-gravat.	3
CENFIM	SMARTSPACE: Desenvolupament d'una solució IoT per a les indústries de l'hàbitat de Catalunya.	7

LLAVOR3D: Additive manufacturing and 3D printing community

The goal of the LLAVOR 3D community coordinated by Leitat is to speed up the development and adoption of AM/3DP technologies by the sectors of the production industry as an alternative way of sustainably designing, developing and producing new competitive products that increase their competitiveness.

Projects

LEADING ENTITY	PARTICIPATING PROJECTS	PARTICIPANTS
LEITAT	3D TOOLING: R&D+i ecosystem for the implementation and adoption of Additive Manufacturing / 3D Printing in the production tool industry	7
LEITAT	PRO2: R&D+i ecosystem for the implementation and adoption of Additive Manufacturing / 3D Printing in the manufacturing of industrial products and industrial production processes	9
CIMNE	TRANSPORT: R&D+i ecosystem for the implementation and adoption of Additive Manufacturing / 3D Printing in the transport industry	9
CIM Foundation	QuirofAM: AM/I3D research in the health industry to improve surgical practice	11

IdF: Future Industries COMMUNITY

The main goal of the Future Industries Community coordinated by Eurecat is to consolidate a Leading Innovation pole in Efficient and Sustainable Manufacturing in Catalonia through a network of capacities and pilot plants used to streamline and consolidate value chains around industrial R&D+i:

Developing a modular, interoperable and scalable production environment through efficient and flexible information architectures within the industrial value chain.
Introducing advanced manufacturing techniques, such as collaborative robot systems, electronic in-molds,custom metallic powder equipment, and industrial ICT systems (I4.0).

Projects

LEADING ENTITY	PARTICIPATING PROJECTS	PARTICIPANTS
EURECAT Foundation	IGNITE: Control and integration of smart machinery	9
Institut de Robòtica i Informàtica Industrial (CSIC)	SIMBIOTS: To encourage the introduction of robotics into new processes and applications within the industry	5
EURECAT Foundation	PLASTFUN: Pilot Plant for Plastic Parts with Advanced Functional Surfaces	10
CTM technology centre foundation	AVINT: Advanced machining and roughness prediction strategies	10
CTM technology centre foundation	FAMPAI: Advanced Manufacture of Powder Materials for Industrial Applications	6
Fundació Institut de Recerca en Energia de Catalunya	PIONER: Improved industrial production through the energy optimisation of production processes	7

COTPA: Agrifood Production Technology COMMUNITY

The Agrifood Production Technology Community (COTPA) i coordinated by the University of Lleida, seeks to contribute towards innovation of the agrifood sector for sustainable agrifood intensification in response to the most significant challenges of the sector. COTPA proposes six projects grouped into three basic areas:

Progress in the technification, automation and technological integration. CONNECT!
Incorporate the circular economy into the sector's agenda. USE!
Incorporate biotechnology as an innovative resource. RESIST!

Projects

LEADING ENTITY	PARTICIPATING PROJECTS	PARTICIPANTS
EURECAT	IoE-Crops: Internet of extensive crops	11
Clúster Català dels Mitjans de Producció Agrícola	LISA: Reduction of the application of agricultural inputs to guarantee economic and environmental sustainability	8
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona	SMARTFARM: Smart and profitable technification of Catalan farms	5
Industrial Tecnica Pecuaria	LIPOXIFEED: Research and valuation of fatty by-products and antioxidants for animal production	6
Pinsos del Segre	REGEVA: New strategies to control porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus	5
Fruits de Ponent	FRUIT3CAT: New varieties of disease-resistant fruit of a high organoleptic quality	6

UTILITIES 4.0 Community

The goal of this Community coordinated by Altran is the digital transformation of distribution networks and services to citizens in order to:

Transform the Utilities sector (companies providing services to citizens), identifying the set of tools and solutions that must allow for its digitalisation and directing them towards the Utilities 4.0 concept.
Place Catalonia as a benchmark in this area.
Create an industrial network through the development and application of these new solutions.

Projects

LEADING ENTITY	PARTICIPATING PROJECTS	PARTICIPANTS
Ferrovial Servicios SA	ACTIV 4.0: Advanced asset operating and management	11
Gas natural SDG SA	SENIX: Network sensorisation and inspection	11
Gas natural SDG SA	MODEM: Predictive models and management of demand	10
CETAQUA	PERSOSER: Personalisation of services for an improved experience	8
EURECAT foundation	SECUTIL: Security and cybersecurity solutions in utilities for the protection of critical infrastructures	7

RIS3CAT water community

The goal of the Water community coordinated by CTM is:

To reduce the cost associated to water management
To guarantee the health of people and the protection of ecosystems
Conservation of the natural resource, guaranteeing quantity and quality
Transformation of management models (circular economy)

Projects

LEADING ENTITY	PARTICIPATING PROJECTS	PARTICIPANTS
Universitat de Girona	DIGESTAKE: Recovery and reclamation of urban digestate resources within the framework of the circular economy	10
Fundació CTM Centre Tecnològic	REGIREU: Research into water regeneration technologies and risk management for reuse	12
EURECAT foundation	IMAQUA: Integral management of the quality and quantity of water in supply and distribution processes	10
Catalan Water Partnership	WATERTUR: Research into technologies for the smart and sustainable management of the water cycle in hotels	8
Fundació CTM Centre Tecnològic	EFLUCOMP: Research into cost-efficient technologies based on separation and biological processes and others for the treatment of complex effluent	10
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya	ELDE: Electro-purification of industrial wastewater: Technical, environmental and financial viability	7

MOB&CIA: Connected, Smart and Autonomous Mobility Community

This Mobility community coordinated by the IDIADA has the following goals:

Actions to make the infrastructure stronger and more resistant, including the impact on climate change
Development of a “virtual engineering” ecosystem to make the Catalan sustainable mobility industry as efficient and strong as possible.
Development of new services and products relating to vehicles with advanced autonomous functions.

Projects

LEADING ENTITY	PARTICIPATING PROJECTS	PARTICIPANTS
Autopistas España, S.A.	Road of the Future: R&D for new technologies to implement the Smart Road concept	12
IDIADA Automotive Technology S.A.	VirtualMOB: New tools and simulation models for the virtualisation of sustainable mobility processes	9
FICOSA ADAS S.L.	VAC: Development of ADAS and new-generation communications for the control of autonomous and cooperative cars	10

INNOAPAT: Community for a Health, Safe and Sustainable Food Chain

This Community from the food industry and coordinated by the IRTA seeks to increase investment in R&D and innovation for Catalan agrifood companies in order to improve their competitiveness, considering consumer demands regarding three major challenges of the food chain:

Food and its effect on Health
Food Safety
Sustainability linked to food industry processes

Projects

LEADING ENTITY	PARTICIPATING PROJECTS	PARTICIPANTS
Associació Catalana d'Innovació del Sector Carni Porcí	Q-PORK: Alternatives to improve the quality of pork and its by-products	15
Andres Pintaluba, SA	KETRENOVIN: Biotechnology as a key KET in obtaining new added value ingredients for the Catalan agrifood sector	11
Laboratorios Ordesa, SL	MICROBIOTA: Identification of new ingredients modulating human and animal microbiota using industrial biotechnology, ohm technologies and big data technologies	11
Creaciones Aromáticas Industriales, SA	PERFILS: Food with improved nutritional profiles aimed at populations with specific nutritional requirements	8
Hipra Scientific SLU	SMARTPROD: New products for prevention, new vaccination strategies, and healthcare tools to guarantee the supply of quality animal protein, increasing profitability, competitiveness, and food safety	7
Corporacion Alimentaria Guissona, SA	UMBILICAL: Creation of a new production line for calves with greater vitality, lower death rates during the weaning stage, and from local milk farms	3
Federació de Cooperatives Agràries de Catalunya	AUTENFOOD: Authentication, traceability and food safety of Catalan agrifood products for better detection of food fraud	6

NEXTHEALTH: Community of multi-disciplinary solutions for the next health challenges

This Community from the strategic area of Health and Life Science Industries and coordinated by Biocat strives to become a driving force behind a plan of action with leading projects in Catalonia in order to promote a competitive and sustainable health system, promoting excellence in research, development and innovation through the multi-disciplinary participation of different players from the sector in order to respond to the next health challenges. This goal is divided into more specific areas, including:

Solving the health challenges of citizens and improving the Catalan health system
Improving the collaboration and competitiveness of participating organisations
Identifying and promoting new business opportunities and/or emerging activities

Projects

LEADING ENTITY	PARTICIPATING PROJECTS	PARTICIPANTS
Universitat de Barcelona	ADVANCECAT: Accelerator for the development of advanced therapies in Catalonia	17
Institut Universitari de Ciència i Tecnologia SA	AMMIC: Accelerator in minority diseases in Catalonia	9
Hospital Sant Joan de Déu	Hl3.0: Expert digital system providing integral and personalised care for paediatric patients.	5
Eurecat Centre Tecnològic de Catalunya	NEXTCARE: Personalised care for the chronically ill within the framework of digital health	10
Fundació Institut Guttmann	INNOBRAIN: New technologies for innovation in rehabilitation and cognitive stimulation	10

ENERGY: Energy community

This Community from the strategic area of Chemical, Energy and Resources Industries and coordinated by the IREC seeks to transform the energy sector through innovation, collaboration between the R&D and Innovation system and the business network, and the concentration of knowledge to make Catalonia an international benchmark.

It aims to encourage the implementation of a more sustainable and efficient energy system through renewable energies, efficient energy management, and the creation of a more controllable and smart electricity grid.

Projects

LEADING ENTITY	PARTICIPATING PROJECTS	PARTICIPANTS
COMSA EMTE SL	REFER: Energy reduction and flexibility in buildings being refurbished	15
GAS NATURAL FENOSA	COSIN: Synthetic fuels	7
ELECTRA CALDENSE S.A.	NAenCAT: Experimental development of new automation technologies for the MV grid in Catalonia.	6
ARMENGOL & ROS CONSULTORS I ASSOCIATS SLP	MicroIT: Design bases for an efficient and competitive ICT microsolution aimed at SMEs	3
RSM GASSÓ CIMNE ENERGY SL	Flexedinet: Active, smart energy management in tertiary buildings: market, users, loads and maintenance	4
INÈDIT INNOVACIÓ SL	LCAenerboost: tool for eco-innovation in innovative technologies for the energy sector	2
IGRID SL	Estorelot: Tools for the manageability of electricity generation plants with renewable sources	8

MOBILITAT ECO: Low-emission mobility community

This Community from the strategic area of Sustainable Mobility Industries and coordinated by FICOSA strives to integrate knowledge and encourage the collaboration of the main players in the sustainable mobility sector in order to promote better use of their skills for specialisation of the industrial network in the reduction of transport emissions.

This involves establishing advanced automotive and transport technologies to reduce emissions through two currently generalised trends: promotion of the electric vehicle and the use of alternative fuels to petrol and diesel. The community seeks to launch these technologies into the market through the creation of new products and services.

Projects

LEADING ENTITY	PARTICIPATING PROJECTS	PARTICIPANTS
Fico Triad SA	Development of electronic components for sustainable mobility	9
Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona SA	Advanced sustainable and optimum vehicle for the transport of people in urban environments	7
Autoritat Portuària de Barcelona	Reduction of pollutant atmospheric and acoustic emissions at the port of Barcelona and surrounding area	10

TEC-SALUT: Community for technology applied to health

This Community from the strategic area of Health and Life Science Industries and coordinated by LEITAT aims to create an area of collaboration and combined work to respond to the needs and challenges of the players forming the health system through health technologies.

It seeks to improve the competitiveness of the companies and centres in this area, with an innovative, cross-cutting patient-focused approach.

Projects

LEADING ENTITY	PARTICIPATING PROJECTS	PARTICIPANTS
Idneo Technologies SA	BIÒPSIA3D: 3D biopsy for tomosynthesis	5
EAP Osona Sud Alt Congost SLP	NANONAFRES: Pre-clinical and clinical studies for the application of nanovesicles (quatsomes) with egf in chronic venous ulcers	7
Intelligent Pharma SLP	DIALCAT: Diabetes as an accelerator of cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease: approach and adherence	17
Hospital Sant Joan de Déu	ACADOM: ensuring the continuity of home care	6

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