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Amount
€ 182,000,000
Countries
Sector(s)
Spain : € 182,000,000
Services : € 182,000,000
Signature date(s)
15/09/2022 : € 182,000,000
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Summary sheet

Release date
14 June 2022
Status
Reference
Signed | 15/09/2022
20210746
Project name
Promoter - financial intermediary
MADRID RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
COMUNIDAD DE MADRID
Proposed EIB finance (Approximate amount)
Total cost (Approximate amount)
EUR 182 million
EUR 366 million
Location
Sector(s)
  • Services - Professional, scientific and technical activities
Description
Objectives

The project concerns the financing of selected research and development (R&D) activities in the Region of Madrid (CAM), Spain.

The project concerns the financing of selected research and development (R&D) activities in the Region of Madrid (CAM), Spain. It will support strategic research activities performed by the network of excellence of the Institutes for Advanced Studies of Madrid (IMDEA), as well as competitive calls to finance R&D projects and attract excellent researchers to the region. It will co-finance both intangible research activities and costs of R&D equipment. The project will support research centres and researchers based in the Region of Madrid.

Additionality and Impact

The Project finances R&D activities in the Autonomous Region of Madrid ("CAM"). It supports the implementation of Madrid's Regional Research and Innovation Plan 2022-2025 (PRICIT) and it is in line with the objectives of Horizon Europe and the new European Research Area.


The Project addresses a clearly defined market failure, as it supports early stage R&D for which the markets fail to provide adequate funds because of the uncertainty inherent in these activities and the knowledge spillovers that prevent from fully capturing the economic returns. By funding excellence in research, it has the potential to consolidate and further expand the strong innovation capacity of CAM.


EIB's participation will provide a financial benefit to CAM as it allows to distribute the cost of financing in the long term, resulting in a manageable annual debt service amount.

The EIB will include flexible drawdown terms and conditions adjusted to the investment horizon of the Project, which are highly valued by public promoters and a key differentiating feature of EIB's financing. The EIB loan could have a signalling effect, facilitating additional financing for R&D programmes from complementary sources and will reduce the funding uncertainty for R&D projects in CAM.

Environmental aspects
Procurement

The project concerns public research to be carried out in existing facilities, already authorised for the same purpose and not expecting to materially change current R&D practices at these institutions. Such activities create intangible assets (new knowledge and scientific discoveries), which do not fall under the EIA Directive 2014/52/EU amending Directive 2011/92/EC. The Bank will verify during the appraisal the Promoter's standards and principles in respect of environmental and social aspects, in particular the adherence to the relevant EU Directives.

The Bank will require the Promoter to ensure that contracts for implementation of the project have been and will be tendered in accordance with the applicable EU procurement legislation, (2014/24/EU as well as Directive 89/665/EEC) as interpreted by the Court of Justice of the EU, with publication of tender notices in the Official Journal of the EU, as and where required.

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Before financing approval by the Board of Directors, and before loan signature, projects are under appraisal and negotiation. The information and data provided on this page are therefore indicative.
They are provided for transparency purposes only and cannot be considered to represent official EIB policy (see also the Explanatory notes).

Documents

Environmental and Social Data Sheet (ESDS) - MADRID RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Publication Date
24 Aug 2022
Document language
Main Topic
Lending
Document Number
155401455
Document Focus
Environmental Information
Project Number
20210746
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Countries
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