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SOST
Spanish Office for Science and Technology

Mission
The Spanish Office for Science and Technology (SOST) as a centre for information and consultancy on research and technology development (RTD) in Brussels supports the Spanish participation in the European Union’s Framework Programmes.
SOST is administered and managed by the Spanish Centre for Technology and Industrial Development (CDTI) and collaboration agreements are signed with the Superior Council for Scientific Research (CSIC), the National Institute for Research and Agrarian and Food Technologies (INIA) and the Spanish Oceanographic Institute (IEO).

Clients
Industrial companies and SMEs, researchers from public and private centres/companies, universities and Spanish regional offices.

Services
http://www.sost.es
Up to date information on European research programmes and in particular calls for proposals.
Monthly publication which provide information on current developments in European research.
Establishing contacts with relevant Spanish Commission officials and the Spanish research community.
Exchanging information with the Spanish regional offices in Brussels
Partner search orientation
Support from Brussels to the Spanish representatives and NCP in FP6 and FP7
Opportunities of traineeship and stage at SOST to know all the actions in the European Institutions
Provide current documentation in European research for visitors
Provide meeting room and infrastructure for visitors and other kind of facilities like: video-phone service, video image projector and slide projector, internet, photocopier and fax.

For more information contact :
Rodolfo Piedra, Co-ordinator
SOST-Spanish Office for Science and Technology
Square de Meeûs 37
B-1040 Brussels
Tel.:+32-2-551 02 -80
Fax. :+32-2-551-79-10
E-mail : infodesk@sost.be
http://www.sost.es