“The project, financed by the Ministry of Science and Innovation, as part of the National Scientific Research, Development and Technological Innovation plan 2008-2011, enabled consolidation of the activities of the AIJU International Projects Office. The International Projects Office represents the operational structure to enable an increase in Spanish participation in European R&D+i projects in a systematic, effective and efficient way, for both the Technological Centre and the industry it serves, and to improve returns from European Union programmes.