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ProCiencia, Programa Nacional de Investigación Científica y Estudios Avanzados (Concytec)
Concytec program that funds, through competitions, basic and applied research and technology development projects by universities, institutes, CITEs and companies, including those that value and sustainably use biodiversity.
How can ProCiencia help your biobusiness?
- What it offers
grants for basic and applied researchgrants for technology development with companiesnetworks and regional development challengestax benefit of up to 240% of R&D&I spending for winning projects
- At what stage
- I'm already operating
- Who it serves
- Only through other organizations · Formal companies
- Products
- Sacha inchi
- Where it works
- All of Peru
How do you access ProCiencia?
- Can you apply directly?
- Yes, it serves biobusinesses directly.
- Do you need a business that already operates?
- It depends
- How hard is it to access?
- Demanding access
- Do you pay or co-fund?
- Partly free or with matching contribution
- Is it repaid?
- Not repaid
- Where does the money come from?
- Public
Reference timelines. The public competitions reviewed take between 3 and 10 months from opening to results (our calculation with 2026 call documents).
Mapping classification: Competitions with rules, expert review and teams with established researchers; licensed universities, public research institutes, CITEs, nonprofit R&D entities and companies with sales above 150 UIT can apply. A biobusiness takes part as a partner company in a project or through a university or a CITE, hence demanding access. Co-financing may require a contribution from the entity.
Sources and references
Dated public data behind this profile. What is published does not reflect everything an organization does.
For 2026 it announced more than S/ 73 million in competitive funds for about 403 projects, including basic research (S/ 100,000 to S/ 500,000), technology development (up to S/ 350,000) and regional development challenges (up to S/ 700,000). Gestión: Concytec financiará proyectos por S/ 73 millones este 2026
It funded 70% of the development of a dermocosmetic cream made with super sacha inchi oil by Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola, with UNSAAC and the company SMASAC, tested in Cusco. Corresponsables: Científicos peruanos desarrollan crema con super sacha inchi que mejora la piel de pacientes con cáncer
Its 2025-02 Applied Research competition had the valuation and sustainable use of biodiversity as one of its seven strategic areas, with up to S/ 500,000 per multidisciplinary project and up to S/ 100,000 per seed project. ProCiencia: Proyectos de Investigación Aplicada 2025-02