Wednesday, September 2, 2026 - 17:45
- The Minister for Economy and Industry, María Jesús Lorenzana, today visited the premises of the company Hifas da Terra in Pontevedra
- She recalls that the Xunta has just resolved in August the calls for aid under the IA360, Igape Innova and Ticket Innova programmes, which will grant almost 15 million euros in direct aid for business innovation to more than 500 companies in Galicia
- She points out that this support forms part of the Galician Innovation Strategy 2026–2028, which seeks to reinforce innovation as one of the pillars of “our industrial policy to boost productivity, competitiveness and economic growth”
- Pontevedra, 2 September 2026
- The Minister for Economy and Industry, María Jesús Lorenzana, today highlighted the Xunta's commitment to innovation to create an attractive industrial ecosystem that will enable new companies to be attracted and talent to be drawn in.
- Lorenzana visited the premises of Hifas da Terra in Pontevedra, a biotechnology company specialising in the development of projects related to health and wellbeing based on fungi, where she stressed the importance of encouraging technological innovation so that companies “can increase their opportunities to gain market share”, she said. “By giving them backing, we help them to modernise their processes to adapt to increasingly dynamic and competitive markets”, she added.
- In this context, she recalled that the Galician Government has just resolved this August the calls for aid under the IA360, Igape Innova and Ticket Innova programmes, which will make it possible to grant almost 15 million euros in direct aid for business innovation to more than 500 companies in Galicia.
- Specifically, 66 aids amounting to one million euros have been granted under Ticket Innova; almost four million euros have been granted under the Igape Innova line, benefiting 40 projects, and 97 projects have been supported under IA360 with a public investment of 10 million. “The three lines make up a comprehensive offer of support for innovation by Galician companies”, she underlined.
- This support forms part of the Galician Innovation Strategy 2026–2028, which seeks to reinforce innovation as one of the pillars of our industrial policy to boost productivity, competitiveness and economic growth.
- Finally, the head of Economy and Industry, María Jesús Lorenzana, congratulated the entire team of professionals at Hifas da Terra, which, with almost 30 years of history, already has a presence in more than 25 countries worldwide, with subsidiary companies in France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom.
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