It performs the following functions:
• Receiving technical advising for R&D and technological support activities.
• Assisting with financial and administrative procedures for all research activities, including those based on public-sector tendering and those contracted with companies and governmental bodies.
• Assisting with research funding: grants from the USC, independent funding, national and international funding.
• Providing services for R&D and innovation: promotion, contracting, and financial management.
• Assisting with production of scientific publications and indexes.