Tecnalia Research & Innovation

TECNALIA RESEARCH & INNOVATION is a private, independent, non profit applied research centre of international excellence. Legally a Foundation, Tecnalia is the leading private and independent research and technology organisation in Spain and one of the largest in Europe, employing 1,400 staff (225 PhDs) and with income of 105 Million € in 2017. The whole team at TECNALIA has one GOAL: to transform technology into GDP, meaning wealth to improve people’s quality of life by generating business opportunities for industry. TECNALIA is committed to generate major impacts in economic terms, by means of innovation and technological development, addressed by 7 business divisions, covering economic sectors of Energy, Industry, Transportation, Construction, Health and ICT. TECNALIA has been granted over 250 patents and promoted more than 30 spin-off companies. TECNALIA is a key agent in the ERA - European Research Area, holding position 11th among RECs and 23th overall in EC’s 7th FP7 Monitoring Report (Final). TECNALIA actively participates in the governing bodies of several European Technology Platforms and partners in 377 FP7 projects, coordinating 81 of them; in H2020 TECNALIA participates in 163 projects, coordinating 33 of them, up to December 2017. TECNALIA is a member of EARTO and of EUROTECH, linking together the most important research centres in Europe. TECNALIA has offices in MÉXICO and COLOMBIA as well as FRANCE, ITALY and SERBIA, and a network of business partners covering 30 countries in EU and LAC.