We are the largest applied research and technological development centre in southern Europe

We are recognised as a benchmark at European level and a member of the Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA). We work with companies and institutions to increase their competitiveness, quality of life of people and achieve sustainable growth. This is thanks to people who are passionate about technology, who anticipate opportunities and are committed to building a better society.

We are the first private Spanish organisation in procurement, participation, and leadership in the European Commission’s Horizon Europe programme and we are ranked fourth in European patent applications.

Corporate Presentation

Mision

To transform technological research into prosperity.

Vision

To anticipate the future as the leading agent of transformation in companies and society, adapting them to the challenges of an ever faster evolving world.

Values

We are a team of people who behave honestly, transparently, and coherently, in line with our Organisation’s values set out below, creating an environment of trust both inside and outside of TECNALIA: client focus, collaboration, social commitment, excellence and innovation.

Strategic support

Innovating is altering the established order to create new things. And anticipating is the attitude that enables us to identify and define new challenges, apply solutions to complex problems and make innovation a competitive advantage for companies.

Anticipation fosters a culture of continuous improvement, flexibility and a willingness to change. In a world in which competition knows no boundaries, innovation and anticipation are differentiating factors: companies that anticipate turn challenges into opportunities and set the pace of the market.

The business and social landscape is evolving rapidly. The ability to adapt, create and innovate is what makes businesses thrive. Helping them to achieve this prosperity is in TECNALIA’s DNA and we do so by offering our knowledge and capabilities to industry and society, creating new solutions through R&D and Innovation that generate economic and social impact.

We foster new models of relationship with organisations, based on trust and sharing strategies, challenges and even risk in the development of new business opportunities.

As a result of this work of excellence and collaboration with organisations, different success stories have emerged in our main areas of action: smart manufacturing, digital transformation, energy transition, sustainable mobility, health and food, urban ecosystem and circular economy.

Generating impact through applied research is only possible if the best talent is attracted, retained and trained. TECNALIA is made up of 1,500 people who are passionate about technology and applied research.

Companies need multi-sectoral and multi-technological responses, solutions that are impossible to satisfy without the combination of technologies and knowledge. At TECNALIA, we are capable of increasing knowledge thanks to our ability to hybridise talent and artificial intelligence.

In parallel, thanks to our extensive network of strategic alliances, we exchange experiences and innovations and we have direct access to mature and emerging technologies. This is what we call Open Innovation, our way of moving faster and going further, which is part of our DNA.

COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES

The numbers that show the impact of our work.

1,525
employees
10
client companies
147
income
329
PhDs
73
SME clients
51
private income
683
patents in portfolio
20
Partly owned deeptech start-ups

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Research with impact

For every euro invested by a company in R&D with TECNALIA in 2024, an income of €17.08 is added to its Income Statement, 19% more than in 2023.