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INFORME ANUAL 2019 FUNDACIÓN TECNALIA RESEARCH & INNOVATION

2019 ANNUAL REPORTFUNDACIÓN TECNALIARESEARCH & INNOVATION

04 A WORD FROM THE CHAIRMAN

06 A WORD FROM THE CEO

08 INTRODUCTION

10 GOVERNING BODIES

14 FINANCIAL INFORMATION

16 IMPACT OF THE ACTIVITY

18 TECHNOLOGICAL SPECIALISATION

20 SCOPES OF ACTION

22 2019 MILESTONES

26 GLOBAL PRESENCE

28 LOCATION OF HEADQUARTERS

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We are presenting the results for 2019 at a very delicate moment as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, they are reasonable and in line with those of the previous year. I must recognise and express my appreciation to everyone’s efforts, particularly that of the technologists who have made TECNALIA’s results possible. The 2019 financial year can be considered to be the last of its kind in a world that is rapidly changing in different ways due to the technological revolution and the new global economy.

It is a time for concern, but above all, it is a time to keep busy. This involves working rigorously with a strategy, honesty and public-private cooperation. Consolidating the excellence of our technological capabilities and adding them wisely is an urgent need. Provided they are well structured and targeted, we have assets that can become useful tools to position ourselves in the new productive economy and in the strategic vectors marked by the European technological and industrial strategy.

The future will be ours in so far as we are able to turn TECNALIA’s fundamental objectives into reality. Its mission is more necessary than ever, which is why it is so important for us to adapt to the new times in strategic and management terms. Resources are scarce, dimension is vital, technological excellence and industrial strength is essential, and public-private commitment to be competitive in Europe is necessary.

Consequently, I must highlight two relevant aspects in TECNALIA’s corporate terms. On one hand, the launch in September 2019 of the TECNALIA+ Project, which has been worked on over the past two years, after a great deal of effort to overcome inertias to build up the project. The organisation verified the necessity for restructuring in order to adapt to the new technological and industrial challenges. The pandemic has reaffirmed the urgent need and calls for it to be accelerated at great length. The new Board of Trustees will have to face this challenge.

The future of TECNALIA depends mainly on its assets, particularly on the commitment of the companies and the different administrations that form part of the Foundation.

We will have a future if we are attractive to leading companies, to SMEs who are niche champions, to SMEs seeking to be competitive in their value chain. Without geographic limitations. There is only one market: the single European market. And the market as a result of cooperation between the EU and different regions around the world. This is our scenario. And this alone.

On the other hand, the agreement with the New Aquitaine Region signed in March 2019 has led to TECNALIA becoming a technological centre in this Region, with positioning in France, and highlights our historic presence in Nobatek. The strategic opportunity of our positioning in France is clear to all.

In financial terms, the results for 2019 have been reasonably good, in line with the two previous years. Whilst this is true in equivalent parameters to other local centres, it is relevant to focus on careful reading of the results, as they tell us where we should continue working to significantly improve management for the solvency and sustainability of TECNALIA compared to other leading European centres. A great deal of work lies ahead. The right direction is defined in TECNALIA+. It is necessary to face the necessary changes. In this respect, the Board of Trustees is firmly committed to implementing them.

I would like to conclude by sincerely thanking all those who are doing their best to ensure that TECNALIA stays alive and fulfils its mission. I am sure that, in spite of the uncertainties, we will work hard to invest in know-how, transfer knowledge to companies, transform projects into industrial value and, in short, turn the new strategy marked by TECNALIA+ into reality. Let us integrate capacities to give us the technological strength in the new technological revolution, in the Green Deal and Health.

Emiliano López AtxurraChairman of TECNALIA

TECNALIA

“CONSOLIDATING THE EXCELLENCE OF OUR TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIES AND ADDING THEM WISELY IS AN URGENT NEED”

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Although these words refer to the balance of 2019, it is inevitable to do so from the new scenario as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. It is a scenario that involves new obstacles, new challenges and new demands for TECNALIA.

The good news is that a solid, focused and driven organisation is required to address this demand. 2019 has been a year in which we have made significant progress in this respect.

We closed 2019 with a record procurement figure of €125 million and income of €115 million (up 5% on 2018). It has been a year in which we have continued to increase our client portfolio, with more than 400 new companies, whereby half of our income comes from the private sector.

TECNALIA has significantly improved its degree of compliance of the scientific-technological and impact on industry indicators; i.e. the two areas that will enable TECNALIA to address the new demands of the business sector.

Furthermore, the organisation has been reviewing its organisation and management model through the TECNALIA+ process to adapt it to a context full of uncertainty, which has been further increased by COVID-19. In particular, TECNALIA’s transversality has been addressed from the point of view of both markets and technologies with the aim of responding to the needs of our customers.

In 2019, we have continued with our policy of scientific-technological alliances, from the conviction that we are still small despite our size. This has materialised both locally, with our participation in the Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), and at a European and international level with major research institutions.

It is also worth highlighting the agreement with New Aquitaine, which has a double meaning.

On one hand, it is the recognition of TECNALIA’s positive performance as technology transfer agent to companies and, on the other hand, it represents a great opportunity for TECNALIA and its partners to access a close and growing market.

Therefore, following on from a good financial year in 2019, we have approached 2020 by boosting the centre’s two priority areas: company orientation and technological excellence, in the fields of Digital Transformation, Advanced Manufacturing, Energy Transition, Sustainable Mobility, Urban Ecosystem or Health. These areas are still priority to successfully come out of this situation and provide maximum value to companies and society as a whole.

People at TECNALIA have proven their commitment and adaptability to face the biggest socio-economic crisis ever, making TECNALIA a valuable stakeholder for society in such complex times. This crisis has placed technology at the centre of growth, competitiveness and progress and TECNALIA is indeed an essential element to build this future. We do so from solid bases, but with the conviction that demands and responsibility will be greater than ever.

In the 2018 Annual Report, I said that “the future is packed with challenges we must turn into opportunities” and “we must be aware of the fact that past success does not guarantee success in the future”. I believe that the validity of this phrase is greater than ever. Although we are facing difficult times and opportunities may arise, to a large extent, from overcoming the pandemic, it is now, more than ever, time to get involved, take risks and collaborate.

Now, more than ever, we can do so much together.

Iñaki San Sebastián CEO of TECNALIA

TECNALIA

“TECHNOLOGY HAS BECOME THE FOCUS OF THE COMPETITIVE STRATEGY. TECNALIA IS FACING THE GREATEST CHALLENGE IN ITS HISTORY”

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*TECNALIA: 1,388 employees TECNALIA Ventures: 18 employeesBranches Abroad: 40 employees

Figures on 31 December 2019

TECNALIA's best asset is our team, made up of 1,446 experts who work to transform technology into GDP in order to improve people's quality of life by generating business opportunities for companies. Experts from 29 different countries are spread across 23 offices. They are responsible for visualising, identifying and developing comprehensive technological solutions with creativity and imagination, offering personalised and multi-disciplinary attention to each one of the companies we work with.

OUR PEOPLE

TECNALIA is a leading Research and Technological Development Centre in Europe.

We are an organisation committed to a mission that unites us: transforming technology into GDP; and a vision that makes us different: being agents of industrial transformation.

COLLABORATION WITH COMPANIES

IN 2019 WE INCREASED OUR CLIENT PORTFOLIO BY OVER 400 COMPANIES, WITH A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION INDEX (CSI) OF 8.23 OUT OF 10.

We want to accompany companies in the international arena with our R&D and innovation potential and advanced services, while our technological excellence is acknowledged and the value of our alliance forging capacity is recognised.

We are committed to maintaining a business relationship model which is increasingly strategic and based on trust, collaboration and a shared technological strategy to achieve the highest value-adding proposal to boost their competitiveness.

Since 2011, we have collaborated with over 7,400 companies, 75% of which are SMEs. We work with two out of three Basque companies involved in R&D and innovation activities. Likewise, we collaborate with 25 of the IBEX 35 companies.

WE CAN DO SO MUCH TOGETHER

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PETRÓLEOS DEL NORTE, S.A. (PETRONOR) Emiliano López Atxurra

DEPUTY CHAIRMAN

INGETEAM, S.A. Alex Belaustegui

SECRETARY

KUTXABANK, S.A. Fernando Irigoyen

AERNNOVA AEROSPACE, S.A. Hipólito Suárez / Javier Fernández de RetanaARTECHE CENTRO DE TECNOLOGÍA, A.I.E. Roberto Ortiz de ZarateCEMENTOS LEMONA, S.A. Elena GuedeCIE AUTOMOTIVE, S.A. José EsmorísCONSTRUCCIONES Y AUXILIAR DE FERROCARRILES, S.A. (CAF) Imanol IturriozEPTISA CINSA INGENIERÍA Y CALIDAD, S.A. Jesús Gonzalo GarcíaEUSKALTEL, S.A. Manuel SalaverriaFAGOR EDERLAN, S.COOP. Juan María Palencia

FEDERACION ESPAÑOLA DE ASOCIACIONES DE FUNDIDORES Rafael de la PeñaGRUPO IGUALMEQUISA, S.A. Nicolás GuerraHÉROUX-DEVTEK SPAIN José LealIBARMIA INNOVATEK, S.L.U. Koldo ArandiaIBERDROLA, S.A. Izaskun RicaIBERMÁTICA, S.A. Iñaki del Río INGETEAM, S.A. Alex BelausteguiKUTXABANK, S.A. Fernando IrigoyenPETRÓLEOS DEL NORTE, S.A. (PETRONOR) Emiliano López Atxurra

SAPA PLACENCIA, S.L. Ibon AperribaySIDENOR ACEROS ESPECIALES, S.L. José Antonio JainagaSIEMENS GAMESA RENEWABLE ENERGY INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY, S.L. Antonio de la TorreTUBACEX, S.A. Diego Herrero de la TorreVELATIA, S.L. Alejandro OrmazabalVICINAY CADENAS, S.A. Jesús NavasVIUDA DE SAINZ, S.A. Pedro SainzZIV APLICACIONES Y TECNOLOGÍA, S.L. Covadonga Coca

PATRON TRUSTEES

GOVERNMENT OF THE BASQUE AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY Estíbaliz Hernáez Adolfo Morais María Aguirre Alexander Arriola Alberto Fernández Iñaki AldekogaraiGENERAL STATE ADMINISTRATION Raül BlancoPROVINCIAL COUNCIL OF ARABA Javier HernandoPROVINCIAL COUNCIL OF BIZKAIA Joseba MariezkurrenaPROVINCIAL COUNCIL OF GIPUZKOA Jon GurrutxagaUNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY - UPV/EHU José Luis Martín

JON AZUAJON BARRENECHEAPEDRO MIGUEL ETXENIKEMª CARMEN GALLASTEGUIIÑAKI GARMENDIAJOSEBA JAUREGIZARMONTSE PARDOJOSE TESÁN

BILBAO CITY COUNCIL Gotzone SagarduiDONOSTIA-SAN SEBASTIÁN CITY COUNCIL Eneko GoiaVITORIA - GASTEIZ CITY COUNCIL Igor SalazarADEGI Patxi SasigainCEBEK Iñaki GarcinuñoSEA - EMPRESARIOS ALAVESES Pascal Gómez

INSTITUTIONAL TRUSTEES FREELY APPOINTED TRUSTEES NUMERARY TRUSTEES

BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE FOUNDATION

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ACLARA METERS, S.L.AIANOX, S.A.ALSAAMURRIO FERROCARRIL Y EQUIPOS, S.A.ARANCIA, S.A. de C.V.ARCELORMITTAL INNOVACIÓN, INVESTIGACIÓN E INVERSIÓN, S.L.ARTECHE CENTRO DE TECNOLOGÍA, A.I.E.BATZ, S.COOP.BURDINOLA, S.COOP.CEMENTOS LEMONA, S.A.CEMENTOS REZOLA- HEIDELBERGCEMENT GROUPCIE AUTOMOTIVE, S.A.CONSTRUCCIONES Y AUXILIAR DE FERROCARRILES, S.A. (CAF)EPTISA CINSA INGENIERÍA Y CALIDAD, S.A.ESTUDIOS GIS, S.L.EUROHELPEUSKAL FORGING, S.A.EUSKALTEL, S.A.FAGOR EDERLAN, S.COOP.FEDERACIÓN ESPAÑOLA DE ASOCIACIONES DE FUNDIDORES

FUNDACIÓN TECNALIA COLOMBIAFUNDICIÓN EN CÁSCARA, S.A.GESTAMPGRUPO AERNNOVAGRUPO GORLANGRUPO IGUALMEQUISA, S.A.GRUPO TAMOIN, S.A.HÉROUX-DEVTEK SPAINIBARMIA INNOVATEK, S.L.U.IBERDROLA, S.A.IBERMÁTICA S.A.INGETEAM, S.A.INKOLANIRIZAR, S.COOP.KUTXABANK, S.A.LAN MOBEL, S.COOP.M. TORRES DISEÑOS INDUSTRIALES, S.A.U.MADERAS MEJORADAS INDUSTRIAL, S.A.U.ODEI, S.A.PETRÓLEOS DEL NORTE, S.A. (PETRONOR)REGAL BELOIT SPAIN, S.A.SAPA PLACENCIA, S.L.SIDENOR ACEROS ESPECIALES, S.L.

SIEMENS ENGINES R&D, S.A.SIEMENS GAMESA RENEWABLE ENERGY INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY, S.L.TALGOTECMAN, SERVICIOS DE VALOR AÑADIDO, S.L.TRADEBE, S.A.TUBACEX, S.A.ULMA HORMIGÓN POLÍMERO, S. COOP.VELATIA, S.L.VICINAY CADENAS, S.A.VIUDA DE SAINZ, S.A.ZIV APLICACIONES Y TECNOLOGÍA, S.L.

BILBAO CITY COUNCILDONOSTIA-SAN SEBASTIÁN CITY COUNCILVITORIA-GASTEIZ CITY COUNCILUNIVERSITY OF DEUSTOUNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY - UPV/EHU

COLLABORATING PARTNERS OF FUNDACIÓN TECNALIA RESEARCH & INNOVATION

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

CHAIRMANPETRÓLEOS DEL NORTE, S.A. (PETRONOR) Emiliano López Atxurra

SECRETARYKUTXABANK, S.A. Fernando Irigoyen

MEMBERSAERNNOVA AEROSPACE, S.A.U. Hipólito SuárezCIE AUTOMOTIVE, S.A. José EsmorísCONSTRUCCIONES Y AUXILIAR DE FERROCARRILES, S.A. (CAF) Imanol IturriozEUSKALTEL, S.A. Manuel SalaverriaBASQUE GOVERNMENT Alberto FernándezINGETEAM, S.A. Alex BelausteguiIÑAKI GARMENDIASAPA PLACENCIA, S.L. Ibón Aperribay

TECNALIA+ COMMITTEE

CHAIRMAN EUSKALTEL, S.A. Manuel Salaverria

MEMBERSAERNNOVA AEROSPACE, S.A.U. Hipólito SuárezBASQUE GOVERNMENT Alberto Fernández

EXECUTIVE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

CEO Iñaki San Sebastián

SUB-DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF MARKET Agustín J. Sáenz

SUB-DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF TECHNOLOGY Jesús Valero

STRATEGY COMMITTEE

CHAIRMANEUSKALTEL, S.A. Manuel Salaverria

SECRETARY (Non-Trustee)DIRECTOR OF THE CHAIRMAN'S OFFICE José Ignacio Zudaire

MEMBERSCONSTRUCCIONES Y AUXILIAR DE FERROCARRILES, S.A. (CAF) Imanol IturriozCIE AUTOMOTIVE, S.A. José EsmorísIÑAKI GARMENDIABASQUE GOVERNMENT Alberto FernándezIBARMIA INNOVATEK, S.L.U. Koldo ArandiaIBERDROLA, S.A. Izaskun Rica

SUPERVISORY BOARD

CHAIRMANAnder Ramos

SECRETARY Artzai Picón

MEMBERSJoannes Berque Marta BrizuelaYolanda de MiguelJavier del SerUrko EsnaolaSergio Gil Husein González Óscar LageÁlvaro TejadoAna Isabel TorreEUSKALTEL, S.A. Manuel Salaverria

BOARDS OF DIVISION (CHAIRPERSONS)

BUILDING TECHNOLOGIESEPTISA CINSA INGENIERÍA Y CALIDAD, S.A. Jesús Gonzalo García

ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTIBERDROLA, S.A. Izaskun Rica

ICTIBERMÁTICA, S.A. Iñaki del Río

INDUSTRY AND TRANSPORTIBARMIA INNOVATEK, S.L.U. Koldo Arandia

LAB_SERVICESVICINAY CADENAS, S.A. Jesús Navas

HEALTH

GRUPO IGUALMEQUISA, S.A. Nicolás Guerra

APPOINTMENTS AND PARTNERS COMMITTEE

CHAIRMANAERNNOVA AEROSPACE, S.A.U. Hipólito Suárez

SECRETARY (Non-Trustee)TECNALIA Elena Schaeidt

MEMBERSSAPA PLACENCIA, S.L. Ibón AperribayBASQUE GOVERNMENT Alberto Fernández

AUDIT COMMITTEE

CHAIRMANKUTXABANK, S.A. Fernando Irigoyen

SECRETARY (Non-Trustee)TECNALIA José María Múgica

MEMBERSFAGOR EDERLAN, S.COOP. Juan María PalenciaSIEMENS GAMESA RENEWABLE ENERGY INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY, S.L. Joaquín Fernández

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The data shown here has been extracted from the Annual Financial Report, audited by KPMG.

€K = Thousands of euros

2019 INCOME PER SOURCE OF FUNDING

Figures on 31 December 2019

2019 INCOME

Item €K

Non-competitive Public Funding 23,524

Competitive Public Funding 34,352

Private Financing 55,218

Others 2,398

Total Income 115,493

BALANCE SHEET

Assets €K

Non-current Assets 97,126

Current Assets 136,532

Total Assets 233,657

Equity & Liabilities €K

Equity 97,997

Non-current Liabilities 83,251

Current Liabilities 52,410

Total Equity & Liabilities 233,657

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At TECNALIA, we are convinced there is a clear link between competitiveness, growth, employment and social welfare, with a growing systematic commitment to R&D and Innovation.

Therefore, we are devoted to maximising the impact of our R&D and Innovation activity, which is reflected in our mission to transform technology into GDP.

Thanks to our own methodology and tool, we measure the positive impact of our activity on different scopes, such as economic, scientific-technological, social or environmental impact.

This enables us to assess the degree of compliance of our mission and vision, and contributes to the setting-up and achievement of strategic goals.

Some of the results obtained regarding the measurement of the impact of our activity in 2019 are as follows:

For every Euro invested in TECNALIA by Basque Public Institutions, a tax return of €1.5 is generated.

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For every Euro invested by a company in R&D with TECNALIA, an income of €8.2 is added to its Income Statement.

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INCOME STATEMENT

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For every job in TECNALIA, 3.6 other jobs are kept in the Basque Country.

1+3.6EMPLOYMENT IN TECNALIA

EMPLOYMENT IN THE BASQUE COUNTRY1

For every Euro invested in TECNALIA by Basque Public Institutions, GDP of €13 is generated.

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PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS

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Furthermore, at TECNALIA , we have developed an entrepreneurship ecosystem which helps us value and launch new technological assets on the market through TECNALIA Ventures with the ultimate aim of generating value for the companies and for society. Our efforts are focused on connecting the three main pillars of any innovation ecosystem: “Minds” (technological / scientific), “Management” (entrepreneurs) and “Money” (investors).

As a result of this, TECNALIA obtained income of €4.7 million in 2019 from the Sale of Industrial Property.

Moreover, according to the 2019 Report issued by the European Patent Office (EPO), TECNALIA is the second private Spanish organisation in European patent applications.. Every year TECNALIA applies for 3.4 patents for every 100 researchers, which is the highest ratio in comparison with other organisations of a similar nature.

The survival rate of TECNALIA'S NTBCs 5 years after their establishment is 100%.

NTBCs IN FIGURES

H2SITE:

The new company that will be set up in Bizkaia came about in 2019 as a result of the collaboration between TECNALIA, the French company, ENGIE, and Eindhoven University (TUe). It aims to support the deployment of the hydrogen economy, a key factor to accelerate the energy transition and an essential component in the energy mix of the future.

Employment in active NTBCs287

Turnover of active NTBCs (€M)34

Active Sponsored NTBCs20

Partly-owned NTBCs12

Capital attracted (€M)7

The success rate for TECNALIA's EPO/PCT applications granted since 2012 is 92%.

PATENTSIMPACT OF THE ACTIVITY

Patents requested in 201931

Patents in portfolio752

Software in portfolio registrations71

Patents granted in 201911

Portfolio of patent families182

Software registrations requested in 20196

In 2019, TECNALIA organised its Technological Strategy into different Technologies, some of a transversal nature (which may have an impact on more than one market) and others of a more vertical nature (impact on just one market). All of TECNALIA's Technologies are characterised by their technological relevance - technological capabilities and market demand - key researcher mass for their impact on the market.

TECHNOLOGICAL SPECIALISATION

TRANSVERSAL TECHNOLOGIES

Automation, robotics and mechatronical control

Cybersecurity and Blockchain

Computer vision and visual interaction

Surface engineering

Artificial Intelligence and Big Data

Metals

Nanomaterials

Polymers, composites and bio-based materials

Electronic systems, power electronics and their control

Software Technologies

SPECIALISED TECHNOLOGIES

Adaptation to climate change

Molecular Biology

Biosynthesis and Fermentation

Structural calculation and fluid-structure interaction

Air quality and acoustics

Life cycle and eco-design

Performance in service

Reliability

Urban Design

Design and Simulation

Clinical trials

Biological Assessment

Extraction and Encapsulation

Physics of the building

Fluid dynamics

Dosage

Fire Engineering

Cementitious Materials

Meteorology and Climate

Energy Models

Semantic Models

Neural Interfaces

Power systems

Manufacturing Processes

Sustainable Chemistry

Photovoltaic Technologies

Membrane technology

Waste Recovery Technologies

Thermodynamics

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SCOPES OF ACTION

We are alert and ready to face all current challenges and opportunities, as well as those which lie ahead. On all of the paths that take us to the future, we stand by companies no matter what challenges they face.

ADVANCED MANUFACTURINGWe are immersed in the Industry 4.0 revolution in which physical and digital manufacturing merge to give industrial meaning to the connectivity and data revolution, and to be part of the innovation arising from new materials and processes, flexible automation, eco-efficiency and sustainability as drivers for change.

HEALTHWe foster the development of customised products and services in the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation stages. During these stages, we consider the main variables that affect people's health: genetics, nutrition, the physical and social environment.

ENERGY TRANSITIONAchieving climate neutrality by 2050 involves the in-depth decarbonisation of energy with a 100% renewable electric system. The growing pressure to accelerate the transition in a context of technological effervescence is driving low-carbon energy solutions.

SUSTAINABLE MOBILITYWe are in the early stages of a huge transformation in the field of mobility. New technologies will enable the development of smarter, safer, cleaner and more inclusive mobility systems.

URBAN ECOSYSTEMWe contribute towards the positive transformation and development of the city and the territory through a set of urban solutions based on values, serving a vision of a smart city resilient to climate change by applying high-impact state-of-the-art technologies.

Smart and multi-functional materials and products

Sustainable and smart construction and infrastructures

Comprehensive and dynamic urban planning

Energy transition

Digital transformation

Resilience and climate change

Comfortable, healthy and liveable urban spaces

Circular economy

Ageing, universal accessibility and inclusion

Sustainable urban mobility

Artificial Intelligence

Robotics and cognitive systems

Advanced systems for interaction and worker 4.0

High-performance computing for Big Data

System life cycle and DevOps

Cybersecurity and confidence

Internet of Things (IoT)

Sensors and actuators

Computer vision

Smart maintenance

Industry 4.0 / Digital Manufacturing

Eco-efficient and Sustainable Manufacturing

New Materials and Manufacturing Processes

Evaluation, diagnosis and certification of industrial materials and processes

Additive Manufacturing

Advanced Robotics

Flexible and smart manufacturing and production systems

Urban air mobility

Smart mobility management

Energy for a sustainable mobility

Transport infrastructures

Automated driving

Electric and hybrid vehicles

Renewable energies

Smart grids and storage

Building / city energy

Decarbonisation of industry

Sustainable mobility

Digitalisation of energy

Advanced and sustainable materials

Climatic-energetic strategy and environmental sustainability

Food ingredients and functional foods

Healthy foods

In vitro diagnosis

Regenerative medicine

Neuroengineering

Biomedical product

Medical robotics

Digital health and medical imaging

Pharmaceutical development

ORP wearable devices

Healthy urban solutions

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TECNALIA DEVELOPS THE FIRST URBAN AIR TAXI

EUROPEAN AWARD FOR A SMART SYSTEM IN CONJUNCTION WITH GESTAMPThe technology, winner of the DatSci Awards, known as NAIA I4.0 (Neurtu eta Aditu Industrian Aurrezteko - Measuring and observing for savings in Industry) is a smart system for the diagnosis of energy inefficiencies at industrial plants. Validated since 2018 at the GESTAMP facilities, with whom it has been jointly developed, NAIA I4.0 fosters the transformation of the manufacturing industry through digitalisation, data analytics and machine learning. This project has been supported by the Basque Government's Business Development Agency, SPRI; through the Hazitek programme, and is currently in the product development and industrialisation phase.

WE HAVE WON A KEY CONTRACT IN CONJUNCTION WITH AVS FOR ITERThe Spanish consortium between AVS and TECNALIA has been chosen by F4E (Fusion for Energy) to create the first injector to heat plasma to 150 million degrees and make fusion energy possible worldwide. This heating system is necessary for the commissioning of the ITER reactor, the largest ever energy research scientific project, whose challenge is to simulate the reactions produced in the sun through technology. The contract contemplates the construction of a prototype of this injector on a 1:1 scale. TECNALIA is also working with ITER on the assessment of the first prototypes of the pipe-support structures for its “Blanket Cooling Manifold”.

TECNALIA HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE UN AS AN OBSERVING ORGANISATION AT COP25The UN Climate Change Conference, COP25, took place in Madrid from 2nd to 13th December 2019. The observer status is a privilege that enabled us to take part in the organisation's activities and present our adaptation and mitigation initiatives. The Conference was an essential step in the climate change process in order to promote plans to mitigate and adapt to climate change that countries are developing: incorporating actions in the financial area, transparency of actions, forests and agriculture, technology, creation of capabilities, losses and damages, cities and oceans, among others.

It is a prototype designed to transport a person or loads of up to 150 kg and to cover urban distances of up to 15 kilometres in around 15 minutes, in order to address the transport requirements of urban centres in 85% of the world’s cities. It consists of an aerodynamic cabin with a total of four drones located on top and underneath which move in a coordinated way, transmitting a feeling of comfort similar to that of a car. This first prototype in Spain is a milestone in the Urban Air Mobility field, which positions us as pioneers in Europe together with Germany and has turned us into a world leader.

BIOMATERIAL TO HELP PATIENTS SUFFERING FROM SPINAL CORD INJURY (SCI)The regeneration of the sectioned spinal cord is one of the main challenges in the health field to foster the recovery of mobility in patients suffering from paraplegia and tetraplegia. Therefore, we are researching the development of a biomaterial that enables this regeneration once it has been implanted. This material, made up of a decellularised matrix, is set to become the appropriate support to achieve the reconnection of neurons in the spinal cord. The base of the biomaterial, designed from graphene and proteins, will enable the affected nerves to be reconnected and regenerated. This development falls within the FET-Open initiative, which is highly innovative and at the forefront of knowledge.

WE ARE THE FIRST PRIVATE SPANISH ORGANISATION IN H2020 TECNALIA has consolidated its position as the first private Spanish organisation in the procurement, participation and leadership of projects under the European Commission's HORIZON 2020 programme. Over the six years that this programme has been active, we have obtained a total of 295 projects; leading 61 of them with procurement worth €140 million. In these projects, TECNALIA works with 110 Basque companies and a further 175 companies from the rest of Spain. This leadership has been recognised by EARTO, the European Association of Research and Technology Organisations, which appointed Iñaki San Sebastián, CEO of TECNALIA, as its Vice-President alongside Antti Vasara, CEO of the VTT Centre in Finland, as President.

THE LARGEST INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY TRANSFER OPERATIONSince 2007, OMRON, a company devoted to offering industrial automation services, has been marketing QUATTRO ™, the world's fastest industrial handling robot, based on the PAR4 technology developed and patented by TECNALIA. The patent protects a parallel robot configuration (or delta robot) with four arms which offers maximum speed and acceleration and exceptional performance in everything related to packaging, manufacturing, assembly or handling applications. In 2019, after holding the patent for 12 years, we sold the ownership of the patent to OMRON, closing TECNALIA's largest ever industrial property transfer operation.

FIRST DIGITAL TWIN OF A REAL BUILDING (KUBIK 4.0)The digital twin of a building is a virtual replica, in which the activities occurring in the building are reflected in real time, enabling action to be taken in the event of an incident. At TECNALIA, we have transferred the digital twin concept from industry to building management, creating the first digital twin of a real building. The experimental building, known as KUBIK, has a virtual representation based on BIM, in which any activity occurring in the building is reflected in real time through more than 3,400 signal which monitor and manage it. It is a revolution in the management of buildings, offering savings of 40% in energy consumption and 20% in building maintenance.

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TECNALIA CREATES THE FIRST BUCKYPAPERS MANUFACTURING PLANT IN EUROPEAlong with SISTEPLANT, we have developed and built the first European continuous manufacturing plant of buckypapers, manipulable sheets made up of carbon nanotubes,  based on a  safe-by-design concept. Carbon nanotubes have extraordinary mechanical, thermal and electrical properties, which make them a material with differentiating characteristics and huge and disruptive potential in structures and components for the transport sector. The  manufacture of buckypapers is very limited  in Europe and it is produced at research laboratory level. This initiative contributes to boosting the industrialisation of this product in Europe, which is currently led by the USA and Japan.

SCIENTIFIC-TECHNOLOGICAL COLLABORATION WITH NEW AQUITAINECollaboration between the Regional Council and TECNALIA has resulted in a framework agreement that will enable New-Aquitaine to strengthen the competitiveness of its business and research sector through the scientific-technological capabilities of TECNALIA, which will have a new office in Bordeaux for its deployment. The agreement consists of six scientific and technological areas: renewable offshore energy (wave energy and offshore wind); robotics; advanced material shaping processes and advanced surface treatment; maintenance 4.0; cybersecurity; health technologies and the so-called silver economy.

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CHAIR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF GRANADAThe new TECNALIA Chair aims to promote applied Artificial Intelligence (AI) in various markets from scientific-technological knowledge and excellence. Attached to the Andalusian Research Institute in Data Science and Computational Intelligence (DaSCI), it will generate the first formal and strategic link between AI research teams at UGR and TECNALIA, with a view to developing its transformation possibilities in areas such as Construction and Urban Environment, Digital, Twins, Cybersecurity, ITS/Logistics and Industry 4.0. To do so, it will develop different activities, such as training, grants to students or the development and piloting of projects and assets based on applied AI.

TECNALIA LEADS EIT MANUFACTURING, THE LARGEST NETWORK 4.0 IN EUROPEEIT Manufacturing is the largest innovation in manufacturing 4.0 network in Europe and aims to make Europe a worldwide reference in manufacturing innovation, promoting the rapid and efficient uptake of new technologies. Efforts will focus on cooperation in R&D, training and enterprise creation, whereby robotics, digitalisation, zero defect manufacturing and additive manufacturing are the lines of action. It will have offices in Germany, Sweden, Austria, Italy and the Basque Country, and will count on the participation of Basque companies, such as Aernnova, Corporación Mondragón, IK4 Research Alliance, ITP Aero and TECNALIA, as well as European companies like Volkswagen, Volvo, Siemens or Whirlpool Europe.

TECNALIA'S ELECTRIC LABORATORIES RECOGNISED IN THE MIDDLE EASTOur electric laboratories have recently been recognised as an Approved Laboratory by the Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority (SEWA) electrical company in the United Arab Emirates. The Certificate was presented in Dubai during the Middle East Electricity Fair (MEE) 2019, at the TECNALIA Stand. Our colleague, Dr. Luis Martínez Cancela, Technical Director of Laboratories received the award from the highest representative of SEWA. This recognition is the result of the implementation strategy of TECNALIA's Electrical Labs in the Middle East and is added to those obtained from the country's most important electricity companies: Abu Dhabi (ADWEA) and Dubai (DEWA), as well as electricity companies in Oman (DCRP) and Saudi Arabia (SEC).

TECNALIA OPENS A PIONEERING MOVEMENT ANALYSIS LABORATORYThis is the first Spanish Laboratory with pioneering technology to carry out an exhaustive analysis of human movement, particularly that of people with neuromuscular diseases, whereby the results will be applied to optimising treatments and medical devices. Its goal is to develop medical tools that can improve the quality of life of patients with motor damage, such as hemiplegia (after a stroke), spina bifida and neuromuscular dysfunctions, through the development of new technologies, as well as carrying out trials on prototypes made by companies in the sector and personalised rehabilitation treatments that can be carried out by clinics themselves.

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