ALLISCHANGE

TECHNOLOGICAL

PARTNER FOR

COMPANIES

IMPACT

SERVICES

SCOPES

OF ACTION

INSPIRING

STORIES

CONTENTS

AGENT OF

CHANGE

AGENT OF

CHANGE

At TECNALIA we work alongside

companies and entities that are willing

to join the powerful change driven by

the digital revolution.

Technology takes us to the future.

CHANGE IS

THE ONLY WAY

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AGENT OF CHANGE

WE ARE A BENCHMARK

COMPANY IN EUROPE

We are a benchmark Research and Technological

Development Company in Europe.

Our mission unites us:

we transform technology into GDP.

And our vision makes us different:

to be the agents of change in industry.

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AGENT OF CHANGE

We do it thanks to

a committed team

of professionals

passionate about

technology.

And our high potential for

R&D and innovation and

advanced services.248 PhDs

1,407

on staff

A TEAM OF PROFESSIONALS

COMMITTED TO YOU

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AGENT OF CHANGE

TECHNOLOGICAL PARTNER

FOR COMPANIES

BUSINESS

ENGAGEMENT

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Institutional

TrusteesBasque Government, General

State Administration, Regional

Councils, University of the

Basque Country - UPV/EHU

Appointed

TrusteesPersons of recognised

standing

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Patron

TrusteesCompanies

Deeply rooted in the business community and with a

strong institutional backing, TECNALIA has a solid

foundation to become your business driver.

Over 100 companies take part in our

Governing Bodies.

Numerary

TrusteesTown and City Councils

and Trade Associations

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TECHNOLOGICAL PARTNER FOR COMPANIES

We are committed to the closest collaboration

to obtain the highest level of satisfaction for you.

COLLABORATING

WITH COMPANIES

Satisfied clients*

8.15 / 10

*Clients' satisfaction index in 2018

>7,000CLIENT

COMPANIES

2011 - 2018

75%SMEs

25%Large companies

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TECHNOLOGICAL PARTNER FOR COMPANIES

TECNALIA’s Relationship

Models with Companies

vary according to their

Technological Innovation

degree, adapting to the needs

of each Company.

RELATIONSHIP

MODELS WITH

COMPANIES SMEs

Large

companies

+

innovative

SMEs

Large

companies

+

very

innovative

SMEs

TECHNOLOGICAL

INNOVATION IN

COMPANIES

R&D and innovation

Projects, Technological

Services and Business

Opportunities

Model of Strategic

Relationship with ClientsSMEs office

GROWING INNOVATION DEGREE

1

2

3

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TECHNOLOGICAL PARTNER FOR COMPANIES

IMPACT

SERVICES

We want to be involved in your project,

help your company increase its

competitiveness through technology.

We have a long way ahead, with you.

WE CAN DO SO

MUCH TOGETHER

.

Laboratory

Services1

R&D and Innovation

Projects

Business

Opportunities

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IMPACT SERVICES

3

2

2510

SecurityA team of experts and

a set of laboratories which

develop, certify and validate

processes, systems and

products that you need to

launch on the market.

Trust

Proximity

LABORATORY

SERVICES

1)

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IMPACT SERVICES

2510R&D AND INNOVATION

PROJECTS

2)

As strategic partners for your

company, we develop

customised R&D and

innovation projects with a

single aim: to generate impact

on your business through

technology.

Development

Involvement

with you

Research

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IMPACT SERVICES

2510BUSINESS

OPPORTUNITIES

3)

Through TECNALIA

Ventures, we connect you

with the three pillars

of the technology transfer

to market: People with a business

profile enabling ideas to be

turned into solutions.

Investors supporting

solution development.

Ideas and technological

assets oriented to

business generation.

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IMPACT SERVICES

TECHNOLOGICAL

SPECIALISATION

We are alert and ready to face all current

challenges and opportunities as well as those

which lie ahead.

Along all the paths which lead us to

the future.

READY TO FACE

NEW CHALLENGES

WITH YOU

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SCOPES OF ACTION

DIGITALTRANSFORMATION

INSPIRING

STORIES

“Our key to success is to work hard with great enthusiasm and passion, and to

build on innovation and technology hand-in-hand with TECNALIA”.–

Mª Asun Ruiz de Gauna

Manager of QUIDE

“An increasingly demanding world in terms of technology will require

constant innovation from us, thus our collaboration with TECNALIA

is an integral part of our business model”.

Susana Lasa

CEO of LANIK

“TECNALIA assists us in the digitalisation of our products

in order to become Industry 4.0”.

Mikel Arriola Yagüe

Production Manager of ZAYER

“Collaboration with TECNALIA has been very rewarding for KEREON and has

enabled us to identify new technology-based business opportunities”.

Jose Tesán

Partner & Investment Director of KEREON

OTHERS ALREADY SHARE

THEIR PATH

WITH US

“Thanks to our collaboration with TECNALIA we have been able

to quickly overcome hurdles and at IKUSI we appreciate very much

that their experts have been ready to approach the real problems

of our clients”.

Marco Domínguez Bonini

Technology Strategy Director of IKUSI

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INSPIRING STORIES

QUIDE/DEVAAn innovative project

on solid ground

• It was established in 1950 and

has 35 employees.

• With sales in over 35 countries.

• One of the 10 best companies

in the world in the manufacture

of floor chemicals.

Mª Asun Ruiz de Gauna

Manager of QUIDE

Our key to success is to work

hard, with great enthusiasm

and passion, and to build on

the innovation and technology

hand-in-hand with

TECNALIA”.

QUIDE/DEVA + TECNALIA

Collaboration

Development of new products and

collaboration:

• High performance varnishes for

wooden floors.

• Silicon dioxide based nano

coatings for protection of

wooden surfaces.

• Low-emission coatings for

improved interior

air quality in particularly critical

environments.

• Product performance

assessment through

physical/mechanical, biological

and chemical, and durability and

fire performance tests.

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INSPIRING STORIES

(Abril 2017)

DITRELOffshore Connectivity

• Family business with 9 employees.

• With 35 years' experience

manufacturing bolts for high-voltage

insulators.

• The company decided to diversify in

the sector of marine renewable

energies over 5 years ago.

Ibon Larrea AstobizaChief Technical Officer of DITREL

What we value most about

TECNALIA is that they have

accompanied us throughout

the internal metamorphosis of

our company, leading the way

when we did not know and

letting us lead when we had

the upper hand”.

DITREL + TECNALIA

Collaboration

TECNALIA provided DITREL, not only

with multidisciplinary technical

knowledge, calculation tools or

development methodologies, but also

and more importantly, assisting us

during the internal metamorphosis of our

company.

Together they have developed designs

and obtained results which are returning

a mutual benefit, such as the

KONEKTA2 project: a new underwater

electrical connector which simplifies and

reduces the cost associated with

traditional offshore electrical connection

and disconnection operations.

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INSPIRING STORIES

(May 2018)

LANIKInnovation Infrastructures

• The company has over 40 years' experience

on the market and 80 employees.

• It offers a multi-disciplinary engineering

service to turn the design of the most

complex and unique buildings into a reality.

• It has patented solutions of structures for

roofs, façades and retractable systems.

Susana Lasa

CEO of LANIK

An increasingly demanding

world in terms of technology

will require constant innovation

from us, thus our collaboration

with TECNALIA is an integral

part of our business model”.

LANIK + TECNALIA

Collaboration

Development of new products and

collaboration:

As a result of this continuous

collaboration, LANIK was able to create

different solutions such as:

• Virtual and Augmented Reality

Tools to innovate in design and

management processes for

construction projects.

• An advanced multidisciplinary

technological platform to access

first-class prescribers,

clients and projects.

• New solutions for complex

spatial structures.

• Retractable roof automation

systems.

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INSPIRING STORIES

(October 2017)

ZAYERMachine tool and

innovative chip removal

• This capital goods company is a family

business established in 1950.

• It is dedicated to the design and

manufacture of chip removal machines

for various sectors, as well as providing

high added-value services.

• Its products have an outstanding

technological level.

Mikel Arriola Yagüe

Production Manager of ZAYER

TECNALIA assists us in the

digitalisation of our products in

order to become Industry 4.0”.

ZAYER + TECNALIA

Collaboration

• TECNALIA assists ZAYER in the

digitalisation process for stepping

forward to Industry 4.0.

• Developing new high value-

added products and services.

• Technological solution

development which integrates

connectivity and intelligence into

machine tools.

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INSPIRING STORIES

(June 2017)

IKUSISmart Experience

• Part of Velatia group, employing over

800 people, and with clients in more than

80 countries.

• It provides technological solutions to

operators in different sectors such as:

airports, cities, utilities, hospitals, etc.

• The company is defined by its innovative

DNA under constant evolution.

Marco Domínguez Bonini

Technology Strategy Director of IKUSI

Thanks to our collaboration with

TECNALIA we have been able to

quickly overcome hurdles and at

IKUSI we appreciate very much

that their experts have been

ready to approach the real

problems of our clients”.

IKUSI + TECNALIA

Collaboration

Development of new products

and collaboration:

• Implementing predictive

capabilities to identify service

demand at airports.

• Developing a product where data

predict trends that help to optimise

resource management.

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INSPIRING STORIES

(October 2017)

ZIVInnovation for the electrical

grid of the future

• 500 professionals and clients in over

85 countries.

• Almost exclusively dedicated to the

electricity industry and Smart Grids.

• Specialising in the domain of three key

technologies such as protection and control,

communications and measurement.

Norberto Santiago Elustondo

CEO & President of ZIV

Since the launch of ZIV we

have relied on TECNALIA as

our technology partner”.

ZIV + TECNALIA

Collaboration

Development of new products

and collaboration:

• Testing and certification of products

in accordance with international

standards.

• Cooperation with TECNALIA during

the development stage of smart

grids equipment.

• The PRIME standard, with ZIV as

a founding partner and joined by

TECNALIA in 2012, has resulted

in a collaboration that has led to

outstanding results. This

collaboration has positioned ZIV

as a technological leader in the

Smart Grids market.

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INSPIRING STORIES

(May 2017)

AERNNOVADesign and manufacture of aerostructures

• Established in the Basque Country 30 years ago.

• It continues to design and manufacture integrated

aerostructures and components such as wings,

stabilisers and fuselages, to the highest

aeronautical rating and quality standards.

• It works for the major aircraft and helicopter

manufacturers worldwide.

Miguel Ángel Castillo Acero

VP Technology Development of AERNNOVA

TECNALIA helps us to

develop technologies which

are not sufficiently mature

to be offered to our clients

and acts as a bridge with

fundamental research

carried out at Universities”.

AERNNOVA + TECNALIA

Collaboration

For over 15 years, AERNNOVA

and TECNALIA have collaborated

in fields such as:

• New materials

• Smart processes

• Robotic solutions

• Industry 4.0

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INSPIRING STORIES

(October 2017)

KEREONCreating an innovative business network

• KEREON is a team of five professionals working with an

investment tool and participating in business projects.

• It was created with the chief commitment to creating a

business, carry out an economic activity and generate

employment.

• Its work involves identifying technology-based business

opportunities with high impact potential.

Jose Tesán

Partner & Investment Director of KEREON

Collaboration with TECNALIA

has been very rewarding for

KEREON and has enabled us to

identify new technology-based

business opportunities”.

KEREON + TECNALIA

Collaboration

• BIOSYNCAUCHO. The “BIO”

alternative to petroleum-based

rubber. Its purpose is to develop

high added-value chemical

products based on renewable

raw materials.

• DIGIMET. It turns the steel dust

environment issue into a business

opportunity thanks to a new

design of a patented ladle furnace

concept.

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INSPIRING STORIES

(June 2017)

IBARMIAYour machine-tool point

• Company of family origin that has

manufactured machine tools in

Azkoitia for more than 60 years.

• With 130 people and exports 80% of

its production to different European

markets and in the USA, India or

China.

• Its products have an outstanding

technological level.

Arrate Olaiz

Innovation Director of IBARMIA

TECNALIA helps us identify

both the market trends that

will mark the future and

technological developments

that we could not carry out

alone, shortening the time to

launch new products”.

IBARMIA + TECNALIA

Collaboration

Thanks to this +15-year collaboration,

IBARMIA can supply innovative high

added value products and systems to

their clients in fields such us:

• Manufacturing via 3D Printing.

• Smart and Connected Machines.

• New Advanced Services.

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INSPIRING STORIES

(October 2018)

BIZKARRATradition and innovation, with its own character

• Family business of three generations which

specialises in bakery and pastry products.

• Since it was founded in 1957, it has always been

faithful to natural products and original creations.

• It’s a leading brand in the high quality traditional

bakery sector, and they only sell products that have

been made by their bakers.

Eduardo Bizkarra

Managing Director of BIZKARRA

TECNALIA has been helping

Bizkarra to create new products

and to understand the new

ingredients required to improve

people's health”.

BIZKARRA + TECNALIA

Collaboration

As a result of a decade-long collaboration

with TECNALIA, tradition and innovation

have joined forces in BIZKARRA while

maintaining their own personal touch in:

• Traditional baked goods.

• Healthy bread rich in fibre and

omega 3.

• Products tailored to meet the

nutritional requirements and

desired textures for the elderly.

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INSPIRING STORIES

(October 2018)

ENKOAIdentification and control systems

• ENKOA is an engineering company that

develops, designs and sells high added value

electronic systems for the Hospitality sector.

• It also develops products for the food and

health sector.

• Its main competitive advantage is specialisation

in the electronics sector and the know-how of

the hardware and software that they develop.

Juan Cruz Iriondo

Managing Director of ENKOA

The collaboration with

TECNALIA has allowed us to

increase our competitiveness

and technological skills”.

ENKOA + TECNALIA

Collaboration

For some time now, TECNALIA has

accompanied ENKOA in the design

and development of new products

such as:

• Electronic locks for lockers.

• System for hearing impaired

athletes.

• Add values systems to control

vegetable and fruit processes.

• Device for muscle rehabilitation

via multiple electrodes.

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INSPIRING STORIES

(February 2019)

IBERMÁTICATechnology at the service of people

• IBERMÁTICA is a global IT services company

with a team of 3,500 people operating in 10

countries.

• It has its own Innovation Institute (i3B), which

"clearly draws from TECNALIA's sources",

according to its Director, Iñaki del Río.

• It is an expert in technology and its secret is

turning this technology into useful products and

services for its customers.

Iñaki del Río

Director of Digital Labs at Ibermática/DIGITAL

Director of the Ibermática Institute of Innovation (i3B)

TECNALIA is one of

our main technological

partners in the field of

Innovation development”.

IBERMÁTICA + TECNALIA

Collaboration

Day by day, the areas of technological

collaboration between Ibermática and

TECNALIA keep growing, particularly

those related to:

• Artificial Intelligence and Big Data.

• Cybersecurity/Blockchain.

• Advanced Interaction Systems

Virtual and Augmented Reality.

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INSPIRING STORIES

(July 2019)

“

ARTECHEMoving Together

• ARTECHE is a Basque company with more than

70 years experience in the electrical sector.

• It stands out for its proximity to its customers,

the flexibility of its solutions and for always

responding with technology and service to resolve

the challenges faced by its customers.

• It has installed equipment and solutions in more

than 150 countries, facing the challenges of the

future in conjunction with experts like TECNALIA.

Roberto Ortiz de Zarate

Arteche Group R&D Director

TECNALIA is a key

technological partner for

ARTECHE to put our products

on the international market".

ARTECHE + TECNALIA

Collaboration

The collaboration dates back more than

40 years. They are still working together

today in both validation and in the

development of new equipment.

• Products and services for

Smart Grids.

• Partners in the Basque Electrical

Laboratories Alliance (BELA).

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INSPIRING STORIES

(October 2019)

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SHARING

THE JOURNEY

We want to work by your side and be involved

in your project; Help your company increase

its competitiveness and value through

technology. Together we can imagine and

create the future.

Tell us what we can do for you.

And let's start our journey.

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