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TECNIO-accredited agents are groups or sets of research groups from university system of Catalonia, from CERCA research centres, from CSIC centres located in Catalonia and from other public law entities in Catalonia. TECNIO accredited agents have a wide range of differential technological capabilities and a solid track record of collaboration with companies, making them ideal partners to carry out your R&D projects. Find the TECNIO agent that best suits your needs.


The CT BETA has extensive experience in the transfer of knowledge to companies, and in the participation and coordination of EU and national competitive projects. Its mission is to put research and innovation at the service of rural territories, with a special focus on the agri-food sector, to help them become more sustainable, competitive and in better balance with the urban world.
Universitat de Vic (UVIC)
Bioeconomy; Water cycle technologies; Recycling and valorization; Agritech; Clean Energy
Environmental technologies; biogas; organic waste; water regeneration; nature-based solutions; citizen science; biofertilizers; biostimulants; regenerative agriculture; sustainability (LCA; LCC; SLCA); software; governance; knowledge capitalization


The CTFC is a public consortium based in Solsona, founded in 1996 and made up of the Government of Catalonia, provincial councils, certain universities, CERCA and local entities from El Solsonès. Its goal is to become a flagship center in the Mediterranean and Southern European forestry context by consolidating a hub of excellence in research and technology transfer in sustainable forest management, biodiversity and the circular bioeconomy.
Centres de Recerca de Catalunya (CERCA)
Green chemistry; Sustainable materials; Water cycle technologies; Clean energy; Bioeconomy
Forests; natural environment; biodiversity; bioeconomy; wood industry; fires; climate change; organic products; forest modeling and management; agroforestry value chains; environmental services; circular economy; resilient landscapes
- Water |
- Energy |
- Materials |
- Processes |
- Climate resilience


The Telecommunications Technology Center of Catalonia (CTTC), located in Castelldefels, is a public and non-profit RDI center funded by the Generalitat de Catalunya. It conducts research and innovation in communications and Geomatics.
Centres de Recerca de Catalunya (CERCA)
IoT / Sensors; DLT / Blockchain; Connectivity; Cloud / Edge computing; New space
6G/5G; SDN/NFV; orchestration; elastic optical networks; artificial intelligence/machine learning; MANO; satellite communications; physical layer technologies; GNSS; positioning; IoT; software defined radio; antenna/RF design; earth observation


The CTTC is a Research Group (SGR) of recognized international prestige in fields such as Thermal Systems and Equipment, Renewable Energies, Aerodynamics, and/or Computational Fluid Dynamics and Heat and Mass Transfer (CFD&HT).
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Clean Energy; Hydrogen; Decarbonization; Supercomputing; Simulation / digital twin
Convection and turbulence; radiation and combustion; solid-liquid and liquid-vapor phase change; numerical algorithms and solvers and high performance computing; compressibility and aeroacoustics; computational structure dynamics (CSD) and fluid structure interaction (FSI); aerodynamics; vapor compression refrigeration systems; absorption systems; compressors; etc.; air conditioning: HVAC&R; active and passive solar thermal energy systems; heat exchangers and energy accumulators for latent and sensible heat; high temperature solar thermal energy; wind energy; hydrogen technologies


The Computer Vision Center (CVC) is a CERCA research center, with more than 130 researchers and technicians, specializing in Computer Vision and is an international leader in its field. With 12 research groups, its mission is to train new talents, generate knowledge and transfer it to industry and society. The CVC has an international reputation for its innovative research, technology transfer and the development of spin-offs in the field of Computer Vision. Its mission is to conduct prestigious research with a major international impact, transfer knowledge to companies and society and train high-level scientists and professionals to be relevant in Europe.
Centres de Recerca de Catalunya (CERCA)
Big Data + IA; Connected/autonomous vehicle; Drones; Robots and cobots; Digital Health
Artificial vision; AI; R&D; research; transfer; technology


The DBA center has specialized in the use of forest, agricultural and food biomass as a resource for obtaining products with applications in various fields.
Universitat de Lleida (UdL)
Agritech; Foodtech; Recycling and valorization; Bioeconomy; Catalysis and biocatalysis
Bioeconomia circular; valorització de biomassa; mètodes d’anàlisi instrumental avançada ; estudis d’ecotoxicitat; indicadors d’impacte ambiental


DigiFACT is the alliance of several research and technology transfer groups at the UPC that focus on the topics of advanced digital factories. At DigiFACT, the development of advanced products, materials and processes constitutes the basis for technology transfer in accordance with the Industry 4.0 paradigm. The groups that comprise DigiFACT are: CDEI-DM, CIM UPC, REMM, TECNOFAB, and PROCOMAME-DMFAM.
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Additive Manufacturing; Robots and cobots; Automation; Simulation / digital twin; Frontier materials
Additive manufacturing; 3D printers; prototyping and testing; product pre;series; robotic systems; industry 4.0; digital technology; high-speed milling; honing; roughness; integrity and optimization of structures; material characterization; mechanical CAD design; CAE and dynamic simulation; strength; fatigue and fracture


CEREMET is a contract research unit that offers experimental studies to support the development of products in the biomedical, food and cosmetic sectors. CEREMET has ISO 9001 certification and GLP certification.
Universitat de Barcelona (UB)
Biotechnology; Omics; Design new drugs / vaccines; Foodtech
Preclinical; metabolism; obesity; Inflammation; lipids; biochemistry; biomedicine; pharmacokinetics; PoC; in vivo; in vitro; GLP; ISO9001


At CNDS we develop IoT, Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain and smart contracts technologies to analyze data, extract information and promote sustainability and the circular economy.
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
IoT / Sensors; Big Data + IA; DLT / Blockchain; Simulation / digital twin; Recycling and valorization
IoT, artificial intelligence, digital twins, edge/cloud, blockchain, sustainability, circular economy


The Center for Design and Optimization of Processes and Materials, DIOPMA, is a scientific research center of the University of Barcelona, formed in the Department of Materials Science and Physical Chemistry. The DIOPMA center comprises a multidisciplinary team of doctors, graduates and engineers.
Universitat de Barcelona (UB)
Frontier materials; Sustainable materials; Additive Manufacturing; Recycling and valorization; Batteries and storage
Materials; characterization; circular economy; valorization; environment; waste; by-products; energy; thermal energy storage; 3D printing
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