en.Wedoany.com Reported - Tecnalia, the applied research and technological development center, completed 4,759 R&D&I projects in 2025, serving 1,962 companies, with project volume increasing by 3.1% compared to 2024. The center stated that these results were achieved against a backdrop of heightened geopolitical uncertainty and economic volatility, factors that have posed greater challenges to corporate innovation investment.
Tecnalia's revenue reached €156 million in 2025, a year-on-year increase of 5.4%, continuing the growth momentum of recent years. The center's activities contributed €914 million to the GDP of the Basque Country, with every euro invested by Basque institutions in the center generating a GDP return of €34.10.
According to the annual summary released by the center's Chairman, Alex Belaustegui, and General Manager, Jesús Valero, the center achieved record results, further establishing its position as a driver of industrial transformation. Valero pointed out that despite the unstable international geopolitical environment, the center achieved record results, helping to promote reindustrialization, inspire talent, anticipate challenges, and maximize the impact of Basque industry.
In terms of employment, the center currently has 1,512 employees, with women accounting for 43%, and 45% of management positions held by women. Tecnalia was ranked among the top 100 best places to work in Spain. For every direct job created by the center in the Basque Country, 9.16 indirect jobs are sustained, maintaining an average of 13,258 jobs throughout 2025.
Regarding technology transfer, the center generated over €6 million in revenue from intellectual property sales, founded three deep-tech startups, and participated in 21 emerging companies, which together generated revenue of €8.75 million. The center holds a total of 645 patents and 388 software registrations, obtained 24 European patents in 2025, and has achieved a 91% success rate for European patent grants since 2012.
At the international level, Tecnalia consolidated its position as the first private organization in Spain to participate in and lead research within the Horizon Europe (Horizonte Europa) program, ranking 21st among 3,179 European participating organizations. According to the European Research Survey (ERS 2025), the center's R&D&I brand awareness ranks first in the industry.
Key advances in 2025 include: the construction of advanced laboratories for air mobility and hydrogen, the launch of the Quantum Lab, the expansion of international fire testing capabilities, and the launch of the Proactive Factory Lab for advanced manufacturing and industrial optimization. Construction has begun on a building at the Mubil campus in Donostia-San Sebastián, which will house three laboratories focused on clean propulsion technologies such as air mobility and renewable hydrogen.
Chairman Belaustegui stated that the center's strategic objectives are to accelerate technology transfer to companies, attract and cultivate top talent, and strengthen foresight capabilities in cutting-edge fields such as energy, mobility, circularity, digitalization, health, and advanced manufacturing. He emphasized that the primary priority is to increase the impact on GDP, the industrial fabric, and its revenue and employment, while expanding the scale of collaborative activities with companies.
General Manager Valero stated that in 2025, the center focused on major industrial challenges such as mobility, health, advanced manufacturing, energy transition, and digital transformation, with related work incorporated into the 2025-2027 strategic plan. Looking ahead to 2026, Tecnalia plans to invest €24 million, a 20% increase over 2025, to update and expand smart manufacturing, mobility, and digitalization infrastructure, and to develop new strategic technological capabilities.
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