GENERATING AND APPLYING KNOWLEDGE

What are Technology Centres?

The Technology Centres are private research organisations, non-profit organizations that have the own resources necessary to generate and apply knowledge and technological development aimed at improving the competitiveness of the productive and industrial fabric.

THEY ARE THE AGENTS MOST USED BY COMPANIES TO DO R&D, DRIVING SMEs TO BECOME INNOVATIVE.
THEY LEAD 327 PROJECTS IN THE EUROPEAN HORIZON 2020 RESEARCH PROGRAM, THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE AMONG ALL AGENTS OF THE SPANISH INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM.
THEY HAVE THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATED SUCCESS RATE IN INNOVATION SUPPORT PROGRAMS AND THEY ARE THOSE THAT HAVE GROWN THE MOST.
FOR EVERY EURO THEY SPEND ON THEIR OWN R&D, THEY CREATE ALMOST 2 IN INCORPORATED TECHNOLOGY.
FOR EACH DIRECT JOB POSITION THAT IS GENERATED IN THE CENTRES, FOUR ADDITIONAL JOBS ARE GAINED.
THEY HAVE INCREASED THE PERCENTAGE OF INCOME FROM OWN R&D BY MORE THAN 100% IN FOUR YEARS, REACHING 2021% OF THE TOTAL IN 42.
IN EUROPE, FOR EVERY EURO INVESTED IN TECHNOLOGY CENTRES, ANOTHER 3 RETURN THROUGH TAX REVENUE.

The Technology Centres are strongly involved with the Business environment

Acting as an advisor and instrumental agent at the service of the technological policy of Public Administrations.

Promoting joint actions and exchanging knowledge and experiences, so that this activity benefits the productive fabric of the country.

Actively cooperating in the strengthening, effectiveness and coordination of the Spanish and European Science, Technology and Business system.

Fedit structure and the importance of its Technology Centres

Fedit is made up of Technology Centres distributed throughout the country. These Technology Centres provide service to thousands of companies seeking to improve their competitiveness and productivity.

Sectors

The Technology Centres represent a differentiated organisational model with a solid implementation throughout Europe and strong expansion in Spain.

The Centres carry out research, design and implement innovation and development projects, and generate and apply technologies with a goal of general interest: to contribute to improving people's quality of life by supporting business competitiveness.

Technology Centres are present in all productive sectors: