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TOGETHER WE HAVE NO LIMITS 06

A BETTER WORLD 08 A SHARED ANATOMY 10 WE ARE BUILDING THE FUTURE 14 TECNALIAS COMMITMENT 15 AN OPEN CORPORATION 1 7 A BREEDING-GROUND FOR STARS 18

FACTS AND FIGURES 20

MOVEMENT IS SHOWN BY WALKING 26

A SINGLE VISION 56

Together we have no limits

2007 TECNALIA ANNUAL REPORT6

Tecnalia was founded in 2001 as a private, independent, multidisciplinary technological corporation whose mission is to contribute to economic and social development through the use and promotion of technological innovation. Tecnalia came into being as a result of a reflection on international competition, the need for critical mass to be able to compete, specialisation in markets and technologies, a demand for technological excellence, and clear added value to both company balance sheets and society as whole.

Six years on, we would like to take stock of the road we have travelled during these years. Years in which Tecnalia has grown in every way: adding new centres to our project, as was the case of Fatronik in 2007, creating more employment, contributing

more to the technological development of our industrial fabric, growing international presence, and becoming a benchmark for research,

development and innovation.

These six years have helped us to understand our clients and collaborators better, allowing us to work together, share experiences and learn from each other. They have been years of

change and renewal, of combining efforts, of looking to the future and setting ourselves new goals.

This makes it a good time to look back and see whether, as the saying goes, “together we are stronger”. We think that’s true and this 2007 Report confirms it: we are stronger and more capable and know that together we have no limits.

We are stronger and more capable and know that together we have no limits

Operating Board of Directors: left to right, Manu Prego, Rogelio Pozo, Iñaki San Sebastián, Fernando Espiga, Joseba Jauregizar, Juan Carlos Rodríguez, Cristina Alberdi, José Ma Múgica, Asier Albizu, Josema Vara.

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we have no limits

A BETTER WORLD

left to right: Igor Goenaga

Patricia Caballero Nuria Morales

Fernando Marín Jokin Lekunberri

Amaia Otaegi


What´s Tecnalia? Above all Tecnalia is an idea. The idea that technological advances make a unique contribution towards improving our quality of life. It involves believing that these advances should lead to progress and well-being for all. Tecnalia is faith in research, development and innovation as the shortest route to achieving our goals of equality, prosperity and well-being.

We just have to look back to see that science has played a leading role in the levels of progress that much of the world has achieved. Our life expectancy is increasing thanks to advances in health care and diet. Comfort and well-being are at inconceivable levels thanks

to the development of industry, the use of natural resources and transport. We live in a society where knowledge has spread in unprecedented fashion thanks to telecommunications and

information technologies. At the same time, we have become aware of our impact on the world like never before and are attempting to mitigate it by implementing technologies for more sustainable development.

Without exception, science has made irreplaceable contributions to all these processes. T echnology is the expression of our imagination, our inquisitiveness and our ability to understand ourselves and the world that surrounds us. That’s why we measure the ages of mankind according to technical advances: the stone, bronze and iron ages, up to the industrial revolution and the telecommunications era. Nothing has been more important

in human evolution than technology and we at Tecnalia believe that every advance makes us stronger and that we need this strength to keep the idea of a better world alive.

Nothing has been more

important in human evolution than technology

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A shared anatomy

Tecnalia is a technological corporation that arose from the Basque business environment and has become an International benchmark in its field. We have, therefore, achieved our main aim: to create value and wealth for society through research and innovation.

Tecnalia is made up of the following technological centres. Azti, European Software Institute (ESI), Fatronik, Inasmet, Labein, Neiker and Robotiker. We all share a common operating model based on sector-focused Business Units.

Our Business Units are made up of multidisciplinary teams that optimise what we offer to different strategic sectors, providing a more comprehensive, specialised and excellent product for business and government.

The creation of value is increasingly based on knowledge, ideas, creativity and innovation. This is how Tecnalia responds to the market’s need for innovation.

Nowadays, scientific disciplines cannot be cut off from each other and need to share knowledge and techniques, responding to global challenges that often involve several of them. In this day and age it is impossible to separate biology from computing, diet from robotics or new materials from information technologies.

Tecnalia has responded to this challenge by promoting transversality, taking full advantage of the synergies and converging opportunities of our Business Units. That means we can approach concrete market needs in the most effective way, with a specific approach for each sector that does not lose sight of the global view

In this day and age it is impossible to separate biology from computing, diet from robotics or new materials from information technologies.

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HEALTH AND QUALITY

OF LIFE

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

INNOVATION AND

COMPETITIVENESS

NATURAL RESOURCES

INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS

AND PROCESSES

TRANSPORT AND MOBILITY

Health

Social-Health Care

Construction

Energy

Urban and Industrial Environment

Innovation systems

Foodstuffs

Agricultural InnovationThe Environment and Natural ResourcesMarine

Research

Foundry

Iron and Steel

Industrial Systems

Information Society

Infotech

Software

Telecom

Automotive

Aerospace

E+C: Evaluation of Conformity

20 Business Units

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HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE

Materials and nano-bio- technologies for implantology

and tissue regeneration

Characterisation and advanced

testing of biomaterials

Neuroengineering

Biorobotics and Assistive

Technologies

INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES

Artificial Vision and Multimodal Interfaces

Telecommunications Infrastructures and Systems

Digitalisation in Companies and

Society

Technologies for Software

Development and Embedded Systems

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Nanotechnologies and Materials Technologies

for Building, Alternative Energies and

Environmental Conservation

Management of energy

for distribution, conversion and storage

Climate Change and Urban and Territorial

Sustainability: Evaluation technologies, modelling and integrated analysis.

Technologies for monitoring

and sensorisation in biomedical applications

Technologies for industrialisation and

energy efficiency in building

Biomass transformation technologies and processes

Use, re-use and valorisation

of urban and industrial

waste

Technologies and Systems for the Future

Internet

TechnologiesTecnalia promotes transversality by taking full advantage of the converging synergies of its Business Units.

Gerontechnology

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Biotechnology

Environmental Technologies

Fisheries management

and aquicultureNew food technologies

New foodstuffs and functional

foodstuffs

NATURAL RESOURCES

INNOVATION AND COMPETITIVENESS

Dynamic Regional development Models

for Developing Policies

Innovation Strategies: diagnoses and future trends

INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES

Mechatronics. Robotics

and manipulation

Manufacturing and transformation

technologies

Iron & steel and foundry technologies

Thermal Plasma

Technology

TRANSPORT AND MOBILITYTechnologies

of materials for Transport

and Space

Materials forming

Electronics for automotive

applicationsJoining

and adhesives

Technologies for Software

Development and Embedded Systems

Management of Innovation

and TechnologyAgricultural Technologies

Integrated coastal management, marine

ecosystems and oceanography

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We are building the future

We are investing in the future:

• In new technological equipment and infrastructures (30 million Euros)

• In carrying out R+D projects (56 million Euros)

• By our commitment to strategic projects in emerging areas involving risk. Every year, we invest 0.5% of our turnover to promoting projects that involve developing groundbreaking technologies that will give rise to the products, processes and services of the future.

Mankind is facing significant challenges. We at Tecnalia are looking for the solutions to respond to them.

The future is of vital importance

We are working and investing to build it

We are doing enthusiastically and by taking risks


The future is of vital importance

We are working and investing to build it

We are doing enthusiastically and by taking risks

COMPANIES, by contributing towards their competitiveness and growth through our knowledge, research and innovation.

SOCIETY, by favouring the quality of life of individuals and promoting sustainable development.

OUR STAFF by contributing towards their personal and professional fulfilment.

Add value to:

Tecnalias commitment

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Tecnalia is present worldwide

MONTPELLIER FRANCE

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MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA

The global economy requires us to become a global corporation. We act in this way to acquire: • Knowledge • Talent • Ideas • Resources • Trends

Tecnalia has a global vocation for the cutting-edge activities we carry out. It wouldn’t make sense if it were any other way. It’s global because we develop products and services designed to be at the forefront of technology. It’s global because we aim to conceive products that can be sold and industrialised anywhere in the world. It’s global because we feed off what science develops anywhere in the world. It’s global because we deliberately aim to attract talent, wherever it may be. It’s global because we want to be part of knowledge groups ready to exchange know-how and collaborate.

That’s how we answer the needs of our clients and partners for technological services and staff training in their external location.

An open corporation

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A breeding-ground for starsTecnalia promotes the creation of NTBCs

Tecnalia has a proactive attitude when it comes to creating New Technologically Based Companies (NTBCs). These projects are designed to obtain products, services, demonstration models and/or industrial property assets from the very start. This is achieved as a result of the specialisation, vigilance and prospecting work carried out by our Business Units.

The assets generated can be exploited in three different ways, all part of the normal activities of the centres making up Tecnalia:

1. Transfer of technology to companies (as knowledge, patents or licenses).

2. Commercialisation of products and services.3. Creation of NTBCs.

By creating companies within the corporation:• We contribute towards generating employment and

wealth for Society. • We increase research activities, as we are generating

a new network of new, knowledge-intensive companies.

• In the medium to long term we are generating added value that will be reinvested in research or

creating new companies.• We are fomenting an entrepreneurial spirit among

the Corporation’s young scientists and technologists.

In order to get results, you need to work with entrepreneurial individuals and to this end Tecnalia has set up the “Team Academy in Euskadi”. It’s main aim is to train future entrepreneurial leaders by providing balanced and integrated academic education, the technical-scientific development and knowledge of researchers and technologists and putting this knowledge into practice in a business setting. All in all, the mission of the Team Academy in Euskadi is to create an open space for experimentation, learning and development of leaders working for entrepreneurial groups in knowledge-intensive settings.

The results are clear. Tecnalia currently holds shares in 29 companies that employ over a 100 individuals.

We contribute towards the generation of employment and wealth for Society


A breeding-ground for stars

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ONITEK

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FACTS

left to right: Sonia Flórez

Olatz Adarraga Jaime Gascón Elena Silveira

Luis Palenzuela María Vaquero

Haritz Vallejo


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We at Tecnalia are satisfied because 2007 was a year that saw our common project consolidated. This meant a greater number of shared initiatives.

The clearest and most mundane example lies in our turnover, which grew by 14% this year to reach 111 million Euros.

We have also grown as regards the number of projects carried out, while keeping a balance between public and private funding, something outstanding for a European technological corporation.

This means that 2007 was a key year for our project, a year that has given us a solid basis to face the future and take on new challenges.

We cant describe a full year of activity by

so many people, so many projects and hopes, simply on the basis

of cold numbers. Whats important is what lies behind

each figure, each percentage,

each statistic.

Origin of Income. By activityAs you can see on the graph, most of the activities carried out by concern Research and Development projects (83%).

83%

7%10%

The funding of the projects keeps a balance between public and private funding, as shown by the percentages on the graph.

R + D Projects

50%29%

21%

Origin of Income. By type of funding

Support services for Innovation and Competitiveness Competitive Public Funding

Evaluation of Conformity Non-Competitive Public Funding

Contracted Projects


Evolution of IncomeSince 2001, and the appearance of the early Tecnalia, up to 2007 our turnover has steadily increased, mainly as a result of the growth of each of the Business Units and the synergies generated within the Corporation.

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Total Income for 2007111 millions

Euros

applied for in 200719 PATENTS

3,235CLIENTS in 2007

millions Euros

at Tecnalia*

1,322STAFF MEMBERS

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*On December, 31st 2007

40 projects approved

5 projects headed by Tecnalia

INCOME1 3 ,6 million

Euros

The No 1 private Spanish entity for European returns

SEVENTH european FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME Began in 2007 and will continue to 2013.


(60% of those approved)

CENIT PARTICIPATION IN 28 PROJECTS

The CENIT programme, whose initials stand for “Strategic National Consortia for Technical Research”, is part of the Ingenio 2010 Programme. This is a Spanish government project designed to increase public and private investment in R+D over the coming years, with a target of 2% of GDP in 2010. The CENIT programme is a fundamental tool concerned with the funding of major integrated research projects of a strategic nature and with significant scientific-technical impact, aimed at generating new knowledge that can be used to create new products, processes and services, thus contributing towards a better technological position for the Spanish productive sectors.

TO A TOTAL OF 29 MILLION EUROS

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De Izda A Dcha: Roberto Ruiz

Ma José López Enrique Areizaga

Maite Álvarez Teodora Bozheva

José Ángel Gutiérrez

We’d like to describe just a small number of the projects carried out by the Corporation in the last 12 months. Ideas that have become reality thanks to the efficiency, effectiveness, imagination and hard work of groups of men and women who have worked shoulder to shoulder for a long time. This is the result. Science placed at the service of Mankind because, as Diogenes said in reply to the sophism concerning the existence of movement, movement is shown by walking, my friends.


When it comes to describing the activities of an organisation, everyone has the best intentions. On paper, we are all excellent professionals, highly capable, entrepreneurial. Paragons of virtue. That s why the difference lies in the ability each of us has to put theory into practice and to practice what we preach.

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01FLYING HIGH. A SPANISH LABORATORY ON THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.

The International Space Station orbiting 342 kilometres above the Earth is carrying an instrument called TRIBOLAB: TRIBOlogy LABoratory (science of lubricants). The laboratory was developed at the Tecnalia Aerospace Unit in collaboration with INTA. The instrument is housed on the EuTEF (European Technology Exposure Facility) platform for experiments exposed to the space environment located on one of the external bays of the European Columbus model on the International Space Station.

TRIBOLAB weighs 16 kilos and consists of a test bench designed to test the behaviour of new solid lubricants developed for the very aggressive environments that are typical of space. The extreme conditions of microgravity, atomic oxygen, vacuum, temperatures and radiation cannot de reproduced directly on Earth, meaning that the International Space Station is a unique setting for carrying out the experiments.

Tecnalia was in charge of the scientific component for the TRIBOLAB experiments and we also provided the experimental materials and designed the heat control system. We also controlled the instrument remotely from our Donostia-San Sebastián facilities, monitored the operation of the different instruments and studied the scientific data gathered.


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NANOMATERIALS FOR SAFER AIRCRAFT

The Tecnalia Aerospace Unit is heading the LAYSA (Multifunctional Layers of Composite Materials for Safer Aircraft) project, one of several aiming to develop solutions that avoid layers of ice forming on aircraft surfaces or prevent the spread of fire in case of accident by using inorganic and/or carbon nanoreinforcements whose sensing capacity will also be assessed.

02SHAPING THE AUTOMOBILE OF THE FUTURE. PROFORM – A SIGNIFICANT ADVANCE IN MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUES.

The automotive industry is one of the cornerstones of the European economy. If we are to keep it competitive and satisfy current market demands we need to address such factors as reducing development and to-market times, as well as production costs.

In answer to these demands, the Tecnalia Automotive Unit is heading the PROFORM project entitled “An innovative manufacture process concept for a flexible and cost effective production of the vehicle body in white: Profile Forming”, aimed at developing a new manufacturing concept based on the integration of three technologies, one widely used in other sectors – roller forming, while the other two are less used in industry but are very important in the R+D world – laser-assisted forming and electromagnetic forming.

The development of a new flexible profiling technology will allow us to manufacture profiles with curved edges, cones and variable cross-sections, while offering substantial cost reductions when manufacturing automobile components. Electromagnetic and laser forming give the profiled preform the special qualities it needs for use in different versions of the same vehicle model.

The consortium headed by Tecnalia covers the whole value chain of the sector: small auxiliary industry suppliers, production systems, equipment and tool suppliers, component manufacturers, module and systems producers, all the way up to the vehicle manufacturers.

HAND IN HAND WITH THE MANUFACTURERS

The automotive sector is highly technical and manufacturers are known for their ability to implant new developments and technologies, not only in their own products but also in the rest of the value chain of the sector. In order to do this, the major manufacturers have enormous R+D departments that, in turn, collaborate with centres that have great international experience. Since its foundation, the Tecnalia Automotive Unit has set itself the challenge of cooperating with them and the activities carried out in recent years have borne fruit. In 2007, the Unit worked with Renault, PSA, Volkswagen, BMW, Honda and SEAT.

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03RED HEAT. A HEATING SYSTEM FOR SMELTING FURNACES.

One of today’s most common problems in the foundry sector is the loss of heat form the cast material one it has been removed from the smelting furnace. Solutions to this problem range from passive elements designed to mitigate the problem by minimising the heat lost by the metal to active solutions that generate heat to maintain the temperature.

The Tecnalia Foundry Unit has perfected an example of the latter system and has patented a plasma assisted smelting furnace (ionised gas). The plasma is obtained by producing a continuous DC arc between the molten metal and a graphite electrode, through which an inert gas is injected (nitrogen). The nitrogen takes up energy and transfers it to the metal. The high energetic density of the plasma allows significant output to be concentrated in a controlled manner. This allows us to take full advantage of the energy and closely control the temperature during smelting (+/- 5oC).

The design allows us to work as if we were dealing with an induction furnace, but offers significant operational and maintenance advantages. In addition, the combined action of the plasma means that the resulting metallurgical quality can be controlled and improved by adding nucleation and graphitisation elements.

In order to manufacture the furnace, we have granted an exclusive world exploitation licence to a company that has already started production. The first units will be available in late 2008.

GOODBYE TO DIOXINS

The Tecnalia Foundry Unit is heading the DIOFUR project, whose goal is to reduce dioxin emissions in smelting processes to levels that are regarded as acceptable by European standards. An estimated 600-800 foundries are affected by this problem, of which the project will be able to help 80%.


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04THE LORDS OF STEEL. PREDICTIVE MODELS FOR OPTIMUM CONTROL OF SOLIDIFICATION IN CONTINUOUS CASTING.

The MOPREC project was suggested by the Tecnalia Metallurgy unit and is aimed at precisely monitoring the solidification process in continuous casting to avoid the appearance of defects and increase productivity.

Previous projects developed an 1D model valid for slabs, meaning that the MOPREC has extended the model to all kinds of cross-section by developing a 2D solidification model. An optimiser has also been coupled and transitory phenomena have also been taken into account.

In this way we can calculate the thermal evolution of a 2D cross-section, the evolution of the solidified layer, the transfer of heat from the steel over time (in the mould, radiation, natural and forced convection in the cooling sprays, contact with the rollers, etc) and metallurgical length. Input data consists of the grade of steel and operating conditions such as: casting speed, vat temperature and the primary and secondary cooling parameters.

The end result of these predictive models, combined with the optimisation methodology, is a tool able to determine the best configuration for the

casting process and minimise the generation of defects.

DESIGN OF ROLLING SEQUENCES

2007 saw the consolidation of the collaboration with McGill University in Montreal (Canada) in the rolling field. A member of the Tecnalia Iron and Steel Unit visited Canada for two months and the work carried out has led to several articles that are to be published in important journals and congresses.

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05A ROBOT THAT IDENTIFIES THE SEX OF FISH. AUTOMATIC FISH SEXING REVOLUTIONISES THE CANNING SECTOR.

For the first time in Europe, automatic fish sexing is available to the canning sector, thanks to the revolutionary work carried out by the Tecnalia Industrial Systems and Foodstuffs focusing on one particular species –the chub mackerel (scomber japonicus).

Sexing fish, and particularly the chub mackerel, is very interesting for the canning sector, due to the fact that the roe sells for 10 to 12 times more than the flesh of the fish itself. The process was carried out by hand up to now, with the consequent high costs and time wasted. This meant that the Tecnalia proposal of developing an automatic sexing process was welcomed with open arms.

This revolutionary project has led to two new worldwide patents to be used in future projects. On the one hand, the Industrial Systems Unit has developed a high-productivity robotic system combined with an advanced vision system that is flexible, productive, easy to integrate into processing lines and is multifunctional. In addition, this robotic system incorporates a sensing system developed by the Foodstuffs Unit that can identify and classify chub mackerel by sex.

Thanks to the complementary nature of its Business Units, Tecnalia can offer its clients integrated products and this project is a good example of this. In this case, the use of the system has a direct effect on increasing the profitability of the catches of chub mackerel and reduces the costs of the canning sector by up to 20%. This project has also opened up new lines of work that are leading to the creation of a large range of products concerned with classifying fish by means of their unique characteristics, such as sex, species, size and weight.

BUSINESS MODELS FOR EVERY NEED

The Tecnalia industrial systems Unit practically doubled its industrial turnover when compared to 2006, reaching 57% of its overall turnover. One of the key’s to its success has been its innovative business models. Companies such as CAF, ACCIONA, AIRBUS and NICOLÁS CORREA have signed collaboration agreements with the Unit, making it into another link in their innovation chains.

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As we all know, using hydrogen as a fuel is very attractive for many reasons: its abundance and the low level of emissions form its combustion, in fact the only product is water

vapour. Hydrogen’s biggest problem is that it is very expensive to obtain in relation with the energy it produces.

The Sphera project is being developed by the Tecnalia Energy Unit, which and carries out research into different technologies for producing, storing, distributing and using hydrogen, so that it can become a viable fuel from the point of view of commercial consumption.

The project is seeking results that on the one hand allow Spanish industry to position itself favourably in the development of strategic services and products in scenarios where hydrogen is a viable energy source and, on the other hand, provide solutions for the technical and environmental problems faced by the energy sector: the search for alternative sources of energy, the need to develop new storage systems and the reduction of CO2 emissions.

Left to right: Eduardo Román

Francisco Rodríguez Ander Romero

Inés Apraiz José Antonio Sánchez

José Ma Campos Olga Macías

Marc Oliver Rips

06THINKING ABOUT THE EARTH. THE SPHERA PROJECT SEEKS TO MAKE HYDROGEN VIABLE AS A FUEL.


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07PARADISE NOW. THE EDEN PROJECT: ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN BUILDING. The Tecnalia Construction Unit is carrying out this project to take up the challenge of providing comprehensive solutions for the construction and energy sectors. The EDEN project aims to provide sustainability strategies that help both sectors with their energy saving and efficiency strategies. To this end, the EDEN project proposes basic work scenarios:

Development of new energy products for building. This involves designing energy generation, storage and management elements along with other elements that reduce demand, all integrated into the architecture of the building.

Design of energy efficient buildings and neighbourhoods. Strategies aimed at minimising energy consumption and optimising energy generation from renewable sources can be developed for both single buildings and groups of the same.

New multifunctional industrialised solutions for building. We aim to offer constructive industrialised solutions to produce functional and sustainable architectural elements that are coherent with the latest environmentally-friendly building models.

Energy certification of buildings. Tecnalia develops certification systems in accordance with the RD47/2007 (EPBD European Directive) standard and we help the building industry to implant said systems.

TECNALIA CONTRACTS 2 CENIT SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

CLEAM (Clean, Efficient and Environmentally-Friendly Construction), headed by Ferrovial Agroman and OHL, and CETICA (The Eco-Techno-Logical City. Steel-based industrialisation for a more sustainable urban habitat), headed by ArcelorMittal.

TECNALIA RECEIVES INNOVATION AWARD FROM ENDESA

Tecnalia has received the innovation award from CIDE, the ENDESA Innovation Circle, for the highly innovative nature of the corporation’s projects, and for its capacity for collaboration, proposing projects that involve other organisations. The award was presented at the 2nd CIDE Conference held at the company headquarters in Madrid and was accepted by Luis Pedrosa, the Director of the Tecnalia Energy Unit, who received it from Rafael Miranda, Chief Executive of ENDESA.


08THE HEALTH OF THE CITY. INCYDA EMAU IDENTIFICATION OF CRITICAL NODES IN THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT. In January 2008, the Council of Ministers approved the Spanish Urban Environment Strategy (EMAU). The strategy is designed to help Spanish towns and cities develop towards more sustainable scenarios, improving the quality of life of all. To this end, the Ministry has promoted research projects such as INCYDA EMAU aimed at developing methodologies that help towns and cities face this challenge.

The Tecnalia Urban and Industrial Environment Unit is taking part in INCYDA EMAU, an applied research project that uses R+D activities to analyse urban metabolism in order to identify the critical nodes that will be subject tot strategies actions in line with the EMAU. This will involve town planning, mobility, building and urban management, based on the environmental impact caused by the consumption of energy, water, materials and foodstuffs by these sectors. The technical objectives of the project include the following:

• Development of methodologies and use of tools for diagnosis and evaluation on the basis of typologies, services and functions of urban systems.

• Identification of critical nodes for regulating and acting upon the urban system.

• Design of strategic actions aimed at implementing the EMAU in Spanish cities on the basis of the efficiency of their metabolism and their own regulatory capacity.

TECNALIA CREATES THE URBAN AND INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENT UNIT

January 2007 saw the creation of the Tecnalia Urban and Industrial Environment Unit, thus combining the capacities and experience of Inasmet Tecnalia and Labein Tecnalia in such areas as: urban environmental strategy and territorial sustainability and the acquisition of resources from waste materials. The unit is committed to working on new projects in such fields as climate change, water and nanotechnologies.

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09FISHERIES MANAGEMENT FROM A REGIONAL VIEWPOINT. The European Union has begun to reform its common fisheries policy in response to the challenge of managing natural marine resources. This means changing from an approach based assessing biological units (stocks of commercial species, quotas allocated to each sector) to one based on social units (a fleet or fishing industry).

The Tecnalia Marine Research unit has been taking part in a number of projects contained in the 7th European Framework Programme.

The AFRAME project started in 2007 and is expected to develop a new working framework for the fleet by March 2009.

The main interest of this in initiative lies in its focus on the total management of

fishing resources, taking into account the complexity of fisheries with regard to

the number of fleets, the areas where they operate and the species they exploit. This means that the whole ecosystem, including the human factor, is subject to management and not only individual fish stocks.

WRECK LOCATED: POSSIBLY EL BOU NABARRA

Thanks to their knowledge of the seabed and the use of cutting-edge technologies, while mapping of the Basque continental shelf in 2007 as commissioned by the Basque Government, a team from the TECNALIA Marine Research Unit located the remains of a “bou” (ship) from the Spanish Civil War era. The wreckage could be that of the Bou Nabarra, a Basque Navy vessel.

Left to right: Itziar Tueros Sonia Castañón de la Torre Carlos Garbisu Zuriñe Pérez Juan Carlos Arboleya Estibalitz Díaz

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10OUR FRIENDS THE PLANTS. THE PRODUCTION OF PROTEINS OF HUMAN INTEREST FROM PLANTS. The Tecnalia Agricultural Innovation Unit is carrying out research into the use of plants as “biofactories” for the production of proteins of interest to the pharmacological and agrofood sectors. We are using genetically modified plants and vegetable cellular suspensions that are used as recombinant systems to produce proteins of interest.

The main aim of the project is to produce proteins of pharmacological interest such as human placental lactogen, a polypeptide hormone of 22 KDa that is responsible for the changes in the islets of Langerhans during pregnancy. Controlling the growth and multiplication of the ß cells has been a very important factor in recent years, due to advances in transplanting the islets of Langerhans to treat diabetes mellitus. The limited number of donors of these cells makes it necessary to find and alternative source.

The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation believes that future therapies for diabetics are intimately linked with finding a combination of factors that can be applied to accelerate the regeneration of beta cells in a slightly immunosuppressive environment.

SMALL RUMINANTS: NEW EXPERIMENTAL MODELS FOR HUMAN HEALTH RESEARCH

Tecnalia has signed collaboration agreements and contracts with leading Spanish and International human surgery bodies: BTI Biotechnology Institute and CCH, Cardiovascular and Haemodynamic Surgery Service, to work together on several research projects using sheep as a new human heath

related animal experimentation model. The agreements will ensure the correct monitoring and interpretation of the experimental results by combining the know-how and experience of experts in human surgery with the Agricultural Innovation Unit’s experience in health and animal production.

LOW-SALT ANCHOVIES. COMMERCIAL SUCCESS OF THE ANCHOVIES OBTAINED BY THE CONSORCIO GROUP AND TECNALIA

In 2007, the Tecnalia Food Research Unit and the Consorcio Group developed an anchovy of conventional appearance, texture and aroma but with a less intense flavour than the traditional product. The product, in the EU “light” category, has been very well received and the Consorcio Group, responsible

for the production and commercialisation of this innovative product, is obtaining highly positive results.


11THE SCIENCE WE EAT. ANDONI LUIS ADURIZ AND TECNALIA FOODSTUFFS. Andoni Luis Aduriz, the owner of the Mugaritz restaurant and possibly the best-known Basque chef of the moment, has signed a collaboration agreement with our Foodstuffs Unit. Tecnalia has started developing techniques and processes that can be used immediately in Haute Cuisine to put the chef’s new creations into practice.

This joint activity has given as its initial fruits several preparations for such dishes as red Garden fruit, Vanity and Roast fillet of monkfish with skin. The dishes were created using our know-how about foams and the development of edible gelatines. Techniques such as controlling the concentration of proteins, relative humidity, temperature, etc. were used.

Foams and gelatines can be prepared with enhanced properties by using simply methods that can easily be reproduced outside the laboratory.

TECNALIA ORGANISES THE 26TH NATIONAL SECS SOIL MEETING

In 2007, the Tecnalia Environment and Natural Resources Unit was commissioned to organise the 26th National SECS (Spanish Soil Science Association) Soil Meeting. This annual meeting aims to provide information on the edaphological and environmental characteristics of soils in the Basque Autonomous Region, placing special emphasis on the soil-based R+D activities carried out in the Region.

12DIAGNOSING THE EARTH. BIOSOIL: DEVELOPMENT OF BIOINDICATORS OF SOIL HEALTH. The Tecnalia Environment Unit has initiated the BIOSOIL project, designed to develop physiological, enzymatic and molecular indicators to determine soil health and particularly the impact of different agricultural practices on the soil.

Achieving the specific aims of the BIOSOIL project is of great importance as, thanks to the development of these methodological tools, we can obtain valuable information with which to assess the effect of different agricultural practices on soil resources, while providing us with solid criteria on which to base decisions taken to conserve the same.

These kinds of biological soil health indicators can be used for the bio-monitoring of both the impact of pollutants on soil ecosystems and the effectiveness of polluted soil recovery/remediation practices.

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Left to right: Cristina Rodríguez

Haritz Zabaleta Michael Obach

Isabel Obieta Iñigo Braceras

Nere Garmendia


SAFETY WHEN USING NANOPARTICLES

The TECNALIA Health Unit and OSALAN-Basque Health and Safety at Work Institute have collaborated on a technological vigilance service monitoring Nanotechnologies and health, while implementing and evaluating monitoring and protection measures. They have also published a “Manual of Good Working Practices” for technicians working with nanoparticles in the Unit.

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13NEW BONE. THE NANOBIOCOM OSSEOUS REGENERATION PROJECT. A million cases of osseous defects are treated every year in the U.S.A., while the figure for Europe is half a million. They can be due to birth defects, tumour or accidents and require surgical procedures involving bone grafts that favour reliable osseous consolidation.

Current treatments are based on autologous and autogenous (form the patients themselves) osseous grafts or, alternatively, metal and ceramic implants are also used. One of the greatest drawbacks of the latter is that they are much more rigid than cortical bone and usually lead to osteolysis (dissolving of the mineral components of bone) in the prostheses and a very aggressive second operation for patients.

The NANOBIOCOM project (www.nanobiocom.org) headed by the Tecnalia Health Unit aims to develop an intelligent support for the regeneration of critically-sized osseous tissues, with bioactive properties able to active osteoprogenitor cells, while having very similar structural and mechanical properties to those of healthy bone. In this case, we have used nanomaterials to successfully develop a porous biodegradable polymer support that can then be colonised by cells. The development of cell activation systems was carried out by two groups from the University of Nijmegen and the University of Aberdeen, while genetic analysis of the osseous tissue regeneration took place in Progénika and the Rizzoli Orthopaedic Unit (Italy). The implantation tests were carried out at the Institute of Biomechanics in Valencia.

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The Tecnalia Social Health Care Unit is promoting FIK, a private scientific-technological research initiative in the field of ageing and disability that will be investing 50 million Euros over the next decade. This innovative type of business collaboration is designed to achieve results in the shape of new products and services that will enhance the quality of life of individuals and provide returns of the investment made.

14A DEVICE TO HELP PARKINSON S SUFFERERS. Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative illness that causes reduction in motor capacity, trembling and stiffness in over 1% of those aged over 65. Early symptoms of the disease are vague and appear gradually. As it evolves, the trembling that affects most Parkinson’s patients starts interfering with their daily lives.

Individuals with the illness often develop Parkinson’s walk, involving a tendency to lean forward, using short, quick steps and reduced arm movement. They may also find it difficult to start moving (initial doubt) and can stop suddenly (freezing). This “freezing” phenomenon while walking is often followed by a fall, making the phenomenon highly incapacitating and usually the point marking “before” and “after” in the illness.

Within the framework of the FIK initiative (www.fikresearch.com), the Tecnalia Social Health Unit is developing a device that detects when a Parkinson’s sufferer stops walking and starts again, and can be used on a daily basis by those affected.

The project has already led to one patent and is being carried out in collaboration with the Neurology Service at the Hospital Donostia, whose patients are carrying out walking exercises wearing kinematic sensors that record their movements, as well as s sensory stimulation device responsible for starting them walking again.

FIK, TECHNOLOGY FOR A BETTER LIFE.

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TEAM ACADEMY EUSKADI

Based on the original methodology of the Finnish Team Academy and promoted by the Tecnalia Innovation Systems Unit, the programme offers a flexible space for experimentation, learning and the development of leadership capacity to create entrepreneurial teams that are able to start innovative projects or companies. The programme is designed to develop the entrepreneurial attitude of individuals and groups.

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15WE CAN INVENT TOO! INNOVATION AND COMPETITIVENESS. Euskadi Innova is the strategy shared by the individuals and entities that work to promote Innovation in order to turn the Basque Country into a European point of reference for Innovation. It offers different initiatives designed to promote and implant the culture and values of Innovation, chiefly:

• Innovation Agendas: a programme that helps SMEs to define, develop and revise their own Innovation

Agendas.

• Aldatu: a programme supporting the carrying out of Innovation projects in the fields of Strategy, Market, Organisation and Culture.

• Directiv@s 21: to develop Individuals with knowledge and, above all, the basic aptitude for

permanent learning.

• Innovation Forums: Meetings where managers of SMEs can share their experiences and good practices.

The Technical Secretariat of Euskadi Innova is run by the Tecnalia Innovation Systems Unit in collaboration with SPRI (Industrial Promotion and Restructuring Society) and designs, launches and coordinates the initiatives and empowers the network of Agents supporting the same, while developing the concept of open Innovation

in the way clients and suppliers (SPRI and Tecnalia) cooperate.

Left to right: Jose Luis Malo Elena Arce Laura Martínez Xabier Uriarte Eduardo García Hanna Kuittinen Ezekiela Arrizabalaga

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COLLABORATION AGREEMENT WITH DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY

The agreement is designed to promote joint applied research in the various fields of Information Technology, with special emphasis on Vision Systems and Advanced Cognitive Systems. As one of the first fruits of the Agreement, a researcher from the Tecnalia Infotech Unit prepared his doctoral thesis on hyperspectral image processing while staying in Dublin in 2007.

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16I REMEMBER THE FACE. A SEMANTIC SEARCH ENGINE FOR WEB 3.0. Internet search engines are still unable to find photographs similar to one they have been provided with and cannot recognise tunes or find another one containing similar notes.

Not until now, that is, because the Tecnalia Infotech Unit is working on a semantic multimedia search engine that can process different kinds of in formation – text, audio and video. The innovative feature of the system is that images or audio samples are used to find video and audio files instead of using a text description.

The benefits are obvious. We can find images and tunes that are similar to those shown to the system. This will make the search engine interface much more user-friendly and enhance the search results of users and companies in the multimedia sector.

17ICT SOLUTIONS FOR SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS.

The Tecnalia Information Society unit has published an on-line catalogue of educational support technologies as a result of the project analysing the status of ICT technologies with

regard to special needs students.

The project is part of a programme initiated by the Ministry of Industry with the collaboration of the Ministry of Education that addresses the need to find specific educational solutions adapted to students’ needs. The project was carried out in two stages: the first involved gathering data and the second consisted of publishing a catalogue to act as a resource for identifying and providing information about ICT solutions for special educational processes.

It is an incredibly useful tool for government departments, educational centres and teaching professionals, as it allows them to identify the main technological solutions for educational problems, such as DVDs for students with language problems, easy-to-use low-cost video players for students with behavioural problems, the Wii (Wiimote) controller that allows the device to be used by those with motor difficulties, etc. The catalogue also includes educational content generated by the special needs teachers themselves, such as Jclick.

ITCARD INITIATIVE LAUNCHED IN PANAMA

COSPAE (Private Sector Board for Educational Assistance) has signed a contract with the Tecnalia Information Society to implant the ITCard certification system in Panama. The aim is to provide Universities, Educational centres and Government Departments with a system for certifying knowledge of the use of new technologies and Internet. The contract includes carrying out 10,000 trials and is the first step towards positioning ITCard as the NO 1 ICT certification in Panama.

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18NETWORKED COMPANIES:TOMORROWS INTERNET FOR THE DIGITAL ECONOMY. Development of the digital economy involves the radical transformation similar in scope to that of the industrial revolution and requires companies to use even more Internet-based resources and services Internet. The new reality for organisations is the networked company.

Integration means that the software systems and applications supporting business can interact. The ATHENA project (Advanced Technologies for Interoperability of Heterogeneous Enterprise Networks and their Applications) has developed prototypes for modelling and implementing business processes that cross the borders of several organisations, providing a framework for the interoperability of the systems and applications of networked companies.

ATHENA is the most ambitious European Information Technologies project ever undertaken. With a budget of over 26 M€, it has brought together over 20 partners, including SAP, Siemens, IBM and several Spanish companies

The Tecnalia Software Unit has achieved the following results from ATHENA:

• The transformation of business processes into Service-Oriented Architecture.

• The digital maturity model for achieving Enterprise Interoperability. The model identifies a series of levels or states, taking into account technological factors, infrastructure, management processes and the capacities of individuals, in order for companies to become networked enterprises.

• The roll-out of a digital ecosystems model for SMEs. In particular, a prototype for on-line purchasing that integrates the business processes of companies in the furniture sector.


OVER 400 SMES TAKE PART IN CLUSTER APPROACH PROJECTS PROMOTED BY THE TECNALIA SOFTWARE UNIT

In order to improve the competitiveness of companies in the IT sector, the Tecnalia Software Unit promoted 11 cluster approach projects throughout the world in 2007. A total of 442 ICT sector SMEs from various countries took part in the projects: Armenia, Bulgaria, Colombia, Spain, France, Macedonia, Mexico, Peru etc. The initiative led to the implantation of 184 CMMI, ITMark, etc. quality models.

19FUTURE INTERNET m:CIUDAD INNOVATING FOR REVOLUTIONARY MOBILE SERVICES. There is growing an international interest in setting the parameters that will rule Internet in a few years’ time and our companies have a unique (and perhaps unique) opportunity to take part from the beginning and to be in a privileged position as regards exploiting new business opportunities in the future, as active participation go hand in hand.

The m:Ciudad project coordinated by the Tecnalia Telecom Unit is the flagship project of the 7th Framework Programme concerning revolutionary mobile services for the Future Internet. Partners include companies such as Telefónica, Alcatel-Lucent, VTT, YDREAMS and FTW, as well as the University of Surrey.

The project consists of designing a new infrastructure for mobile services, in which both individuals and companies can create, provide and exploit focused services ubiquitously. We are talking about the possibility of creating dynamic micro-services, generating and sharing content as soon as it is created, at any time, quickly and simply, all using a mobile device. These are micro and nano-services used by social networks such MyBlog, MyCollection and MyPreferences, as well as creative (MyGallery, MyPhoto, MyVideo) and commercial (MyService, MyAdd) networks.

m:Ciudad has been chosen to be part of the Future Internet Assembly promoted by the European Union, which held its first meeting in Slovenia on 31st March 2008.

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WITH THE EUROPEAN TELECOMS LEADERS

During the 2007 Assembly, the Tecnalia Telecom Unit was chosen to be a member of the Steering Board of eMOBILITY, the European Technological Platform for mobile and Wireless Communications that consists of over 500 European companies and research organisations in the sector.

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20THE LANGUAGE OF COWS. EPIDEMIOLOGICAL AND ENTOMOLOGICAL VIGILANCE FOR BLUETONGUE DISEASE. The Tecnalia Evaluation of Conformity Unit is carrying out research designed to develop a programme for controlling Ovine Catarrhal Fever, better known as bluetongue disease.

The disease is transmitted by bites from infected mosquitoes of the Culicoides genus. It affects domestic and wild ruminants (sheep, cows and goats) but not human beings. There are 24 known serotypes of the virus, each with its own unique biological characteristics.

The E+C laboratories have developed highly-automated molecular methods for diagnosing the presence of the virus in blood, meaning that a large number of samples can be processed in a short time. Using these methods allows us to obtain important epidemiological data on farms affected by the disease.

The Unit is also fine tuning techniques for the massive capture of insects in order to study the distribution of their populations on farms where the disease has been detected.

te+C COLLABORATING WITH TELEFONICA

Telefónica has placed its trust in the technical capacity and experience of the laboratories making up te+C by appointing Tecnalia as a Collaborating Laboratory. Their main task will be to carry out homologation tests on equipment that is to be commercialised by Telefónica internationally: fixed telephones, switchboards, modems, ADSL and ISDN lines, Bluetooth systems, etc.

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Presidents of the Technological Centres making up the Corporation: left to right, Miguel Gandiaga / ROBOTIKER, Félix Iraola / FATRONIK, Asís Canales / LABEIN , José María Echarri / INASMET and TECNALIA, Roberto Ibarrretxe / Secretary ESI, Luis Javier Tellería / AZTI and NEIKER

A SINGLE VISIONTecnalia share a way of doing things, a way of facing challenges. This single vision demands integrated Management. In this section we would like to show Tecnalias Governing Bodies as an expression of this single vision that we have in common.


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Member Companies and Ent it ies of Tecnalia :

ABEREKIN ACERALIA AGALEUS MEDIOAMBIENTE Y ENERGÍA AIANOX AIRLIQUIDE ESPAÑA ALCATEL-LUCENT ALMAVIVA AMPO ANABAC ASMOBI AUSTRIAN RESEARCH CENTERS AUTOBAR PACKAGING SPAIN BILBAO TOWN COUNCIL DONOSTIA-SAN SEBASTIÁN TOWN COUNCIL B.B.K. GAZTE LANBIDEAN FUNDAZIOA B.B.V.A. BANCO SANTANDER BATZ BEARING POINT BEFESA, MA BETTOR, BT BILBOMATICA REGIONAL COUNCIL OF VIZCAYA – DEPARTMENT OF INNOVATION AND ECONOMIC PROMOTION BOSTLAN BOTRADE BURDINOLA ASSOCIATION OF ARCHITECTS ASSOCIATION OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS CAF CAFINSA CALDERERÍA GUIPUZCOANA DE INOXIDABLE BILBAO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CARBUREIBAR CÁRNICAS MIROTZ CARSA CEMENTOS LEMONA CÍA. ESPAÑOLA DE SISTEMAS AERONAÚTICOS CIE AUTOMOTIVE CONSERVAS GARAVILLA CONSTRUCCIONES MECÁNICAS JOSÉ LAZPIUR CORRUGADOS AZPEITIA DISMODEL E.T.S. Bilbao Engineering School ECOFOND ELECTROTÉCNICA ARTECHE HERMANOS EPTISA - CINSA EP EQUIPAMIENTOS TÉCNICOS COMERCIALES (RALPE) EROSKI ESICENTER BULGARIA ESICENTER SINERTIC ANDINO EUSKALFORGING EUSKALTEL BASQUE GOVERNMENT – Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food BASQUE GOVERNMENT – Department of Education, Universities and Research BASQUE GOVERNMENT – Department of the Treasury and Public Administration BASQUE GOVERNMENT – Department of Industry, Trade and Tourism FAGOR EDERLAN FAGOR ELECTRÓNICA FEDERACIÓN DE COFRADÍAS DE BIZKAIA FEDERATION OF SPANISH FOUNDRYMES ASSOCIATIONS FUNDICIÓN EN CÁSCARA FUNDICIONES AIZPURUA FUNDICIONES DEL ESTANDA GABINETE TÉCNICO DE TELECOMUNICACIONES TELKROM GAMESA INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY GARLAN GUIPUZCOA REGIONAL COUNCIL GORATU MÁQUINAS HERRAMIENTA GRUPO ARTECHE GRUPO TTT DE TECNOLOGÍAS INTEGRADAS DE SUPERFICIES GTS THAUMAT XXI GUROKELA HEXION SPECIALTY CHEMICALS IBÉRICA HIDRONOR HIJOS DE JUAN DE GARAY I.C.T. IBARMIA INNOVATEK IBERDROLA IBERIA ASHLAND CHEMICAL IBERMÁTICA IDOM INDUSTRIAS LAGUN-ARTEA INFUN INGETEAM CORPORACIÓN INGEMAT INSER-ROBÓTICA INTECA INTERNACIONAL HISPACOLD IPARLAT IT DEUSTO JAURE KEMEN RECUPAC LANTIK LENBUR FUNDAZIOA LORAMENDI MÁQUINAS ELÉCTRICAS E HIDRÁULICAS INDAR M. TORRES DISEÑOS INSDUSTRIALES MCC MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY, TOURISM AND TRADE MTA SZTAKI NICOLÁS CORREA NOKIA RESEARCH CENTER NORTEN PREFABRICADOS DE HORMIGÓN OÑEDER PANDA SECURITY PRAXAIR ESPAÑA PRECICAST BILBAO PROCOMSA PROFUSA QA SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL B.V. REPAIR S.A. PLACENCIA DE LAS ARMAS S.E. DE CARBUROS METÁLICOS SAKANA SALENGOA SALICA SAMMIC SANEMAR SEFATEC SIDENOR INVESTIGACIÓN Y DESARROLLO SIEMENS SISTEPLANT SMC - FOSECO PRODUCTOS DE FUNDICIÓN SOCIEDAD FINANCIERA Y MINERA - CEMENTOS REZOLA SODALIA SOFTWARE ENGINEERING AUSTRALIA TALDE Gestión, SG.E.C.R. T.S. FUNDICIONES TAMOIN TEC DE MONTERREY TELECOM Y NOVATECNO TEUSA T-SYSTEMS TRADEBE TUBOPLAST HISPANIA U.P.V. - E.H.U. Bilbao Higher Engineering School UNISINOS VICINAY CADENAS VODAFONE W.E.E. HAIZERROTA WISCO ESPAÑOLA ZAYER ZIV


Tecnalia Foundat ion Trust :

Cristina AlberdiAsier AlbizuFernando EspigaJoseba JauregizarJose Ma MúgicaRogelio PozoManu PregoJuan Carlos RodríguezIñaki San SebastiánJosema Vara

Operat ing Board of Directors :

A SINGLE VISION

PRESIDENT José María Echarri SOCIEDAD FINANCIERA Y MINERA-CEMENTOS REZOLA

VICE-PRESIDENTAsís Canales IBERDROLA

SECRETARYMiguel Gandiaga INGETEAM CORPORATION

MEMBERS José Javier de Arteche ELECTROTÉCNICA. ARTECHE HNOS.

Martin Ascacibar BASQUE GOVERNMENT – Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

Luis Barañano BATZ

Luis Cañada VICINAY CADENAS

Nicolas Gaminde CEMENTOS LEMONA

Iñaki García NEIKERTEK

Luis Goenaga José Manuel Goikoetxea IPARLAT

Salvador Gorostola ABEREKIN

Felix Iraola TALDE

Roberto Ibarretxe LANTIK

Javier Morrás IBERDROLA

Ignacio Sáenz de Gorbea FEDERATION OF SPANISH FOUNDRYMEN S ASSOCIATIONS

Ignacio Sanz HIDRONOR

José Manuel Sorazu W. E .E. HAIZERROTA

Luis Javier Tellería BASQUE GOVERNMENT – Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

Iñaki Telletxea BASQUE GOVERNMENT – Department of Industry, Trade and Tourism

CEOJoseba Jauregizar

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© 2008, Tecnalia Edición: Tecnalia Communication Committee: Cristina Alberdi, Juan Arribas, Antonio Bardasco, Marta Fernández, Mercedes Fernández Monge, Ainhoa Gracia & Maider Marcos. Design and Layout: Ba! Creativos Photography: Javier Larrea Film and Printing: Samper Impresores Our sincere thanks to all our co-workers at Tecnalia who have allowed themselves to be photographed for this document.

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