What is TECNIO certification?
TECNIO certification qualifies research groups and centres for excellence in innovation and knowledge transfer. This certification is awarded by the Government of Catalonia.
What does it cover?
TECNIO agents are specialised in all the sectoral areas included in the National Pact for Industry, drawn up by the Government of Catalonia, and distributed throughout Catalonia.
TECNIO agents generate and develop new products, processes, and services of interest to the Catalan, Spanish and international business sector.
Working with TECNIO agents is synonymous with improvement and growth. All impact indicators show that the TECNIO model generates wealth for companies and the country.
Our petition
With this manifesto we ask policy makers to continue to support and promote TECNIO agents and to recognise them as key players in the technology and knowledge transfer system of the Catalan innovation system.
We want the continuity of the TECNIO model that transforms investment in research into innovation for companies and wealth for the country.
We want the Catalan government to provide TECNIO agents with the necessary resources and structural funding to be able to carry out their activity.
We want the Catalan government to recognise the professional career of researchers who carry out technology transfer which focuses on companies and society.
We want it to be recognised that collaboration between TECNIO agents and companies contributes to job creation and economic growth in the country.
For all these reasons, we, the undersigned members, and representatives of the business sector, sign this manifesto in which we express our support for TECNIO agents and recognise their vital work for the business sector and society.
Nora Ventosa
President of the TECNIO Association
These are the 3 fundamental reasons why we ask for your signature and adherence:
1. Strengthen the business ecosystem
Signing the manifesto is supporting the transformation of investment in research into real innovation for companies.
2. Innovation based on cutting-edge technology
By joining the manifesto, you are supporting the continued access to a network of technology developers who work for the company from the territory.
3. Job creation and economic growth
You are affirming your commitment to this collaboration that generates wealth for companies and throughout the country.
They already support us
Judit Viader
Managing Director and CEO of Frit Ravich
Frit Ravich sees innovation as the transversal axis to guarantee progress towards a more competitive, efficient and sustainable model of the future.
It is necessary to create an ecosystem where companies and TECNIO-certified agents know each other in order to be able to implement cutting-edge technology in the production process.
Ramon Carbonell
CEO AUSA – Industrial vehicle manufacturers. Collaborates with 4 TECNIO groups.
The TECNIO groups with which we work help us respond to new technological demands and thus be able to give more added value to our products.
Thanks to this injection of talent that TECNIO brings together, it is how a company like AUSA can have world market shares of over 20% and export more than 75% of its production.
Eloy Opisso
Innovation Manager at the Guttmann Institute. He collaborates with Able Human Motion, derived from the UPC-CREB.
At the Guttmann Institute we like to participate in the creation of products and services with our patients and their rehabilitation in mind, together with the companies that develop technology.
For us, the TECNIO Association is a reference that facilitates access to the technological knowledge we need to make innovations that improve the quality of life of the people we assist.
