CIDETEC

CIDETEC is a private organization for applied research founded in 1997 that seeks to contribute value to companies by harnessing, generating and transferring technological knowledge. Located in the Donostia-San Sebastián site of Gipuzkoa’s Scientific and Technological Park and with additional facilities at MUBIL, the Gipuzkoa Electromobility Hub, CIDETEC is comprised of three international technological reference institutes in energy storage, surface engineering and nanomedicine.

Each institute has its own offices and installations furnished with top-of-the-line equipment, among them a pilot plant for integrated battery manufacture; first-rate European facilities specifically for the testing of batteries, equipment to synthesise, characterise and process polymers and advanced composites;and laboratories completely equipped for surface study, characterisation and treatment.

CIDETEC has participated in more than 675 research projects, has 29 active patent families and has participated in the formation of 6 spin-offs.

CIDETEC, founded in 1997, currently employs a workforce of 215, 80% of whom are university graduates and 40% PhD holders. Its volume of activity came up to € 15M in 2021.