What is LEITAT?LEITAT is a Technological Institute with the mission of collaborating with companies and other entities to create economic, social and sustainable value by R&D+2i projects and technology processes from innovation and creativity. Leitat is the brand of the private entity Acondicionamiento Tar-rasense and is recognized by the Catalan Government (TECNIO) and by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation

Who does Leitat belong to?Leitat is a private non-profit association of industrials with own legal and patrimonial capacity established in 1906. Leitat performs its activity accord-ing to the current legislation, its articles of association and its Internal Regime Rules.

What does Leitat contribute?Leitat, from dynamism and proximity, provides flexible management in an open innovation environment as collaboration and cooperation driving force for technology transfer and promoting the principles of professionalism, respect for people and environmental care, at the same time.

Why does Leitat improvecompetitiveness at industrial level?Because Leitat promotes the implementation of industrial innovation strengthening modernization of the productive structures and the development of new high technology value products and meets the changing needs of the global market.

How can Leitat solve the technological needs?Thanks to its technology solvency, Leitat keeps creating knowledge, developing talent and acquiring high technology equipment and facilities, so that the specific and technology needs of our customers can be met.

Why does Leitat perform in many different sectors?Because this allows that many technologies are applicable in different sectors obtaining more profitability of technology, generating and broadening new opportunities even in sectors never before interconnected and focusing its activity on these sectors: Environment, Transport, Health, Packaging, Textile, Energy, Detergency, Cosmetics, Pharmacy, Building, Food, Security, Chemistry and Materials and Sports.

How does Leitat collaborate with companies and institutions?Leitat acts as Technological Partner by signing collaboration agreements to join efforts to meet the industrial technology challenges set out and pro-moting enterprising capacity and technology transfer.

Which is Leitat experience in industrial cooperation?For more than 100 years ago, Leitat impacts on companies and other entities through the management of R+D+2i proposals (research, development and industrial innovation) leading or participating in strategic projects and generating actives and knowledge.

Which is the geographical ambit of action?As well as acting at domestic level, Leitat actively leads and participates in many projects and international collaboration nets including European partners and others from other areas with convergent interests.

How to become a part of Leitat?Any individual or corporation may become partner of Leitat by making a formal request on the webpage:www.leitat.org/socio

FAQ In LEITAT, innovation means meeting industrial technology challenges with effi-ciency and efficacy.

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Promoting collaboration

Connected to knowledge networks

Value proposal

Multisectorial answers

Knowledge divisions

R+D+2i initiatives

Notified Inspection Body

Advanced Technology Solutions

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Summary of 2013 activities

Featured Events

R+D+2i Projects

Feedback from our customers

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LEITAT Terrassa - Barcelona - Igualada

OriginIn 1906, a group of industrialists concerned about quality, certification and research in the wool textile sector decided to found a supporting association for competitiveness of companies named Acondicionamiento Tarrasense. Those industrialists knew how to anticipate needs for business collective solutions and laid the foundations of the current concept of technology centre.

Over the years and thanks to the work performed, the entity evolved both to the extension of its activities and to the name that is currently identified with the brand known as Leitat.

During these years, our vocation in offering services to companies and entities has remained unchanged, whereas the activities developed, the organization and our internal

work system have changed significantly specializing in different knowledge areas allowing the search for the best technology solutions for companies.

The results obtained lately show that the bet developed by Leitat towards knowledge generation and transfer to the productive fabric is an effective model for economic growth in a fast, efficient and sustainable way, creating at the same time new areas and models for talent development and personal performance for all employees.

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ORGANIZATION

Board of Directors The Board of Directors on March 31, 2013, was comprised by the following members:

Acondicionamiento Tarrasense is a non-profit entity, with legal status and own assets, incorporated in 1906. The company governs its activities according to Law 4 / 2008, dated on April 24, of the third book of the

Spanish Civil Code on legal persons (DOGC number 5123, May 2), the Organic Law 1 / 2002 of March 22, regulating the right of association (BOE 73, March 26) and its Articles.

Governing bodies:The Association consists of 8 associate members coming from several complementary industrial sectors and business associations.The General Assembly is the major and sovereign body of the entity in which all members are represented.

The Board has the authority to represent, lead and manage the Association. This body also implements the decisions taken by the General Assembly, in accordance with the regulations, instructions and guidelines established.

· KNOWLEDGE DIVISIONS Safety & Sustainability Advanced Materials BiomedDevices, Design & EngineeringEnvironmental & Bio TechnologiesFast Moving Consumer Goods

· ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONSSCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL SERVICES

Characterization of materials

R+D+2i INITIATIVESLeimarBIPCNBSS

NOTIFIED BODYCertifications of personal protective equipment (PPE) and building materials

INNOVATIONInnovation and New Technologies

STRATEGIC AND SUPPORTING STRUCTUREFinance and AdministrationIndustrial CooperationCorporate DevelopmentOrganization and Strategic Planning People Development and Management International ProjectsIntegrated Management Systems (Quality, Environment and Occupational Hazards Control)Internal ManagementGeneral Services Information Systems

President: Mr. Eusebi Cima MolletRepresentante de Ecima S.A.U

Vice-president - Treasurer: Mr. Martí Colomer RibasRepresentative of the Industrial Institute of Terrassa

Secretary:Mr. Josep Armengol GiraltRepresentative of the Industrial Institute of Terrassa

Member:Mr. Oriol Alcoba i MalaspinaRepresentative of ACC1Ó

Member:Mr. Francesc Astals i ComaRepresentative of the Universidad Politècnica de Catalunya – UPC

Member:Mr. Joan Carles Basora ClotetCotton Processing Textile Industries Association

Member:Mr. Salvador Maluquer TrepatCotton Processing Textile Industries Association

Organization chart From a traditional structure to a flexible and dynamic organization. We focus on work teams and projects based on cross-communication and definition of responsibilities with the goal of meeting the technological expectations of customers and society.

We are the Technological Partner with a sustainable growing strategy and positive impact on environment. From the flexibility that our customers require, we give answer with our value proposal, adapt to the market needs and promote the change to encourage the technology entrepreneurship, support the open innovation with large and SMEs, leader outstanding projects and strengthen the international collaboration as value of the technology networking, acting in this way as a unifying vehicle between market and research.

Thanks to our entrepreneurship and proactive attitude, we constantly challenge the status quo and search innovative solutions providing the company competitive advantage and growth. We focus our energy on promoting specialized teams in Technology Transfer, allowing the generation of collaborative and reliable business environments to reach an economy based on knowledge and talent development.

In collaboration with innovative companies, and together with an extensive list of ambitious projects, we are joining efforts to research and be more open to a global and competitive market from creativity, innovation and learning. Our experience, stable and strong, enables us to keep on promoting industrial innovation focused on transforming technology challenges into economic and social value.

On this Corporate Report, we want to share and reflect the activities carried out in 2013, still in a very complex situation. These results are obtained from the strength of our attitude and availability, commitment, involvement and responsibility of all the employees that are part of Leitat. With our work, and attentive to our stakeholders (clients, partners, associated and society), we have intensified our institutional vocation of service to companies and entities, overcoming technology and economic challenges and respecting all the time our principles and values from the Excellence in management.

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Hoping we keep on making progress, we remain at your disposal.

Best regards, info@leitat.org

Mr. Eusebi CimaPresident

Mr. Joan Parra General Manager

ASEBIO Asociación Española de Bioempresas

SecPhO Southern European Cluster of Photonics and OpticsASERM Asociación Española de Rapid ManufacturingGenoma España Fundación para la investigación genómica aplicadaGrup Connect-EU Grup Connect-EU

Main National Organizations

BRIDGE Biobased Industries Consortium

E2BA Energy Efficient Building Association

EARPA European Automotive Research Partners Association

EFFRA European Factories of the Future Research Association

EU ROBOTICS European Robotics Coordination Action

EUROPABIO The European Association for Bio-industries

Nanosafety ClusterEuropean Nanosafety Cluster

AENEAS Association for European NanoElectronics ActivitiesARTEMIS ARTEMIS Industry AssociationCLEANSKY Clean Sky Joint Undertaking EASN European Aeronautics Science NetworkEUBIA European Biomass Industry AssociationEUnited Robotics The European Robotics AssociationSETAC Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Main International Organizations

Leitat takes part and works as a technology partner in several initiatives that demonstrate its reliability as a dynamic agent in technology transfer and innovation planning in companies, entities and institutions, through different national and international organizations:

ORGANIZATIONS SPANISH: 43 INTERNATIONAL: 26

PROMOTING COLLABORATION

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Materplat Plataforma Tecnológica Española de Materiales Avanzados y Nanomateriales

Nanomed Plataforma Española de Nanomedicina

PTEC Plataforma Tecnológica Española de la ConstruccióneVIA Plataforma Tecnológica Española de tecnologías para la Salud, El Bienestar y la Cohesión SocialFFL-Spain Fundación Food for Life España FOTONICA Plataforma Tecnológica Española de FotónicaFOTOPLAT Plataforma Tecnológica Española de FotovoltaicaHispaRob Plataforma Tecnológica Española de RobóticaMANU-KET Plataforma Tecnológica de Fabricación AvanzadaPLANETA Plataforma de Tecnologías AmbientalesPLANETIC Plataforma Tecnológica Española de los Sistemas con Inteligencia Integrada (Embedded Systems)PTEA Plataforma Tecnológica Española del AguaPTE-HPC Plataforma Tecnológica Española de Hidrógeno y Pilas de CombustibleSuschem-ES La Plataforma Tecnológica Española de Química Sostenible3NEO Plataforma Tecnológica Española de Nuevos Materiales, Nuevas Propiedades y Nuevos Procesos

Main Spanish Technology Platforms EPoSS European Technology Platform on Smart Systems Integration

PHOTONICS 21 European Technology Platform for Photonics

SPIRE Sustainable Process Industry through Resource and Energy Efficiency

Suschem European Technology Platform for Sustainable ChemistryAM Platform Additive Manufacturing PlatformEBN European-Biotechnology NetworkECTP European Construction Technology Platform ERRIN European Regions Research and Innovation NetworkEuMat European Technology Platform on Advanced Engineering Materials and TechnologiesETP-Nanomedicine The European Technology Platform on NanomedicineIVTIP In Vitro Testing Industria Platform NANOfutures European initiative for sustainable development by NanotechnologiesNet!Works eMobility European Technology PlatformSMARTGRIDS Smart Grids European Technology PlatformTEXTRANET European Technology Platform for the future of textiles and clothing US-EU NanoEHS Bridging NanoEHS research effortsVISION2020 The Horizon Network WSSTP Water Supply and Sanitation Technology Platform

Main European Technology Platforms

Recognizing that intellectual property is universal and it is developed and strengthened anywhere in the world, Leitat strongly believes and promotes the concept of “Open Innovation” as force of collaboration to provide an effective response to the technology challenges posed by customers.

PLATFORMS:SPANISH: 25 EUROPEAN: 16

CONNECTED TO KNOWLEDGE NETWORKS

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MisionCreate and transfer economic,

social and sustainable value

to companies and entities,

through research and technology

processes.

VisionBe an acknowledged technological

partner in the sector, creating a

corporative culture that enables

sustainable growth and efficiency

of actions.

THE TECHNOLOGICAL PARTNEROur work is marked by Flexible Management

CollaborationParticipation in R+D+2i projects by providing knowledge and experience, with economical and social return.

CooperationWe cooperate to create sustainable and innovative value and globally respond with competitiveness

DynamismWe have a good organizational structure to be able to offer fast and efficient solutions that are adaptable, responsible and transparent.

ProximityWe establish good communication with our environment with a global perspective, confidentiality and commitment.

WE GIVE ANSWER with our value proposal:

Principles:

• Creativity

• Innovation

• Sustainability

• Environmental

liability

• Diversity

• Efficiency

• Efficacy

CORPORATIVE CULTURE

Values:

• Dynamism

• Independence

• Commitment

• Confidentiality

• Customer-

orientation

• Global perspective

• Talent

and we are oriented to meet Technological Demands of our clients

ENVIRONMENT TRANSPORT HEALTH

PACKAGING TEXTILE ENERGY

COSMETICS PHARMACY BUILDING

SECURITY CHEMISTRY AND MATERIALS

SPORTS

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MULTISECTORIAL SOLUTIONS to the technology needs of companies

PROCESS IMPROVEMENTPRODUCT IMPROVEMENTCHANGE ADAPTATIONINNOVATION CAPACITYCOMPETITIVE IMPACTSOCIAL IMPACTINTERNATIONALIZATIONECONOMIC RETURN

TRANSPORT SECTORBUILDINGPACKAGINGTEXTILE SECTORENERGYENVIRONMENTFOODCOSMETICSDETERGENCYSPORTSHEALTHPHARMACYCHEMISTRY AND MATERIALSSECURITY

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TRANSPORT

Advanced Materials (polymers, adhesives, coating, nano)

Advanced Production Systems, CAD, CAE, design and simulation

Smart systems

Electromobility, batteries and supercapacitors, alternative energy

Support to industrialization and testing

BUILDING

Advanced Materials (asphalts, cements, nano)

Smart systems and Smart Cities

Energy Efficiency

Smart integration of renewable energy

PACKAGING

Design, FEA and implementation of concepts

New materials: polymers, adhesives and nanomaterials

Transformation and printing pilot processes

Inks and printed electronics

Global support to industrialization, testing and products validation

TEXTILE SECTOR

New materials for technical textiles (biomaterials)

Development of inks, finishing and application of nanotechnology

Spinning, weaving and finishing processes to pilot processes

Smart textiles, support to industria-lization and testing

ENERGY

Third generation solar cells

Lithium and post-Lithium batteries and supercapacitors

Energy harvesters

Studies on energy efficiency

ENVIRONMENT

Treatment of wastewater and sensors of emerging pollutants

Air treatment

Valorisation of organic and mineral waste

Studies on ecotoxicity

Nanosecurity

Life cycle assessment and carbon footprint

FOOD

Functional food (screening, cellular models, bioavailability)

Micro-capsulation of ingredients and active principles

Food security

New materials: polymers, adhesives and nanomaterials

New proteins

COSMETICS

Nanomaterials and nanocapsules

Formulation of cosmetic products

Test on consumers

DETERGENCY

Study and development of new ingredients

Formulation and efficiency tests of products

Test on consumers

Applied microbiology

SPORTS

Prevention, diagnosis and treatment of muscle and tendon injuries

Stem cells

Metabolomics and genetic studies

Design and sports teams

Physiological studies of top sportsmen

New technical textiles

Formulation of products of sports hygiene

HEALTH

Biosensors

Metabolomics

Nanosecurity and nanotoxicology

Medical devices and textiles

Social welfare

PHARMACY

New therapeutic targets

New cellular models

Biomedicine

Nanomedicine

Drug discovery and development

CHEMISTRY AND MATERIALS

Synthesis of nanomaterials and polymers

Formulation of polymers, paints, coatings, asphalt and concretes

Surface treatments

Nanosecurity , REACH

Testing, analytical chemistry and accompaniment to industrialization

SESCURITY

Design and validation of personal protective equipment

Nanosecurity

Sensors and actuators

Studies on efficiency and toxicity

KNOWLEDGE DIVISIONS Industrial research adding value, differentiation and innovation opportunities in the global markets.

Multidisciplinary teams with know-how and experience in different knowledge areas and disciplines.

SAFETY & SUSTAINABILITY (S&S)ADVANCED MATERIALS (AM)BIOMEDDEVICES, DESIGN & ENGINEERING (D2E)ENVIRONMENTAL & BIO TECHNOLOGIES (EBT) FAST MOVING CONSUMER GOODS (FMCG)

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ADVANCED MATERIALS (AM)

Research lines:

• Processes of synthesis of polymers and biopolymers, nanoparticles, nanofibres and micro and nanocapsules.

• Formulation of raw materials through pilot processes as composites, nanocomposites and biocomposites extrusion, electrospinning, preparation of inks, coatings and paints, concrete mixture processes and stabilized products.

• Application of new materials by new techniques such as injection, blow moulding, inkjet, screen printing, padding and plasma and sun-gel treatments.

Global and optimized projects for the development of new materials aimed at the main industrial sectors as transport, building, energy, packaging, consumer goods, aeronautics and textile, and focused on 4 great pillars: • Nanotechnology.• Polymers and polymeric composites. • Surface technology. • Inorganic materials of the building sector.

We perform integral projects in the sector of the science of materials covering the whole scale of values and different phases of the productive processes: synthesis phases, formulation of raw materials with pilot tests and realization of technology demonstrators applied to the new materials developed, as well as studies on recyclability and useful life of new materials.

By doing so, we try to help the industry to develop their projects from any stage of the value chain of the materials with the aim of providing knowledge and innovation and creating an industrial network in the field of materials and industries to apply the new products and processes developed.

SAFETY & SUSTAINABILITY (S&S)

Research lines:

• Design activities.• Selection and preparation of materials by factors of

efficiency/security/sustainability. • Toxicology characterization. • Selection of productive processes. • Design of recycling strategy. • Design of diagnosis system.

Technology projects aimed at most of the industrial sectors to show that both the facilities and processes and, mainly the products, are safe and sustainable. Our solutions ensure to the different productive sectors the minimum environmental impact and the mitigation of the risks for the human health.

We develop new methodologies on emission assessment, transport prediction and transformation of new raw materials with great specialization in nanomaterials, along their life cycle, to assess the risk to employees, consumers and impact on environment.

Our research is complemented with the development of new methodologies and in vitro complex cellular models adding value to sectors as security, cosmetics and pharmacy.

We evaluate the environmental impact and realize ecotoxicology studies, monitoring of transport and transformation of the products in the different environmental compartments. The results obtained from these evaluations allow us to add technology value to the consultancy service on regulatory issues, offering support and training on REACH and CLPs, global environmental risk and impact evaluation through risk analysis (RA) and life cycle assessment (LCA).

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BIOMED

Research lines:

• Generation of monoclonal antibodies (mAb) made to order for basic research, diagnosis and treatment.

• Genetic engineering of monoclonal antibodies: Antibody Drug Conjugates, fragments, cloning, sequencing, quimerization, humanisation and biosimilars.

• In vitro cellular models to study efficiency, action mechanisms, screening, etc. (oncology, inflammation, angiogenesis).

• In vitro animals models to study efficiency, biodistribution, pre-Tox MTD, pre-PK, histology, etc (oncology, inflammation, angiogenesis and severe and chronic pain).

Aimed at therapy and diagnosis of oncology, inflammatory, autoimmune and angiogenic diseases with activity in the areas of: • Analysis of therapeutic effectiveness of new drugs. • Development of new biologic drugs (monoclonal

antibodies and recombinant proteins) and improvement of these drugs (quimerization, humanization and biosimilars).

• Identification, assessment and characterization of new therapeutic targets and diagnostic biomarkers.

• Determination of new indications for commercialized drugs and in clinical phases (reprofilling).

• Development of new and innovative tools for diagnosis, prognosis and monitoring of the evolution of diseases and their treatment (monoclonal antibodies, ELISA kits and Immunohistological kits).

• Development of devices for outpatient use (lateral flow devices, biosensors). Our diagnostic solutions and the specific biosensors are applicable in different industrial sectors as health, food and environment.

DEVICES, DESIGN & ENGINEERING (D2E)

Research lines:

• Devices: design, manufacture, characterization and development of new applications for sensors, biosensors and telecommunication antennas.

• Enertronics: design, assembling and characterization, control and integration of energy systems (photovoltaic, energy storage, thermoelectricity and combustible batteries).

• Advanced manufacture processes: composites processing, robotics, additive fabrication, printed electronics and ionic liquid technology.

• Design and development of product and process by tools of industrial design, simulation and multiphysics modelling.

Innovation in products and processes meeting the needs of different sectors as textile, telecommunications, health, energy, transport or environment, and focused on: • Technology research.• Industrial design and development.

Thanks to a multidisciplinary team grouped by physicists, chemists, mathematicians, electrochemists and engineers, we can develop innovative projects from different perspectives. We also have laboratories specially equipped to develop these activities.

For the manufacture of devices, we have: ink-jet, screen printing, spin coating, Mr. Blade, rapid manufacturing, spot welding, thermal evaporator and box gloves, among others.

For the characterization of devices: AutoLAB and MP3 potentiostat with different multichannels, different sources of tension and current, solar simulators.

To study the useful life of the devices: a set of climatic chambers and tests (for photovoltaic devices, batteries and new materials).

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ENVIRONMENTAL & BIO TECHNOLOGIES (EBT)

Research lines:

• WATER: Treatment, sanitization, reuse, assessment.

• WASTE: Treatment, material/energy assessment.

• INDUSTRIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY: Biocatalysis, bioprocesses.

• APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Sustainable and innovative technology for an efficient management of the natural resources (water and raw materials), treatment and assessment of waste from different origin, and the incorporation of biotechnology and bioprocesses in the industrial sector.

Specific removal of pollutants, maximum reuse of WATER and recovery of high added value products or energy through: • Electrochemical processes and advanced oxidation

processes: ozonization, photocatalysis, Fenton, foto-Fenton, electro-Fenton, electroxidation, electrocoagulation, electrodialysis, electrowinning.

• Membrane technology and new selective materials: microfiltration, ultrafiltration, nanofiltration, inverse osmosis, direct osmosis, adsorption/biosorption.

• Biologic/bioelectrochemical processes: Microbial Fuel Cells, MBR, specific bioremediation, phytoremediation.

The technology sequential combination for the assessment of the vector WASTE allows the material maximum recovery, energy conversion and the obtaining of new products thanks to an integral strategy applicable to biomass and mix or complex municipal and industrial waste: • Mechanical, chemical and physical-chemical: hydrolysis,

ozonization, sonification.• Thermal: pyrolysis, combustion. • Biotechnology: anaerobic digestion and co-digestion,

enzymatic hydrolysis.

Application of industrial BIOTECHNOLOGY to obtain innovative and more efficient processes and products: • Bioprocesses to obtain bioproducts from substrates of

renewable origin (derived from biomass, waste etc.). • Enzymatic biocatalysis as tool for the design of processes

of more sustainable chemical synthesis and the obtaining of active ingredients in innovative consumer goods based on enzymes.

FAST MOVING CONSUMER GOODS (FMCG)

Research lines:

• Solutions in the design of detergent and cosmetic products by innovative formulations, optimizing those already existing and incorporating new raw materials providing added value to products.

• Efficiency tests based on standards or new tests adapted to the needs of our customers showing the efficiency of the products.

• Specialization in Ecolabel, being LEITAT recognized by the Environmental Department to carry out tests, detergent assessment reports, general cleaning and healthcare products as well as cosmetic products.

• Tests on consumers, smelling assessment and custom-made tests helping Marketing in its communication strategy.

Specialization in detergents for clothing care, surfaces, hand and automatic dishwashers for the industrial sector (industrial and home) of consumer goods (industrial and home) as well as development and assessment of new cosmetic products.

The stability, microbiological, enzymatic activity, toxicity and in vitro security tests complement the solutions for the companies of Home & Personal Care supported by our knowledge in textiles, materials and surfaces.

Stability tests of products applied in tribology and other products applied in machinery-tools, which cover the concentrated products and the emul-sion in water of different hardness grade. There is also a set of equipment of lubricyty, corrosion and foam controlling capacity tests in accordance with the most demanding international standards (DIN, ASTM).

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LEIMAR Sea SectorR+D+2i applied to the sea sector, including: recreational sailing, professional fishing, port activity, aquaculture, sub aquatic activity, sea transport, building and repair&refit.

Main areas of action: • Security. Ground and onboard, personal protective

equipment and fire laboratory. • Sea environment. Green technology and materials,

waste minimization and assessment, renewable energy, life cycle assessment, sea monitoring - DMEM, sensors and sustainable tourism.

• Boats and ships. New materials, new technology, scrapping and recycling including high competition.

• Legislation applied to the sea environment and sea sectors.

• Awareness and training. Training resources and modules. Awareness campaigns.

BIPBarcelona Institute of Packagingwww.barcelonapackaging.org

Accompaniment program of companies to develop and industrialize packaging projects, searching the best synergies of the R+D equipment and the product engineering of LEITAT.

Activities:• Product Packaging Engineering. Development of new

projects of Packaging (CAD-CAM-CAE). From Design to Industrialization.

• Studies on industrial viability of new projects of packaging.

• Technical validations and testing. Assessment of new designs, new materials and compatibility of product-package. Analysis and assessment of the essential parameters in all kind of packages and packaging, from the mechanical to the physicochemical properties.

• Packaging re-engineering. Re-designs, optimization and standardization projects to improve efficiency and behaviour in the production lines. OCB cost reduction programs OCB (Optimal Cost Balance).

• Packaging and Logistics. Projects on logistics effectiveness. Logistic validations. Tests and assessment on storage and transport. Codification and identification.

• Services of processes homologation, new machinery for packaging and conditioning of products according to the international acceptance criteria for new machinery and processes.

• Ecodesign in Packaging. Transitional projects to the sustainable design of Packaging. Life cycle analysis. Environmental re-engineering.

• Support to training. The Program has the academic support of the University Politècnica of Catalonia on the training and recycling of engineering and technicians capable of leading the new challenges of the packaging engineering sector, package and conditioning of products within the framework of the current Master in Packaging Engineering and its specialization courses.

CNBSSCentre of NanoBioSecurity and Sustainability www.cnbss.eu

Common initiative by LEITAT and the Catalan Institute of Nanotechnology (ICN) created in 2009 with the following goals:

• Develop new tools and methods to determine the safe and rational use of the nanomaterials in the products along their life cycle. Quantifying the risk and the environmental impact will facilitate the acceptation of the innocuous nanoproducts by the market, accelerate their acceptation by society and investment return.

• Develop new, safe and sustainable applications of nanoscience and nanotechnology in a wide range of fields, including environmental improvement, drugs administration, energy, new semiconductors, building and food. It includes the development of the metrology as a key tool to facilitate the normalization and efficient regulation and standards elaboration.

• Promote the use of solutions based on nanotechnology applied in strategic sectors through activities as training, education and dissemination, approaching nanotechnology to industry.

In 2010, the Centre received initial funding by the Catalan Government and the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (MICINN). Since then, both LEITAT and ICN have been working on:

• Wide range of technical services and products. • Observatory of best practices and regulation. • Search of applied research. • Creation of a platform of resources for experts. • Creation of a platform to the dissemination and training

for the general public.

R+D+2i INICIATIVES

Leitat NOTIFIED BODYLEITAT is the Notified Inspection Body no. 0162, authorized by the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism for the performance of the Conformity Assessment (Marking CE) of Personal Protective Equipment according to the regulation 89/686/EEC, as well as quality control assessment of finished products (Article 11A) for personal protective equipment of category III, which offer protection against serious risk or danger. Also for building materials, according to the directive 89/106/EEC system 3.

Recognized laboratory by the International Automobile Federation to perform testing on protective clothing and gloves for pilots according to standard FIA 8856-2000.

Recognized laboratory by CIK-FUI for the homologation of karting suits.

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Materials behaviour• Ageing• Mechanical behaviour• Colorimetry• Light resistance• Corrosion• Climate change

Analytical chemistry• Development of analytical methods • Water analysis• Migration studies• Nanoparticles analysis• Elemental analysis (N,C, O, H y S)• Biodegradability analysis• Traces of water analysis (Karl Fisher)

Quality control• Product assurance• Process assurance• Supply Chain Management

Validation of prototypes• Materials• Finished products• Industrial processes

EcolabelTests and verification of assessment reports of environmental criteria for:• Textile products• Laundry detergent• Paint• Cleaning products• Soap and shampoo

Characterization of materials

Application of new technologies• Plasm• Extrusion of polymers• Rapid Prototipe – 3D Print

Three-dimensional metrology (in laboratory or in situ)• Metrology of pieces: homologation reports of moulds and dies• Measurement and reports with the CAD comparative method• Dimensional study on assembling faults• Measurement of samples, statistic reports and process control• Automatic measurement programs for measurement equipment by

coordinates• Digitalization and reverse enginery

Fire behaviour:• Tests for materials aimed at textile architecture• Tests for protective equipment against heat and flame• Recognition by the Ministry of Public Works for the certification of

security products against fire (aviation)• Recognition by Iberia for the certification of products for security

against fire (aviation)

Bioanalysis and health• Antibacterial and antifungal activity of actives, materials and

formulations• Models of formation and elimination of biofilms• Studies on microtoxicity and water microbiological control• Tests on enzyme activity• Studies on cosmetics security and efficacy (BPL)• Efficacy test of preservatives in cosmetics (Challenge Test)• Studies on absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion and toxicity

of medicaments (ADMEtox)• Bioequivalences (BPL)• Studies on the efficiency of antitumor compounds (in vitro and in vivo)• Studies on the efficiency of potential drugs against autoimmune

diseases causing inflammation (in vitro and in vivo)• Generation of poli and monoclonal antibodies to be used in research,

diagnosis, prognosis and therapy.• Antibodies engineering: humanization and chimerization• Biosimilars• Drug reprofiling

TECHNICAL CAPACITYBecause of its vocation to multisector service, Leitat constantly updates to provide latest technology in order to perform characterization and behavior of materials, targeted at a wide range of sectors.

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONSSCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL SERVICES

LEITAT UNDERTAKESEntrepreneurshipCreation, development and technology transfer with social implication in the new markets by identified needs of the markets or sectors.Financial and competitive support in the development of the project/product to guarantee its impact in the market and capitalizing technology development.

TECH MENTORINGTechnology transfer from knowledge generating cores. Complete use of technology and knowledge obtained from research. Creation of actives and abilities to customers (technology, brand and systems).

ADVANCED MANAGEMENTGlobal-market oriented strategic administration.Directive competences and abilities. Flexibility and adaptability.

GROWING BUSINESS AREAAccess to multisectorial equipment, using synergies with the Centre and in an Open Innovation environment to broaden the initiatives reach. Acceleration platform for internationalization. Complimentarity with other already extisting projects.

FFF COMMUNITYRelationshipwithfinancialfundsandpartners to facilitate and improve the companyplansandthefirststagesof the Technology-Based Companies (TBC) projects.Generation of critical mass for business development by promoting and developing projects focused on growth and business consolidation oriented to market success.

CONCEPTLABDefinitionofconceptsforproducts,services,processes and business models that are authentically and aimed at the market.

REORIENTATION Search of new activities allowing an approach to new management models

INFORMATION ON TECHNOLOGY Improve the technology level of products, services and processes. Use mechanisms to be able to find,evaluateandtransferexternaltechnologicalknowledge.

TRAINING AND TRANSFERDevelopment of generic training actions that are specifiedontechnologicaltopicsandinnovationmanagement.

INNOVATION MANAGEMENTImplementation of a personalized model to improve innovative capacity

PROCESSES IMPROVEMENT SYSTEMSImprovementofprocessesbyusingmoreefficienttechniques and management

LEITAT INNOVATION

DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

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ANALYSIS OF MARKET NEEDS VIABILITY

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS

SELECTION TEAM

OBJECTIVES

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SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES 2013

Creativity

Innovation

Learning

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Leitat, as promoter partner, signs new adhesions to Orbital 40

The Scientific and Technological Park of Terrassa Orbital 40 promotes economic-social development of Terrassa and the metropolitan area of Barcelona, improvement of business competitiveness, attraction and retention of talent in the city by the creation of the spaces and optimal environmental conditions for the development of R+D+i activities and knowledge and technology transfer for companies. In October 2013, the three promoter partners, Terrassa City Council, University Politécnica of Catalonia – UPC and Leitat, proceeded to formalize the adhesion agreements with different companies. Today, the Park is formed by a total of 20 entities and member companies and 27 entities and collaborating companies.

Leitat, one of the three research centres of the multinational Henkel

Along 2013, Leitat has initiated a new type of collaboration with the business world fitting out more than 200m2 of laboratories for a major collaboration with a client, Henkel. Henkel is a German multinational with presence in more than 170 countries aimed at cleaning products, cosmetics and adhesives. The company collaborates with other two Centers in Catalonia, one in Tarragona (ICIQ) and another one in the Research Park of the University Autónoma of Barcelona, Eureka building. Henkel already had collaboration with Leitat in the field of detergents. The new laboratories are focused on the field of some auxiliary disciplines of the metal industry, covering different sectors from tribology and mould release to pre-treatments and metal surface treatment by thin film conversion coating. All this ensures efficiency in production and durability of the pieces in the sector of metal transformed. This is collaboration with clear benefit for both parties: on the one hand, the company outsources services and development of new products with high added value; on the other hand, Leitat grows in fields with limited or inexistent experience, acquiring knowledge in a sector with important synergies with the different inner R+D+i groups.

YUZZ young people of Terrassa, closer to create their own technology company

The project YUZZ, source of training and advice for young people aged from 18 to 30 years with technology-based projects developed with the support of Leitat and Orbital40, finished successfully its fourth edition, which allowed 20 enterprising young people from Terrassa work in the concretion of their business projects. This project is designed as a source of great ideas promoting collaborative intelligence and providing the participants –during the seven-month program- all the infrastructure, advising, training and business knowledge to facilitate the viability of their projects.

Leitat receives the scientific recognition

The European Photovoltaic (PV) Solar Energy Conference (EU PVSEC) is one of the international conferences of highest level for technology research and industrial applications and exhibitions of the international photovoltaic. Leitat, together with SolarPrint, presented a studio, chosen among more than 1.752, on solar cells and their applications in internal environments. The election of this work for its oral presentation was ruled by the International Scientific Committee, integrated by more than 200 experts of the leader industry in research and the global community of photovoltaic energy, responsible for reviewing and qualifying all the studios presented.

COLLABORATIONS, KICK-OFF MEETINGS, CONGRESSES, WORKSHOPS, DISSEMINATION, CSR

Leitat takes a step forward towards pancreatic cancer therapy

Scientists of the Leitat Biomed Division and the University of Barcelona proved the efficacy of a new therapy for treatment against cancer in preclinical tests. The new strategy is based on the action of a monoclonal antibody directed against the protein S100A4, a key factor in tumour development. The blockage of this protein interrupts the communications among the cancerous cells and their environment. The research, “Therapeutic targeting of tumour growth and angiogenesis with a novel anti-S100A4 monoclonal antibody”, was published in September 2013 on the prestigious magazine PLOS ONE.

The future of Innovation was presented in Leitat

The IV Workshop on Innovation in Catalonia, organized by Leitat and hosted in its auditorium, was attended once again by outstanding speakers who presented the future challenges and opportunities from an Innovation point of view. The event started with the welcome of the President of Leitat, Eusebi Cima, who showed his illusion and satisfaction by the work developed, thanks to the talent and knowledge as base of its strategy towards those companies that want to add technology value to their processes and products. The workshop was closed by the Minister of Economy and Knowledge of the Catalan Government, Mr Andreu Mas-Colell.

Leitat participates in the kick-off of the project GRAIN 2 celebrated in China

Keeping its commitment to environment, Leitat attended, together with engineers and researchers from different countries, the initial meeting of the project GRAIN2 (Greener Aeronautics International Networking 2). This project, cofounded by the European Union and China, aims to provide technology contribution for a more eco-friendly future of aviation, through the reduction of emissions, fuel consumption and noise produced.

Leitat adheres to the Voluntary Agreements for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions

Leitat adhered to the program of voluntary agreements of Co2 reduction promoted by the Catalan Office for Climate Change. In doing so, Leitat commits to realize an inventory of its emissions, raise and implement measures to reduce emissions and do yearly monitoring to assess the results of the effort. Leitat shares the four basic principles in which the Program is based, which are: commitment, voluntariness, rigour and transparency.

5th MuscleTech Network Workshop

V Workshop organized by the Fútbol Club Barcelona and Leitat celebrated in the Auditorium 1899 of the Camp Nou supported with the collaboration of the Foundation Leo Messi. The workshop was chaired by Joan Parra (Leitat), Jordi Monés (Fútbol Club Barcelona) and Iván Tibau (General Secretary of Sports of the Catalan Government).With more than 200 participants and 30 speakers, the latest advances in research on muscle and tendon were discussed and presented. Muscletech Network is an initiative of the Fútbol Club Barcelona and Leitat to realize and promote research on prevention, diagnosis and treatment of muscle and tendon injuries with impact in all society.

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Leitat houses the innovation centre of the German Global Familiar company Menshen

Leitat provides transversality of technologies, knowledge and an environment that invites to research and creativity, key factors to host the Global Innovation Support Centre of Menshen, which coordinates and supports the new technology and innovation needs of the group. The innovation centre Menshen produces and delivers both standard and custom-made Packaging solutions worldwide. The company works on different sectors as detergency, personal care, footwear, home, pharmacy, chemistry and food and beverages industry. Specialized in injected plastic plugs, it started its activity in the facilities of Leitat in Terrassa and then focused its activity on the improvement of processes and technology development to patent and commercialize to its customers.

Leitat donates its documentary collection to the city of Terrassa

Eusebi Cima, as representative of the Entity, signed together with the Mayor of Terrassa, Jordi Ballart, an agreement through which Leitat donates the historical documentary collection of the “Acondicionamiento Tarrasense” corresponding to the period 1906-2008. This agreement guarantees the consultation and preservation of these documents that include more than 1.010 boxes of technical and administrative documentation, books, films, pictures, maps and planes.

Leitat hosted the exhibition Fotciencia

With the goal of approaching science and technology to citizens, Leitat hosted the exhibition Fotciencia. The exhibition is made up of a selection of the National Contest of Scientific Photography convened by the Spanish public Council for Scientific Research (CSIC) and the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECYT). Fotciencia intends to show to society the value of Research, Development and Innovation (R+D+i), by means of an artistic and aesthetic vision through scientific pictures and comments.

Leitat attended the EARTO Annual Conference 2013

Leitat attended the annual conference EARTO, considered a key event for the European private technology centres (RTOs) to disseminate the particularities of the new financing scheme for R+D+i Horizon 2020 as well as discuss the new regional strategies of smart specialisation for Innovation (RIS3), employment and growth. EARTO promotes and defines the interests of the private organizations of R+D+i (RTO) in Europe as a key actor of the EU to guarantee the success of the European innovation programs and provide added value to its members with better practices, performance and funding opportunities. The Association represents about 350 RTOs of the entire European Union and “FP-associated” countries (90 direct members, some of which are associations that group different RTOs).

Leitat promotes technology innovation

Together with 20 companies, 16 research groups and 3 spin off of the University Politècnica of Catalonia (UPC), Leitat and the cluster of photonic SECPhO participated in the workshop Conectamos la Innovación, which aims to put in contact R+D agents of the city with the business net. The meeting, framed in the series Terrassa en Órbita, intends to convert this potentiality in one of the main poles of attraction within the Vallés area. Leitat provided its wide experience in technology transfer to companies, by making brief presentations of successful cases of R+D+i performed with national and international companies, in areas as diverse as healthcare, biotechnology, energy, production control or photonic, among others.

COLLABORATIONS, KICK-OFF MEETINGS, CONGRESSES, WORKSHOPS, DISSEMINATION, CSR

MFC4Sludge aims to develop, according to participating SME needs, an innovative solution consisting of a MFC coupled to a hydrolytic-acidogenic anaerobic digestion (HA-AD) to treat sewage sludge from wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). The technologies to be developed herein will not only improve existing sludge treatments in environmental terms (even avoiding sludge disposal) but also in cost-effectiveness terms (generating electricity in the MFC in order to power the sludge treatment). The objective is to develop a reliable, cost-effective and efficient alternative to existing wastewater sludge treatments with minimum environmental impacts and without increasing energy consumption of current wastewater treatment plants.

To that end, MFC4Sludge will take advantage of the potentials of MFC regarding direct conversion of sludge into electricity while operating at ambient temperature with low biomass production and neither requiring gas handling nor aeration. Taking into account the latest state-of-the-art, research activities will be focused on: wastewater sludge pre-treatment using partial anaerobic digestion; MFC system development aimed at improving system efficiency and cost-effectiveness; MFC control strategies design in order to reach an optimal performance; and integration of the different elements which compose the final solution. Given the SME participants’ financial and scientific limitations to conduct the needed research themselves, key European RTD performers, as LEITAT, will be subcontracted within the project in order to transfer their research results to such SMEs.

LEITAT will carry out the works related to the design ofthe architecture of the microbial fuel cell (optimization of the anode and cathode materials) and the maximixation of the energy produced. On the other hand, LEITAT will also realize the characterization of the microbial communities and the properties of the effluents.

Grant Agreement: 605893/ Presupuesto: 1.495.036 €/Total EC: 1.136.807 €

www.mfc4sludge.eu

MFC4SLUDGEMicrobial fuel cell technologies for combined wastewater sludge treatment and energy production.

NANOFLUX Development of new nanocomposites to minimize the flux lines in injected pieces.

The flux and union lines in injected pieces of thermoplastic materials are an obstacle to obtain complex pieces with uniform and high quality surface aspects. The main objective of the project NANOFLUX consists in studying the applicability of nanotechnology to reduce the visibility of such union marks following three strategies: surface uniformity through the nucleation of polymeric chains with nanomaterials related to PP; high miscibility unions through the optimization of thermal conductivity and of polymers fluidity; and miscibility unions through the optimization of the injections process.

By means of a separated study and following an integrative approach to the three strategies, the project intendeds to obtain a new generation of injected complex metallised pieces where the effects of flux and union lines will be eliminated.LEITAT’s tasks are to support the selection of nanomaterials (NM), the functionalisation of NM, to perform polymeric mixes at laboratory level and the characterization at microscopic level.

Budget: 369.790 € / Funding: 277.342 €

R+D+2i OUTSTANDING PROJECTS ON INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH

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demEAUmed is coordinated by LEITAT with the scientific coordination of IRCA, and it counts with the participation of 15 institutions from 7 different countries (among them the Spanish company ADASA). With a foreseen duration of 42 months, demEAUmed is co-financed by the European Union under the Environment (Water Inno & Demo) theme from the Seventh Framework Program. The objective of demEAUmed is to boost the participation of industrial representatives, stakeholders, policy makers and technical and scientific experts in order to demonstrate and promote innovative technologies for the integral, optimal and safe management of the water cycle in touristic installations in the Euro-Mediterranean zone.

The demonstration site of demEAUmed will be located on the Hotel Samba (Lloret de Mar). The reduction of water consumption in the rooms zone, gardens or pool zone, among others, will be achieved through the evaluation and potential use of alternatives water sources: treated underground water, treated rainwater or the reuse of treated grey waters and/or wastewaters within the resort. The demEAUmed proposed solution integrates innovative water treatment technologies, ICTs and intelligent water management tools tested at pre-marketable level to treat and adapt the different water flows to the necessities of the different areas within the resorts. At the same time these technologies will save on water consumption, and reduce the economic and environmental impact. LEITAT will conduct research activities related with the implementation of Fenton technologies, electrocoagulation and flotation for the treatment of effluents. Furthermore, LEITAT will provide support to the rest of consortium on actions related to the monitoring and control of all technologies and conduct environmental evaluations through life-cycle analysis.

Grant Agreement: 619116 Budget: 5.831.907 € / Total EC: 4.016.469 €

www.demeaumed.eu

DemEAUmed Demonstrating integrated innovative technologies for an optimal and safe closed water cycle in Mediterranean tourist facilities

The aim of BETITEX is to obtain textile materials capable of providing protection against ticks and bedbugs (repellent and/or insecticide effect/s), which are arthropods of medical and veterinary importance all over the world. It is expected to obtain long-lasting biocide-treated fabrics of slowly released repellent/insecticide effects.

The results of BETITEX will contribute to promote a greener and more competitive economy as the final textile products will be as sustainable as possible by means of using natural, biodegradable or recyclable textile materials in combination with authorized biocides and by using eco-friendly textile technologies. Main applications areas of BETITEX expected results are Personal Protective Equipment (ticks’ protection) and Home Textiles (bedbug’s protection).

LEITAT is the leader in the study and definition of the incorporation of biocides in textiles and in the application and characterization of the biocides. Grant Agreement: 606517Budget: 1.560.604 € / Total EC: 1.158.025 €

www.betitex.eu

BETITEX Development of sustainable textiles against bugs

STEP-2-SPORT project aims to support the refurbishment of the existing sport buildings through step by step renovation towards Nearly Zero Energy Buildings (NZEB), contributing to the EU energy objectives. Energy audits and energy performance certification will be performed in pilot sport facilities from 7 different countries (Sweden, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Greece and Bulgaria) in order to identify energy improvement opportunities as well as to determine their energy rating. Action Plans for renovation of pilots will be developed, identifying what energy improvement measures should implement each pilot sport building over the next 10 years in order to be a NZEB.

Following the recommendations defined in the action plans, energy improvement measures will be set up during the project duration, and their implementation will be monitored. From the experience obtained and the information compiled, a roadmap will be defined with the aim of achieving NZEB in EU sport buildings in the medium-long term. Without any doubt, in this economic recession period the most important barrier for sport owners is the lack of investment capital to implement full refurbishment towards NZEB. For this reason, innovative business model schemes for renovations, and in particular Energy Service Companies (ESCOs) and Energy Performance Contracting will be promoted since they can finance energy saving measures and implement plans to improve energy efficiency in the long term.

LEITAT is the coordinator of the project and carries out the energy audits in sports buildings identified in Spain. LEITAT is responsible for the work package of the roadmap towards energy efficient sports buildings. Grant Agreement: IEE/13/586/SI2.675070 Budget: 1.862.908 € / Total EC: 1.397.181 €

STEP-2-SPORT STEP-by-STEP renovation towards nearly zero energy SPORT buildings

The main objective of the project is to reduce the environmental impact associated to the health sector (hospitals, primary attention centers) facilitating the decision making. BOHEALTH aims to show the environmental and economic impacts associated with the health activity, considering all life-cycle; identify the key indicators and the functional units in order to follow up and control of the environmental aspects, and to identify the the best technologies and the good practices.

The project also contemplates to define sustainable actions plans to be applied in the health sector and develop a web application for the improvement of the environmental behavior of hospitals which will allow a clear and quantified comparison between the initial and the improved situation.

LEITAT brings its expertise in environmental management and life cycle analysis to the project, and its knowledge to define the best available technologies in the sector. LEITAT is also responsible for the communication and dissemination tasks of the project at European level. Grant Agreement: LIFE12 ENV/ES/000124 Budget: 1.017.355 € / Total EC: 488.942 €

www.bohealth.eu

BOHEALTH Boosting Health Sector to reduce its environmental impact using an innovative decision-making process based on LCA/LCC

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The objective of the project IVAGINTEST is the development of a diagnosis kit multitargeted that allows to detect different vaginal infections from samples of vaginal discharge, through the use of Monoclonal antibodies capable of detecting abnormal levels of Gardnerella vaginalis, Candida albicans and Trichomonas vaginalis, in addition to detecting the pH, and thus offering a safe and fast diagnosis of any of these three diseases .

In the development of diagnostic kit, the consortium committed to the development of a rapid and simple test, able to provide a response within 25-30 minutes without heating by stoves, or other laboratory equipment and / or detection. In addition, the kit has the sensitivity and selectivity necessary to confirm the diagnosis or rule out these three diseases. At the technological level, the kit is based on the use of monoclonal antibodies in the format of a lateral flow device (Lateral Flow Device, LFV) with reduced industrial production costs in order to be marketed at a competitive and affordable price.

LEITAT brings expertise in the development of diagnostic monoclonal antibodies and is responsible for the development of specific and selective monoclonal antibodies for each microorganism. It will also perform reactivity analysis and selection of the most sensitive antibody detection system for the sandwich method, which will then be used in the LFD device to be commercialized.

Budget: 724.394 € / Founding: 673.555 €

IVAGINTEST Development of a multidiagnosis kit for vaginal diseases

Organic solar cells will open up entirely new markets for photovoltaics. These “plastic solar cells” have several advantages: They are light-weight, mechanically flexible, can be produced in arbitrary colors, and hence allow a customized design for a variety of applications. Moreover, organic solar cells can be produced by printing processes with a low consumption of materials and energy, enabling the inexpensive production of high numbers of solar cells. To make organic photovoltaics ready for the mass market, however, various challenges still have to be mastered. The energy conversion efficiency has to be improved to more than ten percent. Costs of materials synthesis have to be reduced. The life-time of the materials and modules has to be enhanced to more than ten years. To reach these objectives, the international project consortium of MatHero studies environmentally compatible processes for materials synthesis, coating and printing. All novel printable materials are formulated using non-chlorinated solvents.

MatHero covers the complete value chain of organic solar cell fabrication: From the design and synthesis of the polymers used to assemble the solar cells to the fabrication and characterization of the modules to the assessment of stability. The project goal is an environmentally compatible printed organic solar module for off-grid applications. LEITAT main activities into MatHero consist in develop new ecofriendly photovoltaic inks for OPV, reducing the amount of chlorine based solvents. LEITAT, with its background in standardization and testing, participate also in stability studies of new materials and devices developed in MatHero.

The main activities of LEITAT in MatHero are developing new ecofriendly photovoltaic inks for OPV that is, reducing the quantity of dissolvent using chloride. With its experience in standardization and testing, LEITAT also participates in the stability studies of materials and devices developed in MatHero. This is a three-year project.

Grant Agreement: 604603 Budget: 4.930.212 € / Total EC: 3.611.691 €

MATHERO New materials for highly efficient and reliable organic solar cells

The BOAT DIGEST (Boat Dismantling Insight by Generating Environmental and Safety Training) Project is co-financed by the Lifelong Learning Programme 2007-2013 of the European Commission, under the Leonardo da Vinci Call 2013 “Transfer of Innovation”, and lead by LEITAT Technological Center (Spain) together with the participation of 9 partners from 6 different countries.

The aim of the BOAT DIGEST project is to improve the health and safety standards of recreational craft dismantling practices and address skill gaps, while at the same time raising the awareness of end of life responsibilities and options for recreational craft owners. This will be achieved through transferring innovative products, tools and training from previous research activities into vocational education and training for those involved with the dismantling of recreational craft and an awareness module which provides end of life guidance for those who own recreational craft.

BOAT DIGEST Boat Dismantling Insight by Generating Environmental and Safety Training

LEITAT leaders the project BOAT DIGEST and actively participates in its dissemination. LEITAT contributes to the content of the awareness module, aimed at owners of recreational craft and to the module of scrapping training.

LEITAT also elaborates the guidelines aimed at marina and associations and participates in the pilot tests that will be carried out during the second year of the project. We also provide knowledge transfer and keep direct contact with all actors involved in the management of the recreational boats at the end of their life cycle.

Grant Agreement: 2013-1-ES1-LEO05-67616 Budget: 384.265 € / Total EC: 270.906 €

www.boatdigest.eu

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OxFloc aims to develop a new one-stage combined flocculation-oxidation process that needs no chemicals because electrolytic production of the reagents (iron catalyst and hydrogen peroxide) takes place in the reactor itself. OxFloc integrate system is capable of degrading and removing harmful substances, both dissolved and suspended, from industrial wastewaters with minimal demand for electrical energy. Not all industrial wastewaters are the same, but many carry a mix of toxic chemicals and/or non-biodegradable components such as hormones, tenside, flame resistants, pharmaceuticals, pesticides and heavy metals. Therefore, OxFloc technology will offer a cutting edge and environmental solution for treating complex industrial effluents that need significant treatment before they can be discharged to a municipal waste water treatment plant.

The project also aims to reduce treatment costs by at least 30% while offering modular installation and application engineering at a price below comparable state-of-art processes. OxFloc system will have a quantified superior environmental benefit, a smaller plant footprint, lower operation costs and enable 100% water recycling as it works without salt-carrying chemicals.

In OxFloc project, LEITAT contributes as RTD performer subcontracted by the 5 SMEs of the consortium, collaborating in the electrochemical generation of Fenton reagents, in the development of a Smart Power Management, as well as leading the LCA workpackage. The project, which started in September 2012, will have a duration of 24 months and is funded by the FP7 programme, under the call Research for the Benefit of SMEs.

Grant Agreement: 606216 Budget: 1.491.316 € / Total EC: 1.144.000 €

www.oxfloc.eu

OxFloc Integrated water treatment in a one-stage oxidative-adsorptive process to degrade and remove harmful substances

The multidisciplinary consortium of the NanoCaTe project will develop a more efficient thermoelectric- and storage material based on nanocarbon (e.g. graphene and CNT) to reclaim waste heat by thermoelectric generators and to storage the energy in super capacitors or secondary batteries for manifold applications like pulsed sensors or mobile electronic devices. The integration of the developed materials into harvester and storage devices is a further step to characterize the performance of the innovative materials. Finally, a demonstrator consisting of harvester, storage and energy management represents a self-sustaining, universally usable, and maintenance-free power supply. The project will substantially strengthen the position of Europe in the field of thermoelectric and storage materials by developing devices with increased lifetime produced by cost-efficient technologies and therefore contributing to a further promotion of cleaner energy technologies.

LEITAT will focus in the development and integration of energy storage devices based on printed supercapacitor technology. We will provide printed micro-supercapacitors to be integrated upon flexible TEG device enabling the development of fully energy autonomous systems. In cooperation with the rest of partners involved in this task, LEITAT will define the needed interfaces between TEG and sensor IC to ensure power transfer between generating and consuming subsystems using the micro-supercapacitor as energy coupler.

Grant Agreement: 604647 Budget: 5.425.607 € / Total EC: 3.994.210 €

NanoCaTe Nano-carbons for versatile power supply modules

LAMARATÓ-2013 Novel technologies as non invasive tools for diagnosis/prognosis of gastric cancer

The project aims the concomitant use of non-invasive technologies (miRNA and metabolomics) to identify and validate a biomarker signature to predict the tendency of patients infected with the pathogenic bacteria Helicobacter pylori to develop gastric cancer. Results will be further validated from biopsies from the same patients by high throughput image analysis and metagenomics.

This project has been performed in collaboration with the Digestive Unit of la Coorporación Sanitaria Parc Taulí of Sabadell and the Microbiology and Parasitology Department of the Faculty of Pharmacy of Barcelona.

Budget and contribution: 399.892€

GRAIN 2 collaborative support action Project between Europe and China is focused on providing inputs and roadmaps for the devel-opment of large scale simulation strategies for greener technologies to meet the future requirements on emissions, fuel consumption and noise. To reach these targets, green technologies efforts will have to be collected and prospected in three major lines: Air vehicle, Air Transport System and Sustainable Energies. Three folds to be investigated as future greening technologies:1) Greening the aircraft and the aero engine, 2) Greening the operational environment,3) Reducing the carbon foot print of aviation via sustainable alternative fuels. The project is being coordinated by CIMNE with total 23 partners including e.g. Airbus, Cira, DLR, EADs, Eurocontrol, NLR etc and Chinese Aviation national Agency (that brings in the project 19 different aviation institutes and organisations).

LEITAT is involved in the investigation of Propulsion related green technologies and also investigating environmental friendly materials and structures for aviation application with Chinese and European partners. Grant Agreement: 605119 AAT.2013.7 -7 Budget: 534.349 € / Total EC: 507.145 €

www.cimne.com/grain2/spacehome/1/0#

GRAIN 2 GReener Aeronautics International Networking 2

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The main objective of GUIDEnano is to develop innovative methodologies to evaluate and manage human and environmental health risks of nano-enabled products, considering the whole product life cycle: synthesis of NM, manufacturing of NM-enabled products, use, and end-of-life phase (including recycling). These developments will be incorporated into an interactive web-based Guidance Tool, which will guide the NM-enabled product developers (mainly industry) into the design and application of the most appropriate risk assessment & mitigation strategy for a specific product. The project focuses on 8 industrial case studies: (1) Photocatalytic TiO2 NP in hot bituminous mix (2) Nanocellulose for food packaging (3) Nanosilver for antibacterial textiles (4) MWCNT for enhanced performance polymers in the automotive industry (5) TiO2 nanocoating for household products (6) ZnO NP for antifouling paints (7) Al2O3-SiO2 NP for ceramic floor tiles with antislip coating (8) Fe0 NP for soil remediation. The project brings together 30 partners from 10 European countries including Universities, research centers, SMEs, large industries and a law firm.

LEITAT is the coordinator of GUIDEnano and participates in the characterization of nanomaterials, development of release assessment strategies, use simulation, processes of end of life for release assessment and exposure to nanomaterials and assessment of toxicity. Grant Agreement: 604387/ Budget: 11.201.389 € / Total EC: 8.150.000 €

www.guidenano.eu

GUIDEnano Assessment and mitigation of nano-enabled product risks on human and environmental health: Deveopment of new strategies and creation of a digital guidance tool for nanotech industries

COMMON SENSE is a new project that will support the implementation of European Union marine policies such as the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) and the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP). The project is funded by the EC Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) and has been designed to directly respond to requests for integrated and effective data acquisition systems by developing innovative sensors that will contribute to our understanding of how the marine environment functions.

COMMON SENSE is coordinated by LEITAT, Spain, and its consortium brings together 15 partners from seven different countries, encompassing a wide range of technical expertise and know-how in the marine monitoring area.

Under the MSFD, EU Member States are expected to assess the overall status of their respective marine environments and to put in place the necessary measures to achieve Good Environmental Status (GES) by 2020, using the ecosystem approach. COMMON SENSE will contribute to the achievement of this goal by developing cost-effective sensors that are fully interoperable with existing observing systems and compatible with the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS) and the Global Earth Observing System of Systems (GEOSS).

COMMON SENSE Cost-effective sensors, interoperable with international existing ocean observing systems, to meet EU Policies requirements

The objective of the project REPUR is to offer viable solutions for the recycling of polyurethane foam waste originating from household appliances and mattresses for subsequent recovery in polymers based in polyols, new formulations of detergents based in polyols and their recovery as functional fillers in thermal insulating panels for the building industry. In order to do this, the project will focus on two lines of recycling: mechanical recycling and chemical recycling.

In mechanical recycling the objective will be to use of polyurethane as filler in composite materials for thermal insulation, allowing reduced use of virgin polymer while improving properties such as impact resistance.

On the other hand, in the chemical recycling the objective will be the depolymerization of polyurethane for obtaining polyols, which later will be used for the development of new formulations of detergents and to obtain new polymers based in polyols.

The REPUR project aims to develop new sustainable technologies that in the future will provide viable and global recycling polyurethane solutions without the need for a flow of raw materials to recycle pure chemical composition. This will considerably limit the costly process of selection and separation of raw materials as well as the downstream analysis of mixtures of polyols obtained. Through the application of the REPUR project outcomes, it is estimated that 20% of the residues from polyurethane waste can be recycled.

LEITAT collaborates in the study of the conditioning systems of polyurethane waste (PUR) – how it can be crushed, dried, etc. It also participates in the depolymerisation process of the PUR, by two distinct pathways: depolimerisation catalyzed by metal, and enzymatic depolimerisation, as well as in the processes of purification of the resulting polyols to then introduce them into new applications such as detergents, new synthesis of PUR and as functional filler in plastic matrices.

Budget: 1.603.067 € /Funding: 727.773 €

REPUR New technologies for recycling of polyurethane applied to the real case of a recycling plant of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE)

The core project research will focus on increasing the availability of standardised data on: eutrophication; concentrations of heavy metals; microplastic fraction within marine litter; underwater noise; and other parameters such as temperature and pressure.LEITAT is the coordinator of the project COMMON SENSE and is involved in the current study of the existing methodologies and European laws of the oceans, the development and integration of the sensors, increase of the availability of data standardized concerning microplastics and the dissemination of the project. Grant Agreement: 614155 Budget: 6.074.497 € / Total EC: 4.664.072 €

www.commonsenseproject.eu

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The consortium main objective is to establish a platform between partners for the optimization of biosimilars production system. The biotechnical biosimilar drugs are replicas of innovative biopharmaceuticals guaranteed by the European Medicine Agency (EMA) of original biopharmaceuticals. It offers to the public and private health systems biotechnological drugs equivalent to the original but at a lower cost.

The SIMBIO project covers the development of biological drugs from the beginning, reaching a final product on the platform of prokaryotes, and arriving at the proof of concept in the development of highly efficient systems for the production of therapeutic antibodies in eukaryotes. The production and development of biosimilars requires innovative biotechnology knowledge and regulatory knowledge, particularly on 2 fronts: identifying innovative and efficient systems for the production of recombinant protein expression medications; and programming of a preclinical and clinical development of minimal, but according to the European legal framework.

LEITAT, based on their extensive experience in the development of therapeutic monoclonal antibodies, is responsible for creating a platform for the expression of high levels of biosimilar monoclonal antibodies. Additionally, LEITAT also uses its experience and know-how in experimental models (biochemical, immunochemical, cellular and in vivo in laboratory animals) to perform the biological characterization and functional effectiveness of monoclonal antibodies and demonstration of biosimilarity.

Budget: 1.506.502 € / Funding: 1.378.170 €

SIMBIO Development of high efficiency systems for production of antibodies biosimilars anti-VEGF

The majority of the polymeric materials used in flexible packaging (such as packaging DOYPACK) are composed of several layers of different materials that confer the necessary properties to protect the food that they will contain. These multilayer laminates are very difficult to recycle due to the impossibility of separating the layers, and as a consequence these laminated materials usually end up in landfills or incinerator without the option of its potential recycling.

The overall objective of i-PEGASUS project is to develop a brick type pouch or doypack container with an environmental impact 20% lower than the existing products in the market nowadays through: the use of a structured system (monolayer or multilayer) of a single base material (polyethylene); material reduction providing optimized properties to the product; use of solvent-free inks compatible with PE and with little impact on the color of recycled material; design an innovative packaging system for this new setting of materials.

LEITAT performs tasks related to the collection of materials based on PE requirements; defining the requirements according to the packaging system, surface properties and sustainability criteria; support in searching and selecting of additives for PE; surface modification of additives for use in PE, the application of the surface technology on PE base, performing compounding tests at laboratory scale; characterization of new PE composites; research on solvent-free inks (laboratory) and green solvents (laboratory) , conducting studies on the recyclability of the new developed packaging; support life cycle study and life cycle analysis studies on the packaging production process; and finally support the validation of the final products.

Budget: 1.113.254 € / Funding: 834.940 €

i-PEGASUS New flexible packaging with low environmental impact

The general objective of the EPHOCELL project has been to define and develop an easy-to-implement wavelength modulator device with new advanced materials to radically improve the efficiency of photovoltaic panels.

The project is based on two mechanisms to modulate the wavelength of the high and low energy non used photons of the solar spectrum: (i) the down-shifting that allows the absorption of a ultraviolet high energy photon and the emission of a photon of lower energy; and (ii) the up-conversion that allows a convert infrared photons with lower energy to higher energy photons. EPHOCELL focuses on developing spectral converter solar concentrator. Then down-shifted photons and up-converted photons arrive to the solar cell improving the efficiency in energy conversion.

LEITAT coordinates this European consortium, composed by leading R&D institutions and companies: Max Planck Institute

EPHOCELL Smart light collecting system for the efficiency enhancement of solar cells

for Polymer Research (DE), Sofia University (BU), ICTP-CNR (IT), UPC (ES), DIT (IR), Cidete Ingenieros (ES), Daren Labs (IS) and MPBata (ES).

Among major findings achieved in Ephocell, the project has achieved a worldwide record in convert infrared photons to visible photons, and has been developed 9 proof of principle and 3 demos using two types of solar cells: amorphous silicon solar cells and dye sensitized solar cells. The developed systems have demonstrated a significant improvement in energy generation using both spectral converter technologies onto photovoltaic devices.Grant Agreement: 227127

Budget: 3.418.683 € / Total EC: 2.500.293 €

www.leitat.org/ephocell

BSH bases its leadership in the household appliance sector, thanks to the strength of its brands, the value of its employees and the mastery of technology. The human teams integrating the research and development areas are open teams in which the collaboration nets with external centres are the key factor of their activity. Only this system allows us to incorporate the global talent found outside our borders into our business.

Our collaboration with LEITAT started two years ago. In that time, we have

been able to develop much knowledge on technologies very important for the satisfaction of our final customer. All this has been possible thanks to the ideas, knowledge and professionalism of the LEITAT team. I would like to stress on the strong commitment by the professionals of LEITAT in all the projects that we have started, from the scientific and technology point of view as well as from a human and emotional perspective. The results derived from this exemplary will be reflected in new provisions and services aimed at the satisfaction of our customers.

From KH Lloreda, we have been collaborating with LEITAT for many years, in particular, in the development of products. This collaboration has become for our R+D a very useful tool both for the improvement of existing products as well as the development of new ones.

Being KH Lloreda a SME with limited resources to cover certain projects, the existence of a technology centre as LEITAT encourages us to work in some areas with

the security of having external, solid and very professional support.

In the future, therefore, we hope not only to maintain this collaboration with LEITAT but increase it, searching the best of our organizations with the aim of obtaining the achievements desired for our company.

Mr. Miguel A. Buñuel, PhD.Corporative Technology Manager

Mr. Ignasi Biosca ReigManaging Director

Mr. Jaume Cardellach, Ph.D.R+D Manager

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Reig Jofre is a pharmaceutical company of family background focused on the development, manufacture and commercialization both at national and international level specialized in injectable and antibiotics derived from penicillin. In the last years, Reig Jofre Group, together with a crucial commitment on specialized industrial investment, has been making a major effort in large research and development projects with respect to those carried out in the past. The progress made on RD strategic projects on state-of-the-art topics has been possible by joining efforts between the company with other leader groups as LEITAT Technological Centre.

The collaboration between Grupo Reig and LEITAT started in 2009 with the project Cenit ONCNOSIS, focused on

the research on endometrial cancer, in which Reig has participated actively through the AIE Geadic. The project ended successfully in 2012 and is being commercialized in Sweden and Spain. In the same year, we started an attractive research program worthy of support of the program INNPACTO, to carry out the project SIMBIO, aimed at developing technologies and products for the development of biosimilar drugs.

In all these years, the collaboration with LEITAT has provided us its great experience, strictness and professionalism. We hope to keep on sharing success, especially with the Biomed division, with which we hope to maintain strategic collaboration for our Company.

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REIG JOFRE GROUP

KH LLOREDA

TNONetherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research

The mission of TNO & LEITAT is oriented to support the industry by means of innovation, resulting in a wide range of research activities. From this perspective, LEITAT and TNO have collaborated both outside and within the scope of nanosafety research. More specifically, recent FP7 projects offer the possibility to continue this collaboration in areas where LEITAT has shown a leading role such as release, human and environmental exposure and nanomaterials life cycle risk assessment. LEITAT leads a workpackage dedicated to this topic in the NANOSOLUTIONS project, in which TNO participates.

Recently, the project GUIDEnano started with the coordination of LEITAT and, based on mutual acknowledgment and with respect to expertise, TNO has been strongly involved in the development of the concepts of this project. We expect that our collaboration within the GUIDEnano will enhance our collective strength and we envision a sustainable collaboration in the future with respect to both business to business and EU-framework projects.

CHIMIGRAF

In CHIMIGRAF, we share a challenge as a company: the ongoing development of more advanced and highly differenced products to keep the positioning achieved

and enter into new markets.

For this reason, besides its own human and technical resources, CHIMIGRAF has also the assistance of LEITAT Technological Centre, which provides us both qualified staff and materials and equipment, which, otherwise, would not be feasible to have them in our company. LEITAT provides us highly qualified personnel from a management point of view, by giving support to projects, preparation of docu-mentation and, especially from a technology point of view, with a young and professional team. This helps us to access to knowledge what otherwise we could not have within the cost structure of our company. We also would like to stress on the LEITAT facilities, both for research of new elements and their characterization.

With LEITAT, we are now developing two projects of great interest: the first one, Print4Pack, on highly conductive inks

for rotogravure printing of temperature sensors for the cold chain; the second one, iPegasus, for the development of a new kind of packaging with highly recyclability components. In parallel to these two projects, there are already different collaboration projects for new developments.

Definitely, we are aware that without the collaboration with LEITAT, we would not be able to face these projects, which have allowed us to position in a future in new markets through the product lines that represent technology novelties.

SOLER & PALAU RESEARCH

Working with LEITAT has been a great experience for Soler&Palau. We have found a strategic alliance of much productivity thanks to its commitment to quality and innovation in its work. The involvement and understanding showed towards the needs of the client by all the LEITAT team has been a key factor for the success of the project. They have always shown a proactive attitude, helping in the decision making process of the client. Thanks to the high level work team, LEITAT has become the perfect partner for any initiative. A base like this one will help us to grow and face new challenges.

LEITAT has showed outstanding adaptation to the services requested and that is why we consider them great and highly recommended professionals.

Mr. Derk BrouwerSenior Scientist

Ms. Carolina La ValleManaging Director

Mr. Armand MarcéGeneral Manager

Mr. Màrius Gamissans BouTechnical Manager

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OUR CUSTOMERS’ OPINION

ACTIVITY REPORT 2013

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2013 ACTIVITY REPORT

STAFF Leitat Technological Center has opted for an increase in the number of employees, which currently consists of a team of specialists in different areas of knowledge, and investment in talent management policy to offer high added value technology response..

156 165194

214 225

Number of collaborators (average)

63%College Graduates(142)

19%Doctors

(43)

18%Others

(40)

51%Women(115)

49%Men(110)

OUTPUTS 2013 In 2013, Leitat has managed 195 performances and 172 R&D+2i projects in collaboration with companies and institutions both nationally and internationally.

Participating countries:Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Lithuania, Malta, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, UK.

From this effort the following outputs were obtained:

Number of Strategic Projects granted 21 15

Number of led projects 5 2

Millions € of business impact 70 6,65

Number of participating companies 180 26

Patents: 3

Advanced technology solutions

Private Projects R+D+2i : 257

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Total CustomersNew Costumers

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Distribution 2013 – Average age 35 years

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In recent years, the evolution of Leitat has been focused on creating sustainable and lasting technology value, aligned with the needs and expectations of the market, with an economic return for companies and institutions.

Fixed assets: 13.182

Debtors: 11.464

Financial assets: 8.684

Total 33.330

Shareholders’ equity 10.948

Non-current assets 10.043

Current assets 12.339

Total 33.330

BALANCE 2013thousand Euros

Distribution of total revenues by activity*STA, Advanced Technology Solutions

Income distribution by type of R&D+2i project** Projects with non competitiveness public funding

89%R+D Projects

11%*STA

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With society • Link with high school institutes and professional training. • Collaboration with awards to young enterprisers as

evaluation part in the institutional and technical jury.• Project Prat de la Riba – Scientific and Mathematic Research

Center- and its implication in the Project Ingenious. • Promotion and diffusion of scientific studies among

students, who are the knowledge and innovation future workers by collaborating with public and private entities in specific projects.

• Series of conferences and welcome programs for internship students working in the different research and technology solution areas in LEITAT, both at national level and with international associtations, by hosting students with Leonardo grants, Erasmus programs, etc.

• Collaboration with the International Association of Students (AISEC), within the framework of technology-business workshops aimed at new professional profiles.

• Collaboration with the local agents (Consortium for the Occupation of Vallès Occidental) in strategic policies linked to the entrepreneurship and environmental sustainability.

• Participation in the “Science Week”, by offering our facilities to visits specialised in the future technology thematic and lines.

• Conference on Professional and Business Orientation aimed at Institutes, private schools and universities.

With our employees

• Investment in training plans according to the needs of our employees, their performance and career, applying an annual estimate depending on the needs of each organization department of Leitat.

• Offering our employees the chance to give and receive inner/external training.

• Promotion and development of our employees in the following and management of students in internship.

• Welcome actions to facilitate the adaptation of internship students of different cultures for their integration in Leitat and in the city of Terrassa.

• Reinforcement of the corporative culture through different channels to facilitate inner communication.

• Realization of after-work activities to encourage a satisfactory and conciliatory atmosphere among the staff.

• Specific campaigns on the promotion of healthy habits in the daily life, environment, risk prevention and security for all.

• Existence of the Agent for Equality in the welcome programs and training actions aimed at our personnel.

OUR COMMITMENTWe keep on strengthening our commitment with the Corporate Social Responsibility through initiatives aimed at providing social and technology value to our stakeholders: clients, partners, associated, people and society.

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