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Instituto Tecnológico de Aragón (ITA), operating as the Aragon Institute of Technology, is a public non-profit technology center founded in 1984 at the initiative of the Government of Aragon. Headquartered in Zaragoza, Spain, on the Campus Río Ebro, it serves as a key driver of technological innovation and competitiveness for businesses in the region and beyond.
ITA's core activities include conducting applied research and development projects, providing technology consulting, performing analyses and testing, and supporting SMEs and entrepreneurs. It specializes in areas such as clean energy, sustainable mobility, efficient and circular industry, digital agribusiness, intelligent health, mechatronics, robotics, digital technologies, and materials science. The center participates in numerous European Union-funded initiatives, including the H2MAC project on hydrogen fuel cell-powered non-road mobile machinery for construction and mining sectors.
With a team of approximately 300 experts, ITA collaborates with around 1,000 companies annually, of which 75% are SMEs and 70% are Aragonese. It addresses about 200 R&D&I projects and conducts 750 analyses and tests each year. Recognized as a Technology Transfer Office (No. 147) by the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, ITA bridges academia, industry, and government to foster regional innovation ecosystems.
Owned and chaired by the Department of Economy, Competitiveness and Employment of the Government of Aragon, ITA positions itself as a leading public technology center in Spain, emphasizing collaborative projects and knowledge transfer to support the green and digital transitions.
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Industry and academia presented projects across industry and mobility: HyLoop+ metrology, hydrogen turbines, a green-hydrogen steelworks, fuel-cell shipping and evolving refuelling infrastructure.
