Tecnalia is the leading private research and technology organisation in Spain and the fifth largest in Europe, employing 1,500 people (192PhDs) and with an income of 116 Million € in 2011. Tecnalia operates in the following market sectors: Industry and Transport, ICT, Sustainable Development, Innovation Systems and Health and Quality of Life.
Tecnalia’s activities in photonics, included within the ICT division, pursue the comprehensive development of micro- and nano-photonic devices: from fundamental studies to the micro- and nano-fabrication phase, passing through rigorous design and intensive simulation. Some of our most recent lines of research are photonic crystals, plasmonics, optical buffering, and biosensing.