transfers them to the market through the creation of technology-based companies or the sale of industrial property and increase the return on investment made in R&D. In short, it transforms technology into GDP.

To do this, they look for technologically disruptive solutions that solve problems of the corporate income statement, accelerate them by deploying technological capabilities in them, expose them from early stages of development to investment criteria and focus efforts on initiatives with greater commercialization potential. It is about accelerating the incubation of business opportunities, turning innovative technologies into invertible businesses capable of generating value for society.

Since its creation in 2013, Tecnalia Ventures has established itself as a key tool for the valorization of R&D. As of December 31, 2016 they have promoted 22 active companies and have a portfolio of 13 investee companies, which accumulate 33.5 million euros of turnover and 267 jobs generated.

In addition, Tecnalia has multiplied by seven the revenues it had in the section on the sale of industrial property, consisting of royalty income, technology sales and revenues derived from the creation and exploitation of new technology-based companies. Also, in 2016, in addition to the 12 applications for software registrations, Tecnalia applied for 28 new patent families, of which they obtained 11. Thus, the VB already has a portfolio of 116 families with 391 patents and is sixth in the ranking of Spanish companies with more European patent applications.