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ITC – The Canary Islands Institute of Technology

Canary Islands

Research centers or research group

Instituto Tecnológico de Canarias

ITC is a public company with more than 25 years of experience that is committed to science and technology as essential parts in the process of socio-economic transformation and sustainable development of the Canary Islands. They contribute to the competitiveness of the business environment by opening the way to new areas of the technological and industrial sector.

Contact

Alma Cruz

forward@ittcanarias.org

https://www.itccanarias.org

RIS3 priorities

Social and economic valorisation of specialized R&D via thematic concentration, Green Growth and Sustainability, Digital Agenda.
Research domains

Water, Environmental analysis, Biotechnology, Scientific and Technological Computing, Renewable Energies, Biomedical Engineering, Innovation, Metrology Services.
Main research facilities
Water:
- Living lab desalination platform.
- Water quality and monitoring technology.
Biotechnology:
- Laboratory for microalgae cultivation and processing.
- Environmental analysis
- Official Laboratory of the Canary Islands Government for pesticide residues in plant products
Computing:
- Data processing centre
Renewable energies:
- Distributed generation, test of solar thermal sensors, power electronics, biorefinery.
- Wind farm and photovoltaic field.
- Climatological stations.
Biomedical engineering:
- Computerized numerical
- Control machining centre.
- Laser rapid prototyping centre.
- White room.
Metrology services:
- Fuel analysis laboratory.
- Water meter testing laboratory.
- Electric meter testing laboratory.
Innovation:
- Incubator spaces.
- Training and meeting rooms with videoconference.
Information society:
- Drones for video control of electric and telecommunications infrastructure.
- Radio space monitoring network.
- Electronic laboratory.
Main scientific collaborations

85 projects with companies and technology centres.

Social and economic valorisation of specialized R&D via thematic concentration, Green Growth and Sustainability, Digital Agenda.

Water, Environmental analysis, Biotechnology, Scientific and Technological Computing, Renewable Energies, Biomedical Engineering, Innovation, Metrology Services.

Water:

Living lab desalination platform.
Water quality and monitoring technology.

Biotechnology:

Laboratory for microalgae cultivation and processing.
Environmental analysis
Official Laboratory of the Canary Islands Government for pesticide residues in plant products

Computing: