TECNALIA RESEARCH & INNOVATION is a private, independent and non-profit research organisation. Legally a Foundation, TECNALIA is the leading private and independent research and technology organisation in Spain and amongst the largest in Europe, employing near 1,400 people including 214 PhDs. TECNALIA is committed to generating major impacts in economic terms by means of innovation and technological development, addressed by 6 business divisions, covering the economic sectors of Energy and Environment, Industry and Transport, Sustainable Construction, Health, ICT and Technological Services.