About us

The BRTA is a consortium that remains a step ahead of future socio-economic challenges worldwide and in the Basque Autonomous Community; it addresses them through research and technological development, thus projecting itself internationally. The BRTA centres collaborate to generate knowledge and transfer it to Basque society and industry so as to make them more innovative and competitive.

The BRTA is an alliance of 17 R&D centres and cooperative research centres: Azterlan, Azti, Ceit, CIC bioGUNE, CIC biomaGUNE, CIC energiGUNE, CIC nanoGUNE, Cidetec, Gaiker, Ideko, Ikerlan, Leartiker, Lortek, Neiker, Tecnalia, Tekniker and Vicomtech, with the support of the Basque Government, the SPRI and the Chartered Provincial Councils of Araba, Bizkaia and Gipuzkoa.