1. NATURAL SCIENCES
» Biology
» Medical Sciences
4. HORIZONTAL ACTIVITIES
» Simulators, trainers and artificial environments
» Testing and validation
5. TECHNOLOGIES & MATERIALS
» Biotechnology
» Detection technologies
» Sensor equipment and technologies
» Electronics, Microelectronics
6. INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES
» ICT applications
» Communication equipment and technologies
» Electronic authentication
» Intelligence systems
» Artificial intelligence/robotics
» Software, Data Processing
» Smart Systems
» Radio Frequency (RFID)
Core competencies
Sensors and biosensors development; Real time marine monitoring systems
development and production used for Tsunami monitoring; Real time array infrasonic monitoring
systems development and production, used in several fields like volcanology; Nanogravimetric
instrument development and production; Capacitive sensors development; Autonomous micro systems
with wireless capability development; Development and production of electronic nose based on a
matrix of 10 quartz crystal microbalance biosensors; Development of ultra low power devices with
energy harvesting systems; Digital electronic design using Microcontrollers, Field Programmable
Gate Array (FPGA), Complex Programmable Logic Device (CPLD); Analog electronic design; PCB
design by means of CAD software; Mechanical design by means of a 3D CAD; Mechanical 3D
photorealistic rendering; Firmware and software development; Electronic systems testing and
characterization.