We are an independent international consultancy firm founded in 1986 specialising in comprehensive consultancy of both R&D and Innovation management, as much for industrial or services enterprises as for regional, national and community administrations.

1. corporate information

2. index
01.- our company
02.- our services
03.- national (spanish) experience
04.- international experience
05.- our contribution
corporate
presentation

3. corporate information
01.- our firm
à over 300 clients and five branches in europe
high level collaboration 01
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§ We are an independent international
consultancy firm founded in 1986 04
specialising in comprehensive consultancy of 05
both R&D and Innovation management, as
much for industrial or services enterprises as
for regional, national and community
administrations.
The work group comprises a multidisciplinary
§ Our mission is to make innovation the key team of more than 85 professionals. They
factor of the competitivity for both companies cover all the technical and economic fields of
and administrations, collaborating in the our clients: engineering, economic, legal,
planning of their projects and the journalism, administrative…
management of all types of subsidies and
funding at regional national and community Head office in Pamplona (Spain) and
level. branches in Madrid, Barcelona, Brussels
and Prague.
§ Over 300 industrial clients.

4. corporate information
02.- our services
à services to companies and technology centres
we help to plan RTD activities 01
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Services to companies and technology centres 03
§ Regional, National and European Programmes for RTD and 04
Innovation
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§ Tax relief for RTD and Innovation
§ Transnational cooperation and entrance into the East of Europe
§ Environmental and Energy Management
§ Knowledge Management José Mª Zabala, General Manager.
§ Investment Plans
§ Industrial Property and IPR
§ Implantation of new companies
Services to Administrations
The only
requirement for
progress is the
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§ Elaboration of Regional Innovation Plans conviction
§ Validation of new methodologies for the promotion of Innovation that it is possible
§ Evaluation of projects, carrying out Studies and Impact Analyses
§ Dynamisation of Industrial innovation
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5. corporate information
03.- national (spanish) experience
à overview
we work closely with our clients 01
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We act as consultants to our clients identifying opportunities in 04
Spain and developing national Innovation studies. 05
We also assist in the preparation of documents for tax relief in RTDi
activities, just as investment Projects helping in every procedure.
Ramiro Martínez, Associate General
Manager.
§ Approval of over 1,700 company projects financed nationally in
RTDi in 2004-2007. Leading consultancy firm in Spain.
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§ Collaboration in the fiscal RTDi management for more than 150
companies.
We presented
§ More than 1,000 business diagnostics carried out. 20% of approved
§ Elaboration of Regional Innovation Plans for administrations of CENIT Projects
different Autonomous Communities within Spain and Portugal. funded in Spain
§ Presentation of proposals at CENIT (Spanish principal in the first three
Programme to finance large industrial and public R&D projects to calls of the
establish Spain’s leadership in new and emerging technologies). Programme
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6. corporate information
03.- national (spanish) experience
à rtdi approved projects
leader in project proposals 01
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Asesoría Industrial Zabala track record in Spanish RTDi projects.
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NATIONAL PROJECTS APPROVED *
SPANISH MOST
RELEVANT
PROGRAMMES
2004 2005 2006 2007 TOTAL José Alberto de la Parte, Coordinator of
Spanish Projects.
CDTI 101 115 140 135 491
PROFIT 135 82 170 157 544 We present 13%
of approved CDTI
Projects funded
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CENIT - - 2 9 11
in Spain
* Updated: Jan 2008. Regional projects not included.
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7. corporate information
03.- national (spanish) experience
à tax deduction
assistance from the beginning of the process 01
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Collaboration in the fiscal RTDi management for more than 150 05
companies.
§ We identify all the activities classified as Research, development
and Technology Innovation. Aitor Garro, Financial Manager.
§ Analysis and diagnosis of RTDi expenditure in previous financial
years.
§ Writing of technical, economical and fiscal reports that justify
fiscal deduction.
§ Assistance from the beginning of the process, including
intermediary activities. Collaboration with official agencies of
Tax benefits for
long-term
activities are only
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certification for technical report.
possible by
§ We assist in case of fiscal inspection. means of a well
defined Project
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8. corporate information
04.- international experience
à overview
staking the future on internationalisation 01
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Elaboration of proposals and coordination of European projects 03
since the 1st Framework Programme for Research and Technology
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in 1986.
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We are European Commission recognized Evaluators for European
RTD and innovation Programmes.
Some activities
Camino Correia, Coordinator of International
Projects.
§ CORPOTAX (Corporation Tax and Innovation)
Issues at stake and review of experiences in the nineties in the
EU.
§ SMARTGRIDS (European Technology Platform for Electricity
We are the
leading Spanish
consultancy
”
Networks of the Future)
Secretariat: Technical assistance in the organisation and firm in
functioning of the platform main bodies and in the communication presentation of
and diffusion activities on a European level. RTD Projects to
national and
§ IMPROVE European
Development and testing of better services in support of administrations
innovation management.
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9. corporate information
04.- international experience
à european projects
we participate in FP7 01
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Presentation of proposals in the 7th Framework Programme (FP7), 03
ERA-Net initiative and y CIP (Competitiveness and Innovation 04
Framework).
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European Projects lead in 2007 *
Presented Funded Evaluation
European Commission.
FP7 44 13 7
ERA-Net 2 2
CIP
TOTAL
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49
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16
2
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We have
obtained over 31
million euro
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in 13 Projects led
7th Framework Programme (2007-2013) by Spanish
§ Return on investment: 31 M€, in 2007 organizations
§ 35% of the Projects financed in 2007 in FP7
* Updated: Jan 2008
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10. corporate information
04.- international experience
à secretariat of SmartGrids european technology platform
the future of electricity networks 01
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Zabala holds the Secretariat of European Electricity Networks of the
Future Technology Platform (SmartGrids). This involves technical 03
assistance in the organisation and functioning of the platform main 04
bodies and in the communication and diffusion activities. 05
Strategic Research Agenda.
These
Technology
Platforms have a
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Platform chart
deep social and
economic
impact in EU
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11. corporate information
05.- our contribution
à more than 20 years of innovation
always serving innovation 01
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PROJECT SUCCESS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT OBJECTIVE
Aid is just an incentive

12. contact
Pamplona - Spain (head office)
Pº Premín de Iruña, 4 - 1ª Planta 31008 Pamplona Tel: (+34) 948 198000 Fax: (+34) 948 198448
Madrid
C/ General Álvarez de Castro, 38 Local A 28010 Madrid Tel.: (+34) 91 4467652 Fax: (+34) 91 4467629
Barcelona
Passeig de Gràcia, 54 - 4ºC 08007 Barcelona Tel: (+34) 93 2725734 Fax: (+34) 93 2725770
Brussels
Rue Belliard, 20 - 4 ème 1040 Bruselas - Bélgica Tel: (+32) 2 5138122 Fax: (+32) 2 5138658
Prague - Zabala CZ, s.r.o.
Krenova 438/1, Praha 6 Petriny, PSC 16200 Praga - República Checa Tel. (+420) 23 5302155 Fax: (+420) 23 5350399
www.aizabala.com
aiz@aizabala.com