Our aim is to provide constant innovation in order to contribute to the effective increase of competitivity.

GAIKER is defined as an enterprise devoted to the introduction of new technologies to improve the industrial management of raw materials, products, byproducts and wastes during their life cycles. It is also an innovative tecnological agent in manufacturing processes and products.

• Activities
• Technological Lines
• Industrial Markets
• Technological Offer
• Resources
• International Relationships
• Financial Data
• Contact

Activities

• Research & Development Projects

  • Development of new products and optimization of industrial processes.
  • Gather and development of technology.
  • Transference of technology as contract research to an industry or group of industries.

• Advanced Services

  • Technological advice and advanced services.
  • Assays, homologation and certification.
  • Diffusion and training.

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Technological Lines

• Plastic Materials and Composites: Thermoplastic, Thermoset, Composites and Packaging

  • Technical characterization and quality control.
  • Technologies and Production Process.
  • Product Development.
  • Recycling and reuse of materials.

• Environment and Recycling

  Characterization and treatability of:
  • Contaminated Soils.
  • Industrial waste water.
  • Organic wastes.

• Industrial Biotechnology

  • Fermentation.
  • Enzimology.
  • Cell cultures, toxicology.
  • Upgrading of byproducts.

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Industrial Markets

• Environment.
• Transport/Automotive Industries.
• Electric/Electronic equipment, home appliances.
• Building.
• Packaging.
• Agrofood and Fine Chemistry.

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Technological Offer

Plastic Materials and Composites

• Aplication of polimeric materials, election of process systems and development of prototypes, industrial transformation processes set up, aditivation.
• Recycling and reuse of scraps and wastes. Separation technologies.
• Packaging: materials, control, design optimization, processing technologies.

Environment

• Characterization and treatment of contaminated soils.
• Aplications of industrial waste water treatments.
• Biological treatment and characterization of organic wastes, biodegradability and pollutants end.

Biotechnology

• Improvement and optimization of fermentative processes: design of starter cultures.
• Aplication of industrial enzymes.
• Aplication of cell cultures, toxicology.
• Upgrade and use of organic byproducts.

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Resources

Human Resources Evolution

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International Relationships

Now we operate actively not only in the local and regional markets, but also throughout the European Union.

We participate in fifteen R&D European projects in collaboration with companies and research centres from several countries of the Union. These projects are included in the EU Research Programs: BRITE EURAM, AIR, STEP, ESPRIT, EUREKA, INNOVACION, AVICENA.

GAIKER also collaborates, gathering technology with the United States of America and Canada, and transfering technologies to Latin America (Chile and Cuba).

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Financial Data (31/12/1996)

• Budget: 604,6 Million PTA
• Investment: 57,3 Million PTA
• Human Resources: Staff: 72 - Granted personnel: 22

Budget & Investment Evolution

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GAIKER's Contact

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GAIKER is a full member of Bilbao Metropoli-30.