GAIKER Foundation
Parque Tecnológico, Ed. 202. 48170 Zamudio (Bizkaia) SPAIN
GAIKER is a private non-profit organisation dedicated to research and the delivery of innovative technological solutions for companies. Since its founding in 1985, GAIKER has actively contributed to the technological advancement and competitiveness of the business sector by generating, developing, and transferring technologies in its core areas of specialisation: Biotechnology, Sustainable Composites 4.0, Functional and Sustainable Polymers, and Recycling and Circular Economy.
The organisation carries out both in-house and collaborative R&D projects, provides advanced technological services, and conducts laboratory analyses and certification testing. With a team of over 115 professionals and state-of-the-art equipment, GAIKER delivers high-quality, cutting-edge solutions tailored to the technological needs of a wide variety of industrial sectors.GAIKER promotes the use of technology as a strategic tool to enhance the competitiveness of the business sector. This is achieved through the generation of in-house R&D&I, as well as the transfer of knowledge and experience gained from the development of innovative solutions for companies.
Vision and Values
Vision
GAIKER is a technology centre that:
- Leads the development of technologies of industrial interest within its business environment, with a strong service-oriented approach aligned with societal expectations to improve quality of life.
- Employs top-tier researchers and outstanding innovation professionals across its fields of activity.
- Actively collaborates with other R&D&I stakeholders to deliver the best possible innovative solutions to its customers.
- Achieves positive results that enable continuous growth and reinvestment in improved facilities, equipment, and working conditions for its personnel.
Values
GAIKER’s actions are guided by the following values:
- A strong commitment to solving its customers’ challenges.
- Passion for innovation and creativity.
- Excellence and agility in all aspects of its work.
- Genuine collaboration with colleagues and strategic partners, always aiming for optimal team performance.
- A deep commitment to societal challenges, with particular focus on environmental protection, gender equality, occupational health and safety, the ethical development of R&D&I, and the dissemination of results.
