Spain believes that the time has come to take the next step. After years of sustained growth in R&D investment, the deployment of strategic instruments, and the maturation of the entrepreneurial ecosystem, the challenge is no longer only to generate knowledge, but to turn it into technological capability and economic impact. <\/p>\n\n
With that objective, the Deep Tech Spain 2026\u20132030 Strategy <\/strong>has been launched, promoted to position Spain among the leaders in the development, scaling, and industrialization of deep technologies: innovations based on advanced science, with high technological risk and great potential for economic and social transformation.<\/p>\n\n The strategy sets out a \u201cstable, coherent, and integrative\u201d <\/strong>framework to strengthen collaboration between universities, technology centers, companies, and public administrations, and to ensure that Spain\u2019s scientific potential translates into prosperity, quality employment, and technological autonomy. <\/p>\n\n Strategic technologies for the future<\/strong><\/p>\n\n The Strategy identifies ten priority scientific and technological areas linked to the so-called Deep Tech. The criterion combines the transformative potential of these technologies with their economic, industrial, and strategic impact. <\/p>\n\n Among the highlighted areas are artificial intelligence and data technologies<\/strong>, where Spain seeks to consolidate itself as one of the main European hubs thanks to the development of infrastructures, supercomputing, and advanced regulatory frameworks.<\/p>\n\n Biotechnology and health <\/strong>also occupy a central position, supported by an ecosystem of over one thousand companies and by the country\u2019s international leadership in clinical trials.<\/p>\n\n This is complemented by technologies related to sustainability and clean energy, semiconductors, robotics, advanced connectivity, advanced materials, and quantum technologies, as well as the development of capabilities in sensors, photonics, and space technologies.<\/p>\n\n The Strategy describes a Deep Tech ecosystem supported by the interaction between multiple agents<\/strong>: universities, public research organizations, technology centers, startups, large industrial companies, investment funds, and support structures such as incubators, transfer offices, or science parks.<\/p>\n\n The objective is to build a value chain capable of connecting research, market, and society. <\/strong>To this end, special emphasis is placed on technology transfer, talent attraction, and coordination between public and private actors.<\/p>\n\n The Deep Tech Spain Strategy is structured around three main axes:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n The first focuses on strengthening the country\u2019s scientific and technological capacities <\/strong>through specialised training, the attraction of international talent, and the reinforcement of research infrastructures. It highlights measures to promote knowledge transfer, the valorisation of industrial property, and the creation of new centres of excellence. <\/p>\n\n The second axis is aimed at the business fabric<\/strong> and seeks to improve the conditions for developing, validating, and scaling deep technologies. Here, the strategy advocates for public-private collaboration schemes, innovation public procurement, and new environments for technological experimentation and validation. It also includes a strengthening of public-private capital through instruments such as INNVIERTE, Next Tech, or the new Deep Start fund, designed to boost Deep Tech projects with high social impact. <\/p>\n\n The third axis is transversal in nature and seeks to build a more dynamic, coordinated, and competitive ecosystem.<\/strong> To this end, it proposes a new institutional governance framework, strengthened technological monitoring, and a more agile regulatory environment adapted to the specificities of Deep Tech. Among the planned initiatives are the creation of the National Deep Tech Observatory, a Network of Venture Builders and Deep Tech Factories, and new regulatory experimentation spaces to facilitate the validation and transfer of critical technologies. <\/p>\n\nA broad but interdependent ecosystem<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n
Three axes for building the Deep Tech ecosystem<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n
Financing and governance<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n