Gradiant (Galician Research and Development Center in Advanced Telecommunications) is a private non-profit foundation targeted at the generation of knowledge in the field of ICT, and the transference of R&D results into the private sector. The center's facilities are located in the city of Vigo and house the work of over one hundred researchers (20% of whom hold PhDs). Gradiant was created by a group of lecturers at the School of Telecommunications Engineering (Escola de Enxeñaría de Telecomunicación), University of Vigo (Fernando Pérez-González, Javier González Castaño and Carlos Mosquera). In 2003 they started to discuss the possibility of creating a technological center. A viability study was carried out and presented to private companies working in the sector in Galicia and to the administration. The foundation was officially constituted in December 2007, with Fernando Pérez-González as executive director; Gradiant started operations in May 2008, in temporary facilities provided by the university. The philosophy was to combine the university's creativity and potential in the generation of ideas with the private sector's doctrines on efficiency. More information...
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