NEIKER is a state-owned Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development, which seeks to generate knowledge and service that adds value to the agri-food sector and to the environment, by actively contributing to the deployment of the Basque Government’s goals and to the economic and social development of the region, thus improving its competitiveness and sustainability.

AZTI-Tecnalia is a technology centre expert in marine and foodstuff research, committed to social and economic development of the fishery and foodstuff sector, as well to the study of the marine environment and natural resources in the context of sustainable development.