Research and development in Country Vasque

Sep 26
06:45

2010

Irene Blanco

Irene Blanco

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Likuid Nanotek, manufacturer of ceramic membranes, increase them capital

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The capital increase closed in March has enabled Likuid Nanotek,Research and development in Country Vasque Articles a manufacturer of inorganic membranes  for filtration systems, complete one of the milestones set out in its Strategic Plan 2009-2013: the unification of all areas into new facilities. The transfer will take place during the first quarter of 2011. For its part, the new production and the area of Research + Development + innovation will be operational within three to six months from that date. 

This raises a very important step for the company from Guipuzcoa (Spain), which will be increased in this way its production capacity to develop new types of membranes and membrane bioreactor that allow new applications within the field of industrial water purification, which is specialized and has achieved be competitive thanks to the reliability, robustness and cost the life cycle of their products.
Furthermore, new developments will enable the firm to enter new markets such as food or biopharma, sectors that already receives inquiries and requests.


All these developments require a significant effort in R + D + i, base of the business project and to which the company operates 60% of turnover. Thus, working on interesting lines in cooperation with the CEIT, including the development of a robust filtering system and low energy membrane bioreactor wastewater treatment, with an energy saving of more than 50%.

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It also investigates the development of a new compact water treatment system by filtration, very robust and especially interesting for places where water meets the appropriate conditions. In addition, continuing work on his main line: the development of different types of membranes ultra and nano-scale, also in cooperation with the CEIT.
This effort in the area of Research + Development + innovation has won the support of the Provincial Council of Gipuzkoa, Likuid has awarded grants provided under the so called 'stop-Crisis Plan' 2010 and that are directed at two areas: the recruitment of staff linked to innovation and the purchase of equipment associated with this unit. In this sense, the manager of the firm, Javier Lopetegui, stresses the importance of supporting the statutory body that would advance the implementation of the new area of R & D, which will give the company more autonomy in their research and development procedure.