The president of Eurecat, Daniel Altimiras, stated that Checa's incorporation will coincide with the end of the current strategic plan and the beginning of a new period to strengthen Eurecat's technological transfer capacity and its impact on the business sector amidst unprecedented global technological changes.
Together with the Minister of Business and Labor of the Generalitat de Catalunya and first vice-president of Eurecat, Miquel Sàmper, the Board members recognized the trajectory of Xavier López, who has led Eurecat since its inception, highlighting his contribution to the entity's birth and consolidation as a European benchmark.
Josep Lluís Checa, an industrial engineer, has been the Director General of Fundació TecnoCampus Mataró-Maresme for nine years. He has extensive experience in managing public and private organizations, technological innovation, and connecting knowledge with business, having held management positions at Gas Natural and the Centre de Telecomunicacions i Tecnologies de la Informació (CTTI).
Checa stated that he assumes this responsibility with the commitment to reaffirm Eurecat's role as a strategic ally for companies in accelerating high-impact innovation, driving new opportunities for collaboration and value creation.
Eurecat is a leading European technology center that develops solutions to improve business and societal competitiveness through applied research, technological transfer, and innovation. With over 860 employees, it has generated over 1.25 billion euros in turnover for Catalan companies and supported more than 3,500 SMEs. This year, it received the National Award for Knowledge Transfer and Innovation.
The promotion of Catalan technology centers is a key focus of the new Catalan Business Innovation Strategy 2026-2030 by ACCIÓ, aiming to strengthen the link between research and business for innovation.
