Ingenio

What Ingenio does

INGENIO is a mixed public research institute (centro mixto) jointly operated by the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) and the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), established in 1999 and headquartered at the Ciudad Politécnica de la Innovación on UPV's Campus de Vera in Valencia, Spain. Its mission is to analyze critically the transformative potential and socioeconomic risks of science and innovation, organized across five focal research areas: sustainability transformations; governance of science, technology, and innovation; collaborative processes in knowledge generation; science, technology, and human capital; and cultural dimensions of science, technology, and innovation.

The institute's offerings combine research output with formal education. Research services include participation in international projects (notably Horizon Europe programs such as GreenDEMO 2025-2027 and an agroecology living labs partnership 2024-2030), extensive academic publications, and a regular seminar series featuring international researchers. Educational programs include doctoral studies and multiple Master's programs in Science and Innovation Management, Project Management, Development Cooperation, Science and Innovation Studies, and Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability. The institute also maintains a specialized library of over 3,300 monographs, 400 reports, and 53 journal titles.

INGENIO does not operate on a commercial revenue model. It is funded through institutional mechanisms of CSIC and UPV, competitive research grants, and collaborative projects. Its primary stakeholders are the academic and scientific community, public institutions seeking evidence-based policy advice, graduate students and researchers, and civil society organizations benefiting from knowledge transfer. The institute is governed by a Director (Davide Consoli), Vice Director (José Félix Lozano Aguilar), and Manager (Isabel Piqueras Pardo), with strategic oversight from an External Advisory Board of five international academics.

Name

Ingenio

Legal name

INGENIO

Website

https://ingenio.upv.es

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

INGENIO is a non-profit public research institute jointly operated by Spain's CSIC and UPV in Valencia, studying the relationships between science, technology, innovation, and society through research, doctoral and Master's programs, and international collaborations.

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Headquarters

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Valencia

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

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B2B and B2C

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Services

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Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

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Core offering

Ingenio (CSIC-UPV) is a public research institute that conducts interdisciplinary research on the relationships between science, technology, innovation, and society. It offers doctoral and master's education programs in partnership with UPV, executes international research projects (including Horizon Europe initiatives), publishes academic work on science and innovation studies, and organizes seminars featuring international researchers. Its core mission is to analyze the transformative potential and socioeconomic risks of science and innovation.

Product overview

INGENIO is a mixed research center of CSIC and UPV offering doctoral and postgraduate education programs alongside extensive research output. The institute provides Master's programs in science management, development cooperation, and innovation studies; maintains active research projects funded by Horizon Europe; publishes academic work on science, technology and innovation studies; and organizes regular seminar series featuring international speakers. The portfolio combines educational services (doctoral and master's programs) with research services (projects and publications), primarily serving the academic and policy research community.

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Products and services

• Doctoral Studies Program
• Master's Programs
• Research Publications Extensive collection of academic publications covering science, technology, innovation studies, sustainability, and social impact research. Disseminated to the academic and policy community.
• Research Projects International research projects including Horizon Europe initiatives on sustainability, governance, agroecology, and technology assessment. Commissioned by public funders and policy organizations.
• Seminars Program Regular seminar series featuring international researchers discussing topics in innovation policy, sustainability, and technology studies. Open to the academic and policy community.

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• European Forum for Studies of Policies for Research and Innovation (EU-SPRI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerINGENIO is actively integrated in the EU-SPRI forum, participating in international research discussions and collaborations on research and innovation policy.
• Transformative Innovation Policy Consortium (TIPC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParticipation in the TIPC network focusing on transformative innovation policy research and implementation.
• Global Network for Economics of Learning, Innovation, and Competence Building Systems (Globelics)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEngagement with Globelics network for research on innovation systems and economic development.
• Geography of Innovation Conference (GeoInno)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerActive participation in GeoInno conferences focusing on geography and spatial aspects of innovation.
• Regional Studies AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMembership and collaboration with the Regional Studies Association for regional development and innovation research.
• Workshops on Medical Innovation and Healthcare (WOMI)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerParticipation in WOMI workshops focusing on medical innovation and healthcare research.
• Agencia de Calidad (Associated Unit)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociated unit focusing on quality assurance in research and higher education.
• Innosocial (Associated Unit)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociated unit focused on social innovation research and applications.
• Transfer (Associated Unit)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociated unit dealing with knowledge transfer and research commercialization.
• Comunidades Inclusivas (Associated Unit)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociated unit focused on inclusive community development research.
• External Advisory Board (Individual Members)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic oversight provided by international academics: Prof. Philippe Laredo (Université Gustave Eiffel, France), Prof. Melanie Walker (University of the Free State, South Africa), Prof. Julia Melkers (Arizona State University, USA), Prof. Elvira Uyarra (University of Manchester, UK), Prof. James Wilson (Orkestra-Basque Institute of Competitiveness, Spain)

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• SPRU (Science Policy Research Unit, University of Sussex): One of the oldest and most influential academic units studying science, technology, and innovation policy globally. Directly comparable in research domains (STI governance, transformations) and produces influential publications on innovation systems.
• Orkestra-Basque Institute of Competitiveness: Spanish-based research institute studying regional competitiveness, innovation, and governance. Highly comparable in regional innovation systems focus and Spanish policy context; Prof. James Wilson sits on INGENIO's advisory board.
• Institute for Innovation and Technology (IIT): Berlin-based research institute analyzing innovation dynamics, technology assessment, and structural change. Comparable in size and methodological focus on transformative innovation policy, and a fellow member of EU-SPRI and TIPC networks.
• IFRIS (Institut Francilien Recherche Innovation Société): French research institute focused on social studies of innovation, science, and technology. Comparable in size, transdisciplinary approach (social sciences + economics of innovation), and European research network participation (including EU-SPRI).
• Manchester Institute of Innovation Research (MIoIR): University of Manchester-based research institute focused on innovation policy, governance, and socio-economic impacts of science and technology. Closely aligned with INGENIO's AF1-AF5 research areas and European policy focus; Prof. Elvira Uyarra sits on INGENIO's advisory board.
• Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research (Fraunhofer ISI): Germany's leading applied research institute for systems and innovation studies, conducting research on innovation systems, technology assessment, and policy. Directly comparable to INGENIO in mission, methodology, and EU funding profile, with significantly larger scale.

Others

• Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC): INGENIO's parent organization and Spain's largest public research institution. Listed as a peer because it houses numerous related institutes (e.g., INGENIO itself) and shapes the institutional environment in which INGENIO operates.
• Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV): INGENIO's other parent organization, a major Spanish technical university. Listed as a peer because it co-governs INGENIO, hosts its researchers, and provides the educational infrastructure for INGENIO's doctoral and master's programs.

Broad incumbents

• Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition: German research institute with broader scope covering innovation law, competition, and intellectual property. Overlaps with INGENIO in innovation policy research but operates at much larger scale and with a wider research portfolio.
• VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland: Nordic applied research organization with significant innovation and technology policy research alongside broader engineering and applied science work. Comparable in the STI studies component but much larger and more diversified.

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Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ingenio_csicupv
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/INGENIOSeminars
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ingenio-csic-upv-

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