History | Origin

The UDC-Navantia Joint Research Center (CEMI) “The Shipyard of the Future” was born on July 12th, 2022, at which time the Galician Innovation Agency (GAIN) of the Xunta de Galicia granted funding for its creation (grant reference: IN853C 2022/01). Such a concession is linked to a GAIN’s competitive call resolution of December 31st, 2021.

The CEMI is a continuation of two previous stages: a first linked to the creation of the UDC-Navantia Mixed Research Unit (UMI) (2015-2018) and a second linked to its Consolidation (2018-2021). The actions carried out under these two stages arose from Navantia’s concern to start a deep transformation process aimed at the company’s sustainability in the 21st century market. The University of A Coruña (UDC) contributed to support the technological innovation necessary for this transformation. The experience accumulated by the UMI made it possible to identify new needs for technological developments and to intensify the collaboration between Navantia and the UDC.