Resumen de Investment by the Generalitat of Catalonia in R&D (2001-2006): eighteen emblematic examples

• This article is a summary of the main current investments in R&D by the Generalitat (Government of Catalonia). The projects described do not comprise the totality of the Generalitat's R&D investment programme, but do represent the main economic investment, in building work and facilities, for the 2001-2006 period. The Generalitat's investment in R&D can be by way of any of a range of channels: direct investment in its own research centres or those linked to Government ministries, funding provided to the universities for improved R&D infrastructure, funding for other public and private institutions engaged in R&D work, etc.