INGENIO (Institute for Innovation and Knowledge Management) was created in 1999 as a joint Institute of the Spanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC) and the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV). It is the leading Spanish research centre in the field of technology policy and innovation studies, carrying out both academic and applied research. INGENIO is an active participant in several national and international research networks, has designed and evaluated the technology and innovation policies of several Spanish regions, has developed courses on technology management for the “Organización de Estados Iberoamericanos” (OEI) and several Spanish organisations, and has carried out research assignments for a variety of international organisations, government departments and agencies, and universities.