– The issuance falls under the Bond Programme registered with MARF, with a maximum limit of €100 million.

– The company enters this transaction with an Investment Grade (BBB-) corporate credit rating awarded by EthiFinance and an ESG score of 69/100 from Clarity, above the average for its sector.

– The proceeds from the new bond issuance will be allocated to CAPEX investments and inorganic growth initiatives to support the implementation of ARQUIMEA’s Strategic Plan.

ARQUIMEA, a Spanish technology company with more than 20 years of experience and global operations in the space, defense, new technologies and fintech sectors, has registered a bond programme with MARF (Spain’s Alternative Fixed Income Market), with a maximum limit of €100 million. The company has also opened the subscription period for the first bond issuance under this programme, targeting €40 million with a four-year maturity.

Through this transaction, ARQUIMEA aims to consolidate its presence in the Spanish bond market, diversify its funding sources and increase its financial flexibility to support its strategic growth plan.

ARQUIMEA first entered the financial markets on December 28, 2021, when it raised €25 million through a five-year bond issuance maturing in 2026, with a coupon of 4.625% and a BB credit rating.

Over the past few years, ARQUIMEA has strengthened its management practices and optimized its resources, enabling it to approach this new issuance with two external assessments: an Investment Grade (BBB-) corporate credit rating from EthiFinance and an ESG sustainability score of 69/100 from Clarity, above the average for its sector. These ratings, together with the growth achieved by the ARQUIMEA Group in recent years, have enabled a substantial improvement in its risk premium.

The new issuance brings together financial institutions that supported ARQUIMEA in its inaugural bond issuance, alongside new institutions contributing their market expertise. Banca March is acting as arranger, while Banco Sabadell will serve as registered adviser and paying agent for the programme. Both institutions will also act as placement agents, together with EBN Banco de Negocios, PKF Attest Capital Markets and Andbank España Banca Privada. Other parties involved in the bond programme include Bondholders, which will act as bondholders’ representative, and Garrigues, which has served as legal adviser.

In its latest audited financial year, ARQUIMEA recorded revenue of approximately €115 million and EBITDA of around €25 million, representing a positive increase of approximately 15% compared with the previous year. This positive trend has continued during the current financial year, with the company expecting to close the year with revenue growth of approximately 35% and EBITDA growth of 25%.

“Continuing to grow in the MARF market is a natural step in ARQUIMEA’s financial development. Complementing bank financing with access to capital markets allows us to extend maturities, diversify our funding sources and increase our visibility among professional investors, while maintaining the financial discipline that has guided our growth. Achieving an Investment Grade rating is a significant milestone, but above all, it motivates us to continue striving for improvement in the years ahead,” said Diego Fernández, President of ARQUIMEA.

Proprietary Technology and International Experience

With more than 20 years of experience and a workforce of 650 employees, ARQUIMEA has established itself as a technology partner to space agencies such as NASA and ESA, defense and security ministries, armed forces of NATO member countries and leading companies in these sectors.

Its activities include the development of unmanned systems for defense and the design and manufacture of critical systems for space applications. Among its most significant projects in the space sector is the development of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellations.

In-house research and the ability to bring innovations to market quickly and efficiently are among the company’s core pillars. Its research center employs more than 100 researchers specializing in artificial intelligence, robotics, quantum technologies and biotechnology, whose cutting-edge developments contribute to the company’s products and systems.

Madrid, 6 October 2026. – ARQUIMEA, a global technology company with more than 20 years of experience in the defense, security, space and aeronautics sectors, has appointed César Martínez Argote as its new Director of Strategy for the Defense business area.

César Martínez’s appointment reflects ARQUIMEA’s commitment to strengthening the company’s growth and development in the defense sector and consolidating its position as a leading technology and strategic partner for its global customers.

César Martínez Argote holds a degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the Technical University of Madrid (UPM) and has extensive international experience in strategy and business development across the defense and aerospace sectors. Throughout his career, he has held leadership roles at companies such as Destinus and Oesia and contributed to major international programmes at Airbus — the A400M and MRTT programmes —, Indra — the FCAS/NGWS programme — and MBDA.

In this role, he will contribute to defining and developing ARQUIMEA’s defense strategy, reporting directly to Manuel Martín Flórez, Managing Director of ARQUIMEA’s Defense business area. Against a backdrop of evolving Armed Forces’ operational requirements and growing European technological and industrial capabilities, his work will help guide the company’s development priorities in the sector and strengthen its position in domestic and international markets.

Toledo, 30 September 2026 – ARQUIMEA and EM&E Group are showcasing the progress made in integrating the Q-SLAM-40 loitering system into the GUARDIAN 30 remote weapon station at the 2E+I Forum, organised by the Spanish Army in Toledo.

The collaboration between the two companies aims to combine ARQUIMEA’s expertise in autonomous loitering systems with EM&E Group’s experience in designing and manufacturing remote weapon stations for land platforms. The result is a national solution that can be integrated into different platforms and used in missions involving loitering munitions and C-UAS operations.

At the 2E+I Forum, both companies are presenting the progress of their joint work and the technical advances achieved in the integration, including the successful tests conducted on the integration of the two systems. This configuration is designed to provide new surveillance, reconnaissance, target acquisition and precision-strike capabilities in tactical environments.

The Q-SLAM-40 is an unmanned aerial loitering system that combines autonomy, precision and operational flexibility. It incorporates autonomous navigation, electro-optical sensors and advanced artificial intelligence capabilities to locate, track and engage targets with a high degree of precision.

The EM&E Group GUARDIAN 30 is a remotely operated weapon system, stabilised on two axes and specifically designed for armoured vehicles. It incorporates two electro-optical systems, providing significant versatility for day and night operations.

Integrating the loitering drone into the weapon station will extend the operational reach of land units and enhance their ability to respond to targets located at greater distances or beyond the line of sight.

“The presentation of these advances at the 2E+I Forum demonstrates the potential of the collaboration between ARQUIMEA and EM&E Group to develop next-generation land capabilities. Integrating the Q-SLAM-40 into the GUARDIAN 30 combines autonomy, precision and flexibility, and will provide the Armed Forces with new options to address the challenges of multidomain operations,” said Manuel Martín, General Manager of Defence at ARQUIMEA.

Elena Delgado, EM&E Group’s Director of National Business Development, added: “This milestone demonstrates the value of industrial collaboration in creating high-value technological solutions. The integration of ARQUIMEA’s Q-SLAM-40 into our GUARDIAN 30 will provide a fully Spanish-made land system capable of supporting a range of operations, including C-UAS missions.”

The integration of ARQUIMEA’s and EM&E Group’s systems highlights the importance of industrial collaboration in strengthening Spain’s technological and operational autonomy. Both companies are working to develop national solutions capable of meeting the current and future needs of the Armed Forces, contributing to the strengthening of the defence industrial and technological base.

The solution reflects the evolution of military operations towards models in which manned and unmanned systems work together in a coordinated manner.

About ARQUIMEA

ARQUIMEA is a Spanish global technology company with more than 20 years of experience in the Defence and Security, Space and Aeronautics sectors. In the defence sector, it develops autonomous systems and advanced solutions for land, naval and air operations, including loitering systems, unmanned vehicles, command-and-control systems and multidomain integration solutions.

About EM&E Group

EM&E Group is a leading Spanish group specialising in the engineering and manufacture of complex defence and security systems. Its portfolio includes, among others, land and naval remote weapon stations, guidance systems, electro-optical sensors, robotic systems and UGVs, C-UAS solutions, mortar carrier systems and 6×6 armoured vehicles. The group also has a subsidiary focused on the development of electronics and photonics, EM&E Electronics.

Tróia, 23 September 2026. ARQUIMEA, a European technology company specialised in autonomous systems for defence and security, with more than 20 years of experience, is participating in REPMUS26 (Robotic Experimentation and Prototyping with Maritime Unmanned Systems), held in Portugal throughout September. The Spanish technology company is taking part with two of its autonomous systems: the S-WISE hybrid autonomous surface and underwater system and the Q-SLAM-40 loitering munition integrated into a launcher system.

Coordinated with the Portuguese Navy, REPMUS26 brings together more than 130 companies and participants from 36 countries and their respective navies, as well as NATO organisations, universities and research centres.

S-WISE demonstrates autonomous capabilities in harbour protection, infiltration and vessel tracking under NATO standards, combining stealth and discretion

During REPMUS26, ARQUIMEA has tested its S-WISE hybrid autonomous surface and underwater system, which has successfully completed a range of operational scenarios. The activities and capabilities demonstrated included participation in exercises involving the defence and attack of port facilities, the autonomous detection and tracking of vessels through the use of a 100% Spanish-developed neural network, and the deployment of infiltration capabilities in guarded facilities.

S-WISE’s participation in REPMUS26 enabled the system’s underwater flight concept to be validated in a real operational environment, together with its surface stability under different sea conditions. The exercise also demonstrated the feasibility of an underwater vehicle manufactured using acoustically transparent 3D-printed plastics, providing a high degree of resilience during missions and a high level of discretion, thanks to its low acoustic and visual signature, both on the surface and underwater.

During the exercise, the system demonstrated a high level of repairability under operational conditions and excellent communications performance, using both radio frequency (RF) and 4G/5G networks. This enabled the real-time transmission of video and AI-generated detections within the operational environment.

Q-SLAM-40 launched from a USV: successful first loitering munition launch from offshore

ARQUIMEA also participated in REPMUS26 with the Q-SLAM-40 loitering munition, integrated into an unmanned surface vehicle operated by the Spanish Navy. The system successfully carried out a mission from the platform offshore, completing all the stages of the operation: remote activation, launch, establishment of communications—including the real-time transmission of data and video with the Navy’s systems—navigation and arrival at the target.

The system operated successfully within the NAIAD / SCOMBA NG ecosystem, under NATO STANAG 4817.

This exercise demonstrated the Q-SLAM-40’s ability to be integrated with unmanned naval platforms and command-and-control systems. The operation confirms the system’s flexibility to be deployed from different platforms and used in autonomous missions across multidomain environments.

ARQUIMEA’s participation in REPMUS26 highlights the ability of its systems to operate in coordination with other platforms and networks, an essential capability for the future of naval operations and multidomain defence. The exercise also provided a realistic environment in which to assess emerging technologies, improve interoperability and validate operational procedures.

“REPMUS26 has been an exceptional opportunity to demonstrate the performance of our solutions in demanding operational scenarios. Both S-WISE and Q-SLAM-40 successfully completed their respective missions, confirming their ability to operate, communicate and interoperate with allied defence platforms and systems,” said Manuel Martín, General Manager of Defence at ARQUIMEA.

Through its participation in the exercise, ARQUIMEA strengthens its position as a European leader in autonomous systems for the naval and aerial domains and contributes to the development of new capabilities for Armed Forces that are more connected, interoperable and prepared to address the defence challenges of the future.

REPMUS is a key international event for the experimentation and prototyping of maritime unmanned systems within the NATO framework. The exercises carried out during REPMUS are essential for assessing the performance of autonomous systems in demanding operational scenarios that closely replicate real-world conditions. These tests make it possible to validate technologies, improve interoperability between platforms and systems from different countries, refine operational procedures and obtain key information for integrating new capabilities into the Armed Forces.

They also promote collaboration between navies, international organisations, industry, universities and research centres, accelerating the development of solutions for maritime defence and security.

Madrid, September 17, 2026. – ARQUIMEA, a global technology company with more than 20 years of experience in the space sector, is leading the consortium responsible for PELICAN, a project for the European Space Agency (ESA) aimed at expanding the future capabilities of IRIS², the European Union’s secure satellite communications programme.

PELICAN will conduct a comprehensive mission analysis to define a satellite-based solution capable of expanding the capabilities of the IRIS², as a part of the IRIS² Low-LEO Pre-Operational and De-Risk Activities within the ESA Programme Related to EU Secure Connectivity. The proposed solution will enable secure communications and future-oriented Internet of Things (IoT) services with geolocation capabilities.

The project’s main technological potential lies in its reconfigurable approach, which will provide the flexibility needed to adapt the system to different missions, service requirements and operational scenarios. As consortium leader, ARQUIMEA will be responsible for mission analysis and systems engineering, as well as for the development of an RF-based intersatellite link and satellite platform design and integration. These activities will help define the mission architecture and technical requirements needed to support the future evolution of Europe’s secure satellite communications infrastructure.

 “Secure and resilient connectivity is fundamental to Europe’s resilience and strategic autonomy. ESA – hand-in-hand with the European Commission and industry – is therefore looking ahead, exploring the capabilities and technologies that can help Europe meet its future connectivity needs. The work we are launching today is an important part of that effort and will help shape the continued evolution of IRIS²,” said Laurent Jaffart, Director of ESA’s Resilience, Navigation and Connectivity.

“PELICAN brings together several of ARQUIMEA’s core capabilities, including mission analysis, systems engineering, satcom technology and spacecraft manufacturing. We are proud to lead this project and contribute to Europe’s secure and sovereign satellite communications” said Ferran Tejada, Managing Director of ARQUIMEA Space.

 

Extensive experience in satellite development and mission analysis

ARQUIMEA has more than two decades of experience in the space sector and has participated in over 220 missions for major space agencies, institutional organisations and international satellite manufacturers.

The company has extensive capabilities in mission analysis, space systems engineering and the design, manufacturing, integration and testing of satellites and critical satellite systems. Its technological portfolio includes satellite structures, thermal control systems, antennas, deployable systems, avionics, optical instruments, mechanisms and space-qualified microelectronics.

This combination of mission-level expertise, technological capabilities and industrial capacity enables ARQUIMEA to support space programmes throughout their complete lifecycle, from early mission definition and system design to manufacturing, integration, testing and in-orbit operation.

Through PELICAN, ARQUIMEA strengthens its position as a European industrial partner in the development of advanced satellite platforms and secure connectivity solutions. The project also reinforces the company’s contribution to Europe’s technological sovereignty and to the development of flexible, resilient and future-ready space infrastructure.

About ARQUIMEA

ARQUIMEA is a Spanish technology company operating globally in highly demanding sectors, including aerospace, defense, science industry and fintech.

With 20 years of experience, ARQUIMEA collaborates in the space sector with leading space agencies such as NASA, JAXA and ESA, as well as major traditional and New Space companies, internal consortia, universities and research centers.

Today, ARQUIMEA has become an integrated supplier with capabilities to develop and manufacture complete satellites, thermal systems, structures, deployable systems, avionics, microelectronics, and optical systems.

About ESA Programme Related to EU Secure Connectivity

Under the overall responsibility of the European Commission, IRIS² is a bold endeavour to build a space-based secure and resilient connectivity network that elevates Europe’s strategic autonomy and competitiveness, where and when it matters most. ESA acts on behalf of the European Commission as the qualification and validation authority for the governmental infrastructure of the Union Secure Connectivity Programme. It manages development and validation contracts supporting the initial space and ground segments, verifies end-to-end system, service, and security performance against EC requirements, and coordinates these activities with ESA’s own programme.

Within this programme, the IRIS² Low-LEO Pre-Operational and De-Risk Activities components provide a rapid and recurrent mechanism for validating potential new governmental services and associated mission concepts in orbit up to a pre-operational level, subject to successful maturation and later programme level decisions of integration into the operational EU IRIS² baseline.

Ultimately, these activities aim at contributing to the continued evolution and enhancement of IRIS2  services and capabilities, supporting Europe’s long-term leadership in space in an ever-changing world.

Learn more at: https://resilience.esa.int/esa-programme-related-to-eu-secure-connectivity-and-iris%C2%B2 

ARQUIMEA, a technology company with more than 20 years of experience in the defense and space sectors, will participate in UNVEX 2026, Spain’s leading professional event for unmanned systems, taking place on September 16 and 17 in San Javier, Murcia. The event will bring together companies, Armed Forces, public institutions, and security and law enforcement agencies to discuss the evolution of autonomous technologies and their applications in defense and security.

During this edition, ARQUIMEA will present its autonomous systems for the naval and air domains through its WISE, KRONOS and Q-SLAM families. These loitering systems are designed to provide advanced surveillance, reconnaissance, intelligence and intervention capabilities across different operational scenarios and against different types of threats.

Naval Domain: WISE and KRONOS Families

For the naval domain, ARQUIMEA develops autonomous systems designed to enhance surveillance, reconnaissance and intervention capabilities both on the surface and underwater. Through its WISE and KRONOS families, the company offers underwater and surface solutions for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions, mine detection and threat neutralization. These systems are capable of operating in complex maritime environments and contributing to greater protection and effectiveness for deployed forces.

S-WISE is a unique system capable of carrying out tactical and surveillance missions both on the surface and underwater. Its main advantages include its compact size—just 2.5 meters in length—its low acoustic signature and its 85-mile range.

Air Superiority: Q-SLAM Family

In the air domain, ARQUIMEA will showcase its complete family of Q-SLAM loitering systems, including the Q-SLAM-5, Q-SLAM-40, Q-SLAM-80, Q-SLAM-100 and Q-SLAM-200, with ranges from 3 km to 300 km.

In addition, the company will conduct a demonstration of its Q-SLAM-40 loitering system, which incorporates technological enhancements designed to increase its endurance and range while strengthening its operational capabilities. These developments further consolidate a system that has already achieved a high level of technological and operational maturity, following deliveries to several armed forces and the manufacture of more than 3,000 units.

Multilayer Interceptor System to Neutralize a Wide Range of Threats

ARQUIMEA will also showcase its TABANO multilayer interceptor system, integrated into a 4×4 vehicle. The solution combines different capabilities to detect, identify and neutralize drone swarm threats, providing a mobile protective bubble for units, infrastructure and strategic assets.

The system integrates a multi-launcher for autonomous effectors capable of adapting the response to each threat and operational scenario. It therefore provides a flexible, scalable and cost-effective solution for protecting deployed forces, critical infrastructure and strategic assets.

Its operation covers the phases of scanning, detection, identification, engagement and continuous reassessment. Once a threat has been detected and classified, the operator selects the most appropriate interceptor and authorizes its launch. The version presented at UNVEX features three types of interceptors depending on the speed and distance of the threat: Q-FOX, Q-SLAM-5i and Q-SLAM-40.

Integrating autonomous systems into land platforms enhances their mobility and facilitates deployment across a wide range of operational environments. This multilayer approach enables responses to different types of threats through the coordinated use of sensors, command-and-control systems and interception capabilities.

Through its participation in UNVEX, ARQUIMEA reaffirms its position as a European leader in loitering systems and multidomain autonomous solutions, as well as its commitment to developing advanced technologies that strengthen defense and security capabilities.

ARQUIMEA, a technology company specializing in the space and defense sectors and a European leader in loitering systems, is showcasing its extensive portfolio of loitering and interceptor systems at Poland’s leading defense exhibition, addressing the new operational challenges faced by Armed Forces.

The company is presenting a selection of technologies designed to enhance surveillance, reconnaissance, force protection and response capabilities in complex operational environments. These include its Q-SLAM family of loitering systems, designed to provide precision, flexibility and rapid response against different types of threats, with ranges from 40 km to 300 km.

As a European leader in the design and manufacture of autonomous loitering systems, ARQUIMEA has extensive experience in developing multidomain solutions, together with the industrial capacity required to manufacture these systems at scale. Its technologies integrate autonomous navigation, artificial intelligence, advanced sensors and secure communications to deliver an effective response on the battlefield.

In the maritime domain, the company is showcasing its capabilities in unmanned naval systems, including solutions for surveillance, mine detection and reconnaissance missions. ARQUIMEA is also presenting its family of underwater drones, led by S-WISE, which is capable of carrying out loitering missions both on the surface and underwater.

Through its participation at MSPO, ARQUIMEA reaffirms its commitment to developing sovereign technologies for European defense and security, as well as autonomous solutions capable of addressing the current and future needs of Armed Forces.

ARQUIMEA’s systems are on display at its stand within the Spanish Pavilion, Hall 9, Stand.

The Civil Guard and the Centre for the Development of Technology and Innovation E.P.E. (CDTI) have selected ARQUIMEA Research Center to develop an optronic border surveillance system for the control of illicit trafficking and irregular immigration.

The initiative, promoted by the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities and co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), aims to drive advanced technologies that strengthen the surveillance and protection capabilities of Spain’s land and maritime borders, one of the most demanding operational environments in Europe.

ARQUIMEA Research Center has been one of the two contractors selected to continue into Phase II of the development of optronic sensors applied to the surveillance of land border lines (Lot 2), alongside SENSIA Solutions.

Advanced technologies for border surveillance

Spain has more than 8,000 kilometres of coastline and is one of the main points of access between Africa and Europe. This strategic position poses significant challenges related to the control of illicit trafficking, smuggling and irregular immigration, which require increasingly advanced surveillance capabilities.

In this context, the technological challenge involves the development of optronic systems capable of providing high-resolution, stable, high-contrast images over long distances, both day and night and under any environmental conditions.

The solutions will need to integrate advanced infrared detection, line-of-sight stabilisation and intelligent image processing technologies, enabling the identification of suspicious activities with sufficient advance notice to facilitate the response of security forces.

From conceptual phase to prototype development

The tender is structured in three successive phases:

• Phase I: Solution design.
• Phase II: Development of a prototype and testing of the proposed solution.
• Phase III: Pre-operational verification.

Following evaluation of the results obtained during Phase I, ARQUIMEA Research Center has advanced to the next stage of Lot 2 of the challenge, in which the technological prototypes that will respond to the operational requirements defined by the Civil Guard will be developed and validated.

Phase II will last two years and will allow the technologies developed to be matured to levels close to their operational deployment.

Strategic capabilities in optronics and intelligence for defence and security

The execution of this contract reinforces the position of ARQUIMEA Research Center as a leading technology player in the field of advanced optronics, artificial vision and intelligent surveillance systems.

The challenge will allow the continued development of proprietary capabilities in dual-use technologies of high strategic value, applicable to security and defence, the protection of critical infrastructure, maritime surveillance, border control and the monitoring of large areas.

It will also contribute to strengthening national technological sovereignty in a key domain for European security, in line with the European Union Strategy for a Security Union and with national priorities in innovation for defence and security.

Driving innovation for the security challenges of the future

This selection is an important recognition of the innovation and technological development capabilities of ARQUIMEA Research Center and of the work carried out by the multidisciplinary teams involved in the project.

Through initiatives such as this, ARQUIMEA Research Center continues to drive advanced technologies capable of responding to the operational challenges of the future, transforming advanced research into real solutions with a direct impact on security, border protection and Europe’s technological autonomy.

Project data

• Reference: CPP 02/2025 AB (DCCPI/OCPI)
• Title: Pre-Commercial Public Procurement of R&D services for the development of innovative solutions in the field of border surveillance, control of illicit trafficking and irregular immigration, funded by CDTI’s own funds and the EUROPEAN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUND (ERDF)
• Contracting authority: Directorate General of the Centre for the Development of Technology and Innovation E.P.E. (CDTI E.P.E.)
• Lot awarded: Lot 2 – Optronic sensors applied to the surveillance of land border lines
• Objective: To develop advanced optronic solutions capable of detecting, identifying and tracking illicit activities in land border areas using long-range visible and infrared vision technologies.
• Place of execution: Spain. The prototype will be validated in Andalusia.
• Duration: 36 months (full programme) / Phase II: 24 months
• Total tender budget: €24,459,182.00 (VAT included)
• Lot 2 budget: €9,586,104.00 (VAT included)
• Arquimea Research Center S.L.U. budget: €3,430,600.00 (VAT not included)
• Funding: Action co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and CDTI E.P.E. within the framework of the Pluriregional Programme for Spain 2021–2027.

This project forms part of the Public Innovation Procurement CPP 02/2025 AB (DCCPI/OCPI) promoted by the State Secretariat for Security (Directorate General of the Civil Guard) and the Centre for the Development of Technology and Innovation E.P.E., and is co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) through the Pluriregional Programme for Spain 2021–2027. The action contributes to the development of strategic technologies to strengthen security, border surveillance and European technological autonomy.

Canary Islands, 19 June 2026. ARQUIMEA has participated in the organisation of the event “ALS in the Canary Islands: Understanding to Move Forward. Science, Care and Socio-health Commitment“, an initiative promoted by Molefy Pharma together with the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and the Government of the Canary Islands, on the occasion of World ALS Day.

The event brought together researchers, healthcare professionals, institutional representatives and experts from the biotechnology sector in Tenerife to analyse the challenges posed by Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), a neurodegenerative disease affecting around 4,500 people in Spain and between 120 and 130 patients in the Canary Islands.

The gathering provided a forum to address both the scientific advances in research and the care-related, economic and social impact that the disease has on patients, their families and the healthcare system.

Driving Knowledge Transfer to Generate Impact

ARQUIMEA’s participation in this initiative is part of its commitment to promoting scientific and technological innovation as a tool to address some of society’s greatest challenges.

Through its activities in strategic sectors such as healthcare, biotechnology, artificial intelligence, space and defense, the company is committed to connecting research, technological development and industrial capabilities to accelerate the delivery of innovative solutions to the market.

The event highlighted the importance of collaboration between research institutions, technology companies, public administrations and healthcare professionals in transforming scientific knowledge into advances that have a tangible impact on people’s lives.

Science and Innovation in the Face of Neurodegenerative Diseases

One of the main focal points of the event was the presentation of progress around AP-2, a therapeutic candidate developed from research conducted at the CSIC, whose clinical development is being driven by Molefy Pharma.

The research focuses on the TDP-43 protein, one of the primary biological alterations associated with ALS, and represents one of the most promising lines of work for gaining a deeper understanding of the mechanisms involved in the progression of the disease.

During the event, clinical specialists and researchers agreed that the advances achieved in the study of ALS could also contribute to improving the understanding of other neurodegenerative diseases, broadening the potential impact of this research.

A Shared Commitment to Innovation and Social Well-Being

For ARQUIMEA, supporting initiatives that foster dialogue between science, technology and society is part of its vision of innovation as a driver of progress.

The company maintains a strong commitment to advancing research and development projects in strategic fields with the potential to generate a positive impact on society, promoting collaborative ecosystems that accelerate technology transfer and knowledge generation.

The holding of this event further reinforces the role of the Canary Islands as an increasingly relevant environment for biomedical research and technological innovation, consolidating an ecosystem in which scientific institutions, companies and public administrations work together to address some of the most complex challenges of our time.