The cameras are one of the key components of this project, as they will allow high-energy radiation to be detected with high precision and ten times the sensitivity of the existing Cherenkov telescopes.

The industrialisation of the first four cameras for the medium-sized telescopes will take place in Torrejón de Ardoz from the end of 2022 and is scheduled for completion during 2023. These complex systems measure 9 m², weigh 2.2 tonnes and will be suspended above the 12 m-diameter, 16 m-focal length telescopes. ARQUIMEA is responsible for the manufacture, assembly, integration and testing to ensure successful delivery.

Once the cameras have been completed and passed the test phase, they will be delivered to CEA Paris Saclay in France for final integration, assigned to the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), which is heading the production of the observatory’s medium-sized telescopes.

ARQUIMEA has a strong track record in the CTA (Cherenkov Telescope Array) project, having built the three cameras for the Observatory’s large-sized telescopes (LST) over the past two years. These cameras were manufactured in close collaboration with the Centre for Energy, Environmental and Technological Research (CIEMAT), for the Canary Islands Astrophysics Institute.

“At ARQUIMEA we help scientists develop and industrialise their technology and projects with our engineering and manufacturing facilities and capabilities” stresses Emilio Ramiro, Business Development Director of the Science Industry Division at ARQUIMEA.

The industrialisation and validation process for this type of camera, which is in itself very thorough, also aims to make improvements in the design of the prototype and to reduce manufacturing lead times and costs, while always complying with the observatory’s operational needs and the most demanding quality and safety standards.

ARQUIMEA boasts decades of experience in the industrialisation of complex equipment used in scientific applications. Among its clients are the leading international research centres in astrophysics, particle physics and fusion energy, including the IAC, CIEMAT, CTA, INTA, CAB and CERN, among others. The company operates state-of-the-art facilities to undertake these projects.

More than 100 telescopes to measure the effects of very high-energy gamma rays from the extreme universe.

The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) observatory is a global initiative to build the largest, most powerful gamma ray observatory in the world with more than 1,400 scientists and engineers from 25 countries taking part.

The observatory will consist of more than 100 telescopes spread over two areas. The northern hemisphere network will be located at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory belonging to the Canary Islands Astrophysics Institute (IAC) in La Palma, Spain. The southern hemisphere network will be located in Chile, in the Atacama desert.

The observatory will have three types of telescope to measure the different energies originating from gamma rays: the larger 23 m-diameter LST, the medium-sized 12 m-diameter MST and the smaller 6 m-diameter SST, dedicated to capturing the higher energy radiation.

The cameras are a key part of the telescopes. The medium-sized telescopes (MST) have a 12 m-diameter parabolic reflective surface, supported by a tubular structure made of reinforced carbon fibre and steel tubes. The reflective surface, composed of a hundred hexagonal mirrors, collects the Cherenkov light and focuses it into the telescope’s camera, where photomultiplier tubes convert the light into electric signals that will be processed by dedicated electronics to gather key information on very high-energy physical phenomena occurring in the extreme universe for study and analysis.

The company is showcasing the Q-SLAM-40 marauding system for the first time at UNVEX. This tactical marauding system has been designed to safely and efficiently perform different types of short-range operations, including protection, surveillance, reconnaissance, target acquisition or damage assessment. The system provides a significant tactical advantage to special forces and infantry units in multi-domain and asymmetric conflicts.  

This technological solution boasts numerous advantages: the system is always under the operator’s control; it improves safety in operations and reduces collateral risk. 

ARQUIMEA is one of Europe’s leading manufacturers of marauding systems, a reliable, flexible and proven solution that is already available and can be tailored to meet the customer’s requirements. The Spanish Ministry of Defence recently selected the technology company to develop a short-range marauding system for the Spanish Army. 

ARQUIMEA is showcasing the complete system at UNVEX, stand A3, including the pneumatic launcher, the aerial platform and the ground control station that includes an antenna and tablet to control the system and flight parameters during the entire mission. 

The company is also showcasing at UNVEX the latest configuration of its Shepherd-MIL drone. A versatile and stealthy ground surveillance and reconnaissance RPAS that can act as a forward observer for mortar and artillery units.

The iDermo Awards have the purpose of rewarding the effort and devotion throughout the year of brands in the dermo-cosmetics and OTC sector. The ceremony comprised 24 different categories and, this year, as a novelty, the new categories of Best Sustainable Products, Best Colour Product and Best Health Communicator were included.

Bronze for Best Sustainable Product.

For the first time, ARQUIMEA participated in these awards with its first product from the Consumer Health line: Siluete, a lip balm that helps to avoid snacking between meals. Siluete, which was launched to the market just three months ago, was a finalist in three categories: Best Sustainable Product, Best OTC Product and Best Innovative Product. 

Finally, Siluete received the Bronze Award for Best Sustainable Product, awarded by a professional jury from the pharmaceutical sector, thanks to its 100% natural formula; to its sustainable production through environmentally-friendly processes; and to its awareness, reflected throughout its packaging and product communication.

Siluete: formula and sustainable production.

Siluete is produced from 100% natural substances, sustainably produced and extracted using environmentally-friendly processes, such as supercritical CO2 extract, the most sustainable and least polluting process for the industry. These extracts do not give off emissions or contain traces of solvents, additives, metal catalysts or heavy metals. In addition, it allows to obtain a high performance by achieving the maximum concentration of aromatic substances and a long shelf life, as it is oxygen-free.

This award represents the efforts of the whole family of the ARQUIMEA Health area, their scientific and research spirit for the development of innovative products that help to improve people’s health through prevention.

ARQUIMEA participates in World Pork Expo 2022, the world’s largest event devoted exclusively to the swine industry, to present its latest developments in animal breeding to the US market.

World Pork Expo, which will be held from 8 to 10 June in Des Moines, Iowa (US), will bring together more than 350 exhibiting companies, over 300,000 ft² (28,000m²), and expects to welcome more than 10,000 swine producers and agricultural professionals.

With the slogan ‘Agrointelligence for future’, the Spanish technology company will showcase, at its stand V1042, located in the Premium Outdoor area next to the pavilion ‘Varied Industries’, its automated semen analysis systems, based on proprietary technology: ISAS PRO Boar and SQS2.

ISAS PRO Boar, based on CASA technology, is a robotised system that automatically analyses boar semen quality, simultaneously assessing motility, morphology and concentration.

SQS2, on the other hand, is an automatic and integrated system that evaluates, using fluorescence technology, the vitality, agglutinations and morphology of boar semen.

During the fair, the company will hold live product demonstrations, showing the operation of the new automated equipment and its intuitive and user-friendly analysis software.

The company will also use the event to present its entire portfolio of swine breeding products – from sperm promoters or reusable counting chambers to pheromone vaporisers that replace the presence of the boar.

Paris 15 June 2022 – ARQUIMEA, technology company that operates globally in highly demanding sectors with more than 15 years of experience and 600 professionals, presents in Eurosatory eCOMPASS, the electronic aiming solutions that completes the ARQUIMEA’s electronic and information systems portfolio for mortars.

The eCOMPASS is an electronic aiming solution for mortar that reduces the aiming process to 50 seconds. It is easily deployed in only 3 steps: northfinding, data reception and aiming and firing.

The system consists of a multiple sensors module, a battery, and a rugged tablet that is easy to transport and use. The high shock resistance of eCOMPASS allows it to be used in all type of mortars regardless their caliber, charge, or rate of fire. eCOMPASS can be operated in standalone mode or it can also be integrated in the fire control system customer’s computer.

This solution completes the portfolio of ARQUIMEA for mortars that includes other information systems such as Techfire, integrated fire control system, already in service in NATO Armed Forces, mCounter, shot counter for mortars maintenance, and Shepherd, Unmanned Forward Observer UAV with the shape of a bird. All these devices are compatible with all type of mortars, are user friendly and have been developed by mortar experts to improve capabilities of the Armed Forces and improve their safety.

You can see all these solutions at ARQUIMEA’s stand at Hall 6 – K481.

Paris 13 June 2022 – ARQUIMEA, the technology company that operates globally in highly demanding sectors with more than 15 years of experience and 600 professionals, showcases for the first time in Eurosatory Q-SALM-40, its loitering UAS to enhance the capabilities and safety of the Armed Forces.

Q-SLAM-40 is a tactical multi-purpose aircraft system designed to perform safely and efficiently different types of short-range operations including protection, surveillance,

reconnaissance, target acquisition or damage assessment. It has been designed to tackle complex combat environments in special or conventional operations in the field or from fixed defensive positions.

ARQUIMEA is one of the main European manufacturers of loitering drones, a powerful and flexible proven solution already available, which can be adapted to the client’s requirements.

QLM-40 is a cost-effective, flexible, robust and durable system that can be easily transported by a two-man team in lightweight backpacks. The system can be deployed anywhere needed within minutes, ensuring a fast reaction time. This loitering system consists of a pneumatic launcher, an aerial platform and a ground control station including an antenna and a tablet to control the system and the flight parameters. The aerial platform airframe is made by a folding wing structure for quick and easy transportation.

The interest in loitering systems for defense is increasing with the recent international context. This technology solution has numerous advantages: the system is always under the control of the operator; it improves safety in operations and reduces collateral risk.

The technology company will also specialise in the manufacture, integration and testing of Ground Support Equipment and tooling (GSE) for the leading aeronautical companies. The company develops these projects at its facilities in Madrid, which have more than 6,000 m2 equipped with high-end machinery and clean rooms.

ARQUIMEA boasts decades of experience in the defence and aerospace sectors. Since its inception, its goal has been to provide innovative technological solutions to improve the security and capabilities of armies. You can visit ARQUIMEA at Hall 6 – K481.

Madrid, 1 June – AMICSA 2022 Congress open its doors after the COVID-19 pandemic. The 9th International Workshop on Analogue and Mixed-Signal Integrated Circuits for Space Applications Congress was inaugurated by Diego Fernández, President of ARQUIMEA, Markus Kissler-Patig, Head of the Science and Operations Department of the European Space Agency (ESA) in Spain, Emilio Vez, Head of the Space Programmes Division at CDTI, and Boris Glass, Mixed-Signal Microelectronics Expert at the ESA and coordinator of AMICSA. The European Space Agency organizes this congress in collaboration with ARQUIMEA in Madrid.

AMICSA 2022 is being held from 1 to 3 June at the Círculo de Bellas Artes in Madrid, and will draw around one hundred international experts in analogue and mixed-signal integrated circuits for space applications. The congress coincides with the launch of the PERTE Chip, which should serve as a boost for Spain’s capabilities in the area of the microelectronics industry. This drive is key to consolidating the leadership of Spanish microelectronic companies in the aerospace sector.

Diego Fernández, president of ARQUIMEA, which has partnered with the ESA to organise this congress, was entrusted with inaugurating the event and after thanking the attendees for their presence, he took the opportunity to talk about the importance of a “growing sector” and indicated that “as companies, organisations and society we cannot be left out of a key sector”. During his talk, he presented the “Beetlesat” satellite constellation that the company is working on to put 250 satellites into orbit over the next few years.

Markus Kissler-Patig, Head of the Science and Operations Department at ESA, highlighted the importance of the activity of the European Astronomy Centre in Madrid, located in Villafranca del Castillo, which employs around 400 people.

The Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology (CDTI) has also played a prominent role in the opening session of the congress, as it is one of the leading institutions in the development of technologies in Spain, and Emilio Vez, Head of the Space Programmes Division, stressed that Spain “has been involved in space projects for a long time, for example, with the Copernicus mission. We have a good balance in our national space ecosystem, we have very successful Spanish companies thanks to their enormous capacity. Spain is part of the future and we want to continue to work closely with the ESA. Proof of this is the drive to create the Spanish Space Agency”.

Finally, Boris Glass, Mixed-Signal Microelectronics Expert at the ESA and head of AMICSA welcomed the fact that this year “at last AMICSA could be held in person” and emphasised that the congress will address “all design systems, and therefore we need to be flexible and we are very happy to be able to discuss all kinds of topics”.

The event, which is held every two years, covers topics such as radiation effects on integrated circuits or radiation hardening methodologies using cell, circuit and system design techniques, as well as radiation testing or radiation hardness qualification and quantification of integrated circuits. In addition, topics such as intellectual property and reusability of circuits in space will be addressed, along with the needs and requirements for future space missions.

A space for business

AMICSA 2022 features an exhibition area for the leading companies in this market segment to showcase their innovations directly to all attendees. The exhibiting companies include ARQUIMEA, Alter, Imec, Microchip, Serma TTTech, Trad and Weeroc.

The congress is sponsored by industry-leading international companies, which include: ARQUIMEA, imec, ISD and Novorell.

Santa Cruz de Tenerife, 25 May 2022.

Kaudal has inaugurated its new headquarters located in Rambla de Santa Cruz. The company, which specialises in financing innovative projects through private investment, established itself in the Canary Islands in May 2019 and currently employs 70 professionals, 60 of whom are based on the islands.

The inauguration ceremony, attended by José Manuel Bermúdez, Mayor of Santa Cruz, also featured the presence of high-ranking representatives of the Canary Islands Government and the Island Council of Tenerife, as well as relevant representatives from the islands’ business and social scene.

Vicente Dorta, Director of Investments at Kaudal, was the master of ceremonies and host of the event. “Three years ago, we were one person; today, we are more than 60 professionals who, from the Canary Islands, continue to work to support responsible investment, innovation and the tax environment of the islands”.

The event included the presentation of the rehabilitation project for the building, designed by José Marrero Regalado in 1937, the architect also responsible for the project that gave rise to the current building of the Island Council of Tenerife and the well-known Mercado de Nuestra Señora de África. The building is listed as an Asset of Cultural Interest, thus its selection as Kaudal’s headquarters reinforces the company’s commitment to the islands, while also showing its interest in supporting the conservation of its artistic heritage and cultural legacy.

Esaú Acosta, the architect in charge of the project, reflected on the inspiration behind it. “The craftsmanship of 100 years ago is the technology of today. We want to bring the two together”.

The company is the leader in Technological Patronage, an innovative means of financing based on tax incentives applicable to research, development and innovation, which allows new private investment to be channelled into the R&D&I ecosystem.

In the words of Manuel García-Sañudo, CEO of Kaudal, “our goal is to boost the technology ecosystem and talent in the region by promoting technology projects on the islands and from the islands to the rest of Spain. At Kaudal, we put the innovative ecosystem in contact with investment companies that seek not only to obtain a return, but also to contribute to the social and economic development of their communities through science and technology”.

The event was closed by the Mayor of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, José Manuel Bermúdez. “We want to be a hospitable city capable of welcoming investors and generating quality employment. You have done it in the best possible way, restoring the house of one of the most important architects of the Canary Islands, the great Marrero Regalado”.

In 2021, Kaudal promoted 95 projects with a value of €105 million, five of them financed by Canary Islands investors.

Kaudal is part of ARQUIMEA, a Spanish technology company that operates globally in highly demanding sectors. ARQUIMEA also boasts three other work centres on the islands, having set up its corporate research centre in 2020, which currently has 60 researchers distributed between the Las Mantecas Science and Technology Park in La Laguna (Tenerife), the Gran Canaria Technology Park and the Tafira Campus (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria).

About Kaudal.

Kaudal is a company dedicated to financing the R&D&I ecosystem through private investment. The company is a leader in Technological Patronage, a means of financing based on tax incentives applicable to research, development and innovation. Its purpose is to contribute to promoting R&D&I in Spain by supporting the development of new technologies and innovative products, favouring the transfer of knowledge and its market access.

Kaudal has extensive experience in the use of this instrument, having mobilised more than €315 million in investment and promoted more than 250 R&D&I projects since its creation in 2016.

• Since the beginning of the service in March 2021, ARQUIMEA has performed more than 600,000 COVID-19 tests at airports and has expanded its offer by including the rapid PCR test and a customised service for companies and travel agencies.

• With this expansion, Aena will be able to continue to offer national and international passengers the facility to take COVID-19 tests at the airport, especially with regard to the holiday period in the summer months.

Madrid, 19 May 2022.

ARQUIMEA and Aena will extend the COVID-19 test centres management contract at Aena network airports. This renewal, which includes 17 centres “INTENDED FOR PERFORMANCE OF INFECTION DIAGNOSTIC TESTS FOR SARS‐COV‐2 AND OTHER CLINICAL TESTS” will be extended up to 31 December.

ARQUIMEA, a technology company that operates globally in highly demanding sectors, was awarded the first contract in March 2021 with Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas, Málaga-Costa del Sol, Seville and Jerez airports. In December 2021, it was awarded the three new tenders called by Aena for the management of 17 centres up to 30 June 2022, to which the airports of Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat, Reus, Girona-Costa Brava, Santiago-Rosalía de Castro, Bilbao and the Canarian airports were added.

Aena has decided to extend the contract implemented by more than 130 workers up to the end of the year, which will allow it to deal with the increase in travel during the holiday period in the summer months, offering the passengers the facility to perform COVID-19 tests at the airport. In this sense, ARQUIMEA will continue to manage under the Fly COVID Test brand the lot including the centres of Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas, Málaga-Costa del Sol, Seville, Jerez, Santiago-Rosalía de Castro and Bilbao airports, through a joint venture with LabGenetics, and another 2 lots referring to centres located at the airports of Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat, Reus, Girona-Costa Brava and the Canarian airports (Tenerife Norte-Ciudad de la Laguna, Tenerife Sur, Gran Canaria, César Manrique-Lanzarote, Fuerteventura and La Palma), through a joint venture with Imegen.

Since the start of the service, the Spanish technology company has performed more than 600.000 COVID-19 tests at different Spanish airports where it operates, where 62% have been antigen tests and 38% PCR tests, and has been gradually including new services to its offer:

• New COVID-19 tests: Rapid PCR with results in just 35 minutes at Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas, Málaga-Costa del Sol and Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat airports to make it easy for passengers to take a PCR test before boarding, thus avoiding prior travel required with conventional PCR.
• Customised service for companies and travel agencies: so that companies can provide their employees or clients with all the health and safety protocols against COVID-19 for their air travel, meetings or events. In addition, from June, the company plans to add a new clinical testing service at its centres to complete its offer.

ARQUIMEA has extensive experience in the management of COVID-19 testing services and protocols. Since the beginning of the service in March 2020, the company has performed more than one million COVID-19 tests through its different services. As well as the testing service at Aena network airports, the company has the COVID-19 Alliance service available, where it offers tests to private individuals, companies and sporting events, becoming a benchmark in the fight against COVID-19.
This contract extension will make it easier for national and international passengers to comply with all COVID-19 health protocols, during the holiday period, both for their return home and for access to destination countries.

ARQUIMEA has announced a $15 million investment in the Israeli space technology company NSLComm. This investment is part of the Spanish technology company’s international expansion plans, which were the basis for ARQUIMEA’s first bond issuance last December.

With this investment, ARQUIMEA also contributes with its more than 15 years of experience in the development, engineering and production of space grade components and systems.

NSLComm is an Israeli space technology company that has developed a deployable antenna based on shape memory polymers, which offers many advantages for use in satellite-to-ground and intersatellite communication links. This technology provides a great competitive advantage in the emerging satellite constellation market. The funds provided by ARQUIMEA will allow both companies to develop an innovative telecommunications constellation based on this technology, called BeetleSat.

BeetleSat, the next generation LEO constellation.

Last December, ARQUIMEA and NSLComm announced their partnership to develop BeetleSat, the next generation LEO (Low Earth Orbit) constellation. BeetleSat is a constellation of 250 communication satellites scheduled for deployment by 2025 that will provide global connectivity for high-throughput, low-latency applications.

The innovative expandable antenna developed by NSLComm delivers high bandwidth, up to 1 Tbps across the constellation, using satellites of smaller size and mass than with traditional rigid antennas or optical communications links. This reduces the overall cost of constellation deployment.

ARQUIMEA and NSLComm will engage in various development, industrialisation and de-risking activities over the next two years, including the manufacturing of the first two satellites of the constellation. Also, an experiment on the International Space Station carried out by NSLComm took place in April 2022, and the launch of a satellite in October 2022 is planned with one of NSLComm’s antennas on board.