{"id":80568,"date":"2026-02-25T10:16:46","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T10:16:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leitat.org\/?p=80568"},"modified":"2026-02-25T10:31:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T10:31:06","slug":"120-years-as-a-bridge-when-knowledge-turns-into-progress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leitat.org\/en\/blog\/120-years-as-a-bridge-when-knowledge-turns-into-progress\/","title":{"rendered":"120 years as a bridge: when knowledge turns into progress"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"80568\" class=\"elementor elementor-80568 elementor-80528\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f21a6c8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f21a6c8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4f051f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e4f051f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"61\" data-end=\"256\">On the occasion of Leitat\u2019s 120th anniversary, <strong>Jordi Cabrafiga<\/strong>, CEO, reflects in ElNacional.cat on the role of technology centers as <strong>bridges between scientific knowledge and industrial reality.<\/strong><\/p><p data-start=\"258\" data-end=\"657\">The article highlights how organizations like Leitat help companies face complex challenges (decarbonization, digitalization, regulation, and talent shortages) <strong>by accelerating innovation and turning research into tangible solutions.<\/strong> It also emphasizes the collaborative model that strengthens competitiveness, attracts skilled talent, and generates real economic, social, and environmental impact.<\/p><p data-start=\"659\" data-end=\"699\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Read the full article on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elnacional.cat\/ca\/economia\/120-anys-fent-pont-quan-coneixement-transforma-progres_1596452_102.html\">ElNacional.cat<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the occasion of Leitat\u2019s 120th anniversary, Jordi Cabrafiga, CEO, reflects in ElNacional.cat on the role of technology centers as bridges between scientific knowledge and industrial reality. 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