For Narec, the tie-up kicks off strategic plan to set upinternational collaborations as a "key dimension" in strengtheningits in-house capability as well as building links with Europeanresearch centres.

"Narec and [the Technical Research Institute ofSweden] have been working together for a number of years now but formalisingthis relationship will be beneficial to both parties, allowing us to exploitone another’s strengths and extend the scope and focus of our commercial andresearch activities," says Narec chief technology officer Ignacio Marti.

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