Barcelona, March 10, 2026
Real innovation isn’t just designed; it is built by sharing knowledge. XaRFA – the Additive Manufacturing Reference Network of Catalonia, coordinated by CIM UPC concludes a key phase with the publication of its 2025 Annual Report and the launch of a new horizon: the project’s renewal for the 2026–2028 period.
Beyond the figures from this past year -which already include more than 40 research groups, 23 entities from across the territory, and over 15 collaborating companies– lies a tangible reality: during 2025, the network’s valorization program served as the bridge allowing ideas born in the laboratory to transform into real, high-impact solutions.
Thanks to this impulse, we are embarking on a new phase together with 14 other partner networks funded by the Generalitat de Catalunya’s R+D+I Network Grants, managed by AGAUR.
At the kick-off event, this joint work was launched, with XaRFA teaming up with networks in the Planet and Sustainability field, such as H2CAT, BlueNetCat and X_AgriTech. We also collaborate with networks from other sectors such as Health and Wellbeing, including Xartec Salut, TECSAM, i4KIDS, NeuroAge and XWHIN, and the Digitalisation and DeepTech area, with RDI-IA, CyberCat, X4HPC and XarSMART. And cross-cutting networks like ours, in Society and Culture with AccessCat and CLARIAH-CAT.
The new phase is not just an extension of the calendar, but a commitment to deepening a more collaborative innovation model. The objective for the next three years is clear: to consolidate trust among the actors in the productive system and to continue creating technologies that make our industry more competitive and humane, and that cross borders.
At XaRFA, we look forward with the satisfaction of having created a reference support structure in the country, and with our gratitude to all the organisations and individuals who are growing this community. The 2025 Report is the account of this collective success and the starting point for everything we are already beginning to build.
Discover everything we’ve done and where we’re heading in the 2025 Annual Report!
