AMADE  is a research group and technology transfer centre made up of researchers from the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Construction and the Department of Physics at the University of Girona. It carries out research into design with composite materials, numerical simulation of mechanical and structural behaviour, and conception and design of machinery.

AMADE responds to the demand of the industrial sector in three particular areas:

· Innovation (new designs, new materials, new design tools),
· Product improvement
· Analysis of in-service behaviour

From AMADE we want to support the R+D activities of companies. Market demands and, in part, the incentives proposed by the Public Administration have made companies develop R+D projects. Often, however, they do so without sufficiently specialised staff and without the specific equipment needed to do it, especially in small and medium-sized companies.

From AMADE, we can offer agreements with companies for:

· R+D programmes,
· technical reports,
· ongoing training