EM&E Group, a leading Spanish group in defence and security innovation and technologies, has acquired a 5.8% stake in IDEADED, a deep tech company specialising in sustainable microchips. This transaction demonstrates EM&E Group’s commitment to Spanish start-ups for the development of advanced solutions applied to defence.

This investment goes beyond the purely financial and represents an alliance to integrate the potential of IDEADED’s disruptive technologies, such as alternative semiconductors to silicon, artificial intelligence and high-performance computing (HPC), into EM&E Group’s advanced systems. The aim is to speed up the transition from prototype to final product, ensuring technological sovereignty, competitiveness and industrial impact in a sector as strategic for Spain and Europe as defence.

In the words of Javier Escribano, president of EM&E Group: ‘With this investment, we are reinforcing our commitment to innovation and national technological talent and establishing a direct channel for incorporating high-level dual technologies into our defence and security systems.’

EM&E Group’s participation in IDEADED is part of its commitment to strengthening the national technological ecosystem, promoting alliances with innovative Spanish companies capable of providing key solutions in areas such as advanced hardware, embedded AI, smart sensors and high-performance computing. This vision is aligned with the objective of strengthening European defence capabilities, reducing external dependence.