MULTITEL is a private, non-profit research centre, carrying out applied research and development activities for industry leaders, SMEs and spin-off companies. Multitel is a multidisciplinary centre, which employs about 75 researchers, and has a fully independent legal status. The centre is a strategic partner of the industry for the development of know-how and innovation in various technological fields including appied photonics, man machine interfaces, computer networks, image processing, and railway certification. Moreover Multitel is a technology transfer medium and has contributed to the creation of five spin-off companies.