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AI Methods Featured in ABC newspaper as an Example of Spain’s Growing AI Ecosystem

AI Methods has been featured in the business section of ABC, one of Spain’s leading national newspapers, in a report highlighting the momentum of the Spanish innovation ecosystem in artificial intelligence. The article focuses on how universities and technology centers — including Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) and the Center for Innovation in Entrepreneurship and Artificial Intelligence (C3N-IA) — are playing a key role in turning research into real-world impact.


As ABC reports, UC3M’s C3N-IA center plays a critical role in bridging the gap between research and entrepreneurship, offering services such as access to funding and commercialization support to ensure the launch and consolidation of companies in the market. “Researchers are used to developing their work, but we often lack the entrepreneurial mindset to realize that one of our developments could lead to a direct application,” explains in the article Cristina Castejón, professor and vice-president of Research and Transfer at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, who adds how the C3N-IA center provides mentoring and guidance to students and researchers with ideas that could become spin-offs, identifying promising research results for direct transfer to industry.





The article offers the case of AI Methods as a concrete example of this innovation pipeline: our company was born as a spin-off from UC3M, based on a doctoral thesis aimed at addressing air traffic delays caused by storms. “My thesis aimed to solve air traffic congestion, which is often caused by storms,” explains Aniel Jardines, founder and CEO of AI Methods with the aim of developing a more accurate algorithmic system for predicting adverse weather conditions affecting air navigation.


ABC also underscores the importance of European support in helping AI innovations reach the market. In our case, AI Methods participates in the KAIROS project, funded by SESAR JU and the European Commission, which focuses on transferring advanced AI technologies to the aviation sector. Its successful commercialization will help air traffic controllers to plan flights with greater precision, safety, and efficiency.


We thank María José Pérez-Barco for the interview and opportunity to bring our innovation story to a wider audience.



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