CELESTE – Cutting Edge Leap to Excellence in Space and Optics Technologies CELESTE is a visionary initiative of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) aimed at positioning the Canary Islands as a centre of excellence for pioneering research and technological development in two interrelated domains: Advanced Optical Systems and New Space

The European Solar Telescope (EST) (http://www.est-east.eu) is a European solar physics initiative involving more than 30 institutions from 18 countries, under the coordination of the IAC, representing the largest infrastructure of European research projected in the field of solar physics from Earth.

The CTAO is an initiative which is planning the construction of a new generation of Cherenkov Telescopes to study the universe in very high energy gamma-rays. Gamma-rays carry information about the most violent and extreme events in the universe.

The NRT (New Robotic Telescope) is a project to design and build a 4-meter telescope within five years, which from the ORM will operate in a totally autonomous and robotic way. This form of operation will make it the largest robotic telescope in the world.

Development of optical payloads for micro-satellites for Earth observation from low orbits.

Development of electro-optical devices implementing technology used in Astrophysics for medical technology.