The IMDEA Materials Institute belongs to the network of the Madrid Institutes of Advanced Studies (IMDEA), a new institutional framework created to support the social and economic growth of the Madrid region through the promotion of excellence research and technology transfer To the industrial fabric in different strategic areas (water, food, energy, materials, nanoscience, networks and software).

The IMDEA Materials Institute has set three main objectives: excellence in research in Materials Science and Engineering, transfer of technology to the industrial sector to improve the competitiveness of companies and attract talented researchers from all over the world to the region of Madrid to develop their work in an international and interdisciplinary environment.