We are pleased to inform you that IKOR received the DonostiaINN Award for the best consolidated innovative company, granted by the Department of Economic Impulse, through the Development of San Sebastián Public Company, and with recognition from the mayor, Eneko Goia, during Donostia WeekINN.

By writing these lines, we would like to thank the Development of San Sebastián Public Company for its trust, support, and involvement in the socioeconomic development of the city. The criteria used by said entity to grant this award were the following:

• Support for Innovation: companies that resolutely support innovation with the aim of continuing to create employment and wealth in the city, based upon the continuous involvement of their own business models.
• Impact: any company that innovates and grows should have a positive impact, both in terms of its profit and loss statement and in the setting in which it is located, creating quality jobs and retaining and attracting talent.
• Global Focus: companies that innovate in an excellent way and are profitable tend towards global models for offering their products and services.
• Bond with the City: especially valued is the degree of bonding and cooperation that the businesses have with the city and with the Development Entity and the City Hall of San Sebastián, contributing to the city's

The Development Entity noted that IKOR actively participates in programs and events designed for the city's promotion both directly and indirectly, and that we are one of the companies with an active role which makes up the Social Contrast Group set up in 2017, allowing Development of San Sebastián to check and validate the tools being launched within the context of the Connecting Talent Program. Additionally, as Ernesto Gasco pointed out, “we are recognizing IKOR, a company whose headquarters is in San Sebastián and that supplies customers on five continents, representing a true example of the companies that we want to have in our city.”

Likewise, we wish to thank all those individuals who are a part of IKOR for helping us to achieve this award. Thank you for the effort, dedication, and support that you have given us. We'd also like to especially thank our founders Miguel Angel and Jesús. Without their faith, hard work, and commitment, IKOR would not have become the great family that it is today.

We mustn't forget Counter Craft, the company that won the category of Young Innovative Company, Congratulations!

Thank you everyone!