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The High Technology and Homologation Center -CATECHOM- is a Centre Supporting Investigation in the University of Alcalá.

Its objective is to support the activities of investigation and tecnological development in relation with telecommunications, electronics and Information Technologies and for the university community and for other public and/ or private institutions as well.

The CATECHOM has an infrastructure, instrumentation and high qualified staff for the achievement of tests in different fields; EMC, climate, vacuum, electrical security and antennas, and also to calibrate electrical and electronic equipments.

The introduced Quality Management System located in the standard terms of the UNE-EN ISO/IEC 17025:2005, is applied to all the sections of the Centre.

It is located in the University of Alcalá de Henares Campus. Polytechnic Building, ground floor, west side, laboratory L02.

The High Technology and Validation Center belongs to the Laboraty Networks of the Public Institutions of the Community of Madrid -RLA-. Besides, it is a partner of the International Laboratory Accreditation Corporation -ILAC MRA-.

Actually it counts with an ENAC accreditation for carrying out Electromagnetic Compatibility tests: Emission, and calibrations in the area of Electricity CC and Low Frecuency.