Basque Culinary Center R&D is the R&D Centre associated with the Faculty of Gastronomic Science and Culinary Arts. The mission of the Basque Culinary R&D Centre is based on promoting and carrying out research projects, agreements or contracts in the catering-gastronomic and food sectors. To transfer the results of these scientific and technological projects obtained in the faculty and in the actual centre, to society in general and the industry in particular, generating socio-economic values. To contribute to the training of research staff and encourage relations with other scientific institutions.

It also encourages the promotion and development of collaborative research processes between Universities, Technology Centres, companies and public bodies by generating a network capable of creating and transferring knowledge.