The Research Center for Applied Science and Advanced Technology (CICATA) was created by an agreement of the Instituto Politécnico Nacional (IPN) Consultive General Council (CGC) agreement, 1 September 1996.
These units were located at: As time passed by CICATA Puebla moved to Tlaxcala, and became the Research Center for Applied Biotechnology (CIBA).
[1] On the other hand, CICATA Morelia was closed by instructions of Miguel Angel Correa Jasso, General Director of IPN, in 2000.
[2] Currently, these research centers are known as: The CICATA's objective is to serve as a liaison between the academic community and the productive sector.
To that end, CICATA provides educational, research, and technology development services.