Next Limit Technologies

Next Limit Technologies is a computer software company headquartered in Madrid, Spain.

Founded in 1998 by engineers Victor Gonzalez and Ignacio Vargas[1] the firm develops technologies in the field of digital simulation and visualization.

It is currently the leader of the European project, SAFECITI (Safe Citizen),[4] which aims to create a simulation system for analysts that would predict the behavior of large crowds in urban environments in moments of panic, violence, or catastrophes.

[8] In Spain, Next Limit has participated in biotechnology research to simulate the heart as a complex fluid structural system.

The previous Oscar awarded to a Spanish person was Juan de la Cierva y Hoces in 1969 for his creation of the optic stabilizer Dynalens, an apparatus used to eliminate camera vibrations.

Next Limit Technologies - Academy Awards 2008