Established in 1960 as a research - design institute for automation, IPA SA has kept until now its main profile: research & development, design, production, assembling, service and consultancy of automation and IT equipments and installations, in industry (chemistry and oil processing, metallurgy, building materials, energy, machines building), environmental protection (emission/imission control, toxic emissions, meteo-hydro parameters monitoring), services for citizen ( public information system, lighting up control of landing/ take-off runways, seismic parameters monitoring, barrages survey, security and fire alarm systems).
After 1990, IPA has become a trading company on shares, maintaining its profile. Since 1997, IPA has a flexible structure, becoming more efficient and more profitable. At the present time, IPA is an integrally private company, which has implemented and maintains a quality system according with the SR-EN-ISO standards.
Through its subsidiaries situated in the main cities of Romania (Cluj, Craiova, Galati), IPA SA successfully covers the Romanian territory in its field of activity.
IPA SA deals mainly in R & D activities, in Romanian national programs and internationally (H2020, FP7, COSME,CIP, EUREKA, Leonardo da Vinci etc.) financed projects.
Some international R&D Projects IPA is involved in and are underway:
URBAN-NET - coordination of the funding of urban research in Europe;( no 31342)
FLEAT - Fleet environmental action and assessment- under Intelligent Energy Europe EIE/07/007/SI2.46626
RO 4 EUROPE - Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme - The Enterprise Europe Network in Romania – Proj. 225288 RO 4 Europe
ERBSN - Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme - The Enterprise Europe Network in Romania – Proj. 225323 – ERBSN
H2020 - Romania Business Support Network assist SMEs involved in Horizon 2020
MODERN - Mobility development and Energy use reduction –Grant: 219041- FP 7
IUSES - Intelligent Use of Energy at School/contract IEE/ 07/828/SI2.499427
UbiPOL - FP7 Grant- 248010-Ubiquitous participation platform for policy making
WBalkICT- Supporting Common RTD actions in West Balkan Countries for developing Low Cost and Low Risk ICT based solutions for TPPs Energy Efficiency increasing;project no: SEE ERA PLUS-093
mCCHP –Stirling Engine based on renewable energy sources for the isolated residential consumers from south-east region of Romania, EEA Grants Proj. RO 0054.
IPA as partner of Enterprise Europe Network
IPA is involved in Enterprise Europe Network, through 2 subsidiaries in 2 different regions. IPA Subsidiary Galati is partner in ERBSN (Eastern Romania Bussines Support Network) consortium and is activating in macro-region 2 of Romania.
In the last years, IPA subsidiary Galati has also been involved in other projects from CIP Programme:
RO- SMEP: its general objective is to create a national framework for the development of a coherent European policy consultation of SMEs that influence their work; to assist local SMEs to quickly and easily provide opinions / answers on how EU policies affect their specific activity;
ASSISTANT: the project is designed as a platform for dialogue between the two groups of Romanian economy: innovative SMEs and service providers to boost their innovation capacity with the ultimate goal to stimulate and increase the innovation capacity of SMEs in Romania.
IPRforSEEproject particularly focuses on companies that have difficulties in intellectual property issues, offering innovative services to help them in improving their knowledge and to address intellectual property protection issues.
IPA Galati has a dynamic and young staff that is always ready and enthusiast to work in new projects at European level.
IPA SA is interested in joining consortium for projects within the research programs of the EU, to develop collaboration relations with other companies in order to develop complex automation systems, modernization, consultancy and market surveys.

- automatizari de procese si linii tehnologice;
- sisteme informatice de proces / produse software;
- instalatii de masura, protectie si semnalizare;
- sisteme de monitorizare si avertizare pentru protectia mediului.
- Proiecte de cercetare stiintifica;
- Suport pentru sprijinirea IMM-urilor din macroregiunea 2 a Romaniei in vederea:
- accesarii fondurilor nationale/europene;
- realizarii de parteneriate si consortii;
- obtinerea de brevete si consiliere in proprietate intelectuala;
- realizarea transferului tehnologic;
- internationalizarea afacerilor (misiuni economice, brokerage, match making-uri, etc.).
Cateva proiecte internationale de cercetare – dezvoltare aflate in derulare, in care IPA este partener:
- EEA Grants Proj. RO 0054, mCCHP – Stirling Engine based on renewable energy sources for the isolated residential consumers from south-east region of Romania;
- Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme Proj. 225323, ERBSN – The Enterprise Europe Network in Romania (2008 - prezent);
- Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme Proj. 118963, RO SMEP Pannels – a two way communication RO – EU;
- Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme Proj. 257199, ASSISTANT – Difuzarea serviciilor care sprijina capacitatea de inovare a IMM-urilor prin comunicare, intelegere si cooperare;
- HORIZON 2020 Proj. 741370 - Cresterea Capacitatii Managementului de Inovare (2016 - prezent).
Momente deosebite in cadrul SUCURSALEI:
Din Ianuarie 2017, IPA sucursala Galati este implicata in proiecte din cadrul programelor Europene: Horizon 2020 si COSME (Europe’s programme for small and medium-sized enterprises).
- Ianuarie 2008 IPA Sucursala Galati este partener in cadrul retelei Enterprise Europe Network, din programul CIP (Competitiveness & Innovation Framework) al Uniunii Europene cu expertiza pentru judetele: Galati, Braila,Vrancea, Tulcea, Buzau, Constanta (macroregiunea 2 / Romania).
- 2003: Centru specializat pentru instruire, consiliere, orientare profesionala, utilizand tehnologiile societatii informationale – Phare RO 9904.03;
- 1992: Infiintare “Centrul de Inovare si Afaceri”, in colaborare cu Ministerul Cercetarii si Tehnologiei;
- IPA sucursala Galati este interesata in crearea de parteneriate pentru colaborari in cadrul Programului National de Cercetare, cat si pentru proiecte ale Uniunii Europene.