Innovation Gallery

SICUR INNOVATION 2026

SICUR Innovation is the new name for the well-known Innovation Gallery, an initiative designed to promote research, development and innovation in the field of security, with a particular focus on how these actions can encourage the creation of innovative products and services.

SICUR EXHIBITING COMPANIES may request that their new products presented at the Fair be included in SICUR Innovation. An expert jury selected by SICUR will select and include in SICUR INNOVATION those products that stand out for their novelty, under the rules established in this call for entries. The selection is made from among the entries submitted and, although there is no binding criterion regarding the percentage of admission, normally between 30 and 40% of the products submitted are selected. The jury is independent, and its decision is final. It does not judge the quality of a product or its success in the market but rather evaluates its novelty in accordance with the terms established in the rules. SICUR will only publish the list of selected products.

In addition, before and during the Fair, SICUR will distribute the call for entries and inform the media and professional visitors about the products submitted.

The selection process for SICUR INNOVATION 2026 will be carried out in accordance with the rules detailed below.

Terms and conditions of participation

All companies that are direct exhibitors at SICUR 2026 and that request the inclusion of their products or services in SICUR INNOVATION following the indicated procedure may participate.

Characteristics of the products and/or services presented:

• They must have been marketed in Spain after 1 March 2024.
• For products that, within the regulatory framework, are subject to CE marking and/or conformity marking, the exhibitor must submit documentation proving these certifications, indicating from which notified body they have been obtained. Products that are subject to this certification but do not provide the aforementioned documentation will not be considered for selection. For products not subject to this certification, the exhibitor must provide test reports and classification reports for products tested in ENAC-accredited laboratories. These test reports will be highly valued in the selection process.
• For the purposes of SICUR INNOVATION, a product is considered novel to the extent that it is novel with respect to the state of the art. In this context, the state of the art refers to the period elapsed since the last edition of SICUR. Therefore, a product that is novel with respect to the state of the art, as defined above, is one that not only can be manufactured and marketed, but also differs in some way from products known and marketed on a date defined by the state of the art. These differences must provide some advantage over existing products, whether technical, economic or constructional. In terms of construction, this may be because it offers, for example, some advantage in assembly (such as simpler assembly or fewer parts). A technical advantage may lie, for example, in its functionality (it has a new functionality, or combines several functions in a way that has required a certain amount of inventiveness or intellectual effort, i.e. something that is not obvious to an expert in the field). An economic aspect may be due to the fact that, for example, it is cheaper to manufacture.
• Applicable to the security sector, and specifically to one of the target sectors of SICUR 2026. The applicant company must indicate which SICUR security field best identifies the product or service: SECURITY, FIRE AND EMERGENCY SAFETY, OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY and SECURITY. If the product or service is related to several areas, choose the field that best identifies it and give one and only one of the areas indicated.

Participation procedure

Document certifying the CE marking and, where applicable, the conformity mark.

• Technical description of the new product, including digital images and other material.
• Certificate with the date of first placing on the market of the product or service in Spain.
• Certificates of tests carried out by accredited laboratories or laboratories of recognized prestige in Spain or abroad.
• Certifications granted, where applicable, by official bodies or insurance companies.
• Awards and honourable mentions obtained in other competitions, exhibitions or fairs.

Each exhibitor may submit as many products or services as they wish, in separate applications, provided that each one meets all the requirements.

The same product or service may only be submitted once within a given sector.

IF THE MATERIALS ARE SUBMITTED IN A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN SPANISH, THEY MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A TRANSLATION INTO SPANISH.

Composition and functions of the jury.

The jury will be composed of distinguished figures linked to the security sector in the different sectors represented at the Fair. The functions of the selection committee or jury are as follows:

• To analyze the different entries.
• To evaluate each product or service.
• To draw up a final report with its decisions on the selected products.

The jury is independent and its decision is final. It does not judge the quality of a product or its success in the market, but rather evaluates its novelty in accordance with the terms established in the rules.

Dates and deadlines

Applications from exhibiting companies must be received by 19 November 2025. The jury's deliberations on the list of selected products will be made public before the start of SICUR 2026.

Legal considerations

Registration as an exhibitor at SICUR INNOVATION 2026 implies knowledge of, and acceptance of, the content of these rules. It also implies acceptance of the Selection Committee's decision, which cannot be appealed.

All products registered in the Innovation Gallery must comply with the regulations in force in at least one European Union country.

While the Selection Committee will maintain the necessary confidentiality, IFEMA MADRID/SICUR 2026 accepts no responsibility for any incidents in this regard.

The decisions of the Selection Committee are final.

The organizers reserve the right to suspend, postpone, modify or cancel this call for entries for any reason, in which case participants will be notified and the registration fee for the products will be refunded.

Benefits for selected products:

- Presentation and dissemination of information to the media about SICUR INNOVATION and the selected products.

A special information and publicity section will be created on the SICUR 2026 website, and the products will be mentioned in the fair's promotional material (published after the closing date for SICUR INNOVATION entries).

The products will be featured as highlighted products in the product catalogue hosted on the Live Connect platform.

The stands presenting SICUR INNOVATION products will be clearly signposted at the fair.

Significant visibility within the sector.

Products selected for the Innovation Gallery will be entitled to:

- Highlight the selected products at the stand during the fair with a special badge, the design of which will be provided.

Use the provided digital badge in the advertising of the selected product and on its packaging from the moment it is recognized as having been selected for SICUR INNOVATION 2026 until the next SICUR edition in 2028.

Communication campaigns for the selected product must mention that it was part of SICUR INNOVATION 2026.