On February 10th, 2015, MORElab was awarded with the Special Recognition Award for excellence in research teams by UD-Grupo Santander, in its 2014 edition. The award recipients were Diego López de Ipiña (head of the group), Ana Belen Lago, Javier García-Zubia, Juan Ignacio Vazquez, Mª Luz Güenaga, Pablo Orduña, Unai Aguilera, Aitor Almeida and Aitor Gómez-Goiri.