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Mediterranean Technology Park

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Phone
  
+34 934 13 70 09

Province
  
Province of Barcelona

Mediterranean Technology Park

Address
  
Esteve Terradas, 5, 08860 Casteldefels, Barcelona, Spain

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The Mediterranean Technology Park (PMT) is a science and technology park located in Castelldefels, a town in the Baix Llobregat county, in Catalonia, 10 minutes from the airport and 20 minutes from the centre of Barcelona.

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Overview

The park is a joint initiative between:

  • Castelldefels City Council
  • Generalitat of Catalonia
  • Regional Council of Baix Llobregat
  • Technical University of Catalonia (UPC)

    • The PMT is a nerve centre for research and innovation that aims to create relations between:

  • Companies with a high technology content
  • Research centres
  • Technology-based spin-off companies
  • University schools (Baix Llobregat Campus of UPC)

    • The PMT is a multi-disciplinary environment that fosters the following fields:

  • Aeronautics and Space Engineering
  • Bioengineering, Agro-Food Engineering and Biotechnology
  • Geo-Information Technologies
  • Information and Communication Technologies
  • Numerical Methods in Engineering
  • Photonic Technologies

    • The MTP and Baix Llobregat Campus were opened for the 2001-2002 academic year. So far, 2 University schools, 20 research groups, 8 research centres, and 4 business initiatives involved in technological innovation have been located in the PMT

    The PMT has a Technology incubator, a Documentation Centre and Library, Auditorium and meeting rooms and high quality infrastructures.

    Future

    In 2009, it will open a University residence and the REDIT building (Research+ Development+ Technological Innovation), that will cover a total area of 10,000 m2 and will be suitable for the following activities:

  • R&D activities carried out by multinationals or large-scale national companies
  • Small and medium companies that carry out extensive R&D or innovation activities
  • Groups that offer the following types of services: legal, fiscal, marketing, financing, quality control
  • University research groups with competitive funding
  • Public research centres promoted by the University and/or the Regional Government
  • Joint projects between private companies and university groups or research centres
  • Spin-off companies created by the University and public research centres

    • References

    Mediterranean Technology Park Wikipedia
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