Mediterranean Technology Park
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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
.
The PMT is a nerve centre for research and innovation that aims to create relations between:
The PMT is a multi-disciplinary environment that fosters the following fields:
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.
Technopolis
Technopolis can refer to:*Technopolis or Technology Park are synonyms for science park.*Technopolis Innovation Park Delft, a science park in Delft, the Netherlands....
located in Castelldefels
Castelldefels
Castelldefels is a town in the Baix Llobregat comarca, in the province of Barcelona, in Catalonia, Spain and part of the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona. Its population is 63.151 .-Geography and location:...
, a town in the Baix Llobregat
Baix Llobregat
Baix Llobregat is a comarca on the coast of Catalonia, Spain. Its capital is Sant Feliu de Llobregat.-Municipalities:Populations are from 2002.* Abrera - pop. 9,166* Begues - pop. 5,023* Castelldefels - pop. 52,405...
county, in Catalonia
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
, 10 minutes from the airport and 20 minutes from the centre of Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
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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