Mediterranean Technology Park

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.

Overview
Parc Mediterrani de la Tecnologia in Castelldefels

The park is a joint initiative between:

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

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