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
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
External links Mediterranean Technology Park XPCAT: Network of Science and Technology Parks of Catalonia APTE: Association of Science and Technology Parks of Spain IASP: International Association of Science Parks