The Scientific and Technologic Park of Almería presents their 2009 Annual Report.
PITA chairman, Martín Soler, officially presented our park 2009 Annual Report. This publication explains last year most relevant activities and events, as well as technical; finance and entrepreneurial information related to the Almería technopolis. “The park has willing of self evaluation to measure our progress”, Soler said.
Martín Soler, PITA chairman presented our park 2009 Annual Report. Ii is a 60 pages publication that explains last year most relevant activities and events, as well as technical, finance and entrepreneurial information related to the Almería technopolis. “The park has willing of self evaluation to measure our progress”, Soler said.
To this presentation act came Almería province social representation; labour unions CCOO and UGT, Asempal, Chamber of Commerce, two vice-rectors of Almería Univeristy, Cajamar, Unicaja, Iniciativas Económicas of Almería and Tecnova Foundation.
“All that is not measured do not progress” Soler said when justifying this Annual Report Edition. Soler reminded that PITA is a private company, a public limited company (Plc) and broke down it shareholders capital: Regional Government (Junta de Andalucía) (37%), Unicaja (30%), Cajamar (30%), Iniciativas Económicas de Almería (2,02%), Almería University (0,3%), Almería Town Council (0,3%) and Tecnova (0.3%). “This share shows the importance that, for the economic and social agents, for finance entities and the Regional Government has the development of the Scientific and Technologic Park. Thanks to our shareholders the project is now consolidated. 2009 has been the definitive impulse year to our park”.
Martín Soler reviewed the most relevant events of the Annual Report; such as the opening of the Scientific Site in September, the amount on subsidies received (summing up 17 mio euros) or the kick off for El Alquían technopolis plots trading. The total investment executed out so far in the technopolis urbanisation reaches 18,5 mio euros and has generated 300 jobs during the building process.
The company LAB has already started with their building project; also the technical project for the Biological Control International Centre building is being drafted. Another plot will be for the Entrepreneurial Development Support Centre built by the Foundation Andalucia Emprende. To these three plots, Tecnova and PITA buildings are to be added. Martín Soler also reminded the intention of the multinational company Telefónica to move to the technopolis their Personalized Management Centre for Small Companies, and the Information and Communication Technology sector company Avánzit showed their commitment to create at the Almería Park a support centre for companies. PITA chairman informed that the Park is working at present to capture companies from Almería province that are showing “big interest”.
2009 Annual Report highlights:
* It has been made with recycled and ecologic paper. 2009 was declared by the United Nations the International Astronomy Year, and our publication is dedicated to this subject.
* 635 units have been edited.
*For the first time includes a directory of the companies and entities installed at the Scientific Site: Aunergy Thermosolar, Biobayex (Soluciones de Biología Computacional), Biogolden Solutions, Cadia Ingeniería, Chamber of Commerce, Renewal Energies Advanced Technology Centre, Natural Stone Technology Centre, DATE (Desarrollo de Aplicaciones y Nuevas Tecnologías Energéticas), Decisiones Geoconstructivas, Geresur (Gestora de Residuos del Sur), Ingeniatec ingeniería del Software, Humania Proyectos Empresariales, Iniciativas Económicas de Almería (Venture Capital company), IPTV Solutions, Iberocons (Consultoría, Investigación y Tecnología para Iberoamérica), LAB (Laboratorio Analítico Bioclínico), Microgenambiental, Oleospá (Investigación y Desarrollo de Productos para la Salud), RETA (Red de Espacios Tecnológicos de Andalucía), Solmeraya (Energía limpia y flexible), Specon (Ingeniería y Monitorización) and Tecnova Foundation.
* Includes a plot foldout map of the technopolis at El Alquián.
