Noticias Pitalmeria

President of Andalusian Government visits PITA main building

president-of-andalusian-government-visits-pita-main-building — 2012-02-02 10:37:28

The President of the Andalusian Regional Government, Jos� Antonio Gri��n, has paid a visit to the PITA main building and business centre – Pit�goras. The works on this structure are in their final phase and represent a total investment of 14.5 million euros. President Gri��n stated, “We must support growth based on research and development, and I believe that PITA embodies just that.”

�“The Almer�a Science and Technology Park, is perhaps one of the key business centres that will boost the innovation, technology transfer, and knowledge coming out of the Province of Almer�a and Andalusia as well. I believe this park also serves as an example to once again state, during times like these when the looming threat of a new economic recession seems to be strangling all activities, two ideas prove crucial: fiscal consolidation is not enough, it must be achieved but is not the only answer; second, if we stimulate the economy, we must do so with enough good sense to ensure that what we do will have its rewards in the future,” stated Mr. Gri��n at the PITA main building. He also emphasized that it is time to back both a new model for growth and a new approach towards economic activity based on research, development, and innovation; in which equal opportunity is fundamental. “I believe that PITA embodies just that,” he added.

The Andalusian president, after having toured the facilities with PITA Managing Director Alfredo S�nchez, offered some data related to the new building. “The Pit�goras building is the product of 14.5 million euros worth of investments and will be the nucleus for knowledge, knowledge transfer, and innovative business in Almer�a. It boasts 15,000 square metres of space, 11 laboratories, a training room, offices... There have already been eight requests for admission, seven companies and one private entity that will support business development. This building also represents a step towards creating a strategy for a sustainable economy.”

IDEAS Fair will be on 25 April

ideas-fair-will-be-on-25-april — 2012-01-30 09:16:12

Economy, Innovation and Science Regional Delegate Adriana Valverde has announced, along with University of Almer�a Rector Pedro Molina and PITA Managing Director Alfredo S�nchez, the fifth edition of the IDEAS Fair. The event will be held on 25 April on the UAL Campus.

This well-established event has become an important date in the province for exchange and collaboration between entrepreneurs. It represents the ideal setting for presenting the most innovative ideas of the day and for finding financial, commercial and logistical support through businesses and other institutions. The Economy, Innovation and Science Delegate highlighted that this event “demonstrates the Andalusian Regional Government’s commitment to supporting entrepreneurial spirit among the young people of the province.”

'Pit�goras' is born, PITA opens main building

pitagoras-is-born-pita-opens-main-building — 2012-01-13 10:09:53

The Almer�a Science and Technology Park (PITA) begins the new year by announcing the inauguration of its main building and technology transfer centre, baptized ‘Pit�goras.’ The building is located in the brand-new Almer�a Technology Park in the municipality of El Alqui�n, and its facilities include office and laboratory spaces that are already available to entrepreneurs, small and medium enterprises, and large companies.

The name given to the building in Spanish - Pit�goras - pays homage to the Greek philosopher and mathematician Pythagoras, while not forgetting the Almer�a Science and Technology Park commercial name - PITA. At the same time, it combines the noun ‘agora’, in clear reference to a place of commercial and social congregation in ancient Greece, and the name of the meeting point that is the Almer�a technopolis. This building brings together architectural characteristics and technological and environmental features specifically designed to create a setting for business cooperation, with state-of-the-art offices boasting the very best in equipment and services.

�Pit�goras� offers entrepreneurs maximum flexibility that adapts to their needs. Options available include coworking-based individual work spaces for start-up businesses that cost 125 € a month and 20 m2 office modules that can be combined to create any office size required. The advanced services provided to these facilities are unmatched: fibre optic networks, auditorium with 240 seats, different sized meeting rooms, central reception service, indoor and outdoor security systems, business support services, and 24-hour access 365 days a year.

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The new building also has its own anagram, in keeping with the styles followed during the design of its elements: formal, yet simple and contemporary.

Any entrepreneur, businessperson or company that is interested in setting up at the ‘Pit�goras’ Business Centre can do so today by going to the PITA website, www.pitalmeria.es, and completing the corresponding form. This new building is also open to any innovation-based company that wishes to provide services to the other businesses established there as well.

In addition, office space at the Science Centre located on the University of Almer�a Campus is also available at our website for innovation and technology-based businesses.

PITA and UAL present 'Transfiere Forum' in Almer�a to promote cooperation between science and business

2012-01-12 10:32:40

The Almer�a Science and Technology Park (PITA) and the University of Almer�a (UAL) have presented the European Forum for Science, Technology and Innovation – ‘Transfiere,’ which will be held in Malaga from 8 - 9 of February 2012. This enormous multi-sectoral stage for Spanish innovation will give companies from Almer�a an opportunity to do business.

During the presentation, the Managing Director of PITA, Alfredo S�nchez, UAL the Vice-Rector for Planning, Quality and Relations, Manuel de la Fuente; and the forum coordinator, Jos� Antonio Col�n, all made it clear that the philosophy of the event is to give the business sector an opportunity to share its concerns and ideas with the university community to make it aware of the true expectations and demands of the market.

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Alfredo S�nchez receives award from IDEAL for 'Best Institutional Website'

alfredo-sanchez-receives-award-from-ideal-for-best-institutional-website — 2011-12-22 11:29:12

Almer�a newspaper IDEAL presented the awards for its 2011 Ideal.es Website Competition in what was a lively and entertaining ceremony for all in attendance. PITA Managing Director Alfredo S�nchez received the award for Best Institutional Website on behalf of PITA from the hands of University of Almer�a Rector Pedro Molina.

The event was hosted by journalist David Ba�os in the Almer�a Museum auditorium. Award winners expressed their most sincere gratitude for having been honoured, but the ceremony also was a time for big laughs thanks to the incomparable and outstanding performance by comedian and journalist P�pe Cespedes.

With this annual awards ceremony, the Almer�a newspaper seeks to promote Almer�a-based creativity and innovation with respect to the Internet. This initiative receives collaboration from the University of Almer�a and the Regional Ministry of Economy, Innovation and Science. University of Almer�a Rector Pedro Molina, who opened the ceremony before a full auditorium, congratulated the winners and also IDEAL for its initiative.

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PITA Web page awarded 'Best Institutional Website' by newspaper IDEAL

pita-web-page-awarded-best-institutional-website-by-newspaper-ideal — 2011-12-15 11:27:23

The Almer�a Science and Technology Park Web page has received the IDEAL.es 2011 website award in a competition organized by the local newspaper. The PITA Web page was recognized in the category for ‘Best Institutional Website.’ Managing Director Alfredo S�nchez will accept the award next Tuesday during a ceremony at the Almer�a Museum.

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PITA Executive Board of Directors awards furnishing of main building to Mogar S.L.

pita-executive-board-of-directors-awards-furnishing-of-main-building-to-mogar-sl — 2011-12-15 11:14:43

The Executive Board of Directors of The Almer�a Science and Technology Park met this morning at the PITA Science Centre; at that time it awarded the tender for Batch 10b. This particular tender corresponds to the furnishing work for the PITA Research and Technology Transfer Centre. Receiving the contract was the company Mogar S.L., whose economic proposal reached 257,445.04 euros (without VAT).es de 4 semanas.

There is a four-week deadline for finishing these works, which include furnishing the auditorium, reception area, Park administration offices (PITA area), and the caf�-restaurant.

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Adriana Valverde inaugurates conference on New Energy Technologies

adriana-valverde-inaugurates-conference-on-new-energy-technologies — 2011-12-14 11:29:12

The Provincial Councillor for Economy, Innovation and Science, Adriana Valverde, has inaugurated the conference on New Energy Technologies which was organised jointly by PITA and the Provincial Association of Renewable Energy Businesses ASEMPAL Renovables. PITA Managing Director Alfredo Sanchez and ASEMPAL Renovables President Amador Mart�nez shared the duties of presenting the speakers at the event.

During her words of welcome, Adriana Valverde highlighted that Almer�a is at the forefront of the renewable energies sector. “With activities like the one this afternoon, I’m convinced that it will remain in this position,” she stated. The Councillor of Economy, Innovation and Science offered some figures in this respect: the installed power of renewable energies in terms of the generation of energy in the Almer�a province is 545.72 megawatts. The estimated annual electricity generation from renewable sources is 937 gigawatt hours, which equates to the consumption of 187,000 homes; this avoids the emission of 342,000 tonnes of CO2, which is the equivalent of removing 175,600 vehicles from the roads. “In addition, the province boasts 17 functioning wind farms with a total power potential of 462.05 megawatts. Almer�a is the second province in Andalusia, behind Cadiz, with the most installed wind power,” added Councillor Valverde.

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PITA receives visit from Ana Mart�nez Labella, Almer�a Councillor for Economic Development

2011-12-12 11:20:51

Ana Mart�nez Labella, Almer�a Town Hall Councillor for Economic Development, Employment and New Technologies, visited the PITA facilities on the University of Almer�a campus, as well as those at the technology park in El Alqui�n. The councilwoman and her staff also got a first-hand look inside the soon-to-be-inaugurated Business Centre

This visit represents part of a promotion and dissemination programme which the Almer�a Science and Technology Park (PITA) has been conducting for some time with various entities and institutions. The Councillor for Economic Development, Employment and New Technologies toured the PITA Science Centre on the university campus and the Business Centre at the technology park in El Alqui�n, which is set to be inaugurated at the beginning of 2012. During these visits, the councilwoman and her staff were accompanied by PITA Business Development Manager Juan Antonio D�az, who provided information regarding the characteristics and intricacies of the Almer�a Science and Technology Park.

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The PITA Research and Technology Transfer Centre will be operational in January

the-pita-research-and-technology-transfer-centre-will-be-operational-in-january — 2011-12-05 13:23:31

The main building at the Almer�a Science and Technology Park (PITA) will be completed in a matter of weeks. Andalusian Regional Government representative Maria Isabel Requena has paid a visit to the works which will finish at the end of the year.

Also present during the visit were the Provincial Representative for Economy, Innovation and Science Adriana Valverde and Agriculture and Fishing Representative Jose Antonio Salinas. The tour was guided by PITA Managing Director Alfredo S�nchez. All technical information was provided by project architect Jos� �ngel Ferrer and project manager and architect Armando Vega.

This brand-new building, whose total cost reaches 14.5 million euros, features an innovative exterior whose marble slab-fa�ade is nearly completed. This particular innovation is a solution provided by the Andalusian Stone Technology Centre (CTAP) which makes it possible to regulate the indirect and filtered entrance of natural light. Another part of the project also related to the exterior is the installation of several vertical gardens that pass through the interior gaps running from the ground to the roof.

Workshop on Eurostars programme run by CDTI and Eidostech Consultores at PITA

workshop-on-eurostars-programme-run-by-cdti-and-eidostech-consultores-at-pita — 2011-11-28 09:00:56

The PITA Science Centre has been the venue for a workshop organised by the Centre for Industrial Technological Development (CDTI) and Eidostech Consultores, under the auspices of RETA (Andalusian Network of Technological Areas). About twenty companies were in attendance at the event to learn about this European financing programme aimed at SMEs and open to all fields of research.

Agencia IDEA visits new facilities opened by PITA

agencia-idea-visits-new-facilities-opened-by-pita — 2011-11-28 08:55:53

Representatives from the Andalusian Agency for Innovation and Development, IDEA, led by the its provincial manager, Eva Pozo, have visited the ongoing works at the main building of PITA’s Almer�a technopolis. Numerous spaces have already been made available to companies and entrepreneurs. The spaces on offer within this building include: offices starting at 20 square metres, coworking office space, laboratories to rent and various common areas for meeting and greeting (auditorium, training rooms, meeting rooms, restaurant, etc.)

Cajamar purchases two plots at Technology Park for technological and advanced services centre

2011-11-21 09:33:49

The Regional Minister of Economy, Innovation and Science, and PITA President, Antonio �vila, presided over a meeting today of the Almer�a Science and Technology Park Executive Committee (PITA). At this time, the request by Grupo Cajamar to acquire two plots in the complex was approved. On this land it intends to build a technological and advanced services centre.

�vila pointed out that this centre, where about 400 people will be working, represents a boost to the immediate future of the park, primarily because of its scope, quality and the confidence demonstrated by its developer. This banking institution had requested the purchase of two plots with a combined buildable land area of 11,400 m2: SCO 1-1 and SCO 1-2, located in the Park’s Avenida de la Innovaci�n.

This future Cajamar building will be home to companies funded by the entity as well as its own technological and advanced services centre, in addition to a 2-floor underground car park.

The banking institution has plans to construct a modern building with some of the most demanding specifications for sustainability, which will be in keeping with the new economic and environmental standard promoted in Andalusia.

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Situaci�n actual del Parque Park’s current status

The minister took the opportunity to also reiterate the Andalusian government’s commitment to PITA, which is visible in the 7.6 million euros in basic financing that the Regional Ministry of Economy has allocated towards the project so far.

Established in May 2002, PITA currently has two locations: the park itself and its Science Centre, located on Almer�a University Campus.

The urbanization of the park and all necessary infrastructure works have now finished. This project saw the investment of 34 million euros and now boasts a total of 368,000 m2 of buildable land which is divided into plots for sale.

In addition, there are currently 3 buildings in construction at the park location: the Research and Technology Transfer Centre, the Agricultural Service Industry Technology Centre and the Bioclinical Lab Research Centre.

The Research and Technology Transfer Centre is the main building. It will provide general services to entities that establish operations at the park as well as house companies and organisations that are based on innovation and business development. The building has a total surface area of 10,500 m2 above ground and two additional floors for parking underground.

The Agricultural Service Industry Technology Centre, promoted by the Foundation for Agricultural Service Technologies (TECNOVA), will boast 3,500 m2 of buildable area and it will be home to the R+D+i projects of companies from the agricultural service industry sector.

Finally, also in construction is the Bioclinical Lab Research Centre (LAB), with a total buildable area of 1,700 m2 and the first building at the park financed by a private company. LAB is a technology-based company specialized in agronomic analysis, biosafety, food safety and R+D services. It is currently located at the PITA Science Centre and plans to move all of its operations into the new building.

More than 300 Andalusian companies are working on projects in Innterconecta framework

2011-11-15 09:57:12

The Regional Minister of Economy, Innovation and Science and president of PITA, Antonio �vila, has participated in a conference whose goal was to advise local Almer�a-based companies on how to submit their projects to the FEDER-Innterconecta Programme. During this event held at the PITA Science Centre, Mr. �vila reminded all those in attendance that Andalusia is the first Spanish Autonomous Region to set this programme in motion. It is a new initiative that has allocated 100 million euros for subsidizing innovative projects carried out by business consortiums.

Students from 'Celia Vi�as' visit PITA during Science Week

students-from-celia-vinas-visit-pita-during-science-week — 2011-11-08 16:44:30

This November, the Almer�a Science and Technology Park is once again participating in Science Week, the biggest social communication event in the science and technology world in Spain. This participation involves school visits to the PITA Science Centre. This week, students from ‘Celia Vi�as’ Secondary School have taken part in one of these visits and have learnt about the Park and the innovative work being done by one of its companies.

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PITA attends EmTech Spain, the first MIT emerging technologies conference in Europe

2011-11-04 15:57:27

The prestigious emerging technologies conference organised by the Massachusettes Institiute of Technology’s TechReview Magazine was held for the first time in Europe this past week on October 26th and 27th. PITA and entities from Almer�a, such as RealtrackSystems, Breca Health Care and CTAP, were present at the event.

The Spanish Science and Technology Parks Association participated as a collaborating organiser for this event which surpassed all expectations and brought together more than 600 attendees at the Palacio de Ferias y Congresos in Malaga. PITA Sales Director, Juan Antonio D�az, attended this important symposium along with Almer�a-based entities such as RealtrackSystems, Breca Health Care and the Andalusian Stone Technology Centre (CTAP).

University rector inaugurates conference at PITA on shipment of fruit and vegetables by air

2011-11-04 15:53:55

Almer�a University rector, Pedro Molina, inaugurated a conference at the PITA Science Centre running under the slogan, ‘Air freight, a method to be exploited.’ This event was organised by the University-Business Innovation Forum. In attendance at the inauguration was the Regional Director of Agriculture and Fishing, Jos� Antonio Salinas, the President of the Forum Logistics Team, Trinidad Cabeo, Almer�a Airport Director, Santiago Yus S�enz, and PITA Managing Director, Alfredo S�nchez.

Almer�a University students approach PITA to learn about technology parks

almeria-university-students-approach-pita-to-learn-about-technology-parks — 2011-10-25 10:07:39

The ‘Learn about PITA’ seminar, which was proposed by the Almer�a Science and Technology Park, had a great turnout as part of the agenda for the Open Doors Fair and Employment Forum at Almer�a University. A pleasant and relaxed meeting concluded with the request on the part of the attendees, and the subsequent commitment by the PITA organization, to visit the Technology Park in El Alqui�n and its Business Centre.

PITA signs with Simave network electronics contract for main building

pita-signs-with-simave-network-electronics-contract-for-main-building — 2011-10-25 10:05:31

UTE Simave and PITA have signed the award contract for Batch 11, which corresponds to works on the Technology Park’s main building. These works encompass the Electronics Network, the Wireless Data Network and the Perimeter Security System of the PITA Research and Technology Transfer Centre. All work is to be concluded within 12 weeks’ time.

Prospects lined up for RealTrack Systems after visit to Silicon Valley

prospects-lined-up-for-realtrack-systems-after-visit-to-silicon-valley — 2011-10-25 10:02:36

RealTrack Systems, a PITA collaborating company, has participated in a business tour organized by ICEX, along with StepOne, to Silicon Valley-San Francisco and Seattle. From its long journey around the United States, the Almer�a-based company brings back some “good opportunities,” as stated its manager, Isabel P�rez.

Following the tour of Silicon Valley and Seattle, RealTracks now has new prospects in the pipeline. “This week has put us back in the game and made us aware of just how many opportunities are offered by the micro/macro environment that is Silicon Valley, a place where doing business on a large scale is relatively easy and investors are excited to see new projects and ideas,” explained Isabel P�rez.

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