Noticias Pitalmeria

PITA brings about five companies of Almer�a to participate in the EBTs� Consolidation Action Programme

2010-09-03 08:33:34

Five Technology Based companies of Almer�a have been selected for the second phase of the EOI-APTE EBTs’ Consolidation Action Programme. This programme is being developed by EOI Foundation (Industrial Organization School belonging to the Industry, Tourism and Trade Ministry) in collaboration with the Spanish Association of Scientific and Technology Parks (APTE), that PITA belong to.

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The Commercialisation Plan of PITA goes ahead

the-commercialisation-plan-of-pita-goes-ahead — 2010-07-28 12:08:00

The Scientific and Technologic Park of Almer�a (PITA) Executive Committee has approved the Park Commercialisation Plan. The meeting has been chaired by Francisco Triguero, Secretary General for Universities, Research and Technology;� the plan full detail will be known by the coming month of September. Its aim is to recognize the critical variables for the new productive spaces offer that PITA represents and their commercialisation process kick-off in the south east area of Spain.

The ultimate aim is to get an excellent initial design and development of the commercialization process to be in line with the innovation and added value that PITA represents. The Park Commercialisation Plan is a six months teamwork result that has combined TASO Group experience on strategic positioning and any business type interest on infrastructure and equipments’ management, INERZIA experience on business parks’ commercialisation and PITA management team itself.

Another important decision taken by the Executive Committee has been the admission of a new EBT (technology based company), Espacios & Paisajes at PITA Scientific Site. This University of Almeria EBT also belongs to the Regional Minister of Economics, Innovation and Science Campus Programme which main activity is the application of technical solutions to the design and maintenance of live spaces in the urban landscape. The Agronomist Jose Luis Montero and Doctor Agronomist Mari Carmen Salas offer services of vertical gardening, ecologic covers, landscaping integration, vegetable architecture and water save high efficiency.

The most important project done by this EBT is the landscape intervention for PITA Research and Technology Transfer Centre, at El Alqu��n, in collaboration with Ferrer Arquitectos.

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Iztok Lesjak, new President of IASP European Division

iztok-lesjak-new-president-of-iasp-european-division — 2010-06-18 09:37:31

During the recent IASP World Conference in Korea an IASP European Division meeting was held. An important part of this meeting was holding a Presidential election as Sten Gunnar Johansson had come to the end of his presidential term. The vote was put to the members present and various proxies had also been received. Iztok Lesjak (Ljubljana Technology Park, Slovenia) was unanimously elected as the new President of the division, taking over from Sten Gunnar.

The IASP wants thank Sten Gunnar for his hard work and great contributions over his two year term, and welcome Iztok Lesjak to his new role as President.

Gunnar and Lesjak have sent a short message from each of them to pass on to the IASP European members:

STEN GUNNAR JOHANSSON:

"Dear European Friends,

I would like to thank you all for the immense friendship and support shown to me during my years as European President. I am sure that you will show Iztok the same support in order to make our organization grow even stronger in Europe. I also would like to thank the IASP HQ in Malaga for everything. With them everything is possible, I can tell you!

From a personal (and professional) point of view I do hope that I will be able to stay in touch with many of you, because together we can make the difference.

With Best Wishes,
Sten Gunnar (Mj�rdevi Science Park, Link�ping, Sweden)"

IZTOK LESJAK:

"Dear Colleagues,

I am honoured to have received your valued support for the presidency of the IASP European Division during the IASP World Conference, Daejeon, Korea.

As an elected president of the European Division I will focus activities on:

•�� spreading the STP movement
•�� developing the IASP membership especially in South Eastern Europe
•�� continuation of European seminars
•�� further exploiting EU program possibilities

Thank you very much for your trust and confidence

Yours sincerely,

Iztok Lesjak (Ljubljana Technology Park, Slovenia)"

Also during the IASP World Conference in Korea a new IASP International Board has been elected at the General Assembly held, with a new chairman of de organization: Maurizio Guedes (Parque Tecnologico do Rio, Brazil).

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Antonio �vila, new chairman of PITA

antonio-avila-new-chairman-of-pita — 2010-06-16 11:45:59

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The Regional Minister of Economy, Innovation and Science, has celebrated his first Board of Directors as chairman of the Almeria Scientific and Technologic Park. At this board, hold in the afternoon of Monday 14th of June, �vila got to know the challenges and objectives of the park.

There was PITA shareholders wide representation, Regional Government, the credit entities Unicaja and Cajamar, the University of Almer�a, Iniciativas Econ�micas de Almer�a, Town Hall, and Tecnova Foundation attended to the call made by the new park’s chairman.

When the Board of Directors finished, �vila’s first public act as PITA’s chairman was the signature collaboration agreement with the Regional Government of Agriculture and Fisheries and the 10 public and private entities in order to boost researching on biologic pest control.

Antonio �vila also signed with his Agriculture and Fisheries counterpart, Clara Aguilera, another collaboration agreement with the Regional Institute for Agriculture and Fisheries Research and Training and Almer�a’s Scientific and Technologic Park, the aim of this agreement is to establish a permanent collaboration framework in the agrifood sector.

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There is an urgent need to have ICT consolidated into our productive economy

there-is-an-urgent-need-to-have-ict-consolidated-into-our-productive-economy — 2010-05-17 09:07:52

Telecommunications, Information Society and Internet Day has also been commemorated at PITA, Almer�a Scientific and Technologic Park, the need to consolidate Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) as a strategic sector in our productive economy has been highlighted.

The boosting roll that ICTs have in the economy is already evident. ICT is a transversal and horizontal tool that positively affects other business areas. “Business productivity improvement cannot be understood without the inclusion of ICTs in the economy. It has also become determinant for new sectors that are called to be a big part in our newxt future gowth: agribusiness, biotechnology, health, education and energy”, as Martin Soler, PITA chairman said. He also highlighted the importance of ICTs social side at present and in the near future due to habit changes in the web access “ICT access is called to become a universal right to citizens” Soler said that in this sense in Andaluc�a region the advance achieved is important, our standards are similar to the rest of Spain in terms of home equipment and our businesses are similar to Europe’s”. He remembered that in Andalucia there are almost 1400 companies with ICT Technologies and that we rank the third regional government in Spain, just after Madrid and Barcelona.� “This sector is better weathering the storm of this crisis. Despite 2009 difficulties there has been a growth in our region in number of companies and jobs”

PITA chairman spoke to the students of Almer�a School of Arts who were following the conference via PITA web page, broadcasted by the TBC (Technology Based Company) IPTV Solutions “We say hello and want to remind them all the importance that the ICT will have in their curriculum. They are 2.0 generation, the sooner they incorporate these new technologies knowledge to their education, the better professional development and employability it will be achieved.”�

Mart�n Soler inaugurated this conference day together with Jose Luis Casado, Dean of Eastern Andaluc�a and Melilla Telecommunications Engineers Official College and Alfredo S�nchez, PITA General Manager. Jos� Luis Casado mentioned the main role that cities have in the politics for sustainable development as it has been drawn up in the EU. “In 10 years time the experimental field for many European projects will be cities. In all of them ICTs will be cutting across and sustaining any human activity development”.
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Telecommunication Engineers Gerardo Romero (Linka, S.L.) and Juan de la Torre (Facto Ingenier�a, S.L.) have run through the already existing ICTs real applications: personal identity, personal security, energy efficiency management, interpersonal communications, etc. Romero has described aspects such as security, comfort or inter relations between different digital systems. Juan de la Torre spoke about Internet as the development engine.

Rafael Abad, telecommunications engineer and General Manager of HABITEC Technologic Centre has talked about social conscience, renewal energies, energy save efficiency cities and the role play that ICTs will have in it.
At the end, Alfredo S�nchez-Gimeno CADIA Ingenieria Managing Director (PITA TBC) and Jos� Luis Estrella, Hispatec Group General Manager, talked about the most sustainable means of transport in the cities that compatible with the economic growth. Examples of interesting projects such as car park credit on share use basis by RFID card system, or bicycle loan and park services.

PITA “Internet Day” celebration also counted with the presence of Sonia Rodriguez, Economy, Innovation and Science Delegate; Francisco Maldonado, Almer�a Delegate of Education Regional Government; Juan Ram�n Muley, School of Arts of Almer�a Director; Eulalia Moreno CSIC (Superior Council of Scientific Research); Javier Lozano, Director of the Polytechnics School of the Almer�a University. Also City planners and architects as Alfonso Rub�, Gonzalo Hern�ndez Guarch and Jos� �ngel Ferrer, among other professionals.

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The Scientific and Technologic Park of Almer�a presents their 2009 Annual Report.

the-scientific-and-technologic-park-of-almeria-presents-their-2009-annual-report — 2010-04-21 10:16:47

PITA chairman, Mart�n 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 Almer�a technopolis. “The park has willing of self evaluation to measure our progress”, Soler said.�

Mart�n 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 Almer�a technopolis. “The park has willing of self evaluation to measure our progress”, Soler said.
To this presentation act came Almer�a province social representation; labour unions CCOO and UGT, Asempal, Chamber of Commerce, two vice-rectors of Almer�a Univeristy, Cajamar, Unicaja, Iniciativas Econ�micas of Almer�a 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 Andaluc�a) (37%), Unicaja (30%), Cajamar (30%), Iniciativas Econ�micas de Almer�a (2,02%), Almer�a University (0,3%), Almer�a 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”.
Mart�n 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 Alqu�an 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. Mart�n Soler also reminded the intention of the multinational company Telef�nica to move to the technopolis their Personalized Management Centre for Small Companies, and the Information and Communication Technology sector company Av�nzit showed their commitment to create at the Almer�a Park a support centre for companies. PITA chairman informed that the Park is working at present to capture companies from Almer�a 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 Biolog�a Computacional), Biogolden Solutions, Cadia Ingenier�a, Chamber of Commerce, Renewal Energies Advanced Technology Centre, Natural Stone Technology Centre, DATE (Desarrollo de Aplicaciones y Nuevas Tecnolog�as Energ�ticas), Decisiones Geoconstructivas, Geresur (Gestora de Residuos del Sur), Ingeniatec ingenier�a del Software, Humania Proyectos Empresariales, Iniciativas Econ�micas de Almer�a (Venture Capital company), IPTV Solutions, Iberocons (Consultor�a, Investigaci�n y Tecnolog�a para Iberoam�rica), LAB (Laboratorio Anal�tico Biocl�nico), Microgenambiental, Oleosp� (Investigaci�n y Desarrollo de Productos para la Salud), RETA (Red de Espacios Tecnol�gicos de Andaluc�a), Solmeraya (Energ�a limpia y flexible), Specon (Ingenier�a y Monitorizaci�n) and Tecnova Foundation.

* Includes a plot foldout map of the technopolis at El Alqui�n.

INNPLANTA 2010 call: millions in aids for companies and entities installed at PITA

2010-03-29 12:49:31

In the coming days it will be published Science and Innovation Ministry official call for this year finance grants under INNPLANTA name (former Acteparq) for Scientific and Technologic Parks’ entities already installed or in the process to be installed in them. A total of 600 mio Euros for projects without any subsidy request economic limitation Aids can reach 100% of the budget.

During the working day hold at PITA last march the 26th, Rafael Rivas from the Consultancy Ideas and Technology Solutions, explained this year novelties, highlighting that every entity or company must be registered in the Ministry Solicitors Unified Registry Office (RUS). This registration process can only be done by the company or entity with the advanced Electronic signature. This year all the documentation to be submitted for the requests will have to be sent on-line. As in previous editions the park managing entity will be in charged to request the aids. In this sense PITA will be channelling all the information and proceedings.

Companies and/or entities that are in the process to be installed at PITA are also likely to obtain these financial grants aimed for scientific and technology infrastructures.�� Another new issue for 2010 is that two different calls will be in place: one for public entities and another for private ones.

Projects that can apply:
-�� Viability studies
-�� Implementation projects or infrastructures’ improvement.
-�� Equipment acquisition projects.

Out of the 621,5 mio Euros available, a 40% will be assigned to private entities (call target date is around 15th of April) and a 60% for public entities (call target date is foreseen for next May/June).

Fundable expenditures are: payroll, equipment, R&D buildings and infrastructures, outsourcing and auditing expenses.� Land and urbanization cost, or any other additional expenses ARE NOT FINANCED.

INNPLANTA 2010 call also establishes that no more than the 50% of the project to be lodged can be outsourced, with exception of viability studies or construction works themselves that can be totally developed by third parties.
Experiment and Trial Centres can also apply for the subsidy always that they depend on a company installed in the park, and also due to their specific requirements that will not allow them to be directly placed at the park.

In 2009 edition the companies with technology base (EBT) placed in our PITA Scientific Site achieved more than 850.000 Euros out of these finance grants. The Renewal Energies Advance Technology Centre (CTAER Foundation) got 800.000 Euros for their solar concentration receiver Test Platform.�

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Technopolis first two plots have been allocated to Andaluc�a Emprende Foundation and LAB

2010-03-11 12:49:09

Andaluc�a Emprende, Regional Public Foundation has booked one plot of 1343 square metres at the technopolis. They will build an Entrepreneur Development Support Centre (CADE) as a business’ incubator that will be belonging to an excellence entrepreneur schools’ network.�

In the other hand, the EBT (technology based company), LAB, which is already installed at PITA Scientific Site has also showed their willing to get a plot. LAB is the first Andaluc�a EBT that has been profited with the Campus programme, is a company already consolidated and with a high scientific and innovative component. It is close to the university since its creation and along development. It will be the first private company having allocated a plot at PITA technology site.��

LAB offers services for studies and R+D+i projects analysis in relation with food safety, products labelling, agronomic analysis, water integrated quality, air quality and bio safety and industrial health, among others.

MAIN BUILDING

Another important decision taken by the Executive Committee has been the approval of the statutes for the Urban Area to Protect that will be set up in short. The drafting of these statutes has been carefully carried out by the technical and legal PITA services, following the specifications demanded by Almer�a Town Council detailled in the urban planning documents and as per the experience in good practice carried out in some other similar places.

PITA chairman, Mart�n Soler, highlighted the technopolis urbanization works good speed and the start of the park main infrastructure building works allocated during this same meeting to UTE Jarquil-Tejera-Grucal. The whole PITA Research and Technology Transfer Centre building project work is foreseen to last 18 months, so by the end of 2011 is expected to be running.

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Jarquil-Tejera-Grucal will build first phase of PITA Research and Technology Transfer Centre

2010-03-08 13:12:14

The Project first phase, with a budget of 1,8 mio Euros, will be developed by the UTE Jarquil-Tejera-Grucal and an execution plan of 6 moths. It is foreseen that to complete the building construction will take 18 months, so that by the end of 2011 will be fully operative.

The design of the PITA building together with the one for Auxiliary Technologies for Agriculture (TECNOVA Foundation) has been done by Ferrer Arquitectos. Their main attractive and innovative feature is the use of white Macael marble slats for solar protection in the front of the building. The Andalucian Natural Stone Technology Centre (CTAP) has researched and obtained this application.

At the Executive Committee meeting it was also approved two new entities coming to join our Scientific Site, Andaluc�a Emprende Foundation and the technology based company Biointegra Ambiental, which is specialised in ecology restoring and landscaping integration. Our site is now completely occupied, with a total of 25 entities, most of the being technology based companies.

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Bidding process for Technology Research and Transfer Centre

bidding-process-for-technology-research-and-transfer-centre- — 2010-02-16 13:55:39

The Tecnova building, with a budget of almost 1,5 mio euros, will belong to the same architectural complex, although they will be two independent buildings at the technopolis of the Scientific and Technologic Park of Almer�a. Administrative terms and conditions can be downloaded at PITA web page www.pitalmeria.es and Tecnova Foundation web page, www.fundaciontecnova.es. Projects reception will be at Pita Scientific Site in the Almer�a University Campus (UAL).

Virtual image of the Center for Research and Technology Transfer

Modern and bioclimatic building.

Project features in terms of surface is 10.600 square metres for PITA and 3.500 square metres for Tecnova Foundation. In total, 14.000 metros above ground level, 209 parking place, and preliminary design carried out by Ferrer Arquitectos with an attractive and innovative clear component introducing, as main novelty, the use in the front of white Macael marble slats for sun protection. This application is a research work result developed in the Andalucia Stone Technologic Centre (CTAP).

The complex with the two buildings for PITA and Tecnova is financed by Science and Innovation Ministry, Regional Innovation, Science and Entrepreneur Ministry and co-financed with FEDER funds.
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PITA Technology Research and Transfer Centre setting will suppose to achieve seldom specific objectives: to place at the Park innovative and technology based companies’ projects; to establish collaboration contracts between researchers and Park companies to develop R&D+i projects. Researching groups search, advice on technology transfer contracts, encourage university-company collaboration, etc. Support services to research and participation on technology platforms. Managing technology transfer offer and demand with other Parks similar features, region, nation or European wide. And empowering/promoting company participation, researching Park groups and centres into the VII framework Programme and similar European programmes.

Virtual image indoor the PITA and TECNOVA

Business Development Support Centre will open one office at PITA

business-development-support-centre-will-open-one-office-at-pita- — 2010-02-10 17:25:20

Almer�a Business Development Support Centre (CADE), entity belonging to the Entrepreneurial Support of Territory Network of Andalucia Emprende Foundation, will open one office at PITA Scientific Site. During the next PITA executive commission will approved the inclusion of this entity in the scientific site. Jos� Luis S�nchez Teruel, CADE managing director has visited the Park building facilities where they will carry out part of their administration work.

PITA general manager, Alfredo S�nchez, showed the bran new site to S�nchez Teruel and to the foundation managing coordinator Juan Jos� Alcaina. In this way Andaluc�a Emprende and PITA revived their firm collaboration commitment to promote the entrepreneur culture development and Andalucia economic activity.

In the other side, Almer�a Entrepreneurial Network Director, Juan Uribe, showed his satisfaction when visiting the 36 square metres office at the basement floor of PITA building. From this location the entity will carry out supportive actions to company creation, companies’ consolidation, entrepreneurial culture promotion, entrepreneurial network boosting and innovation encouraging, among others.

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The company Telef�nica will settle at the Scientific-Technologic Park of Almer�a

the-company-telefonica-will-settle-at-the-scientific-technologic-park-of-almeria — 2010-01-27 15:29:22

The Junta de Andalucia Regional Minister for Innovation, Science and Entrepreneurial, Mart�n Soler, has announced that the telecommunications company Telef�nica will settle at the coming Research Centre and Technology Transfer, main building at the Scientific and Technologic Park of Almer�a (PITA), that will be operative by the end of 2010 at El Alqui�n techno polis. The Regional Minister and PITA Chairman made this announcement during the opening at Almer�a city of this first centre for personalized management to small and medium size companies (PYMES), provisional location until their definitive move to PITA.
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Telefonica decision to settle at PITA turns it into the first one, together with Avanzit, to show interest towards Almer�a Park. “The Junta de Andaluc�a commitment is to ease a territory of products and services at the technologic park, where quality and competitive plots is offered”, as expressed by Mart�n Soler

In relation to the just inaugurated centre, Telefonica chairman, Guillermo Ansaldo, said that it will cost 10 mio euros in the coming 4 years and that will be developed in collaboration with the company Inelcom, so that the service to Telefonica small and medium size companies will be granted in terms of issues solving and new facilities service. Its action scope is nationwide and to all services, fixed or mobile telephony. 55 jobs have been created, this staff is specialised in information systems and the average of age is 25.� “Telef�nica has strategically chosen Almer�a and Zaragoza to establish their two centres for managing small and medium size companies, that will provide service to 200.000 companies”.

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PITA will be at the EXPO AGRO 2010

pita-will-be-at-the-expo-agro-2010 — 2010-01-21 11:48:47

Almer�a Scientific and Technologic Park (PITA) has evaluated the second year experience of the Innovation Area organised at the Almer�a Expo Agro hold last November that counted on with the presence of the Innovation, Science and Entrepreneurial Regional Ministry, Almer�a University, Tecnova Foundation and a few Companies Technology Based (EBT). During a recent meeting hold with members of these entities and companies they have agreed to renew for one more year their presence at the Expo Agro under one unique area that will be designed, organised and defrayed by PITA, as in the previous two editions. In 2009 the budget was above 150.000 euros defrayed by Innovation, Science and Entrepreneurial Regional Ministry after PITA having joined the Andalusia system of knowledge agents. In this line PITA will soon apply for 2010 aids. Alfredo S�nchez, PITA General Manager wanted to know the opinions and evaluations of participants to the Innovation Area as next Monday, the 25th, he will meet the Expo Agro Organizing Committee. “I want to bring with me as many opinions as I can. This is a project coordinated and worked out by the park. It is a big coordination effort but we think is worth it. PITA belongs to everybody and we want the Innovation Area to show, for the 2010 Expo Agro Edition, the real working activity of the park that brings together all entities and companies”

At the Almer�a Expo-Agro 25th Edition entities and companies based on technology were again present under the designed created by PITA. The Innovation Area had personalized attention common areas, meeting rooms, a 56 square metres conference room as well as a general information meeting point and cafeteria.

Science and Entrepreneurial Regional Ministry, Andalucia Technology Space� Network (RETA) and the Andaluc�a public Foundation Andalucia Emprende together with University entities such as OTRI or Mediterranea Foundation Entreprenurial-University or the Foundation Anecoop-Almer�a Univeristy. Also Technology Centre for Agriculture Auxiliary Industry (Fundaci�n Tecnova) or entities like Iniciativas Econ�micas de Almer�a. The EBTs participating were �n Laboratorio Anal�tico Biocl�nico (LAB), Cadia Ingenier�a, Savia Biotech, Biogolden, Geresur, Solmeraya, Albedo Solar, Intrasa, Almer�a Seeds R&D and MIP System Agro.

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PITA officially opens the plots sale

pita-officially-opens-the-plots-sale — 2009-11-25 10:09:47

The Scientific and Technology Park of Almería (PITA) kicks off in commercializing their plots at the new tecnopolis during the 25th Almería Expo Agro. Main central building construction will start in February.

PITA will be again at the Innovation Area of the Expo Agro

pita-will-be-again-at-the-innovation-area-of-the-expo-agro — 2009-11-25 08:53:12

Almer�a Scientific and Technologic Park will be at the 25th Edition of the International Mediterranea Agribuisness Feria during the 25th until the 27th of November, together with another 20 innovation entities and technology based companies. This is a re-edition of the innovation area as per the success obtained during last year Expo-Agro edition.

Herewith we itemize the Innovation Area programme for this 25th Expo Agro:

25th november
13.00 hr: ‘Gourment spot, explotions of flavour’. (by Biogolden)
16.00 hr: Expo Agro TV. (by IPTV Solutions)
17.00 hr: Agrosig R&D project presentation and collaboration agreement signature between TC Tecnova and Soluciones Sig, S. L. (by Tecnova)
18.00 hr: ‘Lysipphlebus testaceipes new aphid parasite in vegetable crops’. (by Biomip)

26th november
11.30 hr: ‘Greenhouses Almer�a type standardization’. (by Tecnova)
12.30 hr:� ‘Tecnova presentation of their Technologic Spreading Record: Logonova. (by Tecnova)
13.30 hr: ‘Come closer PITA’. (PITA)
16.00 hr. ‘New advanced services for energetic efficiency’. (by Cadia)
17.00 hr: ‘Conference and massage, sports Oleospa’. (by Ol�ospa)
18.00 hr: ‘Nesidiocoris Nature major efficiency in Tuta Absoluta control’. (by Biomip)

27th november
11.00 hr: ‘Agiculture efficiency and saving: cogeneration, micorrizas’. (by Albedo Solar)
12.30 hr: ‘Almeria University research organization in Agrifood’ (by OTRI-Universidad de Almer�a)
17.00 horas: ‘Savia Funny Day: descubre el lado + divertido de la ciencia’. (Savia Biotech)
18.00 hr: ‘Polibiol Station; trial results for bumble bee hives protection under extreme temperatures’. (by Biomip)

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PITA, full member partner of the Spanish Association of Scientific and Technologic Parks

2009-11-11 09:10:05

A new historic day for the Scientific and Technologic Park of Almer�a, PITA, it was last Tuesday November the 10th at Sant Cugat del Vall�s, Barcelona, during the VIII APTE 2009 International Conference PITA was recognised as full member partner of the Spanish Association of Scientific and Technologic Parks (APTE). Cristina Garmend�a, Science and Innovation Minister opened this international conference the same day that the new EsadeCropolis facilities had been inaugurated. EsadeCropolis is an innovation park that counts on with entrepreneurial and academic areas where ESADE expands their Barcelona installations.
PITA and another three new Partners, received from APTE’s President, Felipe Romera, the certificate granting Almerias Park as a new member of APTE, leaving behind its condition of affiliated member. Romera showed its happiness and satisfaction and recognised “I am very happy because PITA is running” “To me”, as he remarked “is a beloved Park and one of the bests of Spain”, he was interrupted by a big ovation.
PITA accreditation as APTE full member partner is a recognition; 4 months ago the Almer�an Park opened a Scientific Site by the Almer�a University Campus and is performing at full capacity. The Park has recently obtained a public subsidy of 12,1 mio euros for new infrastructures and R&D projects, PITA good results show the intensive activity and dinamism of this technopolis that is part of the Andalusian Technology Space Network (RETA)

The public subsidies got by PITA –which could have not been possible without the Scientific Site building- reached a 7% of the total domestic subsidies that Andalucia will get to be dedicated to Scientific and Technology Parks. The total figure for PITA will be 11,3 mio euros out of the Acteparq call (Scientific Technical Infrastructures) for the development of two important projects: PITA Research Centre and Technology Transfer and CTAER Solar Energy Concentration Receiver Trial Platform. In the other side PITA has obtained 782.022 for two projects lodged at the Applied Research call, designated to carry out the R&D projects of companies Decisiones Geoconstructivas S.L. and Biogolden Solutions, S.L.
PITA sent an application letter to APTE in order to request a title hold change, an APTE commission visited PITA last October 20th that should evaluate if the technopolis was suitable as partner member inclusion. The commission concluded that: “Scientific and Technologic Park of Almer�a, PITA, has matured and developed in a very positive way their project, is now a complete reality that open great development expectations to the entrepreneurial and research sectors of Almer�a and its province in a spectacular manner”
During the visit the commission checked that PITA counts on with all the attributes needed to be considered as APTE’s Partner, this consideration was officially stated last Tuesday at Barcelona during the VIII APTE International Conference.

Regional Minister of Innovation, Science and Entreprenurial inaugurates PITA scientific site at the University of Almer�a Campus

2009-09-18 11:12:47

Mart�n Soler, Regional Minister for Innovation, Science and Business and chairman of the Scientific and Technologic Park of Almer�a (PITA), officially inaugurated on September 18th the new PITA’s scientific site, placed at the Campus of Almer�a’s University. This building with a surface of 3100 square metres, has counted with an investment of 4,5 mio euros and has become the first infrastructure of the almer�a’s park. In this building there are 15 Companies Technology Based (EBT), also the Advanced Technology Centre for Renewable Energies (CTAER), Technology centre of the agribusiness auxiliary industry (Fundaci�n Tecnova), the Andalusian natural Stone Technology Centre CTAP, and offices for Andalusia Technology Areas network (RETA) and Chamber of Commerce of Almer�a.
During an emotive speech, Mart�n Soler was happy with the achievement of this new infrastructure in the very heart of Almer�a Univerisity that will allow connecting science, research and business and improving competitiveness in the main productive areas of our province. “This project of placing a Scientific Site from PITA Technology Park in the heart of the University, is a reality that causes us pride and satisfaction as represents the right way to make possible that science and researching coming out from our students and teachers can rapidly be transferred into companies, turning ideas into business opportunities and opportunities will bring wealth and employment”� the Regional Minister said.
Almer�a University, the institution that has made the land available to PITA for the next 30 years, and its Chancellor Pedro Molina showed the satisfaction of the whole academic community for the startup of this building. “Today is an important day for the University, for Almer�a and its province as today we are representing a key objective of the University: its commitment with society but at the same time that objective has to be supported with the collaboration and cooperation of all public and private institutions”��
PITA has become the first Andalucian Park counting with a scientific site at the university campus. As per Mart�n Soler declarations there is no other way to make one province economy stronger “It is the key for the future. There is no other way to be a big country, to be a big region, for us to be a big province. There is no chance in today’s society when an economy dedicates only to a tertiary sector, based on services, tourism or construction. That has no future. We will make our up most for those sectors to keep making progress, they will have to innovate, develop and change but will play their proper role at a developed economy. Construction will never be again the 14% of the GDP. It will be like at other European countries an 8 or a 7% plus the capacity to create residential tourism having a complementary element”
In this sense, PITA’s chairman highlighted the effort that Almer�a has to make for developing economy sectors by investing in training, knowledge, talent, science and research. “It is a matter of highbeaming economy at a moment of special difficulty for companies and employees. We must not forget future initiatives of medium term work as we are doing today at the University Campus”
Soler predicted the “many opportunities” that Almer�a will have as a result of the public and private work. “PITA, the university and productive sectors has to make Almer�a becoming the agribusiness reference of South Europe”. Mart�n Soler, wanted also to show his gratitude to PITA’s General Manager, Alfredo S�nchez, for the effort carried out during the last years to succeed in making possible to count on today with this first infrastructure of the park fully operative. “In today’s act we must recognize the work done by a group of almerian pioneers who have been able to drive and maintain the effort to boost this project. We can see it now. It is a reality. It also means that perseverance, constancy and effort, the merit to find ourselves good citizens at the end obtains achievement. Today is an important day for our province”
The inauguration act of the brand new PITA’s Scientific Site counted with the presence of the Andalucian Parliament President, Mrs Fuensanta Coves, as well as the Subdelagate of Almer�as Government, Miguel Corpas, the Mayor of Almer�a, Mr. Luis Rogelio Rodr�guez-Comendador, Undersecretary of Ministry of Public Works, Mr. Jes�s Miranda, Secretary of State for the Ministry of Economy, Mr. Manuel Recio,� Secretary of Universities for the Regional Government,� Mr. Francisco Trigueros, Member of the Analucian Parliament, Mrs. Pilar Navarro, Secretary General of the labor union UGT, Mr. Jos� Ginel, as well as a wide representation of PITAs Board of Directors. Many entrepreneurs, university teachers, researchers and representative people of Almer�a and Andaluc�a society, as the Chairman of the Technology Part of Andaluc�a, Mr. Felipe Romera, came also to the event.

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The Almer�a Science and Technology Park presents "The PITA's social and economical impact evaluation"

2009-06-12 14:14:44

A study, made by Analistas Econ�micos de Andaluc�a (AEA), from Unicaja Group, has confirmed the positive economical expectations created in the province as for entrepreneurial dinamization and employment, by the implementation of the Almer�a Science and Technology Park (PITA).

The presentation of the report was made by Francisco Villalba, consejero delegado by Analistas Econ�micos de Andaluc�a, in the presence of the Unicaja territory manager in Almer�a, Francisco Moreno. The re was a wide representation of the Almer�a society in the audience, among them, the Principal of the Almer�a University, Pedro Molina, The Delegate of the Innovation, Science and Enterprise Regional Ministry in Almer�a, Sonia Rodr�guez, the president of the Institute for Research & Training in Agriculture and. Fisheries of Andalusia (IFAPA), Javier de las Nieves, and the general manager of PITA, Alfredo S�nchez. In his speech, Francisco Villalba informed of some data about the expectations that the Park will give to the Almer�a province during the period 2007-2018 (it is forecasted that in 2018 the surface of the first phase of the park will be completed).

The study divided the socioeconomical effects of the Almer�a Science and Technology Park in two parks.

The Innovation, Science and Enterprise Regional Ministry and PITA'S President, Mart�n Soler, informed that PITA central building in El Alqui�n, in which some companies will be initially located till they can build their own building, will start to be built by the end of 2009 with a budget of 12 million €. "PITA is a reality and we are shorten terms. The project of our Science and Tecnology Park is another initiative, mayby stronger, to make Almer�a a territory for innovation. With the public support and our private shareholders, with the University and entrepreneurs help, we want PITA to push the most importat productive sectors linked to agriculture, water management, renewal energies, services, etc..

Another important data from the report is that 40% of the Almer�a companies think about to set up in PITA, an another 25% think it is possible later on. This is a poll made in the Almer�a entrepreneurial sector and it has been included in the report made by Analistas Econ�micos de Andaluc�a, for request of the own PITA.

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Mart�n Soler's Conference, organised by 'La Voz de Almer�a'

martin-solers-conference-organised-by-la-voz-de-almeria- — 2009-06-12 09:32:36

"La Voz de Almer�a" newspaper held a workingshop in Hotel Trip about "The influence of innovation, science and technology in the XXI Century society". It was a conference of the regional Minister and PITA's President, Mart�n Soler. Afterwards, there was an interesting debate.

A wide representation of the private and public sectors at province and even at regional level assisted to the event, as the President of the Andalusia Parliament, Fuensanta Coves, or the Economy Regional Government General Secretary, Manuel Recio.

On behalf of PITA, the President, several members of the Board of Directors and the General Manager assisted.

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PITA with Forum of Social Council of Public Universities of Andalusia

pita-with-forum-of--social-council-of-public-universities-of-andalusia — 2009-06-11 14:42:39

In an event organised by the Forum of Social Council of Public Universities of Andalusia, held in "Grades Room IV of the University and chaired by the Innovation, Science and Enterprise Regional Ministry and PITA's President, Mart�n Soler, took place the presentation of the prestigious Annual Report 2008 by CYD Foundation.

The participants of the debate were: Eulalia W. Petit, OCDE project Regional Coordinator -Evaluation of the impact of the superior education in the regional development 2008-2010, Pedro Molina, Principal of the University of Almer�a and PITA's General Manager, Alfredo S�nchez.

In the report presentation, Mart� Perellada, his General Coordinator, Joaqu�n Moya-Angeler, President of the Social Council of the Almer�a University, Julio Revilla, President of the Forum of Andalusia Social Council and Francesc Sol�, Vicepresident of the Knowledge and Development Foundation (CYD).

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