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The Barcelona Science Park and the Madrid Science Park team up to promote innovation

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 16.02.2009

The Barcelona Science Park and the Madrid Science Park team up to promote innovation

The Barcelona Science Park (PCB) and the Madrid Science Park () have signed a reciprocal agreement that allows technology companies associated with the two institutions to use either of the scientific platforms and the technological installations that each Park offers, indistinctly. The agreement also covers access to the incubators run by the two Parks and was signed by the managing directors of the PCB, Fernando Albericio, and of the PCM, Antonio Díaz.


The agreement also aims to potentiate synergies between associate companies. The two organisations have therefore undertaken to give the maximum possible publicity to their products and services, and also to the work experience programmes and employment opportunities they offer.

According to the managing director of the PCB, Fernando Albericio, “this agreement is a good initiative that other science parks in Spain should join up to, since it allows us to expand and share resources in a way that means that technological infrastructures do not represent such a high investment.” He goes on to explain that, “it also facilitates cooperation and allows us to join forces to promote R&D and innovation together.”

Antonio Díaz, the managing director of the PCM, says that the agreement is in tune with the PCM mission statement. This includes facilitating resources to increase R&D activity and thus lead to the successful development of academic and scientific business initiatives. Another aim of the PCM is for such business projects to lead to a more competitive business fabric and to the creation of quality jobs.

Barcelona Science Park and Madrid Science Park, as agents of innovation in the University of Barcelona and the Autonomous and Complutense Universities of Madrid, respectively, also participate in the Ibero-American University Network of Company Incubation (), a project that includes twelve universities, the Banco Santander (collaborating in the initiative via its División Global Santander Universidades) and Universia. The Network’s aim is to promote transference of research results to society, especially in regard to the life sciences, and to promote the creation of more than 100 university spin-offs in the next five years.