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APTE innovation spaces

APTE Innovation Spaces is an initiative promoted by the Association of Science and Technology Parks (APTE) aimed at making visible and promoting the capabilities and opportunities offered by the innovation spaces located in the member parks of the association. The main objective of this project is to inform researchers, companies, civil society and public administration about ICTS, infrastructures dedicated to innovation and living labs, highlighting their importance as drivers of scientific and technological development in Spain.

The initiative is coordinated through the collaboration of 16 science and technology parks distributed across 10 autonomous communities, which will showcase 31 innovative spaces, ensuring broad coverage and impact at the national level. These parks will open their doors on November 13 and 14, organizing guided tours of various selected infrastructures, thus providing a platform for the public to see firsthand the facilities and opportunities they offer.

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Espaitec, Scientific and Technological Park of the Universitat Jaume I of Castelló

The virtual reality demonstrator at the Institute of New Image Technologies at Jaume I University allows users to practice industrial and medical techniques in an interactive and safe environment. In the aeronautical sector, it facilitates engine repair without physical risks or costs. In medicine, it improves the practice of orotracheal intubation with accurate visualization and immediate feedback. This tool promotes practical learning, increasing the competence and confidence of the professionals who use it.

Tour available November 14, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

The green hydrogen demonstrator at the Institute of Advanced Materials at Jaume I University converts solar energy into hydrogen for storage and subsequent electricity generation using a fuel cell. It includes photovoltaic panels, a PEM electrolyzer, hydrogen tank, battery, and fuel cell. During the conference, the system will be explained with an information panel and a flow chart. Future expansions will also be presented: energy management, greater storage capacity, and use as a materials test bench.

Tour available November 14, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

The demonstrator of the Multiphase Fluids Group at the Universitat Jaume I, located at CIRTESU, allows water treatment systems to be optimised through testing in a controlled, full-scale environment. It has a test bench with velocity and turbulence sensors, high-speed cameras and vibration measurement systems. This equipment helps to improve impeller design, mixing efficiency and regulatory compliance, all in a 550 m³ tank that guarantees safe testing.

Tour available on 14 November, from 10:00 to 14:00

Espaitec’s FabLab is the digital fabrication workshop of the Universitat Jaume I, a prototyping laboratory for producing physical objects on a personal or local scale that brings together machines controlled by computers.

In the FabLab, the university community can access digital fabrication machines such as 3D printers, laser cutters, large format CNC, 3D scanners and plastic shredders, among others.

In addition, the FabLab also offers 3D printing and robotics courses for free.

Visit available November 14, schedule 10:00 – 14:00

GARAIA Parque Tecnológico S. Coop.

A 2,000 m² smart lab for training purposes, equipped with industrial production equipment and digital infrastructure for equipment connectivity and data exploitation. The workshop follows the guidelines of Learning Factories, where the value chain of manufacturing specific products is reproduced for educational purposes. The space has 85 connected machines, with a people control system and traceability control in the learning and manufacturing processes. Smart warehouses, augmented reality-assisted assembly stations and artificial vision systems.

Tour available on 13th and 14th November, from 8:00 am to 2:30 pm.

H-Enea is the Living Lab of ACEDE, a non-profit organisation dedicated to implementing open innovation in the field of economic promotion (business clusters) in the home sector (home cooking, healthy homes, sustainable homes). We are a multidisciplinary team that applies our own innovation methodologies to help companies explore new value propositions by designing and prototyping business ideas and implementing them in risk-controlled laboratories.

Tour available on 13th and 14th November, from 10:00 to 13:00

Edertek, Ederlan’s Technology Centre dedicated to the automotive industry, located in the GARAIA Technology Park in Arrasate, will open its facilities dedicated to R&D&I services in the automotive sector. Attendees will be able to learn about its capabilities in casting, cold stamping, machining and assembly, which are key to the development of vehicle components.

Visits available on 13 and 14 November, from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm and 2:30 pm to 5:00 pm.

GARAIA Technology Park, a public-private, non-profit cooperative park, will open its doors to the public to showcase its role as a hub connecting companies, technology centres and innovation agents in the region.

Tour available on 13 and 14 November, from 4.30 pm to 6 pm.

Málaga Techpark

The Biomedical Research Institute of Malaga and Nanomedicine Platform (IBIMA Plataforma BIONAND) is configured as a multidisciplinary research space in biomedicine and nanomedicine involving the Regional University Hospitals of Malaga and Virgen de la Victoria, which form its basic core, along with the Malaga-Guadalhorce Health District of Primary Care attached to these centers, and the University of Malaga, where basic, clinical and public health research is developed and harmoniously integrated, promoting translational research for a better transfer of the scientific advances obtained in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of the most prevalent health problems at regional, national and world level.

It is a Health Research Institute created in July 2010, based on an agreement between the Regional Ministry of Health and Consumer Affairs, the Regional Ministry of University, Research and Innovation, the Andalusian Health Service and the University of Malaga, which ratified their commitment to consolidate the IBIMA BIONAND Platform as a cutting-edge center of excellence in biomedicine and nanomedicine. IBIMA Plataforma BIONAND is one of the 35 institutes accredited in Spain for health research by the Carlos III Health Institute.

Tour available on 13th and 14th November, from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm.

A semi-anechoic chamber for EMC testing in the Automotive, Aerospace and Defense sectors!

This new camera adds to the other 7 already in existence, significantly enhancing our testing capabilities.

This strategic addition not only expands our installed and testing capacity, but also allows us to meet tighter deadlines without sacrificing the quality and high level of service for which we are known.

Among the standards that can be tested in this chamber are:

  • CISPR25
  • ISO 11452-x family
  • UN Reg. No. 10, 116, 162, 163
  • MIL STD 461
  • RTCA DO 160
  • OEM specific standards such as: BMW GS 95002-2, GS 95002-5, Volkswagen TL 81000, Mercedes-Benz MBN 10284-2, MAN/Scania M3285, TB1902, Toyota TSC0505, TSC0501, TSC7026, PSA B21 7110, Jaguar JLR-EMC-CS.

Tour available on 13th and 14th November, from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm.

The Supercomputing and Bioinnovation Center (SCBI) of the University of Malaga provides scientific support and computing and bioinformatics resources to the scientific community that demands supercomputing services, data storage, advice and training in parallelization of applications.

The SCBI is the RES-Picasso node of the ICTS (Infraestructuras Singulares de Ciencia y Tecnología, 2014) distributed Spanish Supercomputing Network (RES, 2007). In addition, the SCBI is the computational node (PAB) of the Andalusian Platform for Genomics, Proteomics and Bioinformatics (2006).

Picasso is a fundamental supercomputing infrastructure used daily by hundreds of Spanish research groups, through the RES, the PAB and directly on the SCBI Web.

Tour available on 13th and 14th November, from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm.

Parc UPC - Polytechnic University of Catalonia

The CD6 (Centre for the Development of Sensors, Instrumentation and Systems), located on the Terrassa Campus of the UPC, is an innovation centre for optical engineering and photonics. It focuses on applied research and technology transfer in industry, medicine, smart cities and sustainability. It works in optical metrology, optical design, visual optics and biophotonics. Its multidisciplinary team combines optics, electronics, mechanics, big data, machine learning and software, enabling the development of sensor and instrument prototypes to validate their design and functionality.

Tour available on 13 November, from 10:00 to 13:00

Science Park of the University of Salamanca

The SIE is a scientific research support infrastructure that provides technical and functional support to research groups and companies, facilitating an optimal environment for the study and improvement of plant systems, crop physiology, genetics, pathology and other areas of the agrobiotechnology sector.

Tour available on 13 November, at 11:15 a.m.

Science Park of the Miguel Hernández University of Elche

From the Prototyping Laboratory of the UMH Science Park we provide design and 3D printing services in all technologies, high precision 3D scanning, CNC machining and technical advice focused on the manufacture of prototypes. Our services are aimed at any person or company that wants to develop and manufacture innovative products so we work with all types of profiles such as entrepreneurs, students, university departments and research institutes and centers. Our main focus is to collaborate and help solve problems and develop all kinds of products in different sectors such as industrial, aerospace, aeronautics, bio-health, bio-molecular, sports, orthopedic, livestock, agriculture, among others. Always looking for practical and innovative solutions in order to achieve the satisfaction of all the users we work with.

Tour available on 13 November, from 10:00 to 12:00, and on 14 November, from 09:00 to 11:00.

Laboratory equipped with various instruments useful for companies in different sectors of activity, including a pH analyser, water bath, drying oven, analytical balance, autoclave, heated stirrer, thermocyclers, Milli-Q Integral water equipment, plate reader, gel documenter, etc.

Tour available on 13 November, from 10:00 to 12:00, and on 14 November, from 09:00 to 11:00.

Specialized laboratory for microbiology work is available for companies that contract the service. This laboratory is equipped with various instruments, such as laminar flow cabinet, extraction cabinet, CO2 incubator and shaking incubator, in order to minimize the possibility of contamination of samples and maintain microbiological or cell cultures in optimal conditions. In addition, through the shaking incubator it is possible to perform cultures for the growth of microorganisms and biochemical analysis whose process needs more precise uniformity.

Tour available on 13 November, from 10:00 to 12:00, and on 14 November, from 09:00 to 11:00.

Science and Technology Park Avilés Isla de la Innovación (Innovation Island)

The 4,690-square-metre Innovation Island houses cutting-edge equipment for metallic materials, surfaces and active materials, welding processes and laboratories for technological services. It also co-leads the Steel Block, a unique scientific and technical facility belonging to the ArcelorMittal and Idonial R&D&I centres, which positions Avilés as a benchmark in research and development in the comprehensive simulation of the steel manufacturing process and the associated value chain transformation processes.

Tour available on 13 November, from 10:00 to 12:00

University of Valladolid Science Park

Reference infrastructure for the UVa research community that hosts university-business collaboration projects.

Its design and maintenance, carried out under demanding TIER III certification parameters, guarantee 99.982% availability, one of the highest rates of excellence in the sector.

Its equipment combines flexibility, scalability and energy efficiency, aspects that constitute an important technical advantage. Its management complies with the ISO/IEC 27001:2013 standard.

This CPD is a key asset for driving innovation, business competitiveness and transfer in Castile and León.

Tour available on 13th and 14th November from 9am to 2pm.

A space for innovation and digital manufacturing open to students, researchers, and entrepreneurs who want to design and prototype ideas using technologies such as 3D printing and scanning, laser and vinyl cutting, and CNC machining.

This modern laboratory promotes knowledge transfer and encourages creative projects. Its equipment and staff are available to the university community, providing advice and training and welcoming visitors in an environment that forms part of the innovative ecosystem of the University of Valladolid and its Foundation.

Visita disponible 13 y 14 de noviembre, horario 9.00-14.00 horas

Extremadura Science and Technology Park

The main objective of this infrastructure is to support entrepreneurial initiatives and technology-based companies with the capacity to solve challenges in which augmented reality and virtual reality can add value, generating new business opportunities.

Infrastructure and equipment:

  • Virtual and Augmented Reality Laboratory
  • Content creation room
  • Immersive room
  • Training room
  • Developer lounge
  • Artificial Intelligence and Computer Vision Laboratory
  • Coworking space
  • Space in the data centre

This incubator is made possible thanks to an agreement signed between RED.es, the Regional Government of Extremadura and the FUNDECYT-PCTEx Foundation.

Tour available on 13 November, from 10:00 to 12:00

Science and Technology Park of Tenerife (PCTT)

The ITER Supercomputing Centre offers public and private entities a high-capacity processing resource designed to improve and expand the scope of their research at national and international level. The centre provides its users with advanced technological infrastructure that enables complex calculations to be performed and large volumes of data to be processed efficiently. In addition to processing power, the ITER Supercomputing Centre guarantees a secure and reliable environment for handling sensitive data.

Tour available on 13 November, from 10:00 to 12:00

The Genomics area at ITER is a key element in the promotion and development of R&D projects related to the development of Personalised Precision Medicine in the Canary Islands. It has a Molecular Biology laboratory equipped with next-generation DNA sequencers and all the necessary instrumentation for the preparation and mass sequencing of nucleic acid libraries. Among its most relevant applications is the sequencing of complete genomes and exomes for R&D purposes.

Tour available on 14 November, from 10:00 to 12:00

Euskadi Technological Park - Gipuzkoa

The Molecular and Functional Imaging Unit at CIC biomaGUNE is part of the network of Unique Scientific and Technical Infrastructures (ICTS), recognised by the Spanish Government. It is a national benchmark in the field of biomedical and molecular imaging in the areas of nanomedicine.

It has equipment that is unique in the country for preclinical research, including a biomedical cyclotron, a radiochemistry laboratory, PET-CT and SPECT-CT imaging systems, and high-field magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

It also has facilities for housing experimental animals, microsurgery areas, and specialised workstations for biomedical image analysis.

Tour available on 13th and 14th November, from 10:00 to 11:30

Vigo Technology Park

The AutoLab is a rapid prototyping lab to support entrepreneurship in the automotive and mobility sector. It is equipped with a variety of tools and manufacturing machines offering entrepreneurs equipment in 6 different areas:

  • Rapid prototyping area with 6 3D printers.
  • Electronics Area.
  • 5G area with Edge Computing.
  • CNC area.
  • Robotics Area.
  • Digitization Area with Hard-y Software.

Tour available on 14 November, from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm

Walqa Technology Park

Visit the Aragón Hydrogen Foundation to learn about this energy vector through various European projects and research facilities that are unique in Spain. From production using PEM, AEM and ALK technologies, to transport via the natural gas network, to consumption for producing synthetic fuels or powering our fuel cell vehicles.

Tour available on 13 and 14 November, from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm and 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm.

Granada Health Technology Park

The Andalusian Public Health System Biobank is an online resource platform that supports biomedical research and the scientific community, with a common ethical and legal framework. Its mission is to offer users the widest and best range of blood products and derivatives, tissues, and biological substances or samples of human origin, for use in healthcare, research, and teaching. In addition, it offers and provides active participation in the planning, execution and monitoring of biomedical research projects through its portfolio of services.

Tour available on 14 November, from 11:00 to 13:00.

Seville TechPark

Cartuja Qanat is an open-air urban space available to the public, located on Thomas Alva Edison Avenue in the Cartuja PCT. This space is the result of an innovative urban transformation project that improves environmental comfort, promotes social exchange and encourages the creation of sustainable models of urban growth. It is a public space that has functioned as a laboratory for the experimentation of new microclimate systems by new companies.

Tour available on 13 November, at 1:00 pm

The Doñana Biological Station (EBD) is a research institute located in the Cartuja Science Park, dedicated to the study of ecology, evolution and biodiversity conservation. It belongs to the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC). The Doñana Biological Station has the Unique Scientific and Technical Infrastructure – Doñana Biological Reserve (ICTS Doñana), which aims to provide access and support for field research in the Doñana area, develop and implement programmes for monitoring the physical environment, wildlife and ecosystems, and generate biodiversity databases in accordance with international standards.

Tour available on 13 November, at 10:30 a.m.

València Technology Park

Greenruptive is a living lab that accelerates technologies for industrial decarbonisation in real-world conditions. It offers advanced infrastructure, experimentation spaces, technical support and collaboration with experts, enabling the development and validation of clean energy solutions with a direct impact on industry.
It also promotes innovative projects in green hydrogen, process electrification, waste recovery, CO₂ capture and energy efficiency. It facilitates the connection between science and business, promoting an effective, sustainable energy transition that is aligned with current industrial challenges.

Tour available on 13th and 14th November, from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm

The ITE’s BatteryLab is the only laboratory in the Valencian Community dedicated to the entire battery value chain. It is divided into three areas of specialisation to address different technological challenges related to batteries, including the manufacture and testing of cells, modules and battery packs, and second life, covering the entire value chain. It is divided into three areas: Battery Testing, Battery Engineering and Battery Cell Manufacturing Lab.

Tour available on 13th and 14th November, from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm.

DataRoom, the first multi-sector demonstration centre specialising in data for Industry 4.0, where visitors can experience how data behaves in an industrial environment and how, through the application of digital technologies, advanced, agile and efficient manufacturing can be achieved. By 2024, more than 200 companies, associations and public bodies will have visited it to learn about the potential of these technologies and their application in industrial processes.

Tour available on 13 and 14 November, from 10:00 to 12:00, and on 8 November, from 09:30 to 14:00.

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