Mediterranean Technology Park

The Mediterranean Technology Park (PMT) is a science and technology park located in Castelldefels, a town in the Baix Llobregat county, in Catalonia, 10 minutes from the airport and 20 minutes from the centre of Barcelona.

Overview
The park is a joint initiative between:
 * Castelldefels City Council
 * Generalitat of Catalonia
 * Regional Council of Baix Llobregat
 * Technical University of Catalonia (UPC)

The PMT is a nerve centre for research and innovation that aims to create relations between:
 * Companies with a high technology content
 * Research centres
 * Technology-based spin-off companies
 * University schools (Baix Llobregat Campus of UPC)

The PMT is a multi-disciplinary environment that fosters the following fields:
 * Aeronautics and Space Engineering
 * Bioengineering, Agro-Food Engineering and Biotechnology
 * Geo-Information Technologies
 * Information and Communication Technologies
 * Numerical Methods in Engineering
 * Photonic Technologies

The MTP and Baix Llobregat Campus were opened for the 2001–2002 academic year. So far, 2 University schools, 20 research groups, 8 research centres, and 4 business initiatives involved in technological innovation have been located in the PMT

The PMT has a Technology incubator, a Documentation Centre and Library, Auditorium and meeting rooms and high quality infrastructures.

Future
In 2009, it will open a university residence and the REDIT building (Research+ Development+ Technological Innovation), that will cover a total area of 10,000 m2 and will be suitable for the following activities:
 * R&D activities carried out by multinationals or large-scale national companies
 * Small and medium companies that carry out extensive R&D or innovation activities
 * Groups that offer the following types of services: legal, fiscal, marketing, financing, quality control
 * University research groups with competitive funding
 * Public research centres promoted by the university and/or the Regional Government
 * Joint projects between private companies and university groups or research centres
 * Spin-off companies created by the university and public research centres