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ESADE CREAPOLIS is the first international innovation center to practice Open Innovation.

Location
ESADE CREAPOLIS is located in direct proximity to ESADE Business School in Barcelona (Sant Cugat).

Purpose and Services
The mission of ESADE CREAPOLIS is to: “[...]speed up innovation by providing space (both physical and knowledge) to stimulate interaction between the business school, the business world, and other knowledge and innovation networks in order to detect new market opportunities, and drive their successful development and marketing." ESADE CREAPOLIS offers the following services:


 * Modern facilities situated in direct proximity to the research centers of the ESADE Business School.
 * A methodology to facilitate knowledge transfer among companies, and between companies and reserachers.
 * Consulting services aimed at optimizing the innovation efforts of companies.

Organization
ESADE CREAPOLIS is organized as a limited liability company under Spanish business law. Its President is Pere Rifà and its Vice President is Francesc Santacana.

ESADE CREAPOLIS is a joint venture between the non-profit ESADE foundation, the Sant Cugat del Vallès City Council, Caixa d’Estalvis de Catalunya, Caixa d’Estalvis Manresa, Caixa d’Estalvis i Pensions of Barcelona, Caixa d’Estalvis of Sabadell, and the Sant Cugat del Vallés Business Association. ESADE CREAPOLIS cooperates with the Generalitat de Cataluna and the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation and is a member of XPCat (Network of Catalunya Technology Parks), APTE (Association of Science Parks of Spain) and IASP (International Association of Science Parks).

History
ESADE CREAPOLIS was founded in 2005 under the leadership of Francesc Santacana. In 2006, the construction of the office complex commenced. Operation of the science park will begin in January 2009.