Parque Centífico Tecnologico De Almería

What Parque Centífico Tecnologico De Almería does

PITA (Parque Científico-Tecnol\u00f3gico de Almer\u00eda) is a privately held (S.A.) science and technology park founded in 2002 in El Alqui\u00e1n, Almer\u00eda, Spain, operating physical infrastructure (Edificio Pit\u00e1goras, Edificio Cajamar, and Sede Cient\u00edfica UAL) plus land plots totaling a multi-tenant campus of 77 installed companies and approximately 2,400 workers. The park's revenue model is a hybrid of real estate (office, laboratory, coworking, and parcela leases), event venue rental (auditorium and meeting rooms), and innovation services (R&D project support, internationalization, technology transfer, and access to EU funding pipelines).\n\nThe underlying technology positioning is sector-specific rather than product-specific: PITA does not sell software itself but curates an ecosystem in agricultural technology, biotechnology (microalgae, biostimulants, biofertilizers), ICT for agri-food (ERP, telematics, IoT for cold chain), and renewable energy. The park hosts or facilitates technology initiatives such as the AgroTwin digital-twin project for greenhouse agriculture (LoRaWAN sensors, climate simulation) and the planned Smart Green Cube/Agridomo R&D center (13,608 m2, ~€14M budget, IMITA mixed research institute), indicating an evolution toward deeper agritech R&D infrastructure rather than pure real estate.\n\nPITA's go-to-market is domestic, event-driven (Feria de las Ideas with UAL and Cajamar, PROPELER investment forum, II Congreso Internacional de AgroMarketing, international delegations) and enterprise field sales (dedicated implantation services, Junta de Andaluc\u00eda coordination). Pricing is not publicly disclosed; prospective tenants are routed to management for quotes. The park generates tenant-company economic output (€606M billed in 2020, +20.2% YoY) that is an order of magnitude larger than its own operator revenue, with the Andalusian network context (€12.3B across 8 parks) providing scale leverage.

Name

Parque Centífico Tecnologico De Almería

Legal name

PARQUE CIENTÍFICO TECNOLÓGICO DE ALMERÍA (PITA), S.A.

Website

https://pitalmeria.es

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Parque Científico-Tecnológico de Almería (PITA) is a privately held Spanish science and technology park hosting 77 companies and 2,400 workers across offices, laboratories, coworking spaces, and land plots in Almería, serving agtech, biotech, ICT, and renewable energy tenants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Almería

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Real Estate Leasing: The park generates revenue by leasing physical infrastructure including office spaces (Edificio Pitágoras, Edificio Cajamar), laboratories, land plots (parcelas), and coworking areas to technology and agribusiness companies. Spaces range from individual offices to custom-built facilities.
2. Event Venue Rental: The auditorium and meeting rooms (Salas Edificio Pitágoras, Sala de formación, Sala de la Sede Científica) are rented out for corporate events, conferences, and seminars, generating rental income and supporting the park's positioning as an innovation hub.
3. Innovation Services: The park provides innovation support services including R&D project management, internationalization assistance, and technology transfer facilitation, supporting companies in accessing European and international funding programs.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Parque Científico Tecnológico de Almería (PITA) operates a science and technology park providing physical infrastructure and business support services. Its core offerings include leasing of offices, laboratories, coworking spaces, and land plots to technology and innovation companies, complemented by event venue rental and innovation services such as R&D project management, technology transfer facilitation, internationalization assistance, and company implantation support.

Product overview

PITA (Parque Científico-Tecnológico de Almería) is a science and technology park that functions as a unified platform providing physical infrastructure and business support services. The core offering includes offices, laboratories, coworking spaces, land plots (parcelas), and auditorium facilities housed within the Edificio Pitágoras and other campus buildings. These are complemented by innovation services (R&D support, technology transfer), internationalization support, and company implantation assistance. The park also hosts an interactive map (Mapa Interactivo) for visualizing available spaces. PITA operates as a multi-tenant ecosystem with 77 companies and approximately 2,400 workers, primarily focused on agriculture, agrotechnology, biotechnology, ICT, and renewable energy sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Oficinas y Laboratorios (Offices and Laboratories) Rental of office and laboratory spaces within the Edificio Pitágoras and other park buildings, targeted at technology and innovation companies seeking turnkey research and working infrastructure.
• Coworking Shared workspace facilities for entrepreneurs and small businesses, providing a lower-barrier entry point to the PITA innovation ecosystem with flexible access.
• Parcelas (Land Plots) Land parcels within the PITA campus for companies wishing to build custom facilities, including plots such as the 13,608 m2 site allocated for the Smart Green Cube Agridomo project.
• Auditorio (Auditorium) Auditorium facility available for rental for corporate events, conferences, seminars, and presentations within the PITA campus.
• Salas Edificio Pitágoras (Pitágoras Building Meeting Rooms) Meeting and conference rooms located in the Pitágoras Building, available for business meetings, training sessions, and corporate events.
• Salas Sede Científica PITA (Scientific Headquarters Meeting Rooms) Meeting and conference rooms in the PITA Scientific Headquarters building (Sede Científica UAL), used for research-oriented events and business meetings.
• Servicios de Innovación (Innovation Services) Innovation support services offered to tenant companies including R&D project management, technology transfer facilitation, and collaborative project development across the PITA ecosystem.
• Proyectos de Innovación (Innovation Projects) Collaborative innovation projects developed within the PITA ecosystem, including European-funded projects and technology initiatives such as the AgroTwin digital twin project for greenhouse agriculture.
• Internacional (Internationalization Services) Internationalization services supporting tenant companies in expanding abroad through partnerships with foreign universities and technology parks (e.g., Jeonbuk Technopark in Korea).
• Implantación (Company Implantation Services) Dedicated implantation services helping businesses establish operations within the technology park, including coordination with regional government bodies such as the Junta de Andalucía to facilitate new industry installations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Companies in the PITA billed 606 million euros in 2020, representing a 20.2% increase over the previous year
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers29 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Junta de Andalucía - Smart Green Cube AgridomocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026The Junta de Andalucía is investing 8.6 million euros (total budget ~14 million euros) in the Smart Green Cube/Agridomo project, an innovative agricultural R&D center to be built on 13,608 m2 of land at PITA, co-financed by ERDF. This will house the Instituto Mixto de Investigación Agraria (IMITA).
• Andalusian Science and Tech Parks NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2025PITA is one of 8 parks in the Andalusian Science and Tech Parks network under the new Andalusian Science and Tech Parks brand. The network includes Rabanales 21 (Córdoba), Geolit PCT (Jaén), PTA (Málaga), PCT Cartuja and Aerópolis (Sevilla), and PCT Transporte Santana (Linares). The network generated 12.3 billion euros revenue with 76,021 workers across 1,780 companies as of 2025.
• Colegio de Economistas de AlmeríaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024New alliance signed in 2024 to promote joint activities between the economists' professional association and the PITA ecosystem, including events, training, and business development.
• IMDEA NanocienciaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Agreement signed in 2022 to promote R&D+i among companies in the PITA community and beyond, with IMDEA Nanociencia establishing presence in the park's university campus building.
• Plataforma Agrofor-CSICminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Framework agreement between Fundación Cellbitec and the Agrofor Thematic Interdisciplinary Platform of the CSIC, led by the Misión Biológica de Galicia, to drive agri-food research.
• AonChipminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2021Partner in the AgroTwin digital twin project for greenhouse agriculture, developing sensors, LoRaWAN technology integration, and digital monitoring systems for intensive agriculture.
• Smart City ClusterminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2021Collaborates with PITA and AonChip on the AgroTwin digital twin project, bringing smart city technology expertise to agricultural applications.
• Rennes School of BusinesscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2019Collaboration with ISAM (International School of Agri Management) to create proprietary master's programs for agricultural business management, leveraging Rennes School of Business's position in the global top 50 business schools. Programs began in October 2019 at the PITA.
• Jeonbuk Technopark (Korea)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2019Collaboration agreement signed in 2019 with Korea's leading technology park to promote mutual technology exchange, business development, and international cooperation in agriculture and technology.
• Universidad de Almería (UAL)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Long-standing collaboration on entrepreneurship (Feria de las Ideas), technology transfer, research projects, and student talent development. UAL students participate in PITA programs, and companies access university research capabilities. The Bludea Entrepreneurship Center was jointly established.
• Grupo Cooperativo CajamarcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Strategic partner in the annual Feria de las Ideas, co-sponsor of entrepreneurship awards and programs. Cajamar also hosts its corporate center in the PITA (Edificio Cajamar) with 1,500 employees and provides agricultural research through its Experimental Station at Las Palmerillas.
• Fundación CajamarcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Collaborates with Biorizon Biotech on research projects including BACAGRO (beneficial bacteria for agriculture) and SABANA (microalgae applications). Provides experimental station facilities at Las Palmerillas for field trials.
• TecnovacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Fundación Tecnova is the first National Agri-food Technology Center in Andalucía, based at PITA. With 120+ member companies, it provides R&D, training, and internationalization services and collaborates on projects including eTIC4Food smart labeling with Caparrós and Hispatec.
• AINIAminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Collaboration with Biorizon Biotech on research projects and process optimization for microalgae and beneficial bacteria applications in agriculture.
• European Algae Biomass Association (EABA)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Biorizon Biotech, located at PITA, joined as full member at EABA's invitation in 2018. EABA, based in Brussels and chaired by Vito Verdelho, is a key platform for European microalgae research and business collaboration.
• Women in IASPminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018PITA joined the Women in IASP network in 2018, a global initiative to increase visibility of women in science and technology parks worldwide.
• SABANA Project (EU Horizon 2020)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Biorizon Biotech participates in the EU-funded SABANA project under Horizon 2020, which has positioned Almería as a European reference in microalgae research and applications for agriculture.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Parque Tecnológico de Andalucía (PTA Málaga): Andalusia's largest and most established tech park, part of the same unified Andalusian Science and Tech Parks network as PITA. Offers comparable office/lab leasing and innovation services to ICT, biotech, and industrial tenants, making it the closest scale comparable.
• PCT Cartuja (Sevilla): Andalusian science and technology park co-located in the Cartuja 93 complex in Seville, part of the same Andalusian Science and Tech Parks network as PITA. Provides office/lab space and innovation services to similar tenant profiles (ICT, industrial, agri-tech).
• Geolit Parque Científico y Tecnológico (Jaén): Andalusian tech park specialized in agrifood technology and is a co-member of the unified Andalusian Science and Tech Parks brand alongside PITA. Targets overlapping tenant segments including agri-food and industrial biotech, making it a direct regional comparable.
• Rabanales 21 (Córdoba): Andalusian science park also part of the unified Andalusian Science and Tech Parks network. Provides technology park infrastructure (offices, plots) and innovation support services to a similar mix of regional SMEs and tech companies as PITA.
• Parque Científico de Madrid (FPCM): Tri-institutional (UAM+CSIC+UC3M) science park in Madrid offering research infrastructure, labs, and innovation services to tech and biotech tenants. Operates a similar model to PITA but in a different region, providing a strong out-of-region peer comparable.
• Parc Científic de Barcelona (PCB): Major Spanish science park affiliated with the University of Barcelona, providing lab/office space and innovation services to biotech, pharma, and ICT tenants. Comparable to PITA in service offering and university-anchored model, but at a much larger scale.
• ParcBIT (Palma de Mallorca): Balearic Islands science and technology park offering office, lab, and coworking space to technology and innovation companies. Operates a similar park-as-infrastructure-plus-services model as PITA, though in a different Spanish region.
• Parque Tecnológico de Valencia (FPCUV): Science park associated with the University of Valencia providing offices, labs, and innovation services to technology and biotech tenants. Comparable to PITA's university-anchored model, though operating in a more urban Mediterranean market.

Broad incumbents

• Sophia Antipolis: One of Europe's largest and longest-established science and technology parks in southern France, hosting hundreds of technology and research companies. Comparable to PITA in offering office/lab leasing and innovation services, but at a significantly larger scale and broader sector mix.
• Cambridge Science Park: Established UK science park owned by Trinity College Cambridge, offering office and lab space to technology and life sciences companies. Comparable to PITA's park-operator model but in a much more research-intensive and globally connected ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

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