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Award for best practice in science and technology parks
The APTE award for best practice in science and technology parks was created in 2014 to recognise the best new practices carried out by park managers in their field of activity.
In this regard, both the innovative aspect of the initiative and its impact on the entities of the science and technology park, as well as its environment, are assessed.
Below are the winners of these awards from the latest edition to the first:
The Association of Science and Technology Parks of Spain presented the award for best practice in Science and Technology Parks 2024, to the Cartuja Science and Technology Park for its initiative: ‘Retos Smart Mobility Cartuja’. The runners-up prizes were awarded to: Tecnoparc, Parc Tecnològic i d’innovació for the initiative: ‘Hub Foodtech & Nutrition’, and the Parque Tecnológico de la Salud de Granada for the practice: ‘Aibot Experience’.
Other 2024 award nominations
- Parque Tecnolóxico de Galicia: Tecnópole in Green
- Tecnocampus: Start Circular Program
- PCT Avilés: Discover, Avilés, Innovative Territory
- PCT Gijón: Consolidation and Growth Grants 2024 – IMPULSA Incentives
- PCTCLM: Promotion of Green Energies in PCTCLM
- Málaga TechPark: Expansion strategy through enclaves
- La Salle: SDG’s Challenges
- Espaitec: Technological Observatory (Prisma and Focus)
The Association of Science and Technology Parks of Spain presented the awards for the best practices in Science and Technology Parks 2023, to Fundecyt. Extremadura Science and Technology Park for its ‘Extremadura Tech Talent’ initiative .
In the runner-up category, the practices of the Cartuja Science and Technology Park were recognized for its initiative ‘Cartuja Qanat’: Business Incubation Program, and the Granada Health Technology Park for the practice ‘AcexHealth’.
In the runner-up category, the practices of Parque Científico Tecnológico Cartuja were recognized for its initiative ‘Cartuja Qanat’: Business Incubation Program, and Parque Tecnológico de la Salud de Granada for the practice ‘AcexHealth’. In the runner-up category, the practices of Málaga TechPark were recognized for its initiative ‘Por talento digital’ and Espaitec, Parc Científic i Tecnològic de la Universitat Jaume I de Castelló for the practice ‘Innovation Camp‘.
The Association of Science and Technology Parks of Spain presented the awards for best practices in Science and Technology Parks 2021 to the Network of Technology Parks of the Basque Country for its FP/PARKE initiative . In the runner-up category in each of the categories, recognition was given to the practices of the Málaga Techpark for its Club Málaga TechPark Execs initiative and the Technology Parks of Castilla y León for its Centr@tec Program.
The Association of Science and Technology Parks of Spain presented the awards for best practices in Science and Technology Parks 2020 to the Aula Dei Science and Technology Park for its Porcinova initiative. In the category of runners-up in each of the categories, the practices of PCT Cartuja, for eCitySevilla and in the Science and Technology Park of Extremadura for CETEIs were recognized.
The Spanish Association of Science and Technology Parks presented the awards for best practices in Science and Technology Parks 2019 to ESADECREAPOLIS Parc de la Creatividad S.A. and Parque Tecnológico de Andalucía in the categories of parks less than 10 years old and parks more than 10 years old.
In the runner-up category in each of the categories, the practices of the Alicante Science Park Foundation, Álava Technology Park, Tecnocampus Technology Park and the Canary Islands Science and Technology Park Foundation of the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria were recognised.
The Association of Science and Technology Parks of Spain presented the awards for best practices in Science and Technology Parks 2018, to the parks of ESADECREAPOLIS, Parc de la Creatividad S.A. and Parque Tecnológico de Vigo in the modality of parks younger and older than 10 years old.In the category of runners-up in each of the categories, the practices of Fundación Parque Científico de Alicante, Parque Científico y Tecnológico de Gipuzkoa, Parque Tecnológico Tecnocampus and Parque Científico Tecnológico Cartuja were recognized.
La Asociación de Parques Científicos y Tecnológicos de España entregó los premios a las mejoras prácticas en Parques Científicos y Tecnológicos 2017, a los parques de Extremadura y Bizkaia en la modalidad de parques menores y mayores a 10 años de antigüedad.
En la categoría de accésit en cada una de las modalidades, se reconocieron las prácticas del Parque Científico – Tecnológico Creápolis, Parc Científic de la Universitat de Valencia, Parque Tecnológico de Andalucía y Parc Científic de Barcelona.
Modality 2: PCTs older than 10 years – Bizkaia Science and Technology Park: Smart incubation: a new model of advanced incubation in the Bizkaia Science and Technology Park.
Modality 1: PCTs less than or equal to 10 years old
– Winner: Science Park of the Miguel Hernandez University of Elche: La Nau de la Innovació
Modality 2: PCTs over 10 years old
– Winner: Science and Technology Park of Bizkaia: Attraction of foreign investment to the Science and Technology Park of Bizkaia.
– Second Prize: Parque Tecnológico de Andalucía: The Green Ray.
– Runner-up: Álava Technology Park: Extended Service Area.
– Runner-up: Vigo Technological Park: ViaVigo
Modality 1: PCTs less than or equal to 10 years old
– Winner: espaitec. Parc Científic, Tecnològic i Empresarial de la Universitat Jaume I de Castelló: The value of intangible assets through advanced services as a new management model for PCT 2020.
– Runner-up: Extremadura Science and Technology Park: Extremadura Office for Innovation
Modality 2: PCTs over 10 years old
– Winner: Gijón Scientific and Technological Park: Gijón INVIERTE
– Second Prize: Science and Technology Park of Bizkaia: Innovanet Network.
– Second Prize: Andalusia Technology Park: Creation and promotion of the Aeronautics and Smart City Cluster.
Award for the most active parks in the APTE Technicians Network
The aim of this award is to recognise those parks that contribute significantly to the activities included in the Technical Network’s annual work plan.
To this end, the APTE Technology Transfer Committee will establish the criteria by which the participation of each member of the Network will be evaluated to determine who should receive this recognition and will propose those it considers to be the winners in each edition.
The Association of Science and Technology Parks of Spain presented the Award to the most active parks in the APTE Technicians Network during 2019, to the Technology Park of Andalusia, to Espaitec, Parc Científic Tecnològic i Empresarial de la Universitat Jaume I de Castelló and to the Science and Technology Park Avilés Isla de la Innovación.
Award for the Popularization of Science and Technology Parks in the Spanish Press
The Award for the Dissemination of Science and Technology Parks in the Spanish Press aims to recognize the work of the print and online media that best transmit the activities carried out by science and technology parks throughout Spain.
Being aware of the importance of bringing science and technology closer to society, APTE considers it essential to make visible the work that parks carry out in relation to renewal, diversification of productive activity, technological progress and economic development.
In this context, the press plays a very important role in transmitting these activities to society. For this reason, APTE values those who provide the best coverage, taking into account the number of publications on the subject and their quality.
The prize is awarded by vote of a jury composed of APTE members and consists of a commemorative plaque.
- Winner in the national press category: La Razón
- Winner local/regional press category: La Opinión de Málaga
