APTE innovation spaces

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.

Visit available November 7 and 8, hours 9:00 – 14:00

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.

Visit available November 7 and 8, hours 9:00 – 14:00

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.

Visit available November 7 and 8, hours 9:00 – 14:00

A space dedicated to information, co-creation of solutions, open innovation, promotion of the application of new technologies and the promotion of agriculture 4.0.

Based on public-private collaboration between universities, research centers, companies, public administration and civil society, it promotes the validation of pilot projects of artificial intelligence or robotics in the value chain of the agri-food and forestry sector in real environments, facilitating their acceptance in the market.

Visit available November 7, 12:00 – 13:00 and 18:00 – 19:00 and November 8, 10:30 – 11:30.

Experimental pig farm equipped with different precision feeding machines fully sensorized, with cameras and with sensors for temperature, humidity, CO2 and ammonia environmental conditions. This farm is managed by the Centro de Estudios Porcinos.

Visit available November 7, from 09:00 to 11:00 a.m.

Industrial kitchen with different rooms for food processing. It has:

1) systems for pasteurizing and sterilizing,

2) various non-thermal processing technologies (electrical pulses, ultrasound and light pulses),

3) an extruder to obtain proteins from vegetable sources and 4) a vacuum and protective atmosphere food packaging room.

Visit available November 8, schedule 09:30 – 10:15 and 12:00 – 12:45

Agrópolis is a space oriented to teaching, research and agri-food innovation.

It is located in the municipality of Viladecans, surrounded by one of the largest horticultural production areas in Catalonia (El Parc Agrari del Baix Llobregat).

It has all the necessary equipment to develop cutting-edge research in the agricultural field:

Greenhouses. One of glass of 1044m2 and one of plastic of 735m2
Warehouse for mechanization and agricultural equipment
Cultivation field. More than 6 ha of crop fields with irrigation availability
Service building. Research personnel, laboratories, multipurpose rooms.

Visit available November 7, hours 9:00 – 15:00

The Multiscale Center is a center dedicated to research, development and innovation in the field of micro and nano engineering, nanotechnology and nanoscience. The main research topics include:

• Manipulation and study of nanoparticles for applications in electronics, communications and sensors.
• Mechanical, electrical and electronic properties of micro- and nanodevices, biological structures and systems.
• Multiscale analysis of paired processes: complex system behavior.
• Nanoscale analysis of surfaces and reactivity.
• Simulation and modeling of nanometric systems and nanostructured materials.
• Fabrication, characterization and applications of micro and nanometer layers.
• Integration of nanometric devices in micro and mesoscopic systems.
• Design, preparation and characterization of nanoparticles and their use in catalysis.
• Energy and environmental applications of nanoparticles and nanostructures.

Visit available November 8, schedule 10:00 – 14:00

The DroneLab is a scientific-technological infrastructure for the development, testing and validation of drones and their applications. It is a laboratory of 80x45x15 meters, secure and segregated from the general airspace. An outdoor infrastructure to avoid interference in communications and to be able to validate technologies in real weather, with virgin soil in which any type of element necessary for the test can be embedded, and covered by a protective net that guarantees the total safety of the flights.

An infrastructure available to both companies and research groups.

Visit available November 7, hours 9:00 – 15:00

The Bioacoustics Application Laboratory, located in Vilanova, has as its main objective the calibration of sensors that will be installed in different maritime locations around the world.

The open acoustic calibration and measurement tank is an infrastructure dedicated to predict the multipath structure of the acoustic field created by a point source in the ocean. The objective is the simulation of the acoustic environment of a source, considering it as an active system. These simulations help to better understand the localization and classification processes, and their degradation against high ambient noise levels.

Visit available November 7, 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

The Hydrogen Laboratory (CER H2) brings together the activity of the UPC around hydrogen technology.

It addresses storage, transportation, high temperatures, raw material and raw material distribution networks.

The laboratory is designed to provide technical support and durability testing to industry, develop new technologies through new research in the area of hydrogen, and provide a showcase of H2 technology for industry and academia.

The hydrogen and electricity obtained in the laboratory is made in a local, sustainable and modular way. The laboratory will have its own micro-grid to optimize the consumption and production of hydrogen and electricity.

Visit available November 8, schedule 10:00 – 14:00

OBSEA is an underwater observatory cabled at 20m depth 4 km off the coast of Vilanova i la Geltrú, in a protected fishing area. It is connected to the coast by a mixed power and communications cable: www.obsea.es

• Provides uninterrupted power to scientific instruments.
• It provides a high bandwidth communication link.
• Real-time data is available and the problems encountered with battery-powered systems are avoided.
• An optical Ethernet network continuously transmits data from marine sensors connected to the observer.

Visit available November 7, 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

The Spanish Pulsed Laser Center was created in December 2007 as a Consortium integrated by the Ministry of Science and Innovation (former Ministry of Science and Education), the Regional Government of Castilla y León and the University of Salamanca. It was created as part of the implementation of the Map of Singular Scientific and Technical Infrastructures (ICTS).

The main objectives of the Consortium are:

• To design, build and operate a Petawatt laser in Salamanca.
• Develop ultra-short pulse technology in Spain.
• To make important advances in laser technology.
• Promote the use of this technology in various fields: Physics, Engineering, Biology, Medicine, etc.
• Open the facilities to the national and international scientific community.

Visit available November 6, schedule 11:15 a.m.

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.

Visit available November 7, schedule 10:00 – 12:00 and November 8, schedule 09:00 – 11:00

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

Visit available November 7, 10:00 – 12:00 and November 8, 09:00 – 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.

Visit available November 7, schedule 10:00 – 12:00 and November 8, schedule 09:00 – 11:00

The Innovation Island, with 4,690 square meters, houses state-of-the-art equipment for metallic materials, surfaces and active materials, welding processes and laboratories for technological services. It also houses the Manzana del Acero, a unique scientific-technical facility of the R&D&I centers of ArcelorMittal and Idonial that places Avilés as a reference in the research and development of the integral simulation of the steelmaking process and the transformation processes of the associated value chain.

Visit available November 7, schedule 15:00 – 17:30

Windar Renovables is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of wind turbine towers, offering a global supply chain, from the materials needed for its activities to product manufacturing and delivery. In 2020, it created Windar TECH, an R&D&I center aimed at meeting the technological needs of a constantly evolving sector. It works in areas such as the development of new steels, digitalization, automation, circular economy or software developments for process improvement.

Visit available November 7, schedule 15:00 – 17:30

The Spanish Algae Bank (BEA) of the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is dedicated to the isolation, characterization, conservation, supply and development of cultivation techniques and applications of microalgae and cyanobacteria. It is a member of ECCO, WFCC and is in the World Data Center on Microorganisms (WFCC-MIRCEN). It is accredited to the Government of Spain as an international authority for the deposit of microorganisms according to the Budapest Treaty.

Visit available November 8, schedule 10:30 – 11:30 am

The Technological Science Park of the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, inaugurated in 2001, facilitates the connection between innovative companies and research centers. It manages essential infrastructures for R&D and technological development, supporting the creation and growth of innovative companies. It promotes the flow of knowledge and technology between the University, companies and research institutions, offering value-added services and high quality spaces.

Visit available November 8, schedule 12:00 – 13:30

The Aeronautical Structures Impact Laboratory has facilities for mechanical testing (with specific expertise in dynamic and impact testing) over a wide range of strain rates and temperatures. The laboratory has 6 pneumatic launchers (of different calibers) to perform high velocity impact tests in a wide range of energies. It also has experience in the modeling of solid mechanics problems by means of self-developed tools and the use of commercial numerical codes.

Visit available November 8, schedule 12:00 – 13:00

The Assistive Robotics Laboratory (ASROB) develops and presents advances in technology that can be integrated into a home environment with autonomous capabilities, based on environmental sensing or in the form of robotic systems, equipped with powerful AI algorithms to improve the welfare of all and especially to improve the benefits to the elderly and those with special needs.

Visit available November 8, 11:00 – 12:00

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.

Visit available November 8, 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

The CNA is a joint center of the University of Seville, Junta de Andalucía and CSIC. It is a Singular Scientific-Technical Facility, ICTS, dedicated to interdisciplinary research and open to external users. It has: a 3 MV Van de Graaff Tandem accelerator, a Cyclotron that provides 18 MeV protons and 9 MeV deuterons, a 1 MV Cockcroft-Walton Tandem accelerator, used as a mass spectrometer, a PET/CT scanner for people, a new radiocarbon dating system called MiCaDaS, and a 60Co Irradiator.

Visit available November 8, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

The INCUBATOR OF COMPANIES SPECIALIZED IN IMMERSIVE TECHNOLOGIES, IRIA, has as its main objective to promote and support entrepreneurial initiatives and technology-based companies with the capacity to solve technological challenges and problems in which augmented reality and virtual reality can add value, generating new business opportunities.

This incubator is possible thanks to the agreement signed between RED.es, Junta de Extremadura and the FUNDECYT-PCTEx Foundation.

Visit available November 7, schedule 10:00 – 12:00

The initial installation of the CIIAE Microgrid Pilot Plant consists of 3 Regatron TC.ACS master power modules of 50 kW each, the Typhoon HIL606 simulator and 3 Regatron TC.LAE liquid-to-air heat exchangers. All of them compose a three-phase programmable DC/AC power system in 4 quadrants, bidirectional and regenerative; with the ability to program load profiles for the simulation of storage systems, variable loads and renewable energy sources.

IACTEC is the space for technological and business cooperation of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), whose mission is to develop in the Canary Islands an innovative ecosystem for the transfer of high technology between the public sector and companies, taking advantage of the scientific and technological capital of the IAC. IACTEC provides an accessible environment with abundant human, scientific, technological and financial resources: the ideal space for companies and institutions with a vocation for R&D to collaborate and develop new partnerships and innovative projects.

Visit available November 7, 10:00 – 11:00 am

SEGAI stands out for its advanced technological capabilities, supporting diverse areas of research and development:

Digital Fabrication and Heritage: Offers 3D design and production techniques, as well as equipment for the conservation and restoration of cultural assets.

Chemical Analysis: Provides advanced techniques for the analysis of molecular composition and structure, such as atomic absorption spectroscopy and mass spectrometry.

Biomedicine and Biotechnology: Facilitates the breeding and housing of experimental animals, DNA identification, neuroimaging studies, and determination of radioactivity and radon gas.

Materials Characterization: Allows the study of physical and chemical properties of materials, using techniques such as X-ray diffraction and electron microscopy.

Visit available November 8, schedule 10:00 – 12:00

The Molecular and Functional Imaging Unit at CIC biomaGUNE in San Sebastian has advanced equipment for preclinical research projects. It offers resources such as cyclotron, radiochemistry laboratory, PET-CT, SPECT-CT and high-field MRI. It can house experimental animals and has microsurgery areas and workstations for data analysis. In addition, it is integrated in a biomedical imaging network recognized by the Spanish government ICTS, standing out in nanomedicine and molecular imaging research.

Visit available November 7 and 8, schedule 10:00 – 12:00

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.

Visit available November 8, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.