Catalonia Innovation Triangle (CIT)

VISIONThe CiT as a principal economic corridor in

Barcelona.

Since 2008 the cities of Cerdanyola, Rubí and Sant Cugat are managing together a part of their economic

development strategies.

MISSIONTo ease the economic

development creating better conditions for the Innovation

Triangle.

Economic growth. Become a European corridor of excellenceLife quality. Occupation and Environmental preservation

High level services for business and institutionsEconomic promotion. Branding

Cooperation between knowledge institutions, companies and administrations

WHAT IS THE CiT - CATALONIA INNOVATION TRIANGLE?

GENERAL OBJECTIVES

THE CiT IN FIGURES

Sant Cugat

Rubí

Cerdanyola

CiT (Approx.)

Population

85.000

75.000

60.000

215.000

Companies

2.500

5.000

2.500

10.000

Workers

50.000

23.000

24.000

97.000

University

7.600

0

43.000

50.600

Specialization. Main activities

Business, technology, pharma.

Industry, chemistry, logistics

Science, technology

opportunities! The CiT is the first economic system in Catalonia after Barcelona City

Best accessibilityLogistic facilities

Access to marketsGlobal connectivityICT infrastructures

General political agreementPublic – private commitment

ConsortiumNetworks

THE VALUES OF THE CiT

CONNECTIVITY

Environmental preservationTop culture, sport and leisure facilities

Highest standard residential areasInternational schools. Education facilities

QUALITY OF LIFE

PROVIDING EFFICIENCY

Business oriented areaGlobal talent concentration

Social diversityEntrepreneurship

FROM KNOWLEDGE TO BUSINESS

LOOKING FOR A PUBLIC – PRIVATE COMMITMENT

Companies, business associations and chambers of commerceUniversities, scientific parks and research centers

Municipalities & other public institutions

1. Infrastructures and mobility services2. Business park management. Public-private partnership3. ICT Infrastructures4. Advance services for competitiveness5. Economic support. Entrepreneurship & talent6. Promotion. Land branding. Marketing

SPECIFIC PROGRAMMES

THE CiT MAIN OPPORTUNITIES

The innovation Triangle, business and knowledge links Public – private partnershipTerritorial lobbyEfficiency in service providing

GENERAL COUNCILMayors and councilors form the city halls

EXECUTIVE BOARD Councilors and technicians from the city halls

TERRITORIAL FORUMYearly institutional meeting between all the

agents implied in economic development

IMPROVEMENT GROUPSSpecialized representatives form the business and knowledge institutions + councilors and

technicians from the city halls

ORGANIZATION

CENTRALITY

WHERE IS THE CiT - BCN SOME DISTANCES km time

Barcelona City 10 10'

International Airport 25 30'

Barcelona Port 25 30'

Skiing 120 1h 30'

Beach 30 30'

Costa Brava (Tossa) 100 1h

Costa Daurada (Sitges) 50 50'

Brussels 1.300

Madrid 600

Paris 1.020

The Barcelona Metropolitan Region5M inhabitants

The CiT is the center of the great Barcelona

BARCELONA CITY

PORT

AIRPORT

MATARÓ

SITGES

TERRASSA

GRANOLLERS

VILAFRANCA

MARTORELLBADALONA

CORNELLÀHOSPITALET

SABADELL

The Barcelona Metropolitan Region

It is situated in the middle of the first ring of the city of

Barcelona

MATARÓ

SITGES

TERRASSA

GRANOLLERS

VILAFRANCA

MARTORELLBADALONA

CORNELLÀHOSPITALET

SABADELL

BARCELONA CITY

PORT

AIRPORT


MARESME 420.000 H

VALLÈS ORIENTAL 386.000 H

VALLÈS OCCIDENTAL

860.000 H

ALT PENEDÈS 100.000 H

GARRAF 140.000 H

BAIX LLOBREGAT 780.000 H BARCELONÈS

2.230.000 H

The distribution of the population shows…

L’Hospitalet 256.000

Terrassa 213.000 Sabadell

207.000

CiT 215.000 Badalona

218.000

Barcelona 1.615.000

S.Coloma120.000

Mataró124.000

Cornellà87.000

S.Boi82.000


… the central corridor concentrates most of the

economic activity

MARESME 420.000 H


VALLÈS OCCIDENTAL

860.000 H


GARRAF 140.000 H

BAIX LLOBREGAT 780.000 H

BARCELONÈS 2.230.000 H

→ 806.000H

→ 3.290.000H ←

1.020.000H ←


MARESME 420.000 H


VALLÈS OCCIDENTAL

860.000 H


GARRAF 140.000 H

BAIX LLOBREGAT 780.000 H

BARCELONÈS 2.230.000 H

→ 806.000H

→ 3.290.000H ←

1.020.000H ←

The CiT is the center of this central corridor


The CiT enjoys the most privileged accessibility in

Barcelona

E-15 (AP-7) Girona France

E-15 (AP-7) Tarragona València

E-9 Manresa Toulouse

C-17 Vic

B-30

C-58

C-32 El Vendrell

E-9

B-20

AIRPORTC-32

AP-7

C-31

AP-7C-17

BARCELONA CITY

A-2 Lleida

Zaragoza Madrid

A-2

B-20 Mataró Girona

Highways

The Barcelona Metropolitan RegionHighways

The CiT area optimizes logistic costs and access to markets

E-15 (AP-7) Girona France

E-15 (AP-7) Tarragona València

E-9 Manresa Toulouse

C-17 Vic

B-30

C-58

C-32 El Vendrell

E-9

B-20

AIRPORTC-32

AP-7

C-31

AP-7C-17

BARCELONA CITY

A-2 Lleida

Zaragoza Madrid

A-2

B-20 Mataró Girona

SITGES

TERRASSA

GRANOLLERS

VILAFRANCA

MARTORELL

MATARÓSABADELL

The Barcelona Metropolitan RegionRailways

The CiT is also one of the main train hubs of Barcelona

AIRPORT

BARCELONA CITY

SITGES

TERRASSA

GRANOLLERS

VILAFRANCA

MARTORELL

MATARÓSABADELL

STRENGTH

The Barcelona Metropolitan RegionCities > 75.000



207.000

CiT 215.000 Badalona

218.000

Barcelona 1.615.000

S.Coloma120.000

Mataró124.000

Cornellà87.000

S.Boi82.000

The CiT is 2,9% of the Catalan population…

població % llocs de treball % multinacionals % universitaris % CiT 215.563 2,9% 97.353 3,2% 235 4,8% 50.600 19,4%

Catalunya 7.539.618 - 3.001.447 - 4.884 - 261.000 -



63.000

Badalona54.000

S.Coloma17.000

Mataró39.000

Cornellà34.000

S.Boi24.000

Occupation

CiT 97.000

Barcelona 990.000

3,3% of the Catalan occupation (~GDP)


Catalunya 7.539.618 - 3.001.447 - 4.884 - 261.000 -

Mataró36

L’Hospitalet 105

Terrassa 62 Sabadell

43

Badalona42

S.Coloma0

Cornellà88

S.Boi44

CiT 235

Barcelona 2.521

Multinational companies

5% of the multinational companies settled in Catalonia

are in the CiT


Catalunya 7.539.618 - 3.001.447 - 4.884 - 261.000 -

CiT 50.600

Catalunya261.000

University students

20% of the Catalan university students are in the CiT


Catalunya 7.539.618 - 3.001.447 - 4.884 - 261.000 -

21 industrial areas 11 business parks

THE CiT BUSINESS & INDUSTRIAL PARK MAP

6 knowledge areas

City Industrial areas Business Parks Knowledge areas Total

Cerdanyola 7 - 3 10

Rubí 11 - - 11

Sant Cugat 3 11 3 17

CiT 21 11 6 38

Several international companies have knowledge boards in this environment: hp University, iGuzzini Light Campus, Nortia –CIRSA’s Sant Cugat Technological Center, between others.

Some leading knowledge-based clusters specially dense in the CiT

LEADING COMPANIES IN THE CiT

hpEPSONFractusPioneerJVCMitsubishi ElectricCirsaSiemensRicohManusaRTVEConeiCompliance & ITVozTelecomCorning Cable S.Top CableRhode & Schwarz

Electronics, telecom

Boehringer Ing. Laboratoris GrífolsFerrer InternacionalLaboratoris EsteveMH IndustriesRoche DiagnosticsDermofarmaLacerAsepeyoCapioEgarsatDentaidSorin BiomédicaNatura BisséBraun MedicalPalexTelstar

Health, pharma, cosmetics

Catalana OccidentBanc SabadellAxa

ISSBureau Veritas

APPLUSTNS Global

DSVSalvesen

Reebok - AdidasHarley Davidson

EuropastryNespresso

The Eat Out CompanyChocolat Factory

Affinity PetcareLiven

AnuntisIntercomAccentureDESICOSalomon AutomationMilcap MediaISOCOGFT IT ConsultingUbi SoftDESICOSalomon AutomationAIASATECSageBananity46ToShinjuku Medialab

BasfGeneral ElectricKraftCargillBrugarolasTeknokromaLubrizolColorcón IbéricaEndress Hauser (‘13)Interquim DelphyRieterSogefi FiltrationFicosa InternacionalBeckhoff DeltalabSener (2013)

Engineering, chemical, automotive

Software, Internet, ICT, consulting

Financial, services, logistics, others

THE COMPETITIVENESS OF THE CiT – innovative activities

Human capitalReal state availability

AccessibilityClusters

Economic dynamicsQuality of life / environmental preservation

Innovation system

SMIEE Local indicator system for

business excellence. Two of the CiT cities, ranked first

and second

CONDITIONS FOR INNOVATION

ScienceKnowledge creation

Business & companiesEconomic value

TechnologyKnowledge development

CiTCatalonia

Innovation Triangle

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona UABUniversitat Internacional de Catalunya UIC

UPC – Escola Tècnica Superior d’Arquitectura del Vallès (ETSAV)Escoles Universitàries Gimbernat

ESADE

1.- Universities

THE CiT KNOWLEDGE MAP

PRUAB - Parc de Recerca de la UABALBA Synchrotron and scientific park

ASCAMM and Parc Tecnològic del VallèsCentre d’Alt Rendiment Esportiu - CAR

ESADECREAPOLIS

2.- Science, research and technology parks

THE CiT KNOWLEDGE MAP

THE CiT ENTREPRENEURSHIP ECOSYSTEMOficina d'Atenció a l'Empresa (OAE) Aj. Sant Cugat

Oficina de Serveis a l'Empresa (OSE) Aj. RubíYUZZ - Programa intensiu de 7 mesos, joves < 30a.

Servei Municipal d'Ocupació Aj. Cerdanyola - Can SerrapareraCambra de Terrassa, delegació Sant Cugat

CIEU Centre d'Iniciatives Emprenedores Universitàries UABE-Garage, viver d'empreses d'ESADE

1.- Assessment services

THE CiT ENTREPRENEURSHIP ECOSYSTEM

La Casa Banana

Can Serra

Parc Tecnològic del Vallès, incubadora Masia Can FatjóE-Garage, viver d'empreses d'ESADE

Parc de recerca de la UAB, incubadores tecnològiquesMasia Can Serra, viver d'empreses d'eficiència energètica

ESADECreapolis, viver públic - privatSC Trade Center, viver públic - privat

Centre Tècnic Recolons - Vinyes (arquitectura, enginyeria)InnoEnergy, incubadora European Institute of Technology

NEEC Nous Empresaris i Emprendedors de CatalunyaGrup IntercomLa Casa Banana

2.- Incubators

THE CiT ENTREPRENEURSHIP ECOSYSTEMSC Trade Center

Edifici EuropaSCTC Porta Rubí

Ofibuilding@ Sant Cugat

Valldoreix ActivaCentre de Negocis @XXI

ESADECREAPOLISParc Tecnològic del Vallès

3.- Business Centers

Edifici Europa

THE CiT ENTREPRENEURSHIP ECOSYSTEM

La Casa Banana

Edifici Europa

Can Serra

A TOOL FOR EFFICIENCY

CiT PROGRAMES. Action plan 20121. Infrastructures and mobility services.

2. Business park management. Public-private partnership.

3. ICT Infrastructures.

4. Advance services for competitiveness.

5. Economic support. Entrepreneurship & talent.

6. Promotion. Land branding. Marketing.

BARCELONA10 minutes

To international Airport

30 minutes

E-9 highway

AP-7 highway

Information and others

Union for ICT facilities available

Sustainable mobility

Signalization program

Infrastructures. Lobbying

Energy

Industrial parks. Sharing experiences







Linking education and business

Support to existing companies

Internationalization

Entrepreneurship

Responsibility

Financing

Knowledge society and innovation

THE BEST LOCATION FOR YOUR COMPANY

The CiT joins business excellence with the best life quality standards







Branding (Barcelona)

Positioning

Attraction of new companies & knowledge centers

Net linking

Communication

Business tourism

WEBSITEwww.cit.cat

THE CiT IS READYJust plug and play!

Sant Cugat City HallBusiness Att. Office

Esther [email protected]

Rubí City HallEconomic Promotion

Glòria Arré[email protected]

Cerdanyola City HallEconomic Promotion

Salut [email protected]

INFORMATION

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RUBÍ

SANT CUGAT

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