The University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC) and the University of La Laguna (ULL) offer a pool of talent and first-class research and knowledge centres such as the University Institute of Applied Microelectronics (IUMA) and the University Institute of Biomedical Technologies (ITB).
The Canary Islands Institute of Technology (ITC), the Canary Islands Institute of Astrophysics (IAC), the Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) and the Spanish Bank of Algae, among others, offer scientific and technological capabilities in their respective fields of specialisation.
The Canary Islands have excellent scientific facilities and applied research centres, particularly in areas such as biotechnology, robotics and telematics, food and marine-maritime technology, environmental management and renewable energies.
The Canary Islands provides significant lines of public funding for start-ups and entrepreneurs who wish to develop their new technological product/service from here.
Ample opportunities for training and professional growth. Facilities for finding multilingual professionals among the Canarian population, mainly due to the high percentage of foreign residents in the archipelago, the tourist tradition of the Islands and the existence of numerous bilingual schools.
The European, Spanish and regional governments ensure that the Islands have their own privileged economic and tax regime which, through entities such as the Canary Islands Special Zone (ZEC), providing the best tax incentives in Europe for the development of R&D+i.
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This programme is looking for technology start-ups and local and international entrepreneurs who know how to respond to the challenges posed by technological change and a highly competitive economy in continuous evolution. The participating companies are working on the definition of the challenge and which will be published soon, if you wish to be updated as regards the progress of the programme please contact us at:
The Canary Islands Association of Start-ups, Technology-Based Companies and Angel Investors (EMERGE) is a private regional non-profit organisation created in 2015. Its mission is to foster the creation and growth of start-ups and technology companies capable of creating quality employment and added value and to connect technology entrepreneurs and start-ups with private investment. It is committed to the diversification of the regional economy as a strategy for a fairer, more sustainable and inclusive economic growth and development.
First Open Innovation program in the Canary Islands begins
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Innovate Canarias is an open innovation programme run by the Canary Islands Association of Start-ups, Technology-Based Companies and Angel Investors (EMERGE) and sponsored by the Regional Ministry of Economy, Knowledge and Employment of the Government of the Canary through the Canary Islands Agency for Research, Innovation and the Information Society (ACIISI).
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