The Cartuja 93 park is a technological and scientific complex located in
Seville
Seville (; es, Sevilla, ) is the capital and largest city of the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the River Guadalquivir, in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula ...
, in the ''
Isla de la Cartuja
''Isla de la Cartuja'' (; ) is an island in the Guadalquivir River at Seville, Spain.
The island's name derives from the cloistered monastery (Cartuja) located on the site, the '' Monasterio de Santa María de las Cuevas'', where Cristopher Colu ...
'', next to the
Monastery of Santa Maria de las Cuevas. It started in 1993 to exploit the showground and buildings inherited from the 1992 Universal Exposition
Seville Expo '92
The Seville Expo '92 was a universal exposition that took place from Monday, April 20 to Monday, October 12, 1992, on La Isla de La Cartuja (Charterhouse Island), Seville, Spain. The theme for the expo was "The Age of Discovery", celebrating the ...
.
Cartuja 93 integrates five different development fields: Advanced Technology Enterprises, Public Services of
R&D, Scientific Research Centers, Technology Centers, and technical, business and University colleges.
Nowadays, Cartuja´93 is one of the most important technological and scientific parks of south Europe: during 2009 it invoiced 2,194 millions of euros, and employed 14,380 people.
Representative entities and enterprises
*SHS Consultores
*MP Corporación
*Inerco
*Grupo Tecnológica
*
Sadiel
*Sodean
*Isotrol
*
Ayesa
*Detea
*IAT
*
Egmasa
Research centers and institutions
*Centro de Investigaciones Científicas Isla de la Cartuja cicCartuja
*Estación Biológica de Doñana (
Doñana Biological Station).
*Centro Andaluz de Biología Molecular y Medicina Regenerativa (Andalusian Center of Molecular Biology and Regenerative Medicine).
*Centro Nacional de Aceleradores.
*Instituto de Prospectiva Tecnológica de la UE.
*Centro de Tecnologías del Agua.
*Fundación Progreso y Salud.
*
Instituto de Microelectrónica de Sevilla
Schools
*Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros de la Universidad de Sevilla (High School of Engineering of Seville). (Ingenierías Industriales, Química, Aeronáutica y Telecomunicaciones)
* Facultad de Comunicación de la Universidad de Sevilla (Communication Sciences Faculty)
* Universidad Internacional de Andalucía (International University of Andalusia)
* Escuela de Organización Industrial de Andalucía.
* ESIC
* CEADE.
* Universitat Oberta de Catalunya
Others
*
Confederación de Empresarios de Andalucía CEA
CEA
External links
Cartuja 93
References
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Buildings and structures in Seville
Seville Expo '92
World's fair sites in Seville
Industrial parks in Spain