The Science Park and Alentejo Technology (PCTA) in Evora, closed 2014 with 30 established companies, which have created 170 direct jobs and recorded in two years, a turnover of 77 million euros.
These data are contained in a survey submitted by PCTA to companies located in the infrastructure to December 31, 2014, whose findings were revealed today the agency Lusa.
“The results are extremely positive,” he told Lusa the director general of the PCTA, John Carlos Mateus, stressing, however, that currently the total enterprises in the park is higher because three more settled until this week.
According to the survey results, the PCTA, which is assumed as a facilitator to promote and strengthen relations between the business community and the scientific community, closed 2014 with 30 established companies, some in virtual incubation regime.
These companies “represented the direct creation, with the support of the park, 170 jobs” involving “an accumulated sales volume in 2013 and 2014, 77 million euros”, of which 30% for export.
“The companies work and operate in Alentejo and sell for Portugal but also for the world,” to markets as diverse as European countries, Angola, Mozambique, Brazil, USA, Tanzania , Dominican Republic or Chile, said João Carlos Mateus.
With regard “to the wealth that the park itself can create,” the Director-General indicated that “were paid over € 17 million in wages and more than 10 million euros in taxes, “the universe of established companies.
According to the official, the values show” clearly that infrastructure of this kind, when managed with a strategy, can be highly profitable, in particular for the state. “
” This project resulted in the 1st phase, an investment of 3.6 million euros, “having” a lot of these funds “were” financed by Community support, ” with national contribution.
But “the amount paid in taxes is substantially higher than the amount invested, which shows that we have interesting results in this area too,” he said.
Although the PCTA are geared to seven areas of expertise, most companies are the sectors of Energy and Information and Communication Technologies (ICT).
“We are also working with companies linked to the aerospace and aviation industry and biotechnology, but the largest market share is for ICT and Energy “, areas that” we felt they had, and the market has shown increased demand, “he said.
The PCTA included in the Regional System of Technology Transfer (SRTT), which involves 21 partners, among which the University of Évora, polytechnics of Beja, Portalegre and Santarém, businesses and institutions in the region.
Still no permanent premises, which are in construction and should be opened “at the beginning of the 2nd half” of this year, the park is open, “in the near future, another 150 vacancies for qualified young people” by providing close 2015 with a total of 40 companies installed.
The location of the Alentejo, the “one hour from Lisbon and the airport,” the “excellent human resources” available and culture, gastronomy and quality of life in the region are factors that João Carlos Mateus points to justify the growth of PCTA .
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