eureka areaYour company’s own space at the heart of R+D+I

eurekaareaYour company’s own space at the heart of R+D+I

Being a Eureka company means commitment to innovation and knowledge. It means working at the heart of R+D+I in Catalonia and belonging to one of the biggest technological-scientific complexes in southern Europe. It means being present in a key environment that brings together leading international research groups, centres and institutes - the UAB Research Park - and being able to make use of all its resources, advantages and services to create value for the business and for society. Overall, it means working in a quality environment facilitating and stimulating the professional and social life of your company’s staff.

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A EUREKA COMPANY?

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(...) a knowledge and technology transfer area.

The Eureka building is an area for knowledge and technology transfer, a place where

businesses that want to move into the UAB Research Park can find a modern, technologically

advanced workplace in accordance with their needs.

The Eureka building has 5,000m2 of constructed floor area above ground level, distributed

over a ground floor and three upper floors. It also has a basement with a car park for 50

vehicles. The central vertical tower, where the communications and services nuclei are

concentrated, operates as a great central axis, distributing the accesses to the different

floors of the building. This tower, with great architectural value, begins in a Zen garden at

the bottom of the courtyard and is provided with branched walkways operating like great

sunshades helping to control direct sunlight.

The spaces for rent, starting at 54 m2, offer very flexible modulation so they can be adapted

to the current and future needs of business.

The configuration of the building and the materials used to build it are designed to achieve

maximum energy efficiency and sustainability:

Insulation materials of mineral origin

Optimum use of natural heat and light

Active energy control systems using solar panels

Efficient artificial lighting, with high-performance lamps

THE EUREKA AREAA firm commitment to innovation and knowledge, and the gateway

to the UAB Research Park.

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Third Floor Areas for rent Areas for rent

Areas for rent Parking spaces

Areas for rent3 Second Floor 2 First Floor 1

Ground FloorB Basement0

Plans of the Eureka building

(…) an ideal environment for businesses interested in boosting their technological innovation and research activity (...)

The Eureka area is an ideal environment for:

Established companies interested in boosting their technological innovation. These

companies have areas of between 81 and 1,232m2 on the same floor to incorporate their

R+D+I departments.

Small and medium-sized enterprises with activities based on research that want to establish

themselves there to be in contact with the scientific world.

Spin-off businesses. The Eureka building has an area set aside to house businesses from the

UAB Research Park that are at the incubation phase. Some of these areas are adapted with

extractor hoods for fumes and laboratory tables.

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Is your company a Eureka business?

WHO IS IT AIMED AT?

ADVANTAGES AND SERVICESThe companies housed in the Eureka building will have preferential access to UAB Research Park services.

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ADVANTAGES Contracting and use of high-level technical/scientific services

Access to the portfolio of patents and new technologies

Investment opportunities

Seeking and hiring talent

Event organisation

Access to general campus services: nursery, language service, physical activity service, shops,

restaurants, libraries, 4-star hotel...

EUREKA BUILDING SERVICES Function room with capacity for 80 people and incorporated video projector and audio system

Heating/air conditioning: independent air conditioning and heating in each office

with individual control systems

50 parking spaces in the basement

Garden area and freely accessible outdoor terraces

Security service and video camera surveillance service

Reception service and card access, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year

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Right in the middle of the nerve centre of Catalonia,

in a key environment for technological development

and scientific research.

STRATEGIC LOCATION The Eureka building has an unbeatable strategic location.

At the entrance to the UAB campus, an area made up of 13 faculties and technical colleges,

30 research centres and institutes and 154 research groups recognised by the Government of

Catalonia.

In a pleasant natural environment, on land historically known as the Moronta valley, an

undulating area between the Collserola and Galliners ranges.

On the B-30 axis, destined to be the heart of Catalonia in economic and knowledge

terms, where big Spanish and international companies with high added value in the fields of

technology, innovation and knowledge are located.

Next to the Alba Park, where the Synchrotron will come into operation in 2010. And very near

recognised business parks such as the Vallès Technology Park, which houses technology centres

and businesses.

20 kilometres from the centre of Barcelona and 20 minutes from El Prat (Barcelona) Airport.

The Eureka building stands on the UAB campus in Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès),

between Sabadell and Sant Cugat del Vallès. It is very easy to get to because of the large

number of transport infrastructures in the area. You can get there by:

CAR. AP-7 motorway and C-58

TRAIN. Catalan Government Railways (FGC) and RENFE

BUS. Various routes

Coordinates: LATITUDE: 41.497292 north, LONGITUDE: 2.108340 east

Bellaterra Barberàdel Vallès

Cerdanyoladel VallèsParc Tecnològic

del Vallès

Sant Cugatdel Vallès

AP-7

C-16

C-16

AP-7

E-15

E-9

E-9

E-15 C-58

C-58

N-150

N-150

MediterraniMotorway

MontserratMotorway

B-30

VallèsMotorway

Barcelona Road

Universitat Autònomade Barcelona

EurekaArea

SabadellAirport

VallvidreraTunnels

BARCELONA

EL PRAT AIRPORT

BarcelonaTarragona

Valencia

Zaragoza

HOW TO GET THERE BEEUREKA!

Ask for further information from:

Parc de Recerca UAB

Edifici EUREKACampus de la UAB08193 Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès)BarcelonaTel. 93 581 40 50parc@uab.cathttp://parc.uab.cat

Consorci de la Zona Franca de Barcelona

Area ImmobiliàriaAv. del Parc Logístic, 2-10Pol. Ind. Zona Franca08040 Barcelonaimmobiliaria@el-consorci.comTel. 93 263 81 11www.elconsorci.net

EUREKA WEBSITE

http://parc.uab.cat/espaieureka

http://parc.uab.cat/espaieureka

Parc de Recerca UAB · Tel. +34 935 814 050 · http://parc.uab.cat

Promotor:

Av. del Parc Logístic, 2-10 · Pol. Ind. Zona Franca · 08040 Barcelona · tel. +34 932 638 111 · www.elconsorci.net