One-liner: the Universitat Jaume I (Castelló) science and technology park — physical incubation, a FabLab prototyping workshop, spin-off/startup programs (UJISpinoff, UJILAB Impuls, UJIStartup), and the Castellón Global Program accelerator, all with direct pipeline access to UJI research groups.
What a founder gets
- Tenant/company services: postal or virtual domiciliation, 24/7 building access (installed companies) or office-hours access (linked companies), 60h/month free meeting-room use (installed) or 25h/month (linked) including a 90-person multipurpose room, discounted scientific-instrumentation access via UJI's SCIC.
- FabLab de Espaitec — a free, by-appointment digital-fabrication workshop (laser cutting, 3D printing, computer-controlled prototyping machines) open to the university community and linked companies — genuine hardware/hard-tech access, not just desks.
- Spin-off and research-to-startup pipeline: UJISpinoff (turning UJI research into a company), UJILAB Impuls (proof-of-concept funding to mature UJI-owned tech for transfer), UJIStartup (UJI's social/tech entrepreneurship program for the university community), and Club Emprendedor UJI workshops (e.g. LinkedIn business-development sessions).
- Acceleration: Castellón Global Program — run jointly with the Diputación de Castellón, now in its 14th edition (12 companies selected for 2026).
- Technology-watch intelligence: PRISMA technology-trend bulletins, FOCUS sector reports, and the "InnoBar con B de Bar" podcast — a genuinely differentiated, ongoing market-intelligence service most incubators don't offer.
- Mentoring: annual "e'Mentoriza" personalised accompaniment and follow-up for installed companies.
- Talent/recruiting: direct company-candidate matching via OIPEP, FUE, APTE and other entities (e'Talento service line).
- Funding radar: e'Financia — Espaitec proactively identifies and forwards ad-hoc grant/funding calls relevant to tenant companies.
- Networking: monthly "e'SUC" CEO breakfast, quarterly "InnoBar" networking aperitif, plus access to sector events (Innotransfer, Innovatossals, La Clau, FemSTEM) and the wider Red de Parques Científicos Valencianos (REPCV) and APTE networks.
Who it's for
- Startups/spin-offs with a Castelló/UJI connection, particularly research-based (deeptech) ventures spinning out of UJI groups, and social/innovative ventures (via UJI Emprèn OnSocial / UJIStartup).
- Researchers (personal investigador) at any stage from proof-of-concept (UJILAB Impuls) to spin-off creation (UJISpinoff).
- Sector-agnostic; recent technology-watch focus areas include semiconductors, cybersecurity, blue economy/biotech, silver economy, and sustainable tourism.
How to engage
- General:
espaitec.uji.es→ "Únete a Espaitec" or the site contact form. - Spin-off/researcher programs: via UJI's tech-transfer channel (OTRI-equivalent) — ask about UJISpinoff / UJILAB Impuls.
- Castellón Global Program: applications via Espaitec + Diputación de Castellón (annual call; 14th edition ran through 2026 with 12 companies selected).
- FabLab: free access by prior appointment ("bajo cita previa").
Key facts
- Part of the five-university Comunitat Valenciana science-park network (alongside PCUV/UV, IDEAS-UPV/StartUPV, PCUMH/UMH, and UA's park) under the Red de Parques Científicos Valencianos (REPCV) umbrella.
- Member of APTE (Asociación de Parques Científicos y Tecnológicos de España) — gives tenant companies access to APTE's technology-training catalogue too.
- Hosts a green-hydrogen management demonstrator with UJI's INAM (Instituto de Materiales Avanzados), recently upgraded with smart-management tech (with Abervian, July 2026).
- Castellón Global Program: 14th edition (2026), run with Diputación de Castellón, 12 companies selected — a long-running, well-established local acceleration track (implies annual cadence since roughly 2013).
- Publishes the PRISMA technology bulletin and FOCUS sector reports as a recurring, citable technology-intelligence output (e.g. PRISMA 8th edition on resilient comms/cybersecurity/smart infrastructure; FOCUS 3rd report on cybersecurity).
Relations
- See also: Social Economy (niche)
- Runs: Espaitec (UJI)
- See also: FEVECTA