PCUMH

One-liner: the Universidad Miguel Hernández science park in Elche (Alicante) — belongs to Fundación UMH; runs company-growth transfer programs, a prototyping lab, and dedicated entrepreneurship pathways (from student ideation to spin-out) for the Elx/Alicante-area ecosystem. 40+ resident companies, 300+ qualified jobs, 200+ startups launched since 2012.

What a founder gets

• Instálate (Alojamiento) — physical installation/tenancy in the park's buildings (Edif. Quorum I, III, IV and Innova); 40+ companies currently based on-site generating 300+ qualified jobs. Specialised biotech/prototyping spaces: common-use lab (Beckman centrifuge, DNR transilluminator, THERMO spectrophotometer), cell-culture room (Telstar laminar-flow cabinet, WILOVERT microscope, CO2 incubator), microbiology room (PROMEGA/KURABO DNA extractors, MILLIPORE vacuum pump).
• Innotransfer, IT Connecta, IngeniUMH Divulga — the park's business-growth / knowledge-transfer program line ("Crecimiento Empresarial"), connecting university research and engineering capacity to companies.
• 16ª Maratón de Creación de Start-ups UMH (2026) — flagship incubation program: mentoring + sector advising + startup-creation training + seed financing + legal/comms services + product-development infrastructure. See companion program page PCUMH (UMH) for the full extraction record.
• Programa Makers — maker/prototyping-oriented entrepreneurship program.
• Explorer UMH — the local chapter of the national Explorer pre-seed talent/ideation program (part of a nationwide EOI-network format run at multiple Spanish science parks).
• UMH Emprende — the park's general entrepreneurship-support track (advisory, mentoring, ideation-to-venture support).
• Laboratorio de Prototipado FUMH — physical prototyping-lab infrastructure, open to park companies and entrepreneurship-program participants.
• inet2you (launched 2025) — a digital networking platform connecting companies, investors and researchers across the PCUMH ecosystem (inet2you.es).
• Red de Colaboradores — a network of external partners/collaborators the park connects founders into.

Who it's for

• UMH students, researchers and alumni with a venture idea (idea/pre-seed stage) via Maratón/Explorer/Makers/UMH Emprende.
• Growing companies (seed/early) wanting physical space and knowledge-transfer support at Elche via Instálate + Innotransfer/IT Connecta.
• Primarily serves the Elche/Alicante area of the ecosystem — the southern counterpart to Valencia-city university parks; sector-agnostic (live company directory spans ICT/telecom, engineering/electronics/industry [aeronautics-automotive], energy-environment, medicine-health, training/consultancy, culture/leisure, agrifood/biotech).

How to engage

1. Entrepreneurship-stage founders: apply to the Maratón de Creación de Start-ups UMH (2026 edition: apply via maratonstartupsumh.es by 4 October 2026), Explorer UMH, Programa Makers, or UMH Emprende directly via the park's "Emprendimiento" section.
2. Growth-stage companies wanting tenancy: three-step process — (1) interview with a park technician (assessed on scientific/tech profile, sector, product/services, founder profile, business model, synergies with UMH), (2) submit application + required documentation, (3) sign the "convenio" to join the park's business network. See PCUMH (UMH).
3. Contact: info@parquecientificoumh.es · +34 965 222 255.
4. Address: Edif. Quorum I, III, IV e Innova, Avda. Universidad s/n, 03202 Elche (Alicante).
5. Subscribe to the park's newsletter for program-intake announcements.

Key facts

• Belongs to Fundación UMH (the university's foundation, constituted 2005) — a legally distinct entity from the university itself, common structure for Spanish science parks. Park officially inaugurated 2011; 15th anniversary marked in 2023.
• Named leadership (Equipo Directivo, verified 2026-07-05): Tonia Salinas (Directora-gerente), Carolina Alted (Área Económica-Administrativa), Sergio Román (Área de Crecimiento Empresarial), Javier Sancho (Director del Área de Emprendimiento — runs the Maratón/entrepreneurship line), Eloy Alarcón (Área de Control de Sistemas), Paco Hernaiz (Área de Comunicación y Marketing), Carmen Antón (Servicios Jurídicos).
• Track record (park-wide, "en cifras"): 1,200+ projects advised, 120+ companies boosted, 1,900+ entrepreneurs advised, €1M+ delivered in prizes, 20+ linked spin-offs, 6,000+ hours of advising. Maratón-specific (since 2012 launch): 2,000+ entrepreneurs advised, ~1,500 business projects, 200+ startups launched.
• Structured into three service lines: Crecimiento Empresarial (Innotransfer, IT Connecta, IngeniUMH Divulga), Emprendimiento (Maratón, Makers, Explorer, UMH Emprende), and Infraestructura (Laboratorio Prototipado FUMH).
• Recognitions: finalist DISRUPTORES Innovation Awards 2025 (El Español); recognized in "Spain Foodtech Nation" (ICEX, 2024); UMH ranked #1 Spanish public university for campus spin-off creation (Fundación CyD, 2024); former park director became president of the Red de Parques Científicos Valencianos (rePCV) in 2023.
• One of five Comunitat Valenciana university science parks feeding the ecosystem alongside UPV's IDEAS-UPV/StartUPV (300+ startups since 2012), UJI's Espaitec, UA's science park, and UV's PCUV — all under the umbrella Red de Parques Científicos Valencianos (REPCV).
• UMH also participates in 5UCV STARTUP, an inter-university startup competition spanning all five Comunitat Valenciana universities, funded by the Conselleria d'Innovació.
• 2026-07-05 re-verification: the site rendered fully via browser with no bot/JS wall this pass (contra the 2026-07-02 note that flagged one) — canonical domain is now www.parquecientificoumh.es (parquecientifico.umh.es redirects here). A much fuller crawl (about/history page, live company directory, tenancy page, a dedicated news article on the 16th Maratón) supersedes the earlier thin capture.

Relations

• See also: Universities (research)
• Runs: PCUMH (UMH)
• See also: PCUV
• See also: Red de Parques Científicos Valencianos
• See also: 5UCV STARTUP