One-liner: the Universidad Miguel Hernández science park (Elche) — space, prototyping and entrepreneurship programs for UMH-linked and Elche/Alicante-area startups. The southern-Valencia (Alicante) university on-ramp, strong in health/bio.
What you get
- Tenant space across the park's buildings (Quorum I, III, IV and Innova) — 40+ resident companies, 300+ qualified jobs — plus a prototyping lab (Laboratorio de Prototipado) and specialised biotech infrastructure (common-use lab, cell-culture room, microbiology room).
- Entrepreneurship programs (free): UMH Emprende, Programa Makers Explorer, and the Maratón de Creación de Start-ups UMH (flagship — see full record below).
- Business-growth services: Innotransfer, IT Connecta, IngeniUMH, Divulga PCUMH — tech transfer, connection and visibility.
- inet2you (2025) — digital networking platform connecting park companies, investors and researchers.
- Connection to UMH research groups and OTRI (spin-off support).
Who it's for
- UMH-linked founders (students, researchers, spin-offs) and Elche/Alicante-area startups — strong in health, bio and engineering, but the tenant directory spans ICT, energy-environment, agrifood-biotech, culture/leisure and more (sector-agnostic in practice).
How to engage
- Contact PCUMH via parquecientificoumh.es · info@parquecientificoumh.es · 965 222 255.
- Join an entrepreneurship program (UMH Emprende / Makers Explorer / the Maratón — see record below) or become a tenant (Instálate): (1) interview with a park technician, (2) submit application + documentation, (3) sign the tenancy convenio.
- Use the prototyping lab and UMH research/OTRI for spin-off development.
- Edif. Quorum, Avda. Universidad s/n, 03202 Elche (Alicante).
Key facts
- UMH science park · tenant space + prototyping lab + free entrepreneurship programs. Cost = tenant rental; entrepreneurship programs free.
- Track record: 1,200+ projects advised, 120+ companies boosted, 1,900+ entrepreneurs advised, €1M+ in prizes delivered, 20+ spin-offs, 6,000+ advising hours (park-wide, since inception).
PCUMH — 16ª Maratón de Creación de Start-ups UMH (2026)
URL: https://maratonstartupsumh.es (application) · https://www.parquecientificoumh.es/noticias/16a-maraton-de-creacion-de-start-ups-umh (announcement) Status: #active Type: University incubation/acceleration program (competition format) Amount: €50,000 in prizes + specialised sponsor prizes; winners also get acceleration services, corporate/association contacts, and services/infrastructure valued at €15,000+/project. Stage-3 (accelerated) winners additionally get: a €5,000 credit at the Laboratorio de Prototipado, expert mentoring, up to 75% discount on Prototipado Lab rates, and free coworking space. Deadline: Applications open now — closes 4 October 2026 — ⚠️ deadline >14 days out, monitor as it approaches (re-check closer to date for closing-soon flag) Eligibility: Entrepreneurs with innovative projects at an early development stage, not yet incorporated as a company (exceptionally, early product-development-stage incorporated companies accepted). UMH affiliation NOT required — open to any founder. What you get: Strategic mentoring, sector-specific advising, startup-creation training, seed financing, legal/comms services, product-development infrastructure. New in the 16th edition: agile digital-prototyping support (web/app/platform) plus a No/low-code Bootcamp (with NocodeHackers automation/AI school) to reach Demo Day with a production MVP. Apply via: maratonstartupsumh.es — online application, limited places PDFs: none found on the announcement page — full "bases" referenced but not directly linked; check maratonstartupsumh.es for the bases document Local capture: raw/scrapes/www.parquecientificoumh.es__noticias__16a-maraton-de-creacion-de-start-ups-umh.txt Diff vs wiki: CHANGED — prior wiki reference (org page, updated 2026-07-04) only knew of the 15th edition ("~€40,000 in prizes," concluded, winners announced 10 Jun 2026). The 16th edition is now open with €50,000 in prizes, a new No/low-code prototyping track, and a 4 Oct 2026 deadline — this is a fresh annual cycle, not a duplicate. Notes: Co-financed by Generalitat Valenciana (Conselleria d'Educació, Cultura i Esport per banner); sponsored by Banco Santander, Planeta Huerto, Convotis Iberia, Vegabaja Packaging, Laboratorios Quinton, UMH cátedras ("San Crispín" calzado, RSE-Sostenibilidad POLO CLUB-UMH), FEMPA, INESCOP, AEPA, Agilmark, APA, AEBA, COAMBCV; special awards from Fundación FISABIO, Consejo Social UMH, and "Altea Emprende" (Ayto. Altea). Recurring annually — monitor for the 17th edition around mid-2027.
Relations
- Run by: PCUMH
- Part of: Universities (research)
- See also: Biotech-Health (niche)