A brief history

“Promoting innovation and research was the basic objective that motivated the creation of the PTA and has defined its evolution ever since”.
Supported by the Andalusian Regional Government and Málaga Municipal Council.

The PTA was opened on 9 December 1992 by Their Majesties the King and Queen of Spain, with eight companies and 130 employees at that point. Construction had started four years earlier, in December 1988.

The arrival of the Research Results Transfer Office (RRTO) in 1994 would plant the seed for collaborations and joint initiatives between the University of Malaga and the PTA, gaining increasing momentum ever since.

The International Association of Science Parks (IASP) sets up its global headquarters at the PTA.

The Spanish Association of Science and Technology Parks (APTE) opens its head office in the PTA.

The then crown Prince Felipe visited the PTA’s facilities during a meeting between PTA business owners and representatives of Andalusian society.

Unicaja becomes a shareholder.

The University of Málaga becomes a PTA shareholder.

We followed celebrating our 20th anniversary in 2012 by breaking a record in early 2013: reaching 600 companies with sites at the PTA.

The reason behind the Green Ray building, illustrating the collaboration between the PTA and UMA (the University of Málaga), was the need to transfer academic knowledge to the business world, and to support entrepreneurs.

We have been growing together for the last 25 years and our sights are now set on the challenges of the 25 ahead.

The new brand Málaga TechPark ir born, aims to improve its international projection as well as its link with the city.