A technological ecosystem with many success stories
What is AlicanTEC?
Association for the Promotion and the Promotion of Technology and the Knowledge Society of Alicante.
Its mission is to promote the southern Mediterranean of Spain as an area of technological development, by putting value on startups and international technology companies, exploiting one of the habitats with the highest quality of life in the world. See more
Working and Living
¿Why Alicante?
AlicanTEC promotes the idea of living and working creatively in one of the most idyllic places in Europe.
C for Quality of Life, which reaches the highest level in this part of the Spanish Mediterranean.
C for Communications, with a privileged connection with Europe and its sphere of influence.
C for Connectivity, with excellent coverage of optical fibre.
C de Competitividad con una oferta inmobiliaria muy amplia, atractiva y diversa a precios muy atractivos.
Quality of Life
Alicante is one of the most attractive places
Alicante is one of the most attractive places in Spain and Europe to work and live. Tourists and permanent residents with more than one hundred nationalities choose Alicante to enjoy its quality of life.
244 kilometers of coastline and unique coastal and mountain spaces..
Elche: the most extensive palm groves in Europe. World Heritage Site.
Working close the Mediterranean Sea. Alicante: European headquarter: OHIM
Fishing villages, la Vila, fishermen’s houses
One of the most important health cluster in Europe. Sha Wellness Clinic No. 1 in the world
Alicante brings endless cultural activities. It is the world capital of the guitar.
An exceptional environment with nearby cities such as Granada
An environment with medieval castles and villages with unique traditions
Mediterranean Sea: nearby islands as Tabarca or a few hours from Alicante: Ibiza, Formentera…
Universities, Centers and Technology Parks
AlicanTEC supports the development and the attraction of talent through 8 universities, 2 business schools and 3 science and technology parks
Universities
Eight universities all within 100 kilometers of each other with a range of qualifications oriented towards science and technology, humanities and social sciences
Business schools
Two Business Schools, Fundesem and EOI, with a training that focus on the training needs of companies.
Entrepreneurship center
Coworking spaces, professional networks, accelerators, Yuzz centers, local agencies and university environments to support entrepreneurs
Parque Científico de la Universidad Miguel Hernández (Elche)
Parque Científico de la Universidad de Alicante (MUA image)
Elche Parque Empresarial, in standards of the Mediterranean Basin
Employment and talent
AlicanTEC will drive events, workshops and all the initiatives to attract talent and human capital related to the digital economy.
We help you
AlicanTEC aims to facilitate the attraction and location of digital businesses, startups and entrepreneurs in future sectors in Alicante, and to facilitate it AlicanTEC will resolve and help in any way that facilitates your installation in our area
- Procedures, bureaucratic formalities and administrative provisions so that an entrepreneur, company, or business can be established in its environment faster and with less cost.
- Legal advice, access and interpretation of the Spanish law and specific regulations.
- Technological advice, being in contact with companies of the area..
- Facilities and Location. Advice on properties and locations search.
- Talent and human capital. Selection of talent, specialists and engineers…
- Communication. Support for translation and interpreting in all languages. Advice for general communication.
Transportation
Alicante is strategically set deep in the Mediterranean Basin with exceptional communications.
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
78 connections to European cities and major HUB of London, Amsterdam and Frankfurt.
HIG SPEED TRAIN
AVE- Madrid en dos horas. Conexión ferroviaria con el Arco Mediterráneo (Murcia, Valencia, Barcelona…)
NETWORK OF HIGHWAYS
Network of national and regional highways. Highways with Madrid, Barcelona and throughout the Mediterranean Basin
MARINE TRANSPORT
Lines from the ports of the province with the Balearic Islands and North Africa
Networking
The AlicanTEC ecosystem drives professional networks through all initiatives in the area: Hacker Club of Alicante; Laboratories such as the “Alfas Intelligent & Innovation (IoT) Lab, accelerators, co-working spaces and centers for entrepreneurs, startups and digital companies