The opening of the new space of the Technological Corporation of Andalusia reinforces the role of Granada as a meeting point between university, business and territory for the promotion of R+D+i projects with real impact. Educa.Pro is part of the panel of experts with the participation of its director, Pablo Ybarra.
Granada hosts today the inauguration of the new headquarters of CTA (Technological Corporation of Andalusia), a milestone that consolidates the city's position as one of the strategic innovation nodes in southern Europe. Located in the Technology Transfer Center of the University of Granada, this new space was created with the objective of bringing CTA's resources, services and capabilities even closer to the province's business, scientific and technological ecosystem.
The Technological Corporation of Andalusia, a private non-profit foundation with more than 20 years of experience, works connecting more than 180 companies, universities, technology centers and public administrations per convert knowledge into solutions applicable to the market and with a real impact on the territory.
The choice of Granada as the new headquarters responds to structural factors that go beyond your university heritage: a growing technological base, a business fabric that is increasingly oriented to collaboration and, above all, a community of professionals and managers that is actively betting on the city. The implementation of CTA seeks to reinforce these dynamics by facilitating access to public funding, the development of collaborative projects and strategic support to organizations in the province.
The opening ceremony brought together top-level institutional representatives — the Mayor of Granada and the Rector of the University of Granada — together with companies, technological centers and agents of the Andalusian R+D+i system, around a shared message: collaboration between the private world, academia and public institutions is no longer optional. It is a necessary condition for competing.
The round table, entitled “Granada as a strategic node for innovation and knowledge transfer: real experiences of collaboration and growth”, has had the participation of Pablo Ybarra, director of Educa.Pro. His speech addressed the critical role of training and the reduction of the digital divide as levers of business competitiveness, and placed Granada at the center of a narrative of attracting talent that is yielding visible results.
We were born in Granada, but if we are still here it's not out of nostalgia: it's because Granada has a real capacity for attraction. There are management profiles that are betting on the city, and something is happening that shows. That's exactly what an innovation ecosystem needs to consolidate: people who decide to stay and build. - Pablo Ybarra
From this perspective, Educa.Pro's participation focuses on a key aspect of innovation: the need for Technological progress is accompanied by internal capabilities that allow organizations to adapt, make decisions and scale in a sustainable way.
The round table, moderated by Mayra Rocío Granados Andrade, Innovation Consultant at CTA, addressed fundamental issues for any organization that is committed to innovation: the factors that drive growth, the role of strategic partners and the results obtained when there is a shared vision between the different agents of the ecosystem.
Among the central themes of the debate, they stood out artificial intelligence as a great collective challenge —with the University of Granada promoting an AI foundation of European origin—, the need for combine long-term vision with speed of execution, and the public-private collaboration as the only viable model for real impact projects.
Along with Pablo Ybarra, the following participated in the panel: María Consuelo Trillo Díaz, responsible for R&D Project Management at ROVI Pharmaceutical Laboratories; Jesús García Puerta, CEO of Grupo La Caña; Enrique Herrera, Vice Rector for Research and Transfer at the University of Granada; and Ignacio de Marín Juan, Co-Founder & CEO of DEBOS.
The new headquarters of CTA in Granada is thus configured as a meeting place to generate alliances, identify opportunities and activate R+D+i projects that transcend the theoretical field. A space designed to facilitate direct contact between those who generate knowledge and those who apply it.
From Educa.Pro, participation in this event reinforces its commitment to an approach to corporate learning aligned with innovation, talent development and collaboration between key players in the ecosystem. The inauguration marks the beginning of a new phase in which Granada consolidates its role as an innovative territory and in which companies, universities and institutions are moving together towards growth models based on knowledge, technology and people.
