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The lobby of the School of Engineering will host the next session of “The Entrepreneur’s Corner,” focused on the creation of Haddock. Arnau Navarro, co-founder, and Enric Chust, AI engineer, will explain the technological and business challenges behind this start-up.

It will take place on Thursday, 27 November, from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Free registration for students and alumni on the NEXUS app.

Registration is now open for iFest Bootcamp, a 35-hour pathway based on design thinking to tackle real-world challenges. Undergraduate students at UAB who complete the training can obtain 2 ECTS credits. The registration deadline is 9 December 2025.

Born as a spin-off of the UAB and the Research Institute of the Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, the company has closed a €12 million investment round to advance the development of its first oncological nanodrug. Led by Dr Montserrat Cano, Nanoligent aims to bring a new generation of oncological treatments based on nanobiotechnology developed at the UAB to the clinical stage.

On Thursday, 23 October, from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m., the Emprèn UAB space will host the workshop “Learn to Innovate Disruptively!”, led by the expert Carles Gómara from ACCIÓ’s Innovation and Digital Transformation Unit. It is aimed especially at students and alumni, but is open to the entire university community. Registration via the NEXUS app.

The session will focus on Cottafava’s entrepreneurial experience at BIOMA, a startup that develops biodegradable, circular biomaterials from organic waste. It will take place on Thursday, 16 October 2025, at 11:00 a.m., at the Emprèn UAB space, at Plaça Cívica. Free registration via the NEXUS app.

The UAB is organizing this individual pitching contest for students, in which each participant has 90 seconds to give an oral presentation of their entrepreneurial idea or project. Registration is open until 1 December and the final will be held on 11 December.

Emprèn UAB is organising the first edition of the Polaris programme to validate projects from the university community. Polaris, aimed at innovative entrepreneurial projects from the UAB community, such as students, PTGAS, researchers and alumni (up to two years after completing their degree), seeks to deepen the knowledge and skills acquired to consolidate existing projects.

The UAB launches the third edition of "Visionaris", a free entrepreneurship training course aimed primarily at UAB students and open to the entire university community. The programme will run from 1 October to 27 November 2025, every Monday and Wednesday from 1 to 3 p.m., at the Emprèn UAB space (Plaça Cívica).

Under the slogan "Digital skills for e-entrepreneurship", the UAB offers this course primarily to students and alumni, though it is open to the entire university community.

It will take place on Tuesdays from October 7 to November 11, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m., at the Emprèn UAB space in the Plaça Cívica.

Registration now open on NEXUS.