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Last Wednesday, 26 November, the Emprèn UAB space at Plaça Cívica hosted the Demo Day of the course “Visionaris”, the introductory entrepreneurship programme of the UAB. A total of 17 students presented 15 projects, from which a jury of entrepreneurship experts selected six that now move on to the final phase and compete for specialised mentoring.

The 4th University Entrepreneurship Fair, held at the UPF, brought together more than 250 students from 12 Catalan universities to share innovative projects, find inspiration and enjoy an afternoon full of creativity, humour and energy. Attendees were able to learn about entrepreneurial projects in the midst of a battle of ideas. The winner of the competition was ALSense, from the UIC, with an innovative project for the early detection of ALS.

The projects BIOPOLYMERS, BrainMapp and Urbanity ECAI, driven by entrepreneurs from the UAB, have passed the pre-selection phase and are finalists for the Cafè Aventura Award in the Best Project (idea) category. On 27 November they will defend their elevator pitch before the jury and the attending public.

New Entrepreneurship course led by expert Montse Lamata López, to discover how to start a social and collaborative economy project. This activity is organized by UAB and the Federation of Worker Cooperatives of Catalonia. It will be held every Thursday in March, in the morning schedule, at the Emprèn UAB space, in Plaça Cívica. Registrations are open.

UAB offers students and alumni a free online workshop to teach how to use artificial intelligence tools to enhance communication skills in project presentations. The session, led by expert Pedro Olivares, will take place on December 4, 2025, from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM, via Microsoft Teams.

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.