Activities
Wednesday, May 29 2024
Dia · Setmana
09:00
Innovative Europe: Funding opportunities
Description:
This event provides the opportunity to learn about the Horizon Europe framework programme's call for proposals; specifically, those in pillar III- Innovative Europe from the European Innovation Council (EIC), whose main goal is to support ground-breaking innovations with market creation potential.
Participation will include experts in the European Innovation Council programmes, who will go into detail about the most relevant aspects of the programme. A session on gender and ethical questions for European projects will be offered and, lastly, attendants will learn first-hand about the successful projects that have received European funding. There will be a chance to speak with researchers about their experience, and learn some tips for preparing proposals.
Give value to your research and come and enjoy an innovative and revolutionary morning and breakfast!
To attend, it is mandatory to fill out the registration form. Please fill out the form here.
Programme
9:00 a.m.: Attendee registration
9:30 a.m.: Welcome, by Carlos Valero, Manager at UAB Research Park
9:40 a.m.: Presentación del Parc de Recerca UAB, by Beatriz Gamarra and Lina Solarte, of the Department of Business Collaborations of the UAB Research Park
10:00 a.m.: Pilar III- Horizon Europe Calls, by Pablo Fernández, from the National Contact Point EIC Pathfinder-Transition
10:45 a.m.: Q&A session
11:00 a.m.: Breakfast
11:30 a.m.: Gender approach and ethical issues in Pillar III projects, by Ainhoa Flecha, from the UAB Ethics Research Comittee
11:45 a.m.: Q&A time
12:00 noon: Success Stories of Pillar III Projects at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, by Gonzalo Guirado, coordinator at Proyecto Confeti, Xavier Navarro, coordinator at Proyecto BioFINE, and hosted by Ivan Martínez Flores, UAB Vice President of Research
12:30 p.m.: Q&A session
12:45 p.m.: Tips for the success of EIC calls for proposals, by Pablo Fernández
1:00 p.m.: Q&A session
1:15 p.m.: Closing speech
Place: Sala Polivalent at the Eureka Building
Date: Wednesday 29, May2024 - 09:00h
End date: Wednesday 29, May2024 - 13:00h
Thursday, May 30, 2024
11:30
Generació d'Idees Programme Demoday
Description:
The Demoday of the Generació d'Idees Programme will take place at the UAB Research Park on May 30th. During this demoday, the five finalist teams will expose their innovative ideas in OneHealth matters in from of a jury with an expertise in evaluating businesses ideas:
- Maite Martín, CEO at Plataforma OneHealth
- Lluís Ruiz, general director of Leukos and CEO at Aquilón
- Lucas Martín, patent and technology transfer technician at UAB
The projects being presented are the following:
- PRIMESIGN ALZHEIMERS TEST: rapid diagnostic test for early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and risk stratification of the patients at the point of care.
- REPLANTEGEM: transformation of urban spaces and the way people interact through green infrastructure and civic participation.
- NANOBLOCK: a standard modular system based on the assembly of functional proteic blocks for the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of infectious diseases.
- SEPSISGUARD: a rapid and highly sensitive diagnostic kit designed for the identification of pathogens and antibiotic resistances in blood samples from patients with sepsis.
- REGEMED MEDICAL SOLUTIONS: Skin Fast Regenerator Device that instantly manufactures customised solutions from the fabric itself.
The demoday will have the presence of Natalia Majó, Professor of the Department of Animal Health and Anatomy at the UAB and currently head of the Animal Health Research Center (IRTA-CRESA).
In order to register it is necessary to fill out this form.
Place: UAB Research Park
Date: Thursday 30, May2024 - 11:30h
Organiser: UAB Research Park with the sponsorship of Reig Jofre and the City Council of Sant Cugat del Vallès and the support of Banc Sabadell.
Thursday, June 6, 2024
15:00
Inauguration of the 6th edition of the AI4ALL programme
Description:
The Computer Vision Centre (CVC) will be hosting the inaugural event of the sixth edition of AI4ALL, a training programme specialising in artificial intelligence applied to industry and organised by the Parc de Recerca UAB (PRUAB), the CVC, the School of Engineering and the CSIC's Artificial Intelligence Research Institute.
The welcoming speeches will be given by Lluís Juncà, director general for Innovation, Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship of the Government of Catalonia; Rosa Maria Sebastián, vice-rector of Innovation, Transfer and Entrepreneurship at the UAB and director of the Parc de Recerca UAB; Josep Lladós, director of the Computer Vision Centre (CVC); Ian Blanes, director of theUAB School of Engineering, and Lissette Lemus, innovation manager of the Artificial Intelligence Research Institute (IIIA) of the CSIC. The event will also include a presentation of the RDI network in Artificial Intelligence and of a successful case. The second part of the event will focus on explaining the programme to participants and offering a motivational dynamics.
Programme
3:00 – 4:00 p.m. Institutional welcome
- Lluís Juncà, director general for Innovation, Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship of the Government of Catalonia
- Rosa Maria Sebastián, vice-rector of Innovation, Transfer and Entrepreneurship at the UAB and director of the Parc de Recerca UAB
- Josep Lladós, director of the Computer Vision Centre
- Ian Blanes, director of theUAB School of Engineering
- Lissette Lemus, innovation manager of the Artificial Intelligence Research Institute (IIIA) of the CSIC
3:40 – 3:50 p.m. Presentation of the RDI-AI Network
- Sergi Besonias, head of the RDI-AI Network
3:50 – 4:00 p.m. Successful case
- Jordi Clarà and Albert Gil, participants of the 5th edition and founders of MIA Experts.
4:00 – 4:30 p.m. Description of the programme
- Júlia Palma, head of the Entrepreneurship Area of the Parc de Recerca UAB.
4:30 – 4:40 p.m. Break
5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Motiviational dynamics
- Raquel Rodríguez, technician of the Entrepreneurship Area of the Parc de Recerca UAB.
Place: Computer Vision Centre (Sala d'actes), UAB Bellaterra Campus
Date: Thursday 6, June2024 - 15:00h
Organiser: Parc de Recerca UAB, CVC, UAB School of Engineering and IIIA CSIC
Thursday, June 13, 2024
09:00
II Conference of the Transfer Offices of Catalan Universities
Description:
The II Conference of the Transfer Office of Catalan Universities will take place on 13 June, an initiative that will bring professionals of the sector together to promote innovation, knowledge transfer, and collaboration between the academic and business world.
During the conference, experts in transference and innovation matters will meet to foster networking amongst university technicians. Some of the themes to be discussed will be the use of Artificial Intelligence in Transfer Offices, funding options for spin-offs, and the new European legislation on AI and its effects on research and technology transfer.
The following universities will be participating in the conference:
- Universitat de Barcelona (UB)
- Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)
- Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
- Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF)
- Universitat de Girona (UdG)
- Universitat de Lleida (UdL)
- Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV)
- Universitat Ramon Llull (URL)
- Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC)
- Universitat de Vic – Universitat Central de Catalunya (UVic-UCC)
- Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (UIC)
Place: Faculty of Biology, University of Barcelona
Date: Thursday 13, June2024 - 09:00h
End date: Thursday 13, June2024 - 15:00h
Organiser: Fundació Bosch i Gimpera, with the collaboration of Across Legal, Atrineo Iberia SL, Institut Català de Finances and Grow Venture Partners
Wednesday, June 19, 2024
09:00
Fòrum de Tecnologies i Innovació. Eco-disseny i fabricació sostenible: oportunitats per a la indústria
Description:
The Fòrum de Tecnologies i Innovació is an event looking to boost tech transference through a meeting where all R&D professionals are invited, emphasising the central theme of the forum, which in this edition is ecodesign and sustainable fabrication as competitive elements for industry.
The forum will be divided into three parts:
- Conference or roundtable, hosted by experts in ecodesign and sustainable fabrication.
- Marketplace: selected innovation and disruption agents present their projects in front of representatives from businesses, companies, research groups, technology centres, and other specialised institutions.
- Brokerage: a networking space with arranged interviews and meetings between businesses and innovation agents (tech centres, research groups, universities, etc.), with the goal of exploring new opportunities.
Registry can be done through this link.
Place: Centre d¿Empreses Industrials de Can Roqueta
Date: Wednesday 19, June2024 - 09:00h
End date: Wednesday 19, June2024 - 14:00h
Organiser: Sabadell City Hall
10:00
Ideas Generation Workshop I with Xarxa Agritech
Description:
Let's make agriculture part of the solution to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. On June 19th and 21st, come to Marimon Tower at Caldes de Montbui for an Ideas Generation Workshop with Xarxa Agritech. On this occasion, we want to support the challenge of monitoring and reducing the ambiental impact of agricultural activity, especially the reduction of the carbon footprint of agricultural explotations, according to the Objectiu Catalunya neutra en Carboni 2050 (Objective Carbon Neutral Catalonia 2050).
To attend, fill out this form.
Place: Marimon Tower, Caldes de Montbui
Date: Wednesday 19, June2024 - 10:00h
End date: Friday 21, June2024 - 14:00h
Organiser: Parc de Recerca UAB, Agritech