The UAB to attend 4 Years From Now
Event details
- Start: 02 Mar 2026 10:00
- End: 05 Mar 2026 19:00
- Hall 8 of the Gran Via Fairgrounds, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat (Avinguda Joan Carles I 64)
Once more, the UAB will be attending the 4 Years From Now (4YFN) start-up fair, taking place from 2 to 5 March as part of the activities programmed under the Barcelona Mobile World Congress (MWC).
The UAB (8.1C43), located in the University & Spin-offs area, will showcase its entrepreneurial and innovative capacity by presenting two spin-off companies (Distinkt and BioEclosion) and 13 entrepreneurial projects by UAB researchers, students and alumni (BitSpace, Balux, BrainMapp, Counter View, ECAI 19 Urbanity, Hefesto, Lopako, Noctua, Nova, Omniwave, Optimizing, and Tecous).
This year, the UAB also take part as a member of the Barcelona Knowledge Alliance (BKA), which brings together Barcelona's four public universities (UB, UAB, UPC and UPF) in the promotion of research, innovation and education in benefit of social and economic progress. The goal of this alliance is to foster an ecosystem where research, innovation, and education become drivers of social impact and position Barcelona and its metropolitan region as a global benchmark in science and talent.
The event will include a conference with all four member rectors, networking sessions and pitching activities organised by the BKA to foster connection between the academic and entrepreneurial ecosystem and facilitate the transfer of technology.
Round table: "The Sovereignty Frontier: Scaling Europe’s Strategic Tech"
On 3 March at 10:00 a.m., Ángeles Vázquez Castro, lecturer of the UAB and researcher of the Institute of Space Studies of Catalonia, will take part in this session focused on the challenges and opportunities of transforming scientific research in scalable projects with a real impact in the market.
Conference: "Barcelona’s University Ecosystem: Where Academic Excellence Meets Startup Ambition"
The rectors of the four BKA member universities, Javier Lafuente (UAB), Joan Guàrdia (UB), Francesc Torres (UPC), and Laia de Nadal (UPF), will be participating on 3 March at 1:15 p.m. in a talk on Barcelona's university ecosystem as a driving force of innovation and creation of start-ups.
On Tuesday 3 March, from 5:45 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., the BKA will also be organising the Networking & Drinks session at the 4YFN Networking Hub. This gathering will facilitate connections between representatives of academia, entrepreneurs, investors, and key players in Barcelona's innovation ecosystem. The session will provide a space for strategic conversation and exchange to highlight Barcelona as a global reference in research, innovation, and knowledge transfer.
On 2 and 3 March, several UAB start-ups and spin-offs will be at the BKA Pitch Corner. The UAB projects Distinkt, BioEclosion, BrainMapp, Hefesto, Tecous and OPTICmizing will be presenting their solutions in this space in front of investors, entrepreneurs and sector professionals.
More information: The UAB at the 4 Years From Now (4FYN) - Emprèn UAB - UAB Barcelona