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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

Description:

The UAB Open Labs organises this conference, which responds to the desire of different researchers to incorporate virtual reality as a tool for transfer, research and teaching innovation. This initiative was born with the aim of creating a group or collective in which to share technological resources and also knowledge, doubts, concerns and experiences around this tool. To form part of this group it is not necessary to have knowledge or experience in virtual reality.

La jornada compatrà amb una mostra d’experiències en realitat virtual dins la UAB, la presentacions dels assistents, un breu anàlisi de la situació actual i les perspectives de futur, una presentació de recursos actuals de realitat virtual dins el campus i un debat sobre la governança de la comunitat de realitat virtual.

The day will include a showcase of virtual reality experiences at the UAB, a presentation of the attendees, a brief analysis of the current situation and future prospects, a presentation of current virtual reality resources on campus, and a discussion on the governance of the virtual reality community.

To attend please sign up here.

Place: Journals Hall of the Humanities Library, UAB

Date: Thursday 13, June2024 - 09:30h

Organiser: UAB Open Labs

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

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

Description:

On September 16th and 18th, come to Marimon Tower at Caldes de Montbui for an Ideas Generation Workshop with Agritech. On this occasion, the challenge is centred around the rise of the competitiveness of Catalan businesses through the market launch and adoption of new technologies linked to increasing the efficacy of input usage, including digitalization, the efficient use of energy for the primary sector, and the valuation of subproducts, promoting the circularity of processes.

To register, fill out this form.

Place: Marimon Tower, Caldes de Montbui

Date: Monday 16, September2024 - 10:00h

End date: Wednesday 18, September2024 - 14:00h

Organiser: Parc de Recerca UAB, Agritech

Description:

From 14 to 18 October 2024, the UAB is organizing the second edition of Innovation Week to open up to the surrounding organisations, showcase its innovation ecosystem and bring the technologies and innovative knowledge generated on campus closer to society.

The objective of the Week is to make visible the UAB's commitment to innovation from the perspective of different agents, sectors and groups, as well as to connect entrepreneurs with the business network, the network of public-private investors and knowledge centers. 

It has a program that, in different spaces, activities and themes, will generate meeting and relationship spaces between the UAB community, start-ups, companies and investors. Some of the activities are:

• Innovation Fair
• Showcase of the network of labs of Vallès
• Eines awards
• Culture, sustainability and new technologies
• Visits to campus centers and laboratories
• Science and entrepreneurship for women

More information on the event website.

Place: Different spaces on the UAB campus

Date: Monday 14, October2024 - 09:00h

End date: Friday 18, October2024 - 14:00h

Organiser: UAB Ressearch Park