The news of the Park

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

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:

1. PRIMESIGN ALZHEIMERS TEST: rapid diagnostic test for early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and risk stratification of the patients at the point of care.
2. REPLANTEGEM: transformation of urban spaces and the way people interact through green infrastructure and civic participation. 
3. NANOBLOCK: a standard modular system based on the assembly of functional proteic blocks for the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of infectious diseases. 
4. SEPSISGUARD: a rapid and highly sensitive diagnostic kit designed for the identification of pathogens and antibiotic resistances in blood samples from patients with sepsis. 
5. 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.

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

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