After 18 months, up to 165 proposals were received in the first five calls of NFFA-Europe. Of these, 103 projects have been accepted to access the nanoscale research facilities, laboratories and services of the twenty institutions that are part of NFFA.
Researchers from the UAB and CSIC have shown that the use of piezoelectric nanogenerators to stimulate living cells electrically is possible. The nanogenerator developed is extremely small and does not need any external power source, two characteristics no one had achieved before.
The UAB, AGAUR, ACUP and UOC jointly organise a course on “Strategy and RDI project planning” to help researchers improve their knowledge and skills in preparing collaborative proposals within the Horizon 2020 programme.
A pilot treatment plant developed by the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and Aigües de Manresa S.A. Empresa Municipal generates added value products while simultaneously treating wastewater. The technology used improves the treatment process and at the same time extracts the phosphorus and materials used to manufacture bioplastics.
The HIGHER Project,led by the UAB Research Park, have collected a good practices of innovation policies to provide innovation stakeholders with an overview of examples in the design and implementation of smart specialisation.
The Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona moves up 8 positions and reaches 195 in this new 2018 edition of the QS World University Rankings. The classification places the UAB within the l.1% of the best university centres in the world.
The UAB Research Park united over 250 people in the celebration of its 10-year anniversary. In the past decade the research park has given support to over 300 entrepreneurial projects and helped to create 92 businesses.
The UAB ranks among the top 100 most innovative universities in Europe. It is located in 81st position in the Reuters News ranking, which assesses patents and the commercial impact of university research. The ranking is based on the data provided by Clarivate Analytics and analyses institutions which have applied for at least 50 patents between 2010 and 2015.
AGENT and PARTAKE propose to develop new intelligent systems to manage Europe's air traffic and improve the efficiency of aircraft flow and minimising the conflicts which may arise. The projects aim to reach 17 million flights annually by 2030, with daily peaks of 50,000 flights.