Presentation given by Buenaventura Guamis from the UAB Research Park in the framework of the Emergence Forum Barcelona
Biocat organized the Barcelona Emergence Forum (April 10-11th, 2014, Congress Palace, Montjuïc) supported by the TRANSBIO SUDOE, a translational cooperation project dedicated to innovation in life sciences in South-West Europe. The Barcelona Emergence Forum contributed to bringing together Academics, Companies, Investment Entities, Technology Platforms and Technology Transfer Offices from Spain, France and Portugal to set up collaborative projects on Human Health & Agro-food Innovation.
More information at: http://www.b2match.eu/emergenceforum2014
4. Promoting
collaborative
projects
Encourage projects between companies and researchers: Ideas Lab
Management and coordination of R&D projects
Technology demands’ platform
Innovation Laboratory
Looking for funding opportunities for projects
Management and support to the TECNIO centers
Collaboration with the UAB for the university clusters’ management
To make the scientific and technological capacity of the UAB, CSIC &
IRTA available to companies and institutions
5. Innovation
Laboratory
Identification and promotion of new
innovative opportunities for SMEs to
improve their productivity
Specific analyses of firms’
technological needs to set up a
collaborative project based on meeting
these needs
6. Creation of
spin-offs
Training in entrepreneurship
Support to entrepreneurs: Personal advice, completing the business
idea, business plan, legal advice, specialized training
Business incubation
Management of public funding
Search for business investment opportunities
Search of talent and specialized training
Connections to other companies and business organizations
To turn UAB research with market potential into new science or
technology based companies.
7. Visibility and
dissemination
of transfer
Edit a digital magazine: UAB Innova
Dissemination and external communication
To show the innovation developed at the UAB, CSIC & IRTA to the
university community and the business environment and institutions
10. TECNIO brings together research and technology transfer centres that are
able to offer innovation and knowledge and technological transfer
services to companies in Catalonia.
Within the UAB Research Park, there are 16 research centres that belong to the TECNIO and 5
are working on agro-food.
5TECNIO research centres
working in agro-food
11. One week science to
business course, following
the successful academy of
the University of California
Davis Entrepreneurship
Center, that provides the
participants with the
knowledge on how to
move their research from
the laboratory to the
market.
Second edition: 16th - 20th June, 2014
To international academic researchers and engineers working
in food science, nutrition and health related fields.
Seminars, mentoring and networking sessions.