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September 22, 2026

September 22, 2026

UPC and the BCN Medicare Industrial Hub foster the connection between research and industry in the health sector.

The Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech (UPC), through CIT UPC, and the BCN Medicare Industrial Hub co-organised, on 15 September, the event "Applied research. The strength of industry", a meeting aimed at showcasing the UPC's projects and technological capabilities in the field of health and fostering new opportunities for collaboration between the university and the business community.

September 1, 2026

UPC will be present at Smart City Expo World Congress 2026

Once again, the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech (UPC), through the the UPC Technology Center (CIT UPC), will participate in the Smart City Expo World Congress, the world’s leading event on urban innovation, which will take place from 3 to 5 November 2026 at Fira de Barcelona’s Gran Via venue.

August 5, 2026

August 5, 2026

CDTI announces the opening of the INNTERCONECTA STEP 2026 call, with €138 million in grant

In a press release, CDTI Innovación has advanced that the INNTERCONECTA STEP 2026 call will open next October with an estimated budget of €138 million in grants, co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund —ERDF—. The application period will close in November, and a resolution is scheduled for the first half of 2027.

August 3, 2026

August 3, 2026

New ACCIÓ grants for business innovation 2026

The 2026 call for Business Innovation Grants (R&D&I) includes three funding lines adapted to each stage of innovation: the initial validation of a technology (technological exploration grants), its application in projects close to market (grants for technological innovation), and the development of new products, processes or services involving high technological risk (grants for R&D projects).

July 22, 2026

July 22, 2026

Microsoft has joined Connèxia UPC with a project to optimise AI applications and big data management

Microsoft has joined Connèxia UPC, a programme designed to strengthen long-term university–business relation and tailored to the companies' needs. Under this new collaboration framework with the UPC, Microsoft has launched a project with inLab FIB to research advanced techniques aimed at improving the performance and speed of graph databases, which are key to managing large information networks. This technology is fundamental to fields as diverse as social platforms, financial fraud detection and the systems powering many artificial intelligence applications.

July 15, 2026

July 15, 2026

CIT UPC takes part in the 2nd General Assembly of DISCOVER in Lisbon

As a member of the DISCOVER consortium, the UPC Technology Center (CIT UPC) participated in the 2nd General Assembly meeting of the EU-funded DISCOVER project, held in Lisbon, Portugal, on 7 and 8 July 2026. The meeting, hosted by Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), brought together representatives from all 14 partner organisations to review the progress achieved over the past year, discuss ongoing technical developments and coordinate the next steps towards transforming the deconstruction and construction industry through innovative digital technologies.

May 18, 2026

The Fractus-UPC Deep Tech Hub model, featured in the “SME Voices – Driving Digital Innovation” series of the European MERIT project

The Fractus-UPC Deep Tech Hub model exemplifies how a long-term strategic collaboration between Fractus and the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech (UPC) can generate impact across the business ecosystem, talent development and technological innovation.

May 4, 2026

The UPC takes part in Equiplast 2026 with the Clúster MAV

The Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech (UPC), through UPC Technology Center, CIT UPC, is taking part in the 2026 edition of Equiplast (Equiplast26), the International Plastics and Rubber Event, which will take place from 2 to 5 June at the Gran Via venue of Fira Barcelona, within the Clúster MAV’s stand.

April 30, 2026

April 30, 2026

CIT UPC, present at the 30th Anniversary event of Fedit

The UPC Technology Center, CIT UPC, has been present, as an associate member of the Spanish Federation of Technology Centres (Fedit), at the presentation of the study “Value and economic impact of Fedit Technology Centres”, within the framework of the commemorative event marking the Federation’s 30th Anniversary, which took place on 29 April in Madrid.