CIT UPC, collaborating entity of EXPOQUIMIA
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April 27, 2023CIT UPC, collaborating entity of EXPOQUIMIA
April 4, 2023UPC technical and scientific services, in one click
April 27, 202312/04/2023
CIT UPC will participate in meetechSpain, the event that aims to consolidate itself as a disruptive space in the Spanish innovation ecosystem and that will take place on 18 and 19 May, in the Hotel NH Collection Eurobuilding de Madrid.
CIT UPC, an entity that collaborates with the Spanish Federation of Technology Centres (Fedit), will have a stand at meetechSpain, the disruptive event that aims to boost business innovation in Spain, organised by Fedit. meetechSpain is a place for meeting, connection and cooperation between technology centres, research organisations and companies, through the main element that joins them: technology. As a result of the event, more and better innovation projects will be obtained. Technology challenges will be shared for resolution by researchers and technologists in different sectors and autonomous communities of Spain.
Technology fair and hackathon
The event will be structured in three spaces designed to foster cooperation and professional exchange, promote synergies and co-creative work, and to put participants in contact with each other according to their areas of interest:
- A hackathon in which dozens of researchers and technologists grouped in multidisciplinary teams will compete to solve a challenge related to sustainable energy.
- A technology fair (showroom) and a speaker corner where technology centres and other research organisations will be able to showcase their technological capabilities and explain their success stories in cutting-edge technologies. Attendees will also have at their disposal a speed dating space that will facilitate personal interviews with the other participants.
- A series of round tables and inspiring conferences in which leading professionals will analyse issues such as the economic and social impact of innovation and proposals to make R&D&I in Spain more competitive, among others.
The event will take place on 18 and 19 May, in the Hotel NH Collection Eurobuilding of Madrid.
During the two days, CIT UPC will demonstrate the technological capabilities of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech (UPC) and will present some of the projects developed by its centres and research groups.
Further information and the programme of meetechSpain is available here.
Related Projects
- The EU-funded Quick Challenge-Driven, Human-Centred Co-Creation Mechanism for INDUStry-Academia Collaborations (INDUSAC) project has successfully developed and validated a new, human-centred, challenge-driven co-creation mechanism that connects industry with academia across Europe. Over three years of implementation, the project has supported international teams of students and researchers in tackling innovation needs directly submitted by companies. The INDUSAC project has created a dynamic community of industry-academia stakeholders focused on circularity, general sustainability, digitalisation and industry 4.0.
- The EU.FFICIENT (European Communities of Facilitators focused on Co-creation training, Networking and Hands-on learning) project, launched in January 2024, aspires to transform and enhance the co-creation landscape across Europe. Funded under the EU framework, the project brings together a consortium of 16 partners from 12 countries, boasting a diverse blend of academic, industrial and public sector partners. The initiative, with CIT UPC standing as a one of key participants, represents an investment in the future of collaborative innovation.
- Participants in the HybridNeuro project include researchers from the group BIOART, which is part of the CREB of the UPC. The project is designed to establish a new way of analysing the motor system and human musculoskeletal movements, and the transfer of academic research to clinical practice and industry.
- An ambitious digital learning ecosystem called MERIT launched in October 2022 with a vision and plan that aims to help address Europe's skills gap among digital specialists.
