The UPC is based on a proactive and entrepreneurial university model with stable links to companies and institutions.
Business-university collaboration is based on two pillars: added value and trust. We are a strategic ally
for companies that wish to innovate, providing knowledge, technology, and talent.
HOW WE CAN COLLABORATE
TAILOR-MADE R&D PROJECTS
These are industrial and technological
collaborations in the form of R&D projects tailored to business needs:
- We assist in the conception and design
of R&D projects that generate technological value
and impact for the company, improving its
competitiveness. - We identify the transversal knowledge
of the UPC research groups best suited to the
needs of the project. - We advise on the possible financing tools
to carry out the project. - We rely on the scientific-technical services that
we can offer with our unique equipment. - Our value proposition is a key,
multidisciplinary and transversal project,
as we have all the knowledge generated at the UPC.
PARTICIPATION IN EUROPEAN
PROJECTS
To take part in international projects (Horizon
Europe, etc.) together with the university, within
consortia of excellence.
- Attracting a new type of funding.
- Access to a network of international knowledge
and networking. - Opportunity to test new products in the
market. - Becoming a strategic partner, forming part
of high-impact projects with European funding.
CONNÈXIA PROGRAMME
A holistic approach in the relationship with the UPC: a
long-term strategic partnership model with
a tailor-made and targeted plan of added-value activities
and a personalized service with continuous accompaniment:
- Tailor-made talent.
- Open innovation: scouting, connection with the
entrepreneurial system, and instruments of
financing. - Inspiration for employees by integrating them into new
networks and knowledge flows. - Involvement in social responsibility activities.
- Visibility: positioning associated with the UPC,
linked to excellence and innovation.