Fifteen UPC start-ups and spin-offs are presenting their technologies at the UPC stand, organised by the Research and Transfer Area. The event comes just days after a report named the UPC the leading...
The UPC showcases its deep tech entrepreneurial talent at the Barcelona Deep Tech Summit 2026The UPC showcases its deep tech entrepreneurial talent at the Barcelona Deep Tech Summit 2026
On 19 October, the UPC Governing Council approved the resolution for the 2026 call for grants for contracting services to prepare proposals for coordinated European research projects. Six members of...
The UPC awards 30,000 euros to six researchers to prepare proposals for coordinated European projectsThe UPC awards 30,000 euros to six researchers to prepare proposals for coordinated European projects
An industrial engineer by training, Soraya Hidalgo has spent two decades at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), where she currently leads the institutional strategy for alliances and...
Soraya Hidalgo: "University is a school we never finish"Soraya Hidalgo: "University is a school we never finish"
Susana Medina is a sponsorship and philanthropy officer in the UPC's Research and Transfer Area, where she works alongside Soraya Hidalgo. We look back at her career across the private and public...
Susana Medina: "Companies want to partner with a university that is a pioneer in research"Susana Medina: "Companies want to partner with a university that is a pioneer in research"
We interview researcher Marta Gangolells, co-director of the TÜV SÜD-UPC Chair, for the R&D&I Area's "Coffee Break" newsletter, which this issue focuses on the Philanthropy Unit. She talks about her...
Marta Gangolells: "We want research to help people make real decisions"Marta Gangolells: "We want research to help people make real decisions"
Behind every chair, sponsorship or donation there is a University project and a team supporting the academic staff who drive it, from the first conversation with the company or donor right through to...
UPC Philanthropy: attracting and managing key partnerships for the UniversityUPC Philanthropy: attracting and managing key partnerships for the University
The third session of Next Frontier Founders focused on how to protect innovation and turn it into a business asset. Carles Puente, patent strategy consultant and UPC professor, led the training,...
Industrial and intellectual property: key to growing Next Frontier Founders companiesIndustrial and intellectual property: key to growing Next Frontier Founders companies
The UPC has reviewed the requirements and schedule for the AEI’s ‘Knowledge Generation Projects 2026’ call, featuring insights from an Agency reviewer on how proposals are assessed.
Information session on the PID2026 call brings together nearly 160 peopleInformation session on the PID2026 call brings together nearly 160 people
Netmentora Catalunya’s 6th Impact Night has recognised the simulators the company has developed to train healthcare professionals.
Virmedex, a UPC and UB spin-off, wins an Impact Leaders 2026 award in the Disruption categoryVirmedex, a UPC and UB spin-off, wins an Impact Leaders 2026 award in the Disruption category
UPC remains the leading university in Catalonia for generating science- and technology-based companies, and the second in Spain, according to the report ‘El ecosistema de spin-off deep tech en España...
UPC, the leading university in Catalonia and second in Spain for creating deep-tech spin-offsUPC, the leading university in Catalonia and second in Spain for creating deep-tech spin-offs
Events
-
Reference global congress in urban innovation and smart cities.
Smart City Expo 2026 -
An international benchmark event dedicated to deep technology (deep tech) and technology transfer.
Barcelona Deep Tech Summit 2026 -
The objective of the event is to present research projects, innovative initiatives, and new technologies developed within the university and scientific sectors, in order to facilitate collaboration...
5th Terrassa Knowledge and Technology Transfer Conference -
HealthTech2030, Xartec Salut's annual event on innovation in healthcare technologies, devotes its 2026 edition to "the architecture of a healthier longevity". In Gaudí's commemorative year, it...
HealthTech 2030
.
Tips for tackling an R&D project
A collection of audiovisual capsules aimed at teaching and research staff, and individuals managing R&D projects at UPC, explaining, based on their experience, key aspects to consider when developing, executing, justifying, and disseminating a research and innovation project.