providing leadership and space for open innovation
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Providing Leadership & Space for OPEN INNOVATION
UPC Innovation HUB Labs
The Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTech
is a public institution of Higher Education and Research
specialised in the areas of Architecture, Engineering, Science
and Technology.
Committed to excellence, a driver of economic and social change, an institution that's
extremely well connected to the productive fabric
schools
teaching and research staff
research groups
students
Doctoral programmes
Masters’
degrees
Bachelor’s degrees
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31,2243,015
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2016 budget275 M€
UPC Technologies
URBANISM AND SUSTAINABILITY TECHNOLOGIES
INFRASTRUCTURETECHNOLOGIES
LOGISTICS AND MOBILITY TECHNOLOGIES
Scientific and
technical services as
installations,
laboratories and
forefront equipment
to support research
and innovation
Barcelona Supercomputing Center
www.lab.upc.edu
A network of core research facilities and nodes that play a prominent role in innovation and development,
to turn ideas into reality
UPC Technology
21 schools+
33 departaments+
45 research andassociated institutes
2300 scientific papers per year
1200 active projects in progress per year
355 PhD thesis per year
Some of the outcomes
A Position 76-100 at world level and 2a in Spain in the
Ranking ARWU (Engineering, Tecnology and Computer
Science
A Top university in Catalunya in number of projects
funded through the H2020 program and the second in
Spain in return on investment
UPCand
innovation
…to put the university research and technological transfer capability
at the service of the innovation in business
dealing with their technological needs,
providing an integral and multidisciplinary technological service,
thereby supporting the enterprise innovation
Created in 1971, one of the UPC missions is…
Creation of a Technology Transfer Center in 1987
Innova program
Created to boost and facilitates the protection, valorization and
transfer of research results
UPC brings its research and innovation closer to those who need
it, executing the most suitable option for each need
1999 Innova Program
2008 Patents Office
2010 Valorization Unit
The Science and Technology Park of the UPC created in 2005
To facilitate knowledge transfer
to contribute to the development of innovation ecosystems
to foster synergies between research stakeholders and companies and
to ensure successful projects and enterprises
The UPC Technology Center (CIT UPC) created in 2010 is a non-profit entity, attached to the UPC but with its own legal personality
Dedicated to applying university research capabilities to innovation in business
To promote greater business competitiveness by creating, developing and implementing in companies differential technological knowledge generate at UPC
To become an international benchmark for excellence in research, technology transfer and innovation
Espai emprèn
Created in 2013 offers incubation spaces and boosts entrepreneurship for UPC students, graduates and researchers
455 Patent licenses (2009-2015)
291 spin-off and start-up companies created (1998-2015)
62,507,381 € Research income (2015)
18,679,000 € from contracts with companies
2,494 Sponsoring and collaborating companies
ESA Business Incubation Center located in
and supported by the UPC
Some of the outcomes
Technology Transfer System,
Entrepreneurship and Innovation in UPC
Technology
Transfer Center
(CTT)
1987
1999
2001
2005
2008
PROGRAMA
INNOVA (CE)
INNOVA 31
Patent Office
K2M PROGRAM
PARC UPC
CIT UPC
2010
VALORITZATION UNIT
K2M PROGRAM
TechPARC UPC
2013
ESPAI
EMPRÈN
2016
NEW TOOLS AND
PROGRAMMS FOR AN
EXCELENT TECH
TRANSFER
(in process)
NEW STRUCTURE FOR
EXCELENT TECH
TRANSFER
(in process)
It’s not suitable (nor possible) to innovate alone
Open Innovation as a new paradigm
Much of the funding for innovation is aimed at promoting cooperation between companies and academic institutions
Together, working in a network, risk andreward may be shared and the potential ofknowledge may be multiplied
Changing from the old models of managing innovation
Classical University model
Isolated services: Patents Office, Licensing, Contract
research, Individual relation with Companies
New model
More complex and network system. Collaborative
research and development
Be more proactive
Define new tools,vehicles and structures
Define strategic sectors and technologies
Creating newPartnerships
New structure of UPC INNOVATION Management
INNOVATION HUB Labs
UPC TECHNOLOGICAL
INNOVATION
UPC TALENT AND TRAINING
UPC ENTERPRISING
UNIVERSITY
New INNOVATION HUB Labs
Open, transversal collaborationand new programs
Old Companies Chair model
Closed relationship with aresearch group
Entrepreneurshipand Incubation unit
Spinoff creation unit
UPC Technological Diagnosis Pills
Technological needs Diagnosis Program for the improvement of the technological position of the company.
UPC Innovation course for companies
Training courses for that companies (SME’s) that wants to know about innovation.
UPC Technological Ramp UP
Program for bilateral development and advances in TRL for technology and patents with business interest
Industrial Doctorate Program
The industrial doctorate Program focusses in a research project carried out at a company, where doctoral students will further develop their research training (as a doctoral thesis PhD) in collaboration with a university. Therefore, the industrial doctorates act as a bridge for knowledge transfer and encourage closer ties between Catalan industry, universities and research centers.
Diagnosis Programs of the technological situation of the company and proposals for the improving productivity, encouraging research through the integration of UPC scientific and technological capabilities. Offer of Labs and scientific equipment to promote open innovation.
UPC TECHNOLOGICAL
INNOVATION
Internships
Attracting talent through educational cooperation agreements through apprenticeships at companies or the development of Bachelor o Master's Thesis in topics of common interest and defined by the company.
Millennial UPC challenges
Identification of talent programme through real projects for the company.
Master and Graduate Programmes
Participation in Master's degree Programmes and development of graduate tailor-made courses for companies with the possibility of In Company training through qualified teachers and the company own staff.
Talent UPC-Enterprise scholarships
Scholarships Programme for students developing part of their Master or Graduate training programme in collaboration with the company and under supervision of an external tutor
Forums of Enterprise
UPC offers some forums to connect companies with last-year students and alumni.
UPC TALENT AND
TRAINING
Internship programs, development of graduate tailor-made courses for companies and programs of identification of talent through real projects of the company.
LET- Technological Entrepreneurship LabProgram for the UPC-Industry bilateral development of technological entrepreneurship projects in pre-seed phase of an idea in order to become a company project, developed by Students, Phd candidates,Researchers, external Entrepreneurs with a technological project solving present problems.
Sector Technology Incubation ProgramBilateral UPC-Industry development of Corporative Incubation of Technology Entrepreneurshipprojects in the sector of interest of the company at an advanced stage of development.
UPC Technological PatentsAccess to a broad portfolio of patents
ACCEL UPC - Investor's DayInvestment Readiness Program for high potential industrial projects (UPC environment).
Program for the development of sector technological entrepreneurship projects, for the incubation and mentoring of new business ideas and innovative projects. Access to a broad portfolio of patents and to investment forums of the best start-ups generated by UPC
UPC ENTERPRISING
UNIVERSITY
Open hub for industrial and academic partners from the areas of automotive and mobility research & innovation.
CARNET founding members
CARNET Industrial partners
Maturing powertrain technologies
Lightweightmaterials
Quick advances in connected
vehicles
New paradigm for people mobility choices
Emergence of autonomous
vehicles
A Cooperation Platform with the mobility industry, universities and institutional partners
• Scouting activities on ‘Urban Mobility’ in Barcelona• Strategic contribution to strengthen the automotive sector in Spain /
Catalonia• Proactive Recruiting for the Automotive Industry• Networking and international Research Funding
Trying to build up, fosterand leader the innovation
ecosystem
Thanks for your attention!
Lourdes ReigVicerrector for International
Esther RealVicerrector for Knowledge
Academic Research
Scouting
Creation
Feasibility
Knowledge
Product Development
Product Definition
Integration
Testing
Optimisation
Transfer Gap
Technology Transfers
Qualified Candidates
Senior Developers
Junior Employees
Product Expertise & Tasks
Project Funding
Qualified Training
Senior Researchers
Industrial PHDs
Technology Expertise
CARNET bridges the transfer gap between academic research and industrial product development
Centralised collaboration (project house) with industrial guidance is a key factor for innovation and technology transfer
Concept: Bridging the transfer gap
http://www.carnetbarcelona.com