Providing Leadership & Space for OPEN INNOVATION. UPC Innovation HUB Labs

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1 Providing Leadership & Space for OPEN INNOVATION UPC Innovation HUB Labs

2 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.

3 Committed to excellence, a driver of economic and social change, an institution that's extremely well connected to the productive fabric

4 31,224 students 3,015 teaching and research staff 205 research groups 21 schools 275 M budget Bachelor s degrees Masters degrees Doctoral programmes

5 LOGISTICS AND MOBILITY TECHNOLOGIES URBANISM AND SUSTAINABILITY TECHNOLOGIES INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNOLOGIES UPC Technologies

6 Scientific and technical services as installations, laboratories and forefront equipment to support research and innovation Barcelona Supercomputing Center

8 21 schools + 33 departaments + 45 research and associated institutes UPC Technology A network of core research facilities and nodes that play a prominent role in innovation and development, to turn ideas into reality

9 Some of the outcomes 2300 scientific papers per year 1200 active projects in progress per year 355 PhD thesis per year A Position 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

10 UPC and innovation

11 Created in 1971, one of the UPC missions is 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 Creation of a Technology Transfer Center in 1987

and innovation closer to those who need it, executing the most suitable

12 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

innovation ecosystems to foster synergies between research

13 To facilitate knowledge transfer The Science and Technology Park of the UPC created in 2005 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

14 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

15 Espai emprèn Created in 2013 offers incubation spaces and boosts entrepreneurship for UPC students, graduates and researchers

16 Some of the outcomes 455 Patent licenses ( ) 291 spin-off and start-up companies created ( ) 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

17 Technology Transfer System, Entrepreneurship and Innovation in UPC NEW STRUCTURE FOR Technology Transfer Center (CTT) INNOVA 31 Patent Office CIT UPC ESPAI EMPRÈN EXCELENT TECH TRANSFER (in process) PROGRAMA INNOVA (CE) K2M PROGRAM PARC UPC VALORITZATION UNIT NEW TOOLS AND PROGRAMMS FOR AN EXCELENT TECH K2M PROGRAM TechPARC UPC TRANSFER (in process)

18 Open Innovation as a new paradigm It s not suitable (nor possible) to innovate alone Together, working in a network, risk and reward may be shared and the potential of knowledge may be multiplied Much of the funding for innovation is aimed at promoting cooperation between companies and academic institutions

19 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 new Partnerships

20 New structure of UPC INNOVATION Management Spinoff creation unit INNOVATION HUB Labs Entrepreneurship and Incubation unit Old Companies Chair model Closed relationship with a research group New INNOVATION HUB Labs Open, transversal collaboration and new programs UPC TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION UPC TALENT AND TRAINING UPC ENTERPRISING UNIVERSITY

21 UPC TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION 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 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.

22 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. 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 ENTERPRISING UNIVERSITY Program for the development of sector technological entrepreneurship projects, for the incubation and mentoring of new business ideas and innovative projects.

23 UPC ENTERPRISING UNIVERSITY 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 LET- Technological Entrepreneurship Lab Program for the UPC-Industry bilateral development of technological entrepreneurship projects in preseed 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 Program Bilateral UPC-Industry development of Corporative Incubation of Technology Entrepreneurship projects in the sector of interest of the company at an advanced stage of development. UPC Technological Patents Access to a broad portfolio of patents ACCEL UPC - Investor's Day Investment Readiness Program for high potential industrial projects (UPC environment).

24 Open hub for industrial and academic partners from the areas of automotive and mobility research & innovation. CARNET founding members CARNET Industrial partners

A Cooperation Platform with the mobility industry, universities and institutional partners Scouting activities on Urban Mobility in Barcelona Strategic contribution to strengthen the automotive

25 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 Maturing powertrain technologies Lightweight materials Quick advances in connected vehicles New paradigm for people mobility choices Emergence of autonomous vehicles

26 Trying to build up, foster and leader the innovation ecosystem Thanks for your attention!

27 Lourdes Reig Vicerrector for International Relations Esther Real Vicerrector for Knowledge Transfer

Concept: Bridging the transfer gap Academic Research Scouting Creation Feasibility Knowledge Project Funding Qualified Training Transfer Gap Technology

Expertise Senior Developers Junior Employees Product Expertise & Tasks CARNET bridges the transfer gap between academic research and industrial product

28 Concept: Bridging the transfer gap Academic Research Scouting Creation Feasibility Knowledge Project Funding Qualified Training Transfer Gap Technology Transfers Qualified Candidates Product Development Product Definition Integration Testing Optimisation Senior Researchers Industrial PHDs Technology Expertise Senior Developers Junior Employees Product Expertise & Tasks 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

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