The event counted with an inauguration by Javier Lafuente, Rector of the UAB, Jaume Baró, Secretary for Business and Competitiveness of the Generalitat de Catalunya, and Carlos Cordón, Mayor of Cerdanyola del Vallès.
ICMAB members at the UAB Innovation Fair | PRUAB
The event also featured a conference on innovation, trends, and challenges, delivered by Alfons Cornella, founder and president of the innovation consultancy Infonomía and the Next Institute. Cornella stressed the importance of innovation in companies: "45% of CEOs say they do not see their company being viable in 10 years if they continue doing things the same way." Therefore, he pointed out that science, technology, and, above all, curiosity will be essential ingredients for innovation.
ICMAB members at the UAB Innovation Fair | PRUAB
Additionally, a series of bilateral meetings were held between research groups, start-ups, and companies. From ICMAB, researchers from the following groups attended the Fair and participated in many of these meetings with technological centers, investors and other companies:
- The Nanomol TECNIO group: Enrique Vilalta, Judit Tomsen and Imma Ratera, among others. They could present their research and projects related to nanoscience and molecular science to different companies and doctors interested.
- The Laser processing research group: Ángel Pérez and some of their group members promoted their capacity to prepare electrodes for superconducting aplicabilities
- The Functional Nanosurfaces research group: Rossella Zaffino and other team members presented their patent on the vacuum sublimation device to those interested
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The Nanomol Technologies, an already consolidated company, could present their technologies
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The Molecular Gate company, a recently created spin off company, could meet with different actors interested in the field
Finally, there was a roundtable discussion on mobility and sustainability, featuring Sílvia Martí, Corporate Vice President, Internal and Institutional Communications at Moventia; Óscar Julià, Innovation Director at Sener; Cristina Güell, Director of Corporate Services at TMB; Oliver Canosa, Corporate Strategy & Sustainability Manager at Tradebe; and Xavier Gabarrell, Vice-Rector of Campus and Sustainability at UAB.
ICMAB members at the UAB Innovation Fair | PRUAB
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