Let's UB!, a meeting point between university entrepreneurs, companies and investors
On May 23, the Let's UB! session will take place at the Historical Building of the University of Barcelona. This session is aimed at promoting synergy between the university's entrepreneurs and Barcelona's business ecosystem. The program includes talks by entrepreneurs and marketing experts, workshops and the III Investment Forum, in which twelve innovative companies linked to the UB will present their projects to investors in order to establish connections and obtain financial support.
On May 23, the Let's UB! session will take place at the Historical Building of the University of Barcelona. This session is aimed at promoting synergy between the university's entrepreneurs and Barcelona's business ecosystem. The program includes talks by entrepreneurs and marketing experts, workshops and the III Investment Forum, in which twelve innovative companies linked to the UB will present their projects to investors in order to establish connections and obtain financial support.
On the one hand, Meritxell Teixidó, CEO of Gate2Brain and renowned biomedical researcher, will share her experience in the development of new technologies to overcome the blood-brain barrier and improve the brain drug delivery. Her innovative vision and ability to overcome obstacles have earned her the Women Startup Awards 2022 in the Inspiration category. On the other hand, Mathieu Alemany Oliver, associate professor of marketing and consumer culture at TBS Education, will give the talk "Zombi Technologies: Sustainable Innovation and Marketing in the Anthropocene".
The workshop, aimed at UB teaching and research staff, will teach key skills such as problem-solving, critical thinking, and creativity, using the Innovation Toolkit. This tool provides new possibilities to improve learning in the classroom.
The following companies will participate in the III Investment Forum: Benesit, Evix, Dekines, Lexy, Filmo, Ludens Projects, Neu Boots, NZero, Omashu, Saluderint, Scratch Jr Tactile - Sistema THEAD and Virmedex Virtual Experiences.
The day will end with the presentation of the awards the outstanding projects of the StartUB! Sprint program and will honor the companies incubated in StartUB! in the categories of Social Impact (this year's winner is Blue Box), Scalability (Dekines) and Innovation (Benesit).
Those interested in participating in the Let's UB! session can check the complete program and register at the following link. The event, organized by StartUB!, is open to the entire entrepreneurial community, without the need to have an explicit link with the University of Barcelona.
StartUB! is a UB initiative dedicated to promoting the entrepreneurial spirit and offering its support to the development of innovative projects.