IDIBELL, University Hospital of Bellvitge and the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC) have signed a cooperation agreement in the field of education, research and innovation to share knowledge and needs that will allow the development of new health technologies.
The agreement establishes a framework for relations between the three institutions for future collaboration in order to promote biomedical research and technology transfer. The agreement will facilitate researchers IDIBELL access to existing technologies in the UPC and will allow students and researchers in engineering from the UPC learning about the needs of the health staff to develop innovative solutions in the hospital environment. This agreement was made on the Unit of Innovation of IDIBELL, which will be responsible for managing activities related to this collaboration. Researchers who are interested in participating can send an email to innovacio@idibell.cat
The Polytechnic University of Catalonia BarcelonaTech (UPC ) is a public institution of higher education and research in the fields of engineering , architecture and the sciences, and is one of the leading technical universities in Europe. The UPC form nearly 30,000 graduates and over 2,400 masters . Each year titles 5,000 undergraduate and master’s degree and more than 300 doctors and doctors. It is one of the first European universities in technology transfer and is a leader in the State patents, spin- offs and European funding through the Seventh Framework Programme for R & D in the field of ICT.
The UPC currently has collaboration agreements with more than 2,000 companies. In 2012, the trading volume for R & D and technology transfer was 69.7 million euros. With 23 schools and colleges, spread over 8 regional campus in Catalonia and with a presence in 130 countries on five continents , the UPC is recognized by the Ministry of Education as a Campus of International Excellence for its BKC and Energy Campus project , and is the Spanish first university and the 76th in the world in the area of Engineering and Technology , according to the QS world University Ranking .