Centre d'Innovació i Tecnologia de la UPC (CIT UPC)

Spain: Catalonia

Overview

The UPC Technology Center (CIT UPC) is a non-profit entity, attached to the UPC but with its own legal personality. It is dedicated to applying university research capabilities to innovation in business. CIT UPC comprises 20 UPC Research Centers. They are located on four UPC campuses in Barcelona, Terrassa and Vilanova i la Geltrú. In 2015, the 20 Centres generated a total income of €12 million, of which 51% was derived from R&D agreements with companies. OBJECTIVES To contribute to the general benefit of society and, in particular, to improve business competitiveness through the transfer and commercialisation of technological knowledge. To promote applied research and foster cooperation and internal coordination among the various CIT UPC research centres, with a view to conducting research and transferring the R&D results to the business world. To meet the technology needs of companies, as well as any other institutions, by providing a comprehensive, multidisciplinary technological service, thereby bolstering companies’ efforts to innovate. To promote social recognition of the technology transfer and commercialisation function performed by the research centres – and by the UPC as a whole – with emphasis on technological excellence. Digital technologies.

Sectors
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply - Water supply; sewerage; waste managment and remediation activities - Water collection, treatment and supply - Sewerage - Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recovery - Remediation activities and other waste management services - Financial and insurance activities - Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding - Insurance, reinsurance and pension funding, except compulsory social security - Activities auxiliary to financial services and insurance activities - Agriculture, forestry and fishing - Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities - Silviculture and other forestry activities - Fishing and aquaculture - Accommodation and food service activities - Accommodation - Food and beverage service activities - Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products - Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products - Manufacture of electrical equipment - Manufacture of leather and related products - Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. - Manufacture of other transport equipment - Other manufacturing - Public administration and defence; compulsory social security
Technology
Sensory systems - Photonics and imaging technologies - Communication networks - Cyber physical systems - Robotics - Internet of things - Artificial intelligence - Mobility & Location based technologies - Interaction technologies - Advanced, or high performance computing - Big data, data analytics, data handling - Virtual, augmented and extended reality - Simulation, modelling and digital twins - Gamification - Software as a service and service architectures - Cloud computing - Logistics - New media technologies
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