General Presentation

THE UAB RESEARCH PARKLegal Form and PromotersMission and area of action

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THE UAB RESEARCH PARKLegal Form and Promoters

The UAB Research Park is a nonprofit organization dedicated to

promoting and facilitating knowledge transfer.

The PRUAB promoters are three:

• Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)

• National Spanish Research Council (CSIC)

• Agrofood Research and Technology Institute (IRTA)

THE UAB RESEARCH PARKMission and area of action

The mission of the PRUAB is facilitate and promote the

knowledge transfer of the research to the society,

through licenses, collaborative research and the

creation of new companies with technological basis.

The area of action of the PRUAB is the UAB Campus,

Torre Marimon and the Esfera UAB.

UAB Research ParkHigh Level Research

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THE UAB RESEARCH PARKBuilt around a major Univesity

The “Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona” is one of the top Spanish Research Universities.Second better Spanish University (The Times higher Educational Supplement)

40.000 students

4.300 graduates/year

518 PhD thesis/year

13 faculties and own schools.

57 departments

218 research groups

367M€ yearly budget (2010)

72M€ yearly dedicated to research (2010)

Concentrated on one campus

Bellaterra Campus - UAB

THE UAB RESEARCH PARKSome figures

4.000 researchers

3.200 scientific articles yearly

600 research contracts yearly

50 patents yearly

30 research centers

18 associated medical research centers

3UAB Research ParkResearch centres

THE UAB RESEARCH PARKResearch centres

THE UAB RESEARCH PARKUAB + PRUAB + associated medical centres

THE UAB RESEARCH PARK 6 Scientific Areas

THE UAB RESEARCH PARKNanocluster BNC-b

CIN2

IMB-CNM & D+T, A.I.E.

MATGASA.I.E.

Human Resources

Clean Room FacilityIMB-CNM (CSIC)ICMAB (CSIC)UAB groups & servicesCIN2 (Gen+CSIC+UAB)

TOTAL: (now!) to 440 researchers (dealing with materials, micro and nanotech.)

A cluster of equipments, laboratories and facilities, shared under common premises, under specific owner policies

ICMAB

S.B. micro-nano

Human Resources

IBB (UAB)CBATEG (UAB)CRAG (IRTA)INc (UAB)MEDICINE Fac. (UAB)MRB (PRUAB)

TOTAL: more than 300 researchers

A cluster of equipments, laboratories and facilities, shared under common premises, under specific owner policies

THE UAB RESEARCH PARKBiocluster

IBB

CBATEG

CRAG

MEDICINE Fac.

MRB

INc

1 Eureka Building

2 CRAG

3 CBATEG

4 Inst. Neurociències

5 IBB

6 Lab. Proteòmica CSIC-UAB

7 CEO-UAB

8 CRESA

9 CERPTA

10 IAE

11 IUEE

12 CED

13 IGOP

14 IERM

15 ICP

16 CNM

17 ICMAB

18 MATGAS

19 IIIA

20 CIN2

21 CVC

22 PIC

23 IFAE

24 CREAF

25 ICTA

26 IEEC – ICE

27 CRM

THE UAB RESEARCH PARKMap

UAB Research ParkStrategic Location

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THE UAB RESEARCH PARKLocation

BARCELONA CITY:

1Mare Nostrum Supercomputing Centre (160 m²)

2 Parc Recerca Biomèdica Barcelona (50.000 m²)

3 Parc Científic Barcelona – UB (85.000 m²)

4 Parc tecnològic Barcelona - UPC (3.000 m²)

5 La Salle Parc d’Innovació – URL (24.000 m²)

6 Parc Tecnològic Barcelona Nord (10.000 m²)

7 Barcelona Innovació Tecnològica (150.000 m²)

822@Barcelona

(3.200.000 m²)

CLOSE METROPOLITAN AREA:

9 Parc de l’Alba (1.090.000 m²)

10 Sincrotró Alba (160.000 m²)

11 UAB Research Park (3.500.000 m²)

12 Parc Tecnològic del Vallès (185.000 m²)

13 Campus Creapolis Esade (46.600 m²)

14 Biopol d’Hospitalet (300.000 m²)

15 Parc de Negocis Viladecans (588.000 m²)

16 Parc Aerospacial Viladecans (512.000 m²)

17 Parc Mediterrani de la Tecnologia (200.000 m²)

THE UAB RESEARCH PARKInnovation at Barcelona metropolitan area

THE UAB RESEARCH PARKInnovation and enterprises on the B-30 axis

1Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Parc de Recerca UAB

2 Parc de l’Alba (under construction)

3 Alba Synchroton

4 Parc Tecnològic del Vallès

5 Esade – Creapolis Parc de Negocis

6 Polígon Industrial Sant Joan

7 Polígon Industrial Rubí Nord

8Polígon Industrial Rubí Sud

9 Universitat Internacional de Catalunya

10 Escola d’Arquitectura del Vallès

THE UAB RESEARCH PARKThe local innovation environment – Cerdanyola del Vallès

CNM CLEAN ROOM - ICTS(CLASS 100-10.000)

STRUCTURAL BIOLOGYAND PROTEOMICS ICTS

UAB RESEARCH PARK

ALBA SYNCHROTRONALBA SCIENCE PARK

VALLÈS TECHNOLOGYPARK

5UAB RESEARCH PARKServicesSpin-Off CompaniesIncubation Areas

THE UAB RESEARCH PARKServices for Companies

Services for Companies

With the aim of dynamizing the relationship with companies, we offer a great range of collaborations.

• Strategic projects: Centres of Excellence and Open Innovation Partnerships.

• Collaborative research: Definition, partners search, financing and monitoring.

• Technologies and patents: License opportunities and agreements.

• Experience: Experts identification.

• Scientific and Technological services.

• Talent: Students’ internships, final year projects, joint PhD.

• PRUAB Innovation Liaison Programme: Special program for companies interested in having a privileged relationship with the Park’s scientific community.

THE UAB RESEARCH PARKServices for Companies

Access to facilities for projects in collaboration with companies

344 m2New adhesive materials

96 m2New copper applications

139 m2Studies of the impact of environmental odors and sensory analysis of products and materials

THE UAB RESEARCH PARK Technology Platforms and S&T Services

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Cell Culture, Antibody Production and Cytometry

Chemical Analysis

Clean Room (CNM, CSIC)

Controlled Environment Laboratory

Electron Microscopy

Geographic Information and Remote Sensing Laboratory

Image Processing

LP- Proteomics (CSIC-UAB)

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

Statistics

Technical Unit for Radiological Protection

X-Ray Diffraction

THE UAB RESEARCH PARKServices for Researchers

Services for Researchers

We offer our researchers services to facilitate knowledge transfer and innovation.

• Programme for the valorization of the research results: Patents, support in commercialization and financing search for the development of proof-of-concepts.

• Collaborative research program: partners search, financing, agreements.

• Facilities: For projects in collaboration with companies.

2011 figures 40 patents application40 new inventions9 transfer agreements

THE UAB RESEARCH PARKServices for Entrepreneurs

Services for Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneur support and promotion of entrepreneurial culture within public research.

• Support programme for the creation of new science-based companies. • Support programme for company growth.

• Incubation areas.

• Preferential access to UAB Campus services.

Eureka Building – Incubation Facilities Santander-UAB Business Incubator: 1.200 m2

THE UAB RESEARCH PARKServices for Entrepreneurs

Programme for the creation of science-based companies

7 new science-based companies created in 2011

Programme for company growth:

SOCOL

THE UAB RESEARCH PARKSpin-off companies

TIC (17)

Animal Health & Food Technologies (8)

Biomedicine & Biotechnology (13)

Materials & Energy (9)Environment & Sustainability (5)

Social Sciences & Humanities (5)

57 companies created since 2001

THE UAB RESEARCH PARK Santander-UAB Business Incubator

During the incubation period, since the company is generated until it operates independently, the PRUAB considers spin-off companies as a part of their own environment.

The incubation period lasts 3 years and, where justified, it can be extended up to 5 years.

EurekaBuildingAn area for open innovation

MRAResearch Module A

Business Incubator for Social Sciences and Humanities3200 m2

MRBResearch Module B

An area for bioincubation: 600 m2

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