At the FBG we facilitate university-company collaborations to increase the university’s impact on society.
2022 Results
In 2022, the collaboration between the UB and the different socio-economic agents has allowed the development of 819 projects, and resulted in € 53,98 million in revenue, 17 technology licences, and the creation of 2 spin-off.
Contract Research
613
contracted innovation projects
11.33 M€
hired in research projects with companies and administrations
10
clusters and communities in which the UB participates
Technologies, materials, and licences
135
patents to transfer
86
patent applications
17
licencing contracts signed
Business Creation
23
active spin-off
2
spin-off created
15
entrepreneurial projects advised
Grants and Management Support
133
managed grants
746
people hired in relation to research projects
1,736
active projects
Activities performed
9
promoted activities
243
beneficiaries
1,736
active projects
Clusters and Communities
The University of Barcelona actively participates, through the FBG, in different business groups, with the aim of facilitating contact between the research staff and research groups of the UB with companies and other agents in the same sector.
Through the FBG
- Beauty Cluster Barcelona
- KID’S Cluster
- Clúster de Salut Mental de Catalunya (CSMC)
- CataloniaBIO & Health Tech
Through research groups, institutes, networks, etc.
- CataloniaBIO & Health Tech
- Clúster de Materials Avançats de Catalunya (MAV)
- Catalan Water Partnership (CWP)
- Clúster Òptica i Fotònica (secpho)
- Clúster Audiovisual de Catalunya
- Food N’Nutrition Cluster
Communities
- Deep Tech Community
- TECNIO
Would you like to learn more about the activity of the FBG?
Contact us at fbg@fbg.ub.edu and we will tell you about it
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