At the FBG we facilitate university-company collaborations to increase the university’s impact on society.
2025 Results
In 2025, the collaboration between the UB and the different socio-economic agents has allowed the development of 677 projects, and resulted in € 41.61 million in revenue, 16 technology licences, and the creation of 6 spin-off.
Contract Research
508
contracted innovation projects
10.05 M€
hired in research projects with companies and administrations
10
clusters and communities in which the UB participates
Patents, Valorization and Licenses
138
patents to transfer
159
patent applications
16
licencing contracts signed
Business Creation
27
participated spin-offs
6
spin-off created
14
entrepreneurial projects advised
Grants and Management Support
110
managed grants
759
people hired in relation to research projects
2,085
active projects
Activities performed
34
promoted activities
709
beneficiaries
2,085
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
- 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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