The University of Barcelona is back at the 4 Years From Now (4YFN), the platform dedicated to start-ups and entrepreneurship at the Mobile World Congress, which this year will be held at Fira Gran Via de Barcelona, from 26 to 29 February.<\/p>\n
The UB will have its own stand at the 4YFN \u2014specifically, the 8.1C23\u2014 where it will present some of its most innovative projects with a great transfer potential. The aim is to exhibit the most relevant technological novelties, in order to grow and get known in a global scenario.<\/p>\n
The University will take part in this space through StartUB!, its entrepreneurship-promoting unit for students, and the Bosch i Gimpera Foundation, the office for knowledge and technology transfer responsible for the promotion of the creation of start-ups and spin-offs among the research staff.<\/p>\n
The spin-offs and the start-ups to take part in this event on 26 and 27 February are:<\/p>\n
Spin-offs:<\/p>\n
\u2022 Colorsensing<\/strong>. They work on the reduction of food waste thanks to the development of a smart packaging solution that detects damaged products before they reach the consumers.<\/p>\n \u2022 Nimble Diagnostics<\/strong>. They have developed the first medical device to monitor, in a non-invasive manner, implanted stents: it allows for the identification of potential heart disease problems in a non-invasive, quick and easy way.<\/p>\n \u2022 Oniria Therapeutics<\/strong>. It focuses on the development of therapies aimed at removing persistent cancer cells in conventional treatments responsible for the progression of cancer towards advanced stages.<\/p>\n Start-ups:<\/p>\n \u2022 Benesit<\/strong>. A device to correct one\u2019s posture when seating and to prevent back pain.<\/p>\n \u2022 Filmo<\/strong>. A platform to rent audiovisual material among individuals.<\/p>\n \u2022 Omashu<\/strong>. It offers a service that accredits the proper transfer and value prediction of the e-sports players, both at a professional and an amateur level, using blockchain technology and machine learning.<\/p>\n \u2022 Pets&Vets<\/strong>. A platform that connects pet owners with vets and other animal professionals to democratize the access to animal healthcare.<\/p>\n \u2022 The Blue Box<\/strong>. It provides a solution given by artificial intelligence to detect breast cancer in a non-invasive way and without irradiation, through urine.<\/p>\n On 28 and 29 February, the following businesses will be present:<\/p>\n Spin-offs:<\/p>\n \u2022 Braingaze<\/strong>. It develops and trades digital solutions for the early detection, diagnose and therapy of cognitive diseases and disorders such as ADHD, Alzheimer\u2019s disease, autism spectrum disorder, etc.<\/p>\n \u2022 Gate2Brain<\/strong>. A biotechnological company that develops a technology based on peptides able to cross the blood-brain barrier and transport drugs to the brain.<\/p>\n \u2022 LogMeal<\/strong>. Its technology uses artificial intelligence and deep-learning algorithms to analyse meals in real time, by taking a picture.<\/p>\n Start-ups:<\/p>\n \u2022 DEKINES<\/strong>. A platform to manage working teams and monitor the employees\u2019 turns.<\/p>\n \u2022 Lexy<\/strong>. An artificial intelligence platform that helps companies to create content.<\/p>\n \u2022 Match IT<\/strong>. It offers solutions, through artificial intelligence, to optimize processes in working teams.<\/p>\n \u2022 THEAD<\/strong>. A community of innovative teachers promoting educational technology to favour inclusion, reduce inequalities and promote environmental awareness.<\/p>\n \u2022 XRON<\/strong>. A program to develop videogames, interactive apps, extended reality (virtual and augmented reality), digital art, user experience and interaction design (UX\/UI) and web design.<\/p>\n Furthermore, the spin-offs Quilimanjaro Quantum Tech<\/strong> and Virmedex Virtual Experiences<\/strong> will be in the Hall 8.0 – 4YFN Stand 8.0B15.5 and the Hall 8.1 – 4YFN Stand 8.1C33.5B, respectively. Qilimanjaro is one of the five start-ups finalists of the 4YFN Awards, a global competition to discover the best digital startups on the planet and for the planet. It is the highest recognition for start-ups at MWC Barcelona 2024.<\/p>\n With its presence at the Mobile World Conrgess\u2019 4YFN, the UB reaffirms its commitment to innovation and its will to contribute to the technological and social progress.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The University of Barcelona is back at the 4 Years From Now (4YFN), the platform dedicated to start-ups and entrepreneurship…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":18146,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18228","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fbg.ub.edu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18228","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fbg.ub.edu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fbg.ub.edu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fbg.ub.edu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fbg.ub.edu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18228"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.fbg.ub.edu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18228\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18237,"href":"https:\/\/www.fbg.ub.edu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18228\/revisions\/18237"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fbg.ub.edu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18146"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fbg.ub.edu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18228"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fbg.ub.edu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18228"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fbg.ub.edu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18228"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}