The European-funded project ClearFarm, coordinated by the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), has developed and validated the first digital animal welfare monitoring platform that integrates, analyses and displays information collected by various sensors installed on farms. The resulting tool allows consumers and farmers to make informed choices about the purchase of food of animal origin and the care of animals at different stages of their lives.
For five years, the city councils of Sabadell, Barberà del Vallès, Sant Quirze del Vallès and Castellar del Vallès, the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, the Fundació de Disseny Tèxtil and the Fundació Parc Taulí worked jointly under the framework of the ININVALLÈS project with the aim of strengthening the design and innovation of industrial systems and thus improve the competitiveness of the region.
UAB researchers have published The Third Half, towards the creation of healthier research careers, a compendium of international articles on mental health problems and well-being management affecting young researchers and on evidence-based strategies to help promote positive mental health and reduce stigma. These strategies include the University programme "Tercer Temps", which has been running successfully for the past three years.
The UAB has launched a new campaign to raise funds to study a gene therapy for adenylsuccinate lyase deficiency (ADSL), a rare genetic disease suffered by about 80 children in the world, including two brothers from Cambrils, Anton and Andreu.
The UAB launches the Arquimedes Accelerator, an initiative to give support to UAB spin-offs based on tools and specialised sessions that can boost their growth and improve their business model.
This new edition of the entrepreneurial programme of the UAB Parc de Recerca, aimed at researchers and PhD students, will focus on designing and developing innovative ways of creating more balanced and sustainable ecosystems. The application period is now open for those interested in submitting their proposals.
The programme, promoted by the UAB Research Park and the UAB Separation Techniques Group, with the support of the NEX-LABS project, has ended with the presentation of the four finalist projects.
