Valida la teva recerca

The UAB Research Park and the UAB Doctorate School organize a hybrid formative program to validate the research of the research staff in order to bring it to the market.

The program, which is free, offers different tools and methodologies to apply their results of research and obtain busines and innovation tools, besides learning the key aspects of the tech transfer ecosystem.

Goals

• Ajudar als doctorands a validar la seva tesis (o coneixements) mitjançant metodologies de creativitat i Lean start up.
• Optimitzar l'impacte de la tecnologia per trobar la millor aplicació utilitzant design thinking.
• Accelerar el procés d’arribada al mercat – trobar col·laboradors i finançament.
• Connexió amb l’ecosistema.

Stages

Stage 1: Training

Learning sessions about creativity, teamwork, and leadership, in which the research staff applies the methodology and tools to their projects.

Stage 2: Mentoring

Five projects are selected to go on to the mentoring stage, in which they have an expert mentor that will help them orient their hypothesis and support them in order to validate their project and find the best possible appliance for the market.

Stage 3: Prototyping

For two weeks, the selected projects have the opportunity to create a prototype of their projects or solutions. Said prototypes will be shown during the Demoday.

Stage 4: Demoday

The different teams introduce their projects and prototypes in front of a jury made of experts. After deliberation, a €500 prize is given to the winner of the demoday.