Investigadors de la UB creen el primer portal d’Internet que aplega tots els festivals de l’EstatTO TRANSLATE >>> Blog Post

ProFestival és el primer portal d’Internet que aplega els 1.200 festivals que existeixen a l’Estat espanyol. Creat per investigadors del Programa de Gestió Cultural de la UB liderats per Lluís Bonet i Tino Carreño, ProFestival té el suport del Ministeri d’Educació, Cultura i Esports i de l’Institut de Cultura de Barcelona (ICUB). L’objectiu és promocionar els festivals entre el públic, també a escala internacional, i alhora ajudar a la formació dels professionals dels festivals i establir xarxes i col·laboracions entre ells. El projecte, gestionat per la Fundació Bosch i Gimpera, s’emmarca en el Programa de Gestió Cultural de la UB, que enguany celebra el 25è aniversari.

Llibertat per decidir, a portal of the Bioethics and Law Observatory to facilitate citizens’ decision-making on bioethics Blog Post

Should egg donors be paid? What is a document on living wills? What should be the use of surplus embryos? Does autonomy in young men and women come into conflict with parents’ custody? These are some questions on ethical, legal and social implications of new technologies and biomedical problems analysed on the portal Llibertat per decidir (Freedom to decide), an initiative promoted by the Bioethics and Law Observatory (OBD), located at the Parc Científic de Barcelona.The aim is to provide reliable information and arguments to encourage social debate and independent decision-making.

The European educational portal Xplore Health expands its contents with a new module on HIV / AIDS Blog Post

A new module on HIV / AIDS, developed jointly by the Barcelona Science Park (PCB) and the AIDS Research Institute IrsiCaixa, with the collaboration of the ‘la Caixa’ Foundation has been published today in the European educational portal , led by the Barcelona Science Park (PCB). The aim of Xplore Health- a project funded by the European Commission through the 7th Framework Programme, which also has the support of the Amgen Foundation-is to bring biomedical research closer to education, stimulate public debate, promote scientific culture and inspire future researchers through innovative multimedia tools and youth activities through the Internet, schools and science museums.

Inveready entra en l’accionariat del portal Yunait TO TRANSLATE >>> Blog Post

La societat de capital risc Inveready Seed Capital, impulsada i participada pel Grup Inveready, amb seu al Parc Científic Barcelona, ha pres una participació minoritària en el capital social de Yunait.com, el primer agregador d’ofertes d’oci d’Espanya i un dels quatre més importants del món.

El Parc Científic Barcelona presenta el portal educatiu europeu Nanoyou a 40 centres educatiusTO TRANSLATE >>> Blog Post

Un total de 40 centres educatius participaran el proper dissabte 12 de febrer al Parc Científic Barcelona en el primer curs de formació dirigit al professorat a Espanya per apropar les nanotecnologies (NTs) als estudiants d’entre 11 i 18 anys, i involucrar-los en un diàleg sobre els aspectes ètics, legals i socials que porten associats. Aquest curs s’emmarca dins del projecte europeu «Nanoyou» , un portal que ofereix diferents recursos educatius –com ara tallers, animacions, jocs virtuals, experiments i altres continguts on line– a centres educatius per tal d’incrementar els coneixements que els joves europeus tenen en aquest àmbit, fomentar vocacions científiques i promoure l’acceptació social d’aquestes noves tecnologies, en un moment en què les seves aplicacions estan emergint.

Meteosim presents a new portal for recreational, professional and ocean sailing Blog Post

This Sunday November 14, at 12 p.m., the company Meteosim will present a portal called , at the Espacio del Mar of the 2010 International Boat Show –which is held in the Gran Via de Fira Barcelona venue–. This portal is a new service for recreational and ocean sailing that was created within the Barcelona Science Park, as a means to promote technology transfer between the science sector and society. Using its experience in nautical meteorology, Meteosim has developed this new project in order to internationalize its sailing-specific forecast service.

Fresh Moves to Strengthen the Knowledge Portal Blog Post

Barcelona’s mayor, Jordi Hereu, the UB’s acting rector, Josep Samitier, and the rector of the UPC, Antoni Giró, have this week signed an agreement to go ahead with plans for the urban development of the southern sector of the , comprising the Diagonal Nord and the Diagonal Sud campuses of the two universities.

Grup UB launches a Transfer Portal Blog Post

Coinciding with the establishment of the Agency for Valorisation and Commercialisation of Research Results ((), the Universitat de Barcelona (UB, University of Barcelona) presents its knowledge and technology . This initiative seeks to disseminate and promote the activities performed by members of the Grup UB and other organisations associated with this group by means of agreements.