The UB backs transfer by developing the Agency for Valorisation and Commercialisation of Research Results Blog Post

As a pioneering university in scientific production and knowledge transfer, the Universitat de Barcelona (UB, University of Barcelona) has set up the Agency for Valorisation and Commercialisation of Research Results (). This agency seeks to promote new strategies to coordinate and boost knowledge and technology transfer and, in particular, stimulate the creation of added value in chains of knowledge production. In this regard, AVCRI is responsible for the strategic and operative management of valorisation and commercialisation of results derived from research activities and seeks to ensure that new knowledge and technologies developed by members of the Grup UB reach society, particularly the business sector, in the form of innovation.

Conference on new technologies and free access to scientific knowledge Blog Post

On Wednesday 9 November at 11h, the Antoni Caparrós Auditorium of the Parc Científic de Barcelona (PCB, Barcelona Science Park) (c/Baldiri Reixac, 4-6) will host a conference entitled “Science and Semantic Web: The Impact of New Technologies on Property Regimes”. This conference will be given by John Wilbanks, executive director of . Through this event, the Universitat de Barcelona (UB, University of Barcelona) seeks to further the Science Commons project in the framework of initiatives such as Open Access, which promotes access and free dissemination of scientific knowledge.

María Casado publishes a book addressing laws on bioethics Blog Post

The director of the Observatory on Bioethics and Law, Maria Casado, has published a book entitled “Las leyes de la bioética” (Laws on bioethics), which describes some of the juridical regulations introduced to cover the bioethical problems that have arisen in recent decades. These regulations represent the response of the law to dilemmas derived from technological and scientific progress, particularly in the field of medicine