GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING

Working from excellence to improve the health and well-being of our people and society

Sustainability plan
2026-2030 Sustainability notes

Projects 2026-2030
Actions implemented

Quality in the provision of services and an offer on high-level spaces and technology

Maintain quality standards in service provision and commitment to continuous
improvement.

Related actions:

Update quality standards as a continuous improvement tool (ISO 9001:2026 and ISO 14001:2026).
Attain quality certification related to animal care and use in experimentation (Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC).
Digitalise essential activities in scientific service areas.
Monitor and measure customer satisfaction.
Optimise the accessibility, clarity and coherence of the information available to customers, with the aim of strengthening their autonomy, improving their experience and guaranteeing efficient operational communication about the PCB-UB’s services and spaces.

Community development (internal and external)

Continue to focus on social activities as a source of exchange of experiences and mutual enrichment.

Related actions:

Continue to incorporate new actions to revitalise the community.
Bring the PCB-UB’s activity to its immediate vicinity of the city.

People’s well-being and health

Continue promoting actions for the physical and mental well-being of the people in the PCB community and team.

Related actions:

Create new spaces for quality rest and mental time-outs.
Extend the greenery in rest and transit areas.
Actions to prevent and manage work overload and implement a digital disconnection protocol.

BCN Health Booster Programme (2022-2024). An initiative to accelerate young companies in the health sector with a social impact that are active in the sub-sector of biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, medical devices or health services that require the use of laboratories.
Fitting out of spaces to help bring the PCB community closer together and offer respite: Jardí de l’Hèlix; PCBeach; Coffee Corners.
Engagement with the younger community with PCBeers get-togethers.
Promotion of solidarity actions: PCBakers to raise funds for charities and associations.
Weekly dissemination of sustainability briefings through the T’interessa newsletter.
Periodic surveys to assess the satisfaction levels of clients based at the Park with regard to its spaces and technology. The organisation of activities to revitalise the PCB Community coordinated by the Park.
Annual face-to-face meetings with entity managers to outline new features and listen to concerns and needs.
Maintenance of quality certifications (ISO 9001) and environmental management certifications (ISO 14001).
Obtention of AAALAC Accreditation (Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care) – a standard that endorses high animal welfare standards in the scientific activities of the Park’s Animal Facility.
The creation of news bulletins and press releases reporting on the activities of Park-based entities and their research results.
Making the activities Park-based entities known through multiple channels: via the website, social networks and internal newsletters. The publication and dissemination of press releases on the activities of Park-based entities, and a dedicated section in the Annual Report comprising a summary of the entities’ and research centre’s main contributions for the corresponding financial year.
Face-to-face activities for promoting physical and mental wellbeing, geared towards the entire Community and the PCB Team.
Elaboration of a health and quality of life plan to promote healthy habits aimed at the PCB Team.
Actions for the prevention and management of work overload, and the implementation of a digital disconnection protocol.
Promoting the health- and wellness- related benefits offered by the UB (UB card).

Sustainability notes

Viles Florides: a project to create green spaces and healthy environments in our cities

Let’s pedal our way through spring!

Easter cake and solidarity

In compliance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data and Spanish Constitutional Law 3/2018, of 5 December, on Personal Data Protection and Guarantee of Digital Rights, we hereby inform you that the personal data provided by you through the website https://www.pcb.ub.edu/intranet/ (hereinafter Intranet), will be processed under the following terms:

1 – Data controller

The personal information collected through this website will be processed by FUNDACIÓ PARC CIENTÍFIC DE BARCELONA, with address for exercising rights at C/ Baldiri i Reixac, 10-12 – 08028 Barcelona. E-mail: info@pcb.ub.cat.
Contact details of the data protection officer: dpo@pcb.ub.cat.

2 – Purposes for processing

This Intranet is designed to facilitate access to our services for all the organisations and individuals who form part of our community. To do so, a series of forms have been provided for a wide variety of purposes where data processing will be defined as follows:

2.1. The communication department of PCB manages our Newsletter “T’interessa” where we send the latest news and updates related to the park and other topics in the field of science and research to the PCB community. To manage the newsletter registration requests, we use a short form on our Intranet.

The data collected in this form will be processed under the following terms:

Legitimacy: The express consent of the person concerned indicated by filling in the form and the legitimate interest of the requesting party.
Data beneficiaries: This data will not be passed on to third parties except under legal obligation.
Processing duration: The data will be processed for as long as the person concerned does not withdraw their consent. We recommend that you consult the section entitled “Rights” to see the different channels available to users to send us their requests.

2.2. The members of our community can send us their complaints and suggestions, as well as inform us of any incident that may occur in the common areas of the PCB, by using the different forms that are available.

The data collected in this form will be processed under the following terms:

Legitimacy: The legitimate interest of the requesting party.
Data beneficiaries: This data will not be passed on to third parties except under legal obligation.
Processing duration: This data will be processed for as long as it is necessary in accordance with its purpose and so long as liabilities may arise from this processing.

2.3. PCB has individual lockers for those who request them through the form on our Intranet. These requests are managed by our reception desk.

The data collected in this form will be processed under the following terms:

Legitimacy: The fulfilment of a contract to which the person concerned is bound or the enforcement of pre-contractual measures at the request of the person concerned.
Data beneficiaries: This data will not be passed on to third parties except under legal obligation.
Processing duration: This data will be processed for as long as it is necessary in accordance with its purpose and so long as liabilities may arise from this processing.

2.4. In order to obtain the necessary authorisation for capturing images within our facilities, you will need to fill in the corresponding form in the “espais” (spaces) area of our Intranet. This request will be reviewed by the PCB communication department.

The processing of data for these purposes will be carried out under the following terms:

Legitimacy: The legitimate interest of the data controller.
Data beneficiaries: This data will not be passed on to third parties except under legal obligation.
Processing duration: This data will be processed for as long as it is necessary in accordance with its purpose and so long as liabilities may arise from this processing.

2.5. The PCB reception desk manages controlling access to the facilities, as part of the services provided to the organisations at the park. Before accessing the premises, it will be necessary to identify the people who wish to access our facilities. Therefore, PCB will set up several forms on our Intranet where members of our community, with the prior approval of the person in charge of the organisation in which they carry out their activity, can make the following requests:

Request an identification card for new users
Cancel a user’s membership
Request a copy of the identification card
Request specific access to the PCB

The processing of data for these purposes will be carried out under the following terms:

Legitimacy: In compliance with our facility rental contract with the requesting organisation and the legitimate interest of the requesting party.
Data beneficiaries: This data will only be processed by us or by our data processors who may be entrusted by us with some of the services involved, and will only be passed on to third parties if legally obliged to do so.
Data retention: This data will be processed for as long as it is necessary in accordance with its purpose. The personal details of any visitors will be deleted from our systems 30 days after their visit

2.6. PCB has meeting rooms, auditoriums and multi-purpose rooms for networking events, seminars, workshops and congresses, among others. You can manage booking requests for these rooms through the dedicated tool on our Intranet, where you can also check the availability of these rooms.

The data collected in this area will be processed under the following terms:

Legitimacy: The fulfilment of a contract to which the person concerned is bound or the enforcement of pre-contractual measures at the request of the person concerned.
Data beneficiaries: This data will not be passed on to third parties except under legal obligation.
Processing duration: This data will be processed for as long as it is necessary in accordance with its purpose and so long as liabilities may arise from this processing.

2.7. The organisations located in the park can request maintenance services to maintain the facilities in good condition, as well as request changes to the facilities to adapt the spaces to their activity. These requests can be managed by using the corresponding forms available on the Intranet, which are managed by the customer area of our organisation.

The processing of data for these purposes will be carried out under the following terms:

Legitimacy: In compliance with our space rental contract with the requesting entity.
Data beneficiaries: Your data may be transferred to the companies in charge of carrying out this maintenance or repair, in order to allow the contact management between the parties.
Data retention: This data will be processed for as long as it is necessary in accordance with its purpose and so long as liabilities may arise from this processing.

2.8. This Intranet can also be used to manage registrations, cancellations or requests for access to scientific services such as radioactive facilities, special reaction rooms, culture rooms, access to services and facilities in the animal facility, and also to make requests for the collection of equipment with disinfection certification for equipment disposal.
Regarding the reservation of rooms and occasional access to specialized services that the Park makes available to its customers, we use a shared calendar which is accessed from our intranet, which will allow greater coordination and communication between the different entities that use these services.

The processing of data for these purposes will be carried out under the following terms:

Legitimacy: In compliance with our facility rental contract with the requesting organisation and the legitimate interest of the requesting party.
Data beneficiaries: This data will only be processed by us or by our data processors who may be entrusted by us with some of the services involved, and will only be passed on to third parties if legally obliged to do so.
Data retention: This data will be processed for as long as it is necessary in accordance with its purpose and so long as liabilities may arise from this processing.

2.9. When using the corresponding forms you request

A card to use the photocopiers located in the PCB’s common areas.
To register in the application to access the dry ice service.
To be able to have water fountains in their private areas.
The use of the linen rental and laundry services.
Material in our shop.

The data will be processed under the following terms:

Legitimacy: The fulfilment of a contract to which the person concerned is bound or the enforcement of pre-contractual measures at the request of the person concerned.
Data beneficiaries: This data will not be passed on to third parties except under legal obligation.
Processing duration: This data will be processed for as long as it is necessary in accordance with its purpose and so long as liabilities may arise from this processing.

3 – Exercising your rights

You may exercise your rights of access, rectification, erasure and portability of your data, and of restriction and objection to its processing, by writing to Parc Científic de Barcelona at C/ Baldiri i Reixac, 10-12 – 08028 Barcelona. E-mail: info@pcb.ub.cat, or you can contact our DPO at dpo@pcb.ub.cat. You can ask us for an application form to exercise your rights at any of the addresses provided in this privacy policy.
In the event of any dissatisfaction with the processing, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority (https://apdcat.gencat.cat).

1 – Data controller

2 – Purposes for processing

The data collected in this form will be processed under the following terms:

Legitimacy: The express consent of the person concerned indicated by filling in the form and the legitimate interest of the requesting party.
Data beneficiaries: This data will not be passed on to third parties except under legal obligation.
Processing duration: The data will be processed for as long as the person concerned does not withdraw their consent. We recommend that you consult the section entitled “Rights” to see the different channels available to users to send us their requests.

The data collected in this form will be processed under the following terms:

Legitimacy: The legitimate interest of the requesting party.
Data beneficiaries: This data will not be passed on to third parties except under legal obligation.
Processing duration: This data will be processed for as long as it is necessary in accordance with its purpose and so long as liabilities may arise from this processing.

2.3. PCB has individual lockers for those who request them through the form on our Intranet. These requests are managed by our reception desk.

The data collected in this form will be processed under the following terms:

Legitimacy: The fulfilment of a contract to which the person concerned is bound or the enforcement of pre-contractual measures at the request of the person concerned.
Data beneficiaries: This data will not be passed on to third parties except under legal obligation.
Processing duration: This data will be processed for as long as it is necessary in accordance with its purpose and so long as liabilities may arise from this processing.

The processing of data for these purposes will be carried out under the following terms:

Legitimacy: The legitimate interest of the data controller.
Data beneficiaries: This data will not be passed on to third parties except under legal obligation.
Processing duration: This data will be processed for as long as it is necessary in accordance with its purpose and so long as liabilities may arise from this processing.

Request an identification card for new users
Cancel a user’s membership
Request a copy of the identification card
Request specific access to the PCB

The processing of data for these purposes will be carried out under the following terms:

Legitimacy: In compliance with our facility rental contract with the requesting organisation and the legitimate interest of the requesting party.
Data beneficiaries: This data will only be processed by us or by our data processors who may be entrusted by us with some of the services involved, and will only be passed on to third parties if legally obliged to do so.
Data retention: This data will be processed for as long as it is necessary in accordance with its purpose. The personal details of any visitors will be deleted from our systems 30 days after their visit

The data collected in this area will be processed under the following terms:

Legitimacy: The fulfilment of a contract to which the person concerned is bound or the enforcement of pre-contractual measures at the request of the person concerned.
Data beneficiaries: This data will not be passed on to third parties except under legal obligation.
Processing duration: This data will be processed for as long as it is necessary in accordance with its purpose and so long as liabilities may arise from this processing.

The processing of data for these purposes will be carried out under the following terms:

Legitimacy: In compliance with our space rental contract with the requesting entity.
Data beneficiaries: Your data may be transferred to the companies in charge of carrying out this maintenance or repair, in order to allow the contact management between the parties.
Data retention: This data will be processed for as long as it is necessary in accordance with its purpose and so long as liabilities may arise from this processing.

The processing of data for these purposes will be carried out under the following terms:

Legitimacy: In compliance with our facility rental contract with the requesting organisation and the legitimate interest of the requesting party.
Data beneficiaries: This data will only be processed by us or by our data processors who may be entrusted by us with some of the services involved, and will only be passed on to third parties if legally obliged to do so.
Data retention: This data will be processed for as long as it is necessary in accordance with its purpose and so long as liabilities may arise from this processing.

2.9. When using the corresponding forms you request

A card to use the photocopiers located in the PCB’s common areas.
To register in the application to access the dry ice service.
To be able to have water fountains in their private areas.
The use of the linen rental and laundry services.
Material in our shop.

The data will be processed under the following terms:

Legitimacy: The fulfilment of a contract to which the person concerned is bound or the enforcement of pre-contractual measures at the request of the person concerned.
Data beneficiaries: This data will not be passed on to third parties except under legal obligation.
Processing duration: This data will be processed for as long as it is necessary in accordance with its purpose and so long as liabilities may arise from this processing.