Fractus and the UPC create a technological hub to develop deep tech solutions

Sep 19, 2022

The company Fractus and the UPC have agreed to create the Fractus-UPC Deep Tech Hub, a research center where deep technologies will be designed and improved to develop disruptive technological solutions based on scientific challenges with great potential and social impact. Fractus is one of the first spin-offs that emerged from the UPC.

The agreement, signed on 13 September, by the rector of the UPC, Daniel Crespo, and the president and CEO of FractusRubén Bonet, states that the Hub’s activities aim to respond to current challenges through significant scientific and technological advances and to promote research, innovation and knowledge transfer in areas such as mobility and logistics, materials, sustainability, urban planning, information and communication, biomedical engineering and environmental and energy technologies. Its activities will focus on the emerging areas of quantum computing, photonics, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, robotics, electronics and advanced materials. Read more