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In its commitment to the development of talent in the technological field, Fractus has awarded two UPC outstanding students. Ignacio Martínez Bañeres, from the Barcelona School of Telecommunications Engineering (ETSETB), has been awarded the Fractus PARS Excellence Scholarship. On the other hand, the student Antonio Alarcón García-Saavedra has received the award for Best Master's Thesis in Cybersecurity.

Researchers from the FNB-UPC are developing a new system based on machine learning technologies, one of the techniques of artificial intelligence, with the aim of reducing fuel consumption and improving the energy efficiency of the boats of the NGO Open Arms, focused on rescuing people at sea. Called FNB-Open Arms, this is the first case of technology transfer carried out under the umbrella of the Fractus-UPC Deep Tech Hub and the UPC to promote innovation and market introduction of deep tech technologies in various fields.

The initiative includes scholarships, prizes and challenges for hundreds of students in various engineering fields. Fractus is also committed to promoting female talent in STEM disciplines and supports the Top Rosies Talent programme, which focuses on incorporating women into the AI sector.

Carmen Borja, CTO of Fractus, inaugurated the session "Strategic Alliances between University and Industry: Technology and Talent for Innovation," held on May 21 as part of the eighth edition of the IoT Solutions World Congress. In her presentation, she detailed the successful collaboration between Fractus and UPC, which has led to the creation of the Fractus-UPC Deep Tech Hub.

Fractus has designed and built together with UPC its From Lab to Market program, through the Fractus-UPC Deep Tech Hub. The program is focused on the identification and transfer of cutting-edge technologies and kicks off with four key innovations poised to revolutionize strategic sectors. The selected technologies range from cardiovascular health assessment to advances in mobile networks, promoting improvements in health, connectivi

The Social Hub Barcelona has been the epicentre of an extraordinary celebration: the 10th anniversary of the Challenge Based Innovation (CBI) programme! Since its inception, this programme has been the catalyst for creativity and innovation among hundreds of students from UPC, Esade and the IED Barcelona), who have developed 68 innovative solutions to global challenges using CERN's technology and knowledge.

Why Deep Tech startups should invest in a solid patent strategy. Carles Puente, representing Fractus, was participated in this roundtable on the growth of the startup ecosystem in Europe and the importance of intellectual property in securing successful funding. In this context, Puente pointed out that "patents are not defensive tools, patents are business tools that deep tech companies should embed in the core of their business models".

Fractus awarded the Fractus Prize to the best academic record of the Master’s degree in Technology and Engineering Management to the student Laia Martínez Capella. The delivery took place during the graduation ceremony of more than 850 students from the School of Industrial, Aeronautical and Audiovisual Engineering of Terrassa (ESEIAAT) of the UPC.

On these days it has taken place the Barcelona Deep Tech Summit. About fifty companies from the UPC and various researchers from the University have presented transformative developments and trends in energy transition, industry digitalization, connectivity, urban mobility, biomedicine and space technology. The Fractus-UPC Deep Tech Hub was also present.

IA, 5G-6G, big data, robotics, cybersecurity, computers and IoT protocols and 3D and 4D printing are the technologies with the most research groups at the UPC, according to the study 'Analysis, map and detection of Deep Tech areas and technologies'.