The University of Barcelona will be present at the next edition of 4YFN (4 Years From Now) that will take place from February 28 to March 3 within the framework of the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, with StartUB! and the Fundació Bosch i Gimpera, the institutions that promote the creation of innovative companies and spin-offs among UB students and research staff.
In this way, the University of Barcelona adheres to one of the most relevant events at a global level for the entrepreneurial ecosystem and bets on the promotion of its entrepreneurial projects. Eight startups incubated at StartUB! will have their own stand in the space set aside at the university. (Benesit, Alta Guardia, Omashu, Pro1.Trading, HumanITCare, Loop Diagnostics, Marvut I Filmo) and two spin-offs from the University of Barcelona (Gate2Brain and Colosensing) linked to the Bosch i Gimpera Foundation (FBG).
Among the startups presented by StartUB! is HumanITcare, one of the 5 nominees for the 4YFN Awards, one of the most relevant awards in the startup sector and which provides an international boost within the framework of the Mobile World Congress for the winning project.
The University of Barcelona is the main public university in Catalonia and one of the most prestigious higher education institutions in Spain. According to the rankings, it is the most innovative university in the State. Promote the creation of spin-offs and innovative companies among teachers and students through StartUB! and the Bosch i Gimpera Foundation. It is a member of the League of European Research Universities (LERU), an association that brings together the twenty-three most important university research centers on the continent. Focused on academic excellence, the UB is committed to equipping the next generations — professionals, researchers, entrepreneurs, leaders — with the appropriate skills to give the best of themselves anywhere in the world.