BCMaterials, Basque Center for Materials, Applications and Nanostructures presents a new edition of its annual workshop New Materials for a Better Life!
This edition of the event addresses the technology transfer from basic science to advanced materials through innovation.
The event will bring together an important group of experts in innovation policies and strategies, tools for technology transfer and, of course, success stories of companies based in the Basque Country or closely related to our territory.
New Materials for a Better Life! 2024 will begin at 9:00 a.m. with an opening session with the participation of institutional representatives from BCMaterials, the UPV/EHU and the Basque Government. The day is scheduled to end at 14:00 with a lunch/networking session after an interesting round table.
Attendance is free, subject to prior registration and while space is available. Registration can be made at: https://www.nm4bl.org/registration/
PROGRAMM
8:15 – 9:00 REGISTRATION
9:00 – 9:15 WELCOME OPENING BY ACADEMICAL AND INSTITUTIONAL REPRESENTATIVES
BLOCK 1: GENERAL FRAMEWORK FOR INNOVATION ON MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
9:15 Materializing the future: Advanced Materials as key enabling technology for social and economic transformation
Senentxu Lanceros-Méndez. BCMaterials Scientific Director
9:30 Ciencia de excelencia con impacto: IKUR
Amaia Esquisabel. Research Director, Basque Government
9:50 CDTI: Bridging Science and Industry
Maria José Tomás. Técnica del Departamento de Promoción Institucional y Cooperación Territorial, CDTI
10:10 The European Materials Landscape
Amaya Igartua. Coordinator of Materials Iniciatives in TEKNIKER. Co-secretary of European Materials Platform (EUMAT) and the Alliance for Materials (A4M).
BLOCK 2: TOOLS FOR TECH TRANSFER
10:30 Situación de la innovación en Euskadi
Alaitz Landaluze. General Coordinator of Innovation Policies, Innobasque
10:45 From technology to market, Increasing the impact of research
Nagore Tellado. Director of Technology Transfer, UPV/EHU
11:00 Advanced materials tech transfer through R&D support programmes
Amaia Martinez. Technology Department Manager, SPRI
11:15 COFFEE BREAK
12:00 Role of Technological Platforms and Clusters in promoting industrial innovation and technology transfer
Susana Barasoain. Cluster Manager, 3NEO / Functional Print Cluster
12:15 BRTA (Basque Research and Technology Alliance): Technology transfer for a more competitive industry and a better society
Rikardo Bueno. Director, BRTA
12:30 Basque Country Technology Park: The ecosystem, infrastructure and services that facilitate the transfer of technology
Raquel Ubarrechena. Business Development Manager, Basque Country Technology Park
BLOCK 3: SUCCESS STORIES
12:45 Challenges in the industrialization of new materials
Beatriz Alonso. R&D Manager, Graphenea.
12:55 Fit-to-purpose batteries for responsible electronic devices
Juan Pablo Esquivel. Co-founder and Scientific Advisor, Fuelium
12:50 New Solutions for In Vitro Diagnostic
Larraitz Añorga. CEO, Biolan
13:00 Developing new scientific instrumentation in the area of adsorption: How to reach the market?
Óscar Castillo. Inorganic Chemistry Professor / Entrepreneur, UPV/EHU
13:10 New Materials for space batteries
Sergio Curiel. Aerospace Engineer, Lanzo Batteries
13:30 ROUND TABLE
Alaitz Landaluze (Innobasque), Rikardo Bueno (BRTA) and Larraitz Añorga (Biolan)
14:00 LUNCH AND NETWORKING