Call for Applications for the PIONER Awards 2026

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The CERCA Institution has launched the 13th edition of the PIONER Awards, a well-established initiative that recognises doctoral theses with strong knowledge transfer potential. The aim is to identify scientific results capable of being transformed into solutions with tangible impact, whether in industry, the marketplace, or the development of public policy. Promoting Knowledge Transfer from […]

Programme to boost innovation in social sciences: training days

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The Social Sciences and Humanities centres of CERCA system work on transfer and innovation with Dr. Jessica Meijer On May 27th and 28th, the social sciences and humanities centres of the CERCA system worked with Jessica Meijer, head of innovation and business development at LURIS, the transfer unit of Leiden University, as part of the […]

Karolinska Institutet’s innovation model opens the Connection Day

CERCA participa al #ConnectionDay24 organitzat per Catalonia Bio

CERCA organizes the Connection Day opening conference with Johan Weigelt, CEO of Karolinska Institutet Innovations AB Johan Weigelt conference organized by CERCA opened the second edition of the Connection Day, an initiative by Catalonia Bio to connecting and gathering within the health sector. Although the CERCA agora is a closed meeting, this edition was accessible […]

CERCA Institute presents the 2021 Pioneer Awards

Graphene material for retinal implants, muscle fibre 3D printing, low-cost biosensors for disease detection, advances in the recording of neuronal activity, a new method for modelling faces and biotechnology applied to personalised medicine were the projects awarded in the eighth such awards. The Pioneer Awards recognise recent PhD graduates who have aimed their research towards […]

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