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II Workshop Innovatech: invest in high technology
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HIGHLIGHTS II UPM innovatech International Workshop.
OOPS! - OntOlogy Pitfall Scanner!
Technology, investment and business opportunity
Assess the data models of your company
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Skills to sell technology Page 3
Investing in UPM technology deal-flow Page 6
New opportunities in the security of Internet of Things Page 6
New challenge of XII actúaupm: talent, innovation and technology Page 7
Source photo of cover: Brainstorms at INDEX: Views © Jacob Bøtter Link: http://bit.ly/1JjPNlT CC BY 2.0
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Skills to sell technology 24 UPM researchers have participated in the 3rd Course of Commercialization of Technologies UPM. This new edition had high impacts on its results beyond the university. Technological solutions from different areas of knowledge were presented in this course in which experts analyzed technologies such as a new procedure for efficient diagnosis of allergies, a selling linked data platform and a new framework to develop hybrid multiplatform enterprise apps, among others. Once again, the UPM innovatech Technology Commercialization Programme (CAIT-UPM) launched a new edition oriented to provide researchers with the specific knowledge to identify and assess the commercial potential of technologies developed in the laboratory.
This training programme, developed within the framework of activities of the Industry-University Chair Clarke, Modet & Cº with the UPM, is exclusively addressed to researchers from UPM who has a result or a technology potentially marketable. The solution is analyzed during several weeks, and after that, researchers develop an initial plan of technology commercialization in which they can apply the theoretical knowledge acquired to a real case, their own case. Precisely because of its specificity and characteristics, this training programme is of a great interest for research centres and technological companies at national and international level. (web content in spanish)
The three best rated technological projects during the course thanks to its commercial potential and presented in the 2nd Workshop UPM Innovatech “Investing in High Technology for Success” were promoted by (from left to right) Hodei Urrutxua with IBIS @ETSI Aeronáuticos, María Poveda with OOPS! @ETSI Informáticos (see back cover) y José Pérez with SFS @CTB-UPM
IBIS. Ensuring a safe explotation of space Hodei Urrutxua, a researcher from the Space Dynamics Group (SDG) presented IBIS, an advanced numerical simulation tool oriented to the design and analysis of missions of active removal of space debris based on the usage of plasma beams. SFS. A new production for high performance silk biomaterials José Pérez Rigueiro, a professor and researcher at the Centre of Biomedical technology (CTB-UPM) is a promoter of SFS, a new production technology that can generate biomaterials based on silk fiber combining biocompatibility and high performance. This technology has a direct application to therapy of ligament and tendon injuries.
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II UPM innovatech International Workshop. Technologies to exploit your business potential
The Centre for Support for Technological Innovation (CAIT) of UPM organized the 2nd Workshop UPM Innovatech: “Investing in High Technology for Success” during December 2014. The event was held within the activities framework of the Montegancedo Campus of International Excellence and with the coordination of the partner node EIT ICT Labs of Madrid and the IMDEA Software, about 100 people attended the workshop. They were mainly experts in innovation, technology and industrial investment companies. Under the theme of technology as a key of business development, the lectures were carried out by international academic and business leaders as Glenn Osaka, the chairman of the International Advisory Council of CAIT and former vice-chairman of companies such as Cisco Systems and Hewlett Packard, among others. During the presentations, topical subjects were discussed, such as the latest technology and investment trends in the health sector, presented by Michael Kahn, the co-director of the Center for Clinical and Translational Research and a Professor of the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Colorado (USA). Sanjiv Gupta, the founder of Bodhtree and co-founder of 24x7guru.com, among other icompanies in Southeast Asia, talked about trade promotion tools of R&D and technology.
“Over 110 experts, mainly responsible for technology and innovation in large companies, attended the workshop on technology and its business potential”
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Presentations of UPM Technologies The three best rated technologies of the 3rd Course of Commercialization of Technologies UPM were presented during this workshop. •
OOPS! Ontology Pitfall Scanner! María Poveda Villalón, a researcher from Ontology Engineering Group UPM, presented“OOPS! Ontology Pitfall Scanner!”, a tool oriented to verify knowledge models (ontologies) in the area of semantic technologies.
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SFS. A new production technology for high performance silk biomaterials José Pérez, Rigueiro, a professor and researcher from the Centre for Biomedical Technology (CTB-UPM), is the co-promotor of this new production technology that can generate biomaterials based on silk fiber by combining biocompatibility and high performance with a direct application for therapy for tendons and ligaments injured.
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IBIS. Ensuring a safe exploitation of space Hodei Urrutxua, a researcher of the Space Dynamics Group-UPM, presented “IBIS. Ensuring a safe exploitation of space”, an advanced numerical simulation tool oriented to the design and analysis of missions of active removal of space debris based on the usage of plasma beams.
Michael Kahn, Sanjiv Gupta y Glenn Osaka, miembros del International Advisory Board del CAIT-UPM
Technology and investment trends in USA Michael Kahn, during a session, stood out the great importance that big data is gaining in the health sector. In fact, some investments are focused on data integration and technology for the connection with the patient. Basically, the idea is to collect data of high value information sources linked to a person in order to improve the rate of effectiveness of the recommended treatments that, in some cases, are lower than 50%. Other investment trends are focused on the generation of new data of interest and the implementation of platforms and services. All this in order to create a system of “lifelong learning" about research and innovation in health and fed by information obtained from universities, hospitals, users, etc. A good example is IODINE, a platform that helps to select the best drugs for a disease based on compiled information by experts from massive surveys conducted to users of the Network. Similarly, Miguel Holgado, a researcher from CTB-UPM and promoter of the spinoff BIOD Company, stood out the development and future challenges of this biotechnological company based on the commercialization of the patented results that were developed in laboratories of the university.
Apart from that, Francisco J. Jariego, Director of Industrial IoT (Internet of Things) and Member of the Executive Committee of Telefonica Research & Development, talked about IoT evolution and how this industry is changing our relationship with the world. The presentations carried out during the workshop are available at: www.upm.es/innovatech
“Big data applied to health to improve the effectiveness of medical treatments that are, in some cases, lower than 50%”
UPM Innovatech The Centre of Support for Technology Innovation (CAIT – its initials in Spanish) and specifically UPM innovatech area is the UPM unit in charge of promoting the commercialization of R&D results, while serving as a stimulus to the innovation process in the business eco-system close to the University. As part of its activity, UPM innovatech periodically updates the UPM technology portfolio, which included a set of innovative technology solutions, public, developed by the UPM research teams and classified by industrial sectors. More information: www.upm.es/innovatech http://upminnovatech.blogspot.com.es/
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Investing in UPM technology deal-flow
PORTFOLIO OF UPM TECHNOLOGIES – BUSINESS SECTORS
The UPM innovatech Technology Commercialization Programme periodically updates its portfolio of innovative high-technologies which is carried out by research teams of UPM. This public access portfolio shows a group of technological solutions with industrial application sorted by business sectors. Each solution includes a brief dossier describing its technological base, the covered needs and the competitive advantages compared to other existing solutions in the market.
Agrofood, Biotechnology
Building, Infrastructures
Energy, Environment
Transport, Safety, Space
Health
IT, Internet & Mobile
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9%
30% 14%
14% 29%
New opportunities in the security of Internet of Things Internet of Things (Iot) provides a multitude of new services and applications to numerous areas of our society. However, IoT security is a serious issue that is not entirely clear yet, this can mean risks and problem, but at the same time it opens the possibility to come up with some new ideas and solutions. IoT seems to be destined to completely change the socioeconomic scenario just the way we know it today. These new technologies allow us to obtain large amounts of information even data about elements that we previously could not believe it was real. Despite of the wide range of possibilities provided by these new technologies, this new paradigm is not exempt from problems, quite the contrary. Security is a big issue due to its multiple and varied aspects. According to experts, security is extremely important since most of the traditional security measures cannot be applied to IoT due to restrictions and features associated to its design. This need is also shared by the business sector in which manufacturers and organizations such as Intel, Cisco and
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TelefĂłnica are already giving solutions to this security problem, what makes them leaders in this new sector. However, due to the fast growing of these new Iot technologies, the issues related to security do not seem to be considered as it should be. As a result, we identify new opportunities to research and obtain solutions that allow us to mitigate the potential risks of objects, applications, architecture and services within the new IoT world that is rapidly growing. These risks can be found in companies, public places or even at home. Check this article here. (web content in spanish)
New challenge of XII actúaupm: talent, innovation and technology
You will have the chance to develop your business ideas through XII actúaupm until March 10, 2015. This programme is a national leader in creating university spin-out companies addressed to students, professors, researchers and staff from UPM. The Actúaupm programme enables participants to develop a business project based on innovative ideas and research results. This is a great opportunity to start or boost a business project thanks to the following services: • • • •
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Specialized training through lectures and seminars. Networking with entrepreneurs, investors, big corporations and innovative companies. Personalized advice during each stage of the idea development. Attendance at investment forums, roundtables and workshops in order to learn how to sell the project to potential clients, partners or even investors. Project presentation to companies and potential investors interested in innovative projects.
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Dissemination of the project through the UPM communication channels and media. Awards of €43,000 in prize money to the best ideas and business projects.
There is some good news in this edition. Participants will receive personalized advice by a selection of experts in investment and management of technological projects as part of the b-Lab ! activity. Besides, participants will assess the viability of their business project in a pre-incubation area. In previous editions, there were more than 2.500 participating projects, 166 new companies were created and they received €38M of investment between 2007 and 2014. More information: www.upm.es/actuaupm News and updates: http://actuaupm.blogspot.com
Accenture, Rousaud Costas Durán SLP and Savior Venture Capital are the sponsors of actúaupm and Revista Emprendedores and Red de inversores y expertos are active collaborators.
Learn more about some of the innovative technological projects of the last edition of XI actúaupm which were promoted by researchers and professors of UPM
Lurtis Rules. Building Digital Contents out of Artificial Intelligence. This project was promoted by José Mª Peña, Professor and researcher for the School of Computing at UPM and Luis Peña. Lurtis Rules is focused on the development of smart tools for assisted content production oriented to digital creative industries by using softcomputing techniques and artificial intelligence. The digital content market (animation and entertainment software) will represent more than $ 200.000M by 2017. Watch the pitch video and learn more about this disruptive project (spanish)
Audio-MC. This project is led by Nazario Félix González, a researcher from the Centre for Biomedical Technology (CTB), along with a team of researchers, students and doctors. Audio-MC is developing an objective method for a hearing analysis with direct application to premature infants or newborns without their cooperation. A late or inefficient diagnosis of hearing on newborns can bring problems in later cognitive development. Watch the pitch video through this QR code (spanish)
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OOPS! - OntOlogy Pitfall Scanner! Assess the data models of your company Ontologies, knowledge representations of a domain such as contracts, tenders or geography, art and so on, are receiving more attention by the industry thanks to the growth of linked and open data releases. María Poveda Villalón, a researcher from the Ontology Engineering Group – UPM, presented "OOPS! OntOlogy Pitfall Scanner!” within the framework of the 2nd UPM Innovatech International Workshop in December 2014, a semiautomatic tool that can assess online ontologies with no need to install specific software.
“OOPS! is used in more than 50 countries and was recognized as a business potential during 3rd Course of Commercialization of Technologies UPM” OOPS! is independent from the ontologies editors and carries out more automatic checks than other existing tools. This independence of specific editors and its friendly interface make this system an accessible tool easy to use and understand by non-expert users in semantic technologies. Besides, this system has been used in diverse international companies as a tool to assess ontologies and as a support material in training processes.
In recent years, the semantic web and the semantic technologies are experiencing rapid growth due to initiatives promoting open data and linked data. Besides, it is expected this trend to continue thanks to new transparency and openness of data on the web. The role of ontologies in semantic webs is to provide meaning to data in such a way that if models are wrong, this can generate data inconsistency and lower quality results in general. However, ontologies are not only used in the web but also in local processes of data integration from different sources or for knowledge management, among others. In these cases, the validation models also represent an essential activity. María is doing her doctorate in Artificial Intelligence at the Ontology Engineering Group from the School of Computing of UPM. This experienced group has been working in the field of semantic technologies for more than 20 years.
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Lastly, the functionalities of OOPS! were incorporated in various ontologies registers.
UPM technology marketplace Centre for Support of Technological Innovation - CAIT TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MADRID Campus de Montegancedo (Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid) / e: innovacion.tecnologica@upm.es