Services

Advice

The Emprèn UPC programme makes the following resources and services available to students and recent UPC graduates who have a business idea in its initial stage:

Resources and services

Workspaces and physical infrastructure Access to Emprèn UPC facilities
Guidance and advice Support provided by the programme’s own staff, as well as access to external mentors and specialised contacts.
Complementary activities
  • Education (state-regulated and non-state-regulated)
  • Awareness-raising: talks and conferences
  • Specific activities such as the business ideas competition

Support areas

The programme offers support in:

Product development

Definition and validation of the business model

Identification of complementary profiles for the team

Access to public and private funding

Definition of the intellectual and industrial property strategy

Definition of the go-to-market strategy

Legal advice

Connection with relevant agents in the ecosystem

Promotion and networking within the Emprèn UPC community

Access to workspaces

Emprèn UPC also coordinates various initiatives and specific programmes, such as:

  • Business ideas competition: Explorer
  • First pre-acceleration programme: Industrial Tech
  • First pre-acceleration programme: From Science to Market
  • Incubation programme: ESA BIC Barcelona
  • Unite! soft-landing services for start-ups

    Activities and programmes

    Find the right opportunity for your project

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    Santander X Explorer

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    From Science to Market

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    ESA BIC Barcelona

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    Next Frontier Founders

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    Industrial Tech

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    Unite! soft-landing services

    Events

    Nov 12, 2026 from 02:30 PM to 08:00 PM — Nau Bostik, Barcelona —

    HealthTech2030, Xartec Salut's annual event on innovation in healthcare technologies, devotes its 2026 edition to "the architecture of a healthier longevity". In Gaudí's commemorative year, it explores how science, technology and human-centred design can help people live longer, healthier lives.

    Oct 23, 2026 to Oct 25, 2026 — Sala Àgora, Campus Nord de la UPC (Barcelona) —

    Three days to solve real healthcare challenges through technology, working in multidisciplinary teams alongside companies, hospitals and organisations from the sector. The HealthTech2030 Innovation Challenge, organised by Xartec Salut, comes to the UPC's Campus Nord.