Xartec Salut concluded the 10th od october a week dedicated to health technologies with the celebration of its two major events of the year: the HealthTech2030 summit and the Innovation Challenge competition for young students and professionals. These initiatives, part of the network’s valorization and transfer program, have been made possible with the support of the Center for Research in Biomedical Engineering (CREB) – UPC, the Agència de Gestió d’Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca (AGAUR), as well as leading companies and organizations in the sector that have provided sponsorship and collaboration: Werfen, Arvor, Farside, Almirall, Better Care, the Sant Pau Research Institute, and the Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau. Both events brought together sector leaders, academics, professionals, and students with the goal of fostering collaboration and creativity to develop innovative solutions in the healthcare field. HealthTech2030: Talent as the engine of the future On October 10th, the highly anticipated HealthTech2030 took place at Casa Rius in Barcelona. The event focused on talent as a pillar of the future of health and technology. Key topics discussed throughout the day included emerging professions in the sector, the role of women entrepreneurs in the healthtech ecosystem, formats and processes for creating innovations that can reach the market, and the impact of artificial intelligence on mental health. The attendees included representatives from government and academic institutions who supported the initiative and the advancement of innovation in the healthcare sector. Laia Arnal, Director General of Knowledge Transfer and the Knowledge Society in the Department of Research and Universities (GENCAT), thanked the organizers and attendees for their involvement in promoting initiatives that help create synergies between the public and private sectors to drive the development of technological solutions that improve healthcare. Also present at the event was Jordi Llorca Piqué, Vice-Rector for Research at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) adn Alexandre Perera, Director at CREB-UPC and Xartec Salut. One of the most notable round tables […]