The association of the four Spanish technical universities, UP4, begins to develop the potential of its junction with challenges to its researchers launched by companies seeking innovative solutions to real problems.
The first proposals are Consum supermarket chain and Gas Natural Fenosa, which explained Thursday in Cartagena their technology needs.
The energy company looking for a new solution to integrate its gas distribution systems and electricity, as well as a system for energy harvesting sensor supply gas networks.
The presentation by the company has done this in the Industrial School of the Polytechnic University of Cartagena (UPCT).
Smart shopping cart
Meanwhile, Consum plans to develop a shopping smart and healthy buying enabling the customer to save time and gain information and comfort.
For details on this challenge it has organized a videoconference from the Polytechnic University of Valencia at 12:00 tomorrow, which can be followed live and opportunity to ask questions from the set of the Center for Production of Digital Content.
In both initiatives, which are the first to launch the program UP4 - Solutions, you want to find proposals that do not currently exist in the market.
Within this line of collaboration with the private sector, leading companies will launch challenges of R & D at research groups of four technical universities to carry out projects that solve.
Of all the solutions proposed by researchers at the polytechnic, the company will select those it deems most appropriate and finance its development.
Source: UPCT