Science and business opportunity join hands at the Networking National Day ‘Investing in Science ...

Science and business opportunity join hands at the Networking National Day ‘Investing in Science IS Profitable’

CiTIUS hosted this morning a meeting between research professionals and representatives from the investment sector within the framework of the 4th National Meeting ‘Invertir en Ciencia SÍ es Rentable’, a space designed to strengthen the connection between research, technology transfer and funding in the DeepTech ecosystem.

CiTIUS hosted this morning a meeting between research professionals and representatives from the investment sector within the framework of the 4th National Meeting ‘Invertir en Ciencia SÍ es Rentable’, designed to strengthen the connection between research, technology transfer and funding in the DeepTech ecosystem.

The session forms part of the 4th National Meeting ‘Invertir en Ciencia SÍ es Rentable’, an initiative promoted by UNIRISCO aimed at consolidating bridges between scientific knowledge and specialised capital. Following the welcome reception and an initial networking coffee, the centre’s auditorium brought together research staff, investors, startups and spin-offs in a session designed to encourage direct dialogue and explore collaboration opportunities.

CiTIUS Scientific Director Senén Barro opened the session, highlighting the need to strengthen knowledge transfer as a strategic driver of technological development.

Senén Barro addressing research staff and investors at the opening of the session.

Researcher Francisco Fernández Rivera then presented advances in efficient 3D perception and LiDAR-based systems, underlining their application in high-demand industrial environments. Francisco F. Rivera emphasised the optimisation of computer vision systems as a key competitiveness factor.

Francisco F. Rivera presenting practical applications of 3D perception and LiDAR technologies to investors.

Subsequently, Roberto Iglesias addressed developments in robotics for manipulating soft and deformable objects, with potential impact on sectors such as food production, advanced logistics and flexible automation.

Roberto Iglesias presenting adaptive robotics solutions for industrial environments.

Later, Manuel Mucientes introduced new approaches to multi-object identification and tracking using very limited data, particularly relevant in low-labelled-data scenarios.

Manuel Mucientes discussing data-efficient learning strategies.

Finally, researcher Víctor Brea presented the technology transfer case of energHius, a spin-off focused on micro energy harvesting solutions for smart sensors.

Víctor Brea outlining energHius as a successful transfer initiative from lab to market.

The closing session included remarks from the Regional Minister for Economy and Industry, María Jesús Lorenzana.

Regional Minister María Jesús Lorenzana during the institutional closing remarks.

Today’s session at CiTIUS (a research centre co-funded by the European Union through the Galicia ERDF Programme 2021–2027) marks the beginning of two days focused on investment, transfer and the consolidation of DeepTech ecosystems.