Research is a fundamental activity for the development of any society. Inside information eraWhere innovation and knowledge are the keys to progress, research becomes a fundamental engine for driving progress. Considering this, LAB Foundationfor the second time in a row II Meeting Bringing Entrepreneurs and Researchers Together.
“We are uniting,” he said at an event held at the Maestral restaurant in Alicante. More than 60 businessmen from different sectors and about thirty researchers of the Valencian Community in order to create future synergies and collaborations between the field of science and the field of business. With the results of the previous year, in which more than 100 connections were made, 30 connections for working collaborations, 7 confidentiality agreements and 3 final projects were signed, our aim is to continue to act as a link between researchers and companies and develop together. they value their full potential and the great talent we have in the Valencian Community, as explained by the organizers.
A talent reflected in the event from all the researchers who attended the meeting and presented their current studies in different fields: organic chemistry, electrochemistry, food, biochemistry, nanotechnologyamong others and how it can be applied to the business environment.
Actually as stated Alberto GutierrezFundación LAB president and CEO of Aquaservice, the main purpose of this event is “Try to connect more companies and researchers to promote R&D+i in the Valencian community”. Likewise, he pronounced gonzalo abellanEmphasizing the importance of such meetings to improve communication between researchers and companies, the head of AccenT: “is a catalyst for innovation and technological development”.
And in the Valencian Community, we have all the ingredients to be. criteria in research: a rich and active scientific-technological ecosystem, a network of science and technology parks that support cooperation between universities and companies, the quality of researchers, and cooperation between leading national companies committed to progress, growth and economic development”.
Betting on research and innovation in companies
This meeting highlighted the need for companies to adhere strictly to research and innovation. moving towards the borderless society of the future. in his words Jose Maria Gomez GrasMiguel Hernández is Professor of Business Organization at the University of Elche (UMH), “it is appropriate to bet on research and innovation in companies” to influence “the transfer of knowledge from universities, research institutions, as well as from the companies themselves” on synergistic collaborations.
in the same line, nuria oliveELLIS Alicante, co-founder and director of ELLIS Alicante, emphasized the impossibility of “being competitive and sustainable over time on the global stage without investing in research and innovation”. Damia TormoManaging partner and co-founder of Columbus Venture Partners stressed that “entrepreneurs have an important role to play in transmitting innovation to solve real problems in society.”
Regarding the R&D+i commitment to solve business challenges, mary carmen screwed, Dacsa’s corporate executive stressed that “to know how to innovate, it is necessary to have clear goals.” raul martinThe corporate general manager of Familia Martínez, CEO of KM ZERO Food Innovation Hub and member of the Fundación LAB Mediterráneo Executive Board, valued the event: “An excellent catalyst to support unity: companies need to have solutions and researchers”.
Importance of research in society
Research involves acquiring as well as certain skills and knowledge. Promoting analytical skills and problem solving. In association with the company, it is also a key element to promote economic and social development and to be an engine for the dissemination of knowledge, progress and development.
This is, in fact, one of the working branches. Mediterranean LAB FoundationIt is a project born from AVE with the mission of positioning The Valencian Community as a national and European benchmark in entrepreneurship, innovation, technology and research. In this sense, “we are committed to strengthening the bond between companies and researchers, making visible, attracting and retaining talent, and raising public awareness of the importance of research and its impact on progress,” they say from the foundation.
This meeting was held in collaboration with Pla GenT Excellence Scientists and Scientists Association (AccenT), Alicante Family Business Association (AEFA), Valencia Entrepreneurs Association (AVE), Alicante Chamber, Valencia Community Business Confederation. (CEV), Rei Jaume I Awards Foundation (FPRJI), University of Alicante (UA) and Elche Miguel Hernández University (UMH).