UC3M presents the 2024 R&D&I Challenges programme

The Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) is launching the fifth edition of the "R&D&I Challenges" programme, an initiative of the Vice-Rector's Office for Research and Transfer to promote innovation in the industrial sector through multidisciplinary research at UC3M. The five challenges presented this year include shared reflections from UC3M staff, large companies and sectoral platforms, local SMEs, startups and spinoffs. These challenges are: Generative artificial intelligence for an evolving world; The era of connectivity, a new way of communicating; How neuroscience is improving mental health and inclusion; New materials, systems and fuels for sustainable aviation; and From nanotechnology and microtechnology to additive manufacturing. 47 researchers from different areas of the university and nearly 25 companies have participated in its development. This initiative demonstrates UC3M's R&D&I capabilities to address the most relevant open innovation challenges through multidisciplinary collaboration between companies and experts from different organisations and areas of knowledge. The presentation, which took place on the 6th of March at UC3M's Science Park, was attended by UC3M's Vice Rector for Research and Transfer, Luis Enrique García-Muñoz; the Deputy Minister of Universities, Research and Science of the Community of Madrid, Ana Ramírez de Molina; the General Director of the Centre for Technological Development and Innovation (CDTI, in its Spanish acronym), José Moisés Martín; and the Director of UC3M's Entrepreneurship and Innovation Support Service (SEI, in its Spanish acronym), Virgilio Díaz.