Science for Industry - 2nd edition: 18th-19th January 2024

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In January 2024, La Nave (Madrid) hosted the second edition of Science for Industry (S4i) , an evolution of the 2022 "Patents for Innovation" event, Organised by Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM) with the support of BeAble Capital, S4i brought together leading research institutions, specialised investors, tech start-ups, and industrial companies from across Europe.

Highlights included the Global Summit, where research and patent portfolios were showcased via a digital catalogue and real-world innovation challenges; an Investor Day, enabling one-on-one meetings between emerging Deep Science ventures and top-tier financiers; and the integration of Facing Challenges, BeAble’s Science Equity fund summit. The event focused on strategic Deep Science areas like photonics, biotechnology, advanced materials, agriculture tech, and nanotechnology, aiming to strengthen the link between scientific discovery and industrial application.
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2000
Attendees
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120
Startups
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30
Companies
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35
Venture Capital
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20
Nationalities represented
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45
National and International expert speakers
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120
Prototypes
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1000
Patents on display
Niamh Kavanagh
Video Product Owner at Verizon Connect
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Kai Lo Andersson
Doctoral Student, Science, Technology and Society, Technology Management and Economics of Chalmers University of Technology
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Wei Huang
Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
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Marcia Maciel
Head of Growth of European Women in VC
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Càtia Rabaça
Head of the Business Development Unit from the Fundación Parque Científico de Madrid
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Ana Cremades
Director General for Research and Technological Innovation
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Guillermo Lamelas
CEO & Co-Founder of Alén Space
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Janice Overbeck
Filmmaker of Plastic Earth
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