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La innovació empresarial i la inversió en projectes de recerca i desenvolupament és elemental per assegurar una evolució i un creixement sostingut en el temps. Per conèixer l'estat de la innovació entre les empreses catalanes, resulta imprescindible analitzar els indicadors globals que fan referència a la despesa empresarial en R+D, el seu pes sobre el PIB o el nombre de treballadors que s’hi dediquen, entre d’altres. Les dades oficials de l’INE permeten conèixer els resultats de la innovació i la R+D a Catalunya i la seva evolució a les empreses (amb dades de 2024). Entre d'altres, l'informe destaca el creixement de la inversió i del personal ocupat.

El document analitza els principals reptes, tendències i barreres del sector i identifica oportunitats i actuacions prioritàries per accelerar l’adopció de la IA. El Llibre Blanc s’ha construït a partir d’entrevistes amb experts, sessions de reflexió col·lectiva i una anàlisi tècnica rigorosa.

The report aims to align Europe’s definition of Deep Tech, examine the characteristics of the European ecosystem, dive deep into key areas of Deep Tech, and lay out ways Europe can enhance its global competitiveness.

Butlletí mensual amb recomanacions i ressenyes de llibres, documents i informes dels àmbits de la gestió i de les polítiques d'universitats i recerca, tant en format paper com electrònic i també de llibres de divulgació científica.

Butlletí mensual sobre recerca, ciència i tecnologia. Recercat fa difusió de la recerca d'excel·lència i la tasca que estan duent a terme universitats, empreses, centres, grups i personal investigador a Catalunya.

This external expert report examines the societal engagement and academic impact of European Commission–funded research (FP7, Horizon 2020, Horizon Europe) using a field- and year-normalised dataset of about 10 million EU-27 publications (2007–2021). It compares EC-funded and non-funded outputs across four engagement channels—policy documents, clinical guidelines, Wikipedia, and patents—and analyses uptake within Horizon Europe Global Challenges and Missions. EC-funded publications show consistently higher engagement and impact. Relative gains are particularly strong in Eastern Europe, where funded outputs represent a smaller share of overall production.

As part of an action of the European Research Area (ERA) Policy Agenda 2025-27, the study investigates how research and innovation activities generate economic and societal value across the EU and associated countries, responding to growing interest in knowledge valorisation as a key driver of economic growth, innovation capacity, and strategic autonomy. The study reviews current evidence and establishes an exploratory framework that integrates 16 indicators and 41 metrics, combining established measures with emerging ones from open data, administrative sources and new analytical methods. It includes a selection of indicators on knowledge transfer and academia-industry collaboration, as well as indicators that capture other value creation pathways, such as research in standardisation, policy-making, and citizen engagement. It highlights weaknesses in the evidence base, including data gaps, inconsistent definitions and differences in national practices. The study concludes with recommendations for pilot testing, methodological refinement and greater data alignment to support a harmonised EU approach to monitoring knowledge valorisation in Member States and associated countries.

Filings to the EPO exceeded 200 000 for the first time, up +1.4% on 2024. Growth was driven by technologies such as AI, quantum technologies, batteries and semiconductors. Demand for Unitary Patents continues to increase, with the uptake rate at 40.0% in Europe.

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Artificial Intelligence is becoming a key driver of innovation in health research and healthcare, from prevention and early detection to diagnosis, treatment and long-term disease management. This report presents an in-depth analysis of how ERC-funded frontier research is advancing AI-based approaches across the health domain.

El informe ofrece una radiografía temprana del grado de conocimiento, uso y valoración social de la inteligencia artificial en España y revela cómo la notoriedad de estas herramientas se ha disparado en muy poco tiempo. El 58% de la población cree que la IA complementará y potenciará el trabajo humano frente a un 37% que piensa que terminará sustituyéndolo. En cuanto a su impacto global, los ciudadanos se muestran más divididos, aunque predomina ligeramente el optimismo.

El Mapa del Empleo Tecnológico es una herramienta creada por Cotec para examinar el peso y la evolución de los empleados en los sectores más intensivos en tecnología entre 2015 y 2025 a nivel municipal, provincial y autonómico, y también su comparación con los países del entorno europeo. 

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L'Estadística sobre activitats en R+D proporciona informació sobre els recursos econòmics i humans que els sectors de l'Administració pública, l'ensenyament superior, les institucions privades sense finalitat de lucre i les empreses destinen a aquestes activitats.

Aquest projecte tracta d’explicar alguns dels termes més comuns (i a vegades complexos) que utilitzem en el nostre dia a dia. Totes les definicions i materials han estat elaborats per l'equip de Comunicació d'ISGlobal, juntament amb el personal investigador del centre.

The rise of AI could be the turning point that finally unlocks women’s full participation in the tech sector if addressed early—or reduces their share even further. McKinsey analyzed the latest EU tech workforce data to see where Europe stands on women in tech and interviewed senior female tech leaders in the region to hear their perspectives on what works.

This report explores Spain's entrepreneurial ecosystem, startup and scaleup performance, and further entrepreneurship development priorities. It offers insights and guidance for policymakers, entrepreneurship support organisations, ecosystem stakeholders, and researchers on how to promote entrepreneurship in Spain and other countries.

This study investigates the funding dynamics of academic start-ups (i.e. founded by a PhD). Using a dataset of 81 318 start-ups, including 8 065 established by academic entrepreneurs, the analysis explores their long-term financing trajectories. Academic start-ups are more likely to access grants and assistance, but do not raise more funding overall than non-academic start-ups. First funding events strongly shape subsequent financing paths, as grant-funded start-ups often face barriers in transitioning to equity-based financing. 

The 2026 edition of the QS World University Rankings by Subject features 55 individual subjects across five broad subject areas. Over 1,900 institutions have been ranked across these subjects this year, including over 300 which appear for the first time ever.

Research culture is increasingly recognised as a cornerstone for high-quality, ethical, and impactful research. In 2025, Science Europe brought together researchers, funders, publishers, and institutional leaders during a two-day workshop held at the Responsible Research in Action Unconference in Berlin, to explore how its Vision and Framework for Research Cultures could be turned into practical actions. The workshop outputs offer a foundation for systemic and local initiatives that can guide the sector toward a research culture that is ethical, transparent, diverse, and socially relevant.

Pushing the world's technological frontier by inventing new and better technologies is a necessary condition for long-term growth. For new and better technologies to raise economic productivity, they need to be widely adopted and used in the economy. Technology diffusion is a central part of the innovation journey. This report explores how different technologies diffuse within and across economies globally and the role of innovation ecosystems to foster it.

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