UPF News and Views- January 11th

The pHill project wins the award for the best medical device

The pHill project wins the award for the best medical device developed by students of Biomedical Engineering

The students have to identify a need in the clinical sector and propose a technical solution that may consist of both a physical device and software or a combination of the two solutions. This year, for the first time, the UPF Board of Trustees has awarded a prize of 5,000 euros to the best project, so that it can follow a development plan and come to fruition.

Companies that commit fraud give themselves away in their annual reports

Researchers from UPF and Queen Mary University of London analyse letters written by directors of large Spanish companies and find that those that commit fraud tend to use more adjectives and have a more negative tone than those that do not.

"The digital revolution fully affects the humanities and the social sphere"

Pol Villaverde, student on the bachelor’s degree programme in Philosophy, Politics and Economics, founder of the start-up Splashapps and general coordinator of the EUTOPIA Student Think Tank

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More UPF news

The results of Spolighters provide tools to support student stress management

The use of video in the classroom gains momentum thanks to young people

The CHIEF project wins one of the Educaweb 2021 awards for its applied research in the fields of culture and education

BIOM, biomaterials for more sustainable industry

BIOM is a biotechnology company that researches into, develops and produces biomaterials for industry. It was created as a spin off at UPF at the end of 2019, due to the interest in finding alternative biodegradable biomaterials to conventional products such as adhesives, cellulose, plastics, and so on, which contain toxic components and/or generate scarcely degradable, pollutant waste.

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