Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya

The Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya-Barcelona Tech (UPC) is a public university devoted to higher education and research in the fields of engineering, architecture, and science. Each year, more than 6.000 students and more than 500 doctors graduate. The basic and applied research carried out at the UPC’s departments, institutes and centres marks the meeting point between scientific inquiry, innovation and technological development. These units work to promote a culture of research, innovation and entrepreneurship and establish knowledge networks with researchers and research groups around the world. The UPC has a strong vocation concerning technology protection and transfer, accounting for creating 13 Technology-based companies and 19 international patents only in 2022.

The Research Centre for Biomedical Engineering (CREB) is a leading research center of the UPC aiming at serving the needs of research, technological development, innovation, and knowledge transfer of companies, hospitals, and institutions related to the field of Health Technologies. The CREB gathers several research groups, including the BIOsignal Analysis for Rehabilitation and Therapy Research Group (BIOART), experts in multichannel biosignal processing to improve rehabilitation processes and clinical therapies related to respiratory, neuromuscular and neurological diseases.

CREB’s headquarters are at the Barcelona School of Industrial Engineering (ETSEIB), one of the best engineering schools in Spain and an internationally recognized institution because of its excellence. The ETSEIB was created in 1851 and currently has more than 3,500 students, over 350 professors, and about 120 administrative and service staff. Its graduates are specialized in a wide range of fields of industrial activity, such as biomedical engineering, neuroengineering, and rehabilitation.