Living Labs

What are Living Labs?

The Living Labs of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya are open innovation environments in real-world settings, based on a systematic approach in which technologies and solutions are co-created, tested and validated with the active participation of all stakeholders, including researchers, companies, public administrations and end users. This approach makes it possible to refine and improve innovations more efficiently before their final implementation.



UPC Living Labs

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Agropolis

A facility for the testing and demonstration of technologies for the horticultural sector.

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Airgilab

Innovation in ventilation systems based on agricultural crops.

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CIRCA

Nature-based technologies and processes that support the transition to circular agriculture.


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UPCxels

An interoperable data space that enables data sharing and exploitation across the agri-food sector. Unlock the value of your data.

How can our Living Labs help you?

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If you are a company, our Living Labs can help you develop new products that address current and future market needs and challenges.


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If you represent a public administration, our Living Labs can help strengthen the technical and social evidence base for designing new public policies that address the challenges facing society and citizens.

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If you are a research organisation, our Living Labs can help you expand and maximise the value of your processes and technologies for application in the agrotech field, while facilitating knowledge transfer to the private sector.




Would you like to get involved? Could your company or organisation become part of our network?

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Discover the X_AgriTech network

X_AgriTech is Catalonia's R&D&I reference network for new technologies applied to agriculture and livestock farming. It brings together 66 research groups from 11 organisations and promotes knowledge and technology transfer to the agri-food sector to address the region's major challenges. The network is supported by AGAUR (the Agency for Management of University and Research Grants) of the Government of Catalonia.