Forum "Neurotechnology and Health: Contributions from Innovation"

The event will take place on Thursday, April 3rd. at the  CEOE Aragón Auditorium, where the 5th Multidisciplinary Innovation Award from the SAMCA Chair of Technological Development of Aragon will also be presented.

The SAMCA Chair of Technological Development of Aragon and the Engineering Research Institute of Aragon (I3A), in collaboration with the Confederation of Entrepreneurs of Aragon (CEOE Aragón) and the Chamber of Zaragoza, organize the Technological and Business Forum Neurotechnology and Health: Contributions from Innovation.

Within the framework of this meeting, the award ceremony will also be held. 5th Multidisciplinary Innovation Award from the SAMCA Chair of Technological Development of Aragon.

The day will take place on Thursday April 3 at the CEOE Aragón Assembly Hall (c/ Doctor Val Carreres, 10) and you can follow live the I3A YouTube channel.

It will feature the participation of leading experts:

• María López Valdés, co-founder and CEO of Bitbrain, a neurotechnology company that develops equipment and solutions for scientific research and healthcare.
• Miguel Ángel Mornings, professor at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC) and principal investigator of the BIOART group, specializing in biosignals and neuroengineering.
• Marta Suárez-Pinilla, a researcher at the Laboratory for Clinical Neuroscience, focusing on clinical neuroscience and therapeutic applications of neurotechnology.
• Jaime Ibáñez Pereda, researcher at the Aragon Engineering Research Institute (I3A) of the University of Zaragoza, expert in biomedical signal processing, movement neurosciences and neurorehabilitation technologies.

Link from registration on the Chair's website Neurotechnology and Health Forum.

Program

9:30 – 10:00 a.m. Welcome and opening of the Forum

• Representatives of the Government of Aragon, the University of Zaragoza, the CEOE Aragon and the Chamber of Commerce of Zaragoza

10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Inaugural Conference

• María López (Co-Founder and CEO of Bitbrain) 

Presents Jesus Arauzo (Director of I3A)

11:00 – 12:00 h. Round table. 

• Miguel Ángel Mornings  (Professor at UPC, BIOART group)
• Marta Suárez-Pinilla  (Researcher Laboratory for Clinical Neuroscience – UPM)
• «Peripheral neural interfaces: measuring high-frequency brain signals from muscles«. Jaime Ibáñez (Researcher I3A, University of Zaragoza)

Moderator:  Miguel Angel Caballero (Corporate Director R&D&I group SAMCA)

12:00 – 12:30 p.m. Coffee break

12:30 – 13:30 p.m. Presentation of the XNUMXth Multidisciplinary Innovation Award from the SAMCA Chair of Technological Development of Aragon

• Speech by the director of the SAMCA Chair of Technological Development, Alfonso Ortega
  • Speech by the winner of the previous edition, Ignacio Álvarez
• Speech by the Director of R&D&I of the SAMCA group, Miguel Angel Caballero
• Presentation of the Multidisciplinary Innovation Award

13:30 a.m. Closure

• José Antonio Yagüe Fabra (Director School of Engineering and Architecture, University of Zaragoza)