
Consortium
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain
- Created: 21 April 2016

UPM is the largest Spanish technological university, with two recognitions as Campus of International Excellence. The intense collaboration with governmental bodies and industry guarantees that research at the UPM offers real solutions to real-world problems.
More than 2,400 researchers carry out their activity at the UPM, grouped in 216 Research Groups, 10 Research Centres and 55 Laboratories, all of them committed to transforming the knowledge generated into advances applied to the production sector. UPM has led the Spanish Universities’ participation in FP7 with more than 280 projects and more than 80M€ funding. Moreover, every year, UPM applies for around 40 patents and receives a similar number of concessions, demonstrating a high commitment to innovation. UPM is also leader in terms of business creation, having generated about 140 businesses. Furthermore, its support and backing of the business sector is very close; it annually signs around 600 contracts with private businesses.