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Throughout the session, outstanding academic and industrial initiatives will be presented, together with success stories that illustrate the region\u2019s ability to transform scientific knowledge into innovation with global reach.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Space Research and Innovation Day is organised by the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/recercaiuniversitats.gencat.cat\/ca\/inici\/index.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Department of Research and Universities<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/gencat.cat\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Government of Catalonia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/ieec.cat\/en\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Institute of Space Studies of Catalonia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (IEEC), with the collaboration of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/empresa.gencat.cat\/ca\/inici\/index.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Department of Business and Labour<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Attendance at the event will be by invitation only.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;section-title&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;25px&#8221; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;23px&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;23px&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Programme<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Host: <strong>N\u00faria Jar<\/strong>, journalist specializing in science, health and international information<\/p>\n<p><b>9:00 &#8211; 9:15 am Accreditations and welcome coffee<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>9:15 &#8211; 9:20 am Welcome and presentation<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>9:20 &#8211; 9:25 am Institutional opening<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>9:25 &#8211; 9:45 am Space research, its transfer and the impact on society<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>Athena Coustenis<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Director of Research at the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Area 1: Innovative research<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>9:45 &#8211; 9:50 am Space research in Catalonia<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>Francesc Xavier Luri Carrascoso<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, director of the Institute of Space Studies of Catalonia<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>9:50 &#8211; 10:30 am Round table<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moderator: <\/span><b>Javier Bonet<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, director of the International Center for Numerical Methods in Engineering (CIMNE)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Speakers:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>Ignasi Ribas<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, researcher at the Institute of Space Studies of Catalonia (IEEC) &amp; Institute of Space Sciences (ICE-CSIC)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>Sergi Figuerola<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, director of the i2CAT Foundation<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>Ana I. 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