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A differentiating element is the only thing the three boys from the Timpers startup needed to enter the competitive footwear sector: sneakers designed by blind people. From Alicante to all over the world, the brand seeks to promote accessibility and integration into the labour market of people who are "more than capable" of showing that they can live on quality and not on charity.

For the seventh year, Valencia will lead the national final of the world's biggest green ideas competition, ClimateLaunchpad. The final will bring together the ten best teams from all over Spain on 29 July. This edition, which will be held online due to the "new normality" situation, is directed from Valencia through the leadership of the City Council, through València Activa, VLC Tech City and Las Naves, together with the Valencian Association of Energy Sector Companies, AVAESEN.

The health crisis caused by the coronavirus and the paralysis of a large part of the economy for months has not prevented Valencian startups from closing one of the best investment semesters in history. Not only because of the figures achieved, but also because the rounds are starting to take on a dimension that, just a few months ago, was seen as a drop in the ocean.

The Valencian Community is one of the regions that is currently receiving more visitors and tourists after the de-escalation phase of the Covid-19 pandemic. One of the essential aspects is to offer information to visitors so that they feel safe and can enjoy this region again.

AWE is a free entrepreneurship program funded by the U.S. Department of State, which aims to promote the development of entrepreneurial projects that are led by women. The program consists of five face-to-face master classes and an intensive online training course from the US Business School Thunderbird, called DreamBuilder. Both the face-to-face sessions and the online training aim to support the development and growth of a business or entrepreneurial project.

The United States Embassy is looking for thirty women entrepreneurs in Valencia to help them start up their businesses. The US Government has partnered with the W Startup Community (WStartupC) for the second edition of the Academy for women entrepreneurs (AWE) training program. The first edition took place in Gran Canaria and Tenerife, and this year it will be held in Valencia and Seville.

Researchers at the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) are working on the development of new Artificial Intelligence (AI) libraries that will help in the clinical diagnosis of diseases such as Alzheimer's, depression or different types of cancer.

This summer we are looking for a person to collaborate with our communication department through an internship. We are looking for a person with a degree in Journalism, Political Science and Public Administration or Audiovisual Communication who has at least 50% of the credits passed and is registered for the 2019-2020 academic year at the University of Valencia.