The programme is a 2+ month collaboration between the product inventors and their bespoke IESE MBA team. The programme strives to help accelerate new technology into the market, give MBAs experience working in a startup environment, and foster relationships between IESE, MBA students, R&D centres and the local startup ecosystem.…Continue reading “Overview”
BTTG – Barcelona Technology Transfer Group
Connecting inventors with business minds; bringing impact to cutting edge tech ideas
BTTG
The Barcelona Technology Transfer Group (BTTG) is an initiative launched in 2016 by IESE MBA students, creating a platform that connects inventors from research & development labs and educational institutions with the business acumen and talent they need in order to bring their product successfully to market.
Application
The deadline for applications into the 2018-2019 programme has passed. Please check back in Spring 2019 for more information on…
FAQ
What’s in it for me? The diverse perspectives of a team of top international business school students. Targeted training…
Our participants
“For DAPCOM this is an opportunity to establish a collaboration with IESE, one of the most prestigious business schools in the world, working with a team of very well prepared MBA students who can help the company to identify new business cases for our technologies and contributing to the company with highly valuable business development advising.”
DAPCOM (BTTG Participant 2016)
“The Barcelona Technology Transfer Group is a great way to get experience working with the engineers and scientists who build the technology powering the coolest startups: technologies like virtual reality, Internet of Things, and machine learning. If you want to have an impact in a real project, or change careers into the tech sector, then BTTG is for you.”
Richard Oxland (MBA Class 2018)
“BTTG gave me hands on experience not only working in a startup but also bringing a cutting edge technology to market. My past business experience and knowledge from the MBA was a great complement to the highly technical founding team. For anyone interested in having an immediate impact in the Barcelona startup scene, look no further than BTTG.”
Jesse Glass (MBA Class 2019)
“BTTG enables you to work with exciting startups in the Barcelona tech scene. It gives you the opportunity to use what you learn in the MBA in practice and it can even lead to an internship or a job. During my BTTG project I worked with VR company Virtual Bodyworks, we designed a go-to-market strategy for the companies various products, and, having worked closely with management and founders, I decided to join full-time following my MBA as Chief Business Officer.”
