Universidad de Buenos Aires Tecnología

What Universidad de Buenos Aires Tecnología does

UBATEC S.A. (Universidad de Buenos Aires Tecnología) is a Buenos Aires-based technology transfer and innovation management firm structured as a Sociedad Anónima and jointly owned by four institutional stakeholders: Universidad de Buenos Aires, Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Unión Industrial Argentina, and Confederación General de la Industria. Founded in 1994 and operating for more than 30 years, UBATEC functions as UBA's official Unidad de Vinculación Tecnológica, serving as an intermediary between academic researchers and the industrial, civil, and governmental sectors.

The company's core offerings include professional project administration for local and international R&D projects, intellectual property registration and licensing, financing scouting across domestic and international sources, and innovation/entrepreneurship consulting. It operates the proprietary RED UBATEC web portal (redproyectos.ubatec.uba.ar), a credential-gated project management system for researchers and partner organizations. In 2025, UBATEC extended its portfolio with Aquazur, a specialized hydrogeology, environmental law, GIS, and ESG advisory unit serving industrial, mining, agricultural, and community water management projects. Distribution is primarily direct, leveraging a central office on Av. Roque Sáenz Peña, an Espacio at UBA's Ciudad Universitaria, and service mailboxes embedded across nine UBA faculties.

Revenue is generated through quote-based, case-by-case professional service fees; no preset business model is used, and pricing is not publicly disclosed. Customer segments span UBA/CONICET researchers (e.g., quinoa genetic studies, breast cancer research), private industry (e.g., Cabaña Los Ombúes), and government entities (e.g., Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires). Recent strategic activity includes administering international consortium funding from KAUST and a Saudi Arabian university, co-organizing the STARTUP OLÉ 2025 Argentina event, and exploratory engagement with Soochow University in China. The firm operates exclusively from Argentina with no foreign offices.

Name

Universidad de Buenos Aires Tecnología

Legal name

UBATEC S.A.

Website

https://ubatec.uba.ar

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

UBATEC S.A. is a Buenos Aires-based technology transfer firm jointly owned by Universidad de Buenos Aires, the City of Buenos Aires government, and two Argentine industrial confederations, administering research projects, intellectual property, and financing for researchers, private industry, and government agencies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Technology Transfer and Research Project Administration Services

NAICS

Scientific Research and Development Services (5417), Environmental Consulting Services (54162), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Waste & Hazardous Materials Management (incl. HazMat) (BPAHAJAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Corporate Deep Tech / R&D Commercialization CVC (FSANAHAL)

Keywords

• Technology transfer services
• Research project administration
• Intellectual property management
• Scientific innovation consulting
• Hydrogeology consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Buenos Aires

HQ country

Argentina

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Project Administration Services: UBATEC manages research projects from idea to execution, providing professional administrative services to researchers and organizations. Revenue is generated through service fees for managing local and international projects.
2. Intellectual Property Management: Advisory and intervention in intellectual property asset management across different phases including registration, maintenance, and licensing.
3. Financing Scouting Services: Monitoring of financing sources for I+D+i projects, helping researchers and organizations identify funding opportunities domestically and internationally.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

UBATEC S.A. operates as a technology transfer unit (unidad de vinculación tecnológica) that administers scientific research and innovation projects end-to-end for Universidad de Buenos Aires researchers, private companies, civil organizations, and government agencies. Core services cover project formulation and administration from idea to execution, intellectual property asset management (registration, maintenance, licensing), financing source scouting for I+D+i initiatives, regulatory advisory, and specialized technical consulting through portfolio units such as Aquazur (hydrogeology and environmental services).

Product overview

UBATEC S.A. operates as a technology transfer and innovation management organization affiliated with the University of Buenos Aires. Rather than a single unified software product, its portfolio consists of service offerings organized around research project administration, intellectual property management, and specialized technical consultancies. The primary named product is Aquazur, a hydrogeology and environmental services unit providing groundwater studies, environmental assessments, geospatial analysis, and ESG advisory for industrial and agricultural clients. UBATEC also administers the RED UBATEC internal project management platform for tracking research initiatives.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Aquazur: A specialized service focused on hydrogeology, environmental law, and water resource management. Provides consulting services for industrial and agricultural projects, environmental site evaluations, water catchment design, remediation plans, and ESG services for community water management projects.

Products and services

• Aquazur Specialized hydrogeology, environmental, and legal advisory service unit operating under the UBATEC umbrella, providing consultancy for industrial and agricultural water resource projects. Includes groundwater characterization, environmental site assessments (Phase I and II), remediation planning, geospatial services (GIS, remote sensing), and ESG advisory for community water management projects across hydrocarbons, mining, agriculture, and industrial sectors.
• Research Project Administration Services End-to-end professional administration of local and international scientific research and innovation projects, from formulation through execution. Includes project formulation assistance, integral I+D+i project management, scalability analysis, administrative project management, and budget oversight for researchers, universities, and organizations.
• Intellectual Property Management Services Advisory and intervention in intellectual property asset management across different phases including registration, maintenance, and licensing. Covers patents, trademarks, know-how, and technology licensing agreements using UBATEC's standardized contract templates.
• Financing Scouting and Fund Administration Services Monitoring of financing sources for I+D+i projects, helping researchers and organizations identify and access domestic and international funding opportunities, with full administration of awarded funds on behalf of the project.
• Technology Linkage and Public Policy Advisory Advisory services for governments and public agencies focused on science-technology-policy linkage, public policy strengthening, regulatory compliance, science-based solutions to social demands, and professional/technical consulting. Includes event management such as startup ecosystem programs.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successful administration of multiple international research projects with Saudi Arabia consortium funding
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Universidad de Soochow (China)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 May 2026Visit from Dr. Lv Wekang, Director of International Exchange Office, Center for Global South Studies, to discuss technology transfer, AI, and communications for potential joint actions.
• AM2 ConsultingminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 18 March 2025Co-organizer of STARTUP OLÉ 2025 event in Argentina alongside UBATEC, Government of Buenos Aires, and STARTUP OLÉ platform.
• KAUST (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Saudi Arabian university consortium funding quinoa wild relative research coordinated with Argentina and USA researchers. UBATEC administers funds from this international research project.
• Universidad de Buenos AirescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary institutional partner and co-owner of UBATEC. UBA provides the scientific research base and human capital that UBATEC connects with industry and government. UBATEC acts as the technology linkage unit for UBA's Secretary of Science and Technology.
• Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos AirescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-owner of UBATEC representing the public sector. Collaborates on joint initiatives including STARTUP OLÉ 2025 event and innovation ecosystem development programs in Buenos Aires.
• Unión Industrial ArgentinacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-owner representing the industrial sector. UBATEC connects UBA's scientific capabilities with Argentine industry needs through this partnership.
• Confederación General de la IndustriacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-owner representing the broader industrial confederation. Provides industrial ecosystem access and representation for technology transfer activities.
• CONICET (National Scientific and Technical Research Council)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational research council whose researchers are served by UBATEC. Projects like quinoa research (Daniel Bertero) and breast cancer research (Albana Gattelli) involve CONICET investigators.
• STARTUP OLÉminorGTM or Marketing PartnerInternational startup ecosystem platform that had its Argentina stop in 2025, co-organized with UBATEC, AM2 Consulting, and Government of Buenos Aires.
• Universidad de Arabia SauditacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the international quinoa research consortium coordinated by UBATEC, along with KAUST, USA, and Argentina researchers.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Fundación Chile: Chilean non-profit technology transfer and innovation organization that links scientific research with industry. Highly comparable to UBATEC in mission, multi-stakeholder governance, and applied R&D commercialization model, though operating in a different national ecosystem.
• Tecnalia: Spanish applied research and technology transfer organization operating across multiple industries. Comparable in delivering contract R&D, IP management, and industry-facing scientific services, though at a much larger scale.
• INESC TEC: Portuguese private non-profit research association performing applied R&D and technology transfer for industry and government. Comparable in institutional structure (university-linked, multi-stakeholder), mission, and contract-research revenue model.
• OTRI UNAM (Coordinación de Innovación y Desarrollo): Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México's technology transfer office, managing IP, licensing, and industry linkages. Comparable to UBATEC in serving one of Latin America's largest public universities with structured TTO services.
• Centro de Innovación UC: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile's innovation center, acting as a technology transfer office and corporate venture builder. Directly comparable as a Latin American university-linked TTO with research project administration and entrepreneurship support services.

Broad incumbents

• AECOM: Global environmental and engineering consulting firm providing site assessment, remediation, and ESG services. Comparable to UBATEC's Aquazur subsidiary for environmental and water-resource consulting, though vastly larger and with a private-sector focus.
• Fraunhofer Society: Germany's largest applied research organization, performing contract R&D and technology transfer for industry. Comparable in mission and operating model (applied research + industry linkage) but vastly larger in headcount, funding, and global footprint.
• CSEM (Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology): Swiss applied research and technology transfer organization bridging public research and industry. Comparable in offering contract R&D, IP licensing, and industry-academia linkages, though focused on microtechnology and digital rather than broad scientific disciplines.
• Battelle Memorial Institute: US-based R&D services organization managing large-scale government and commercial science programs. Comparable in administering research projects, IP portfolios, and government-funded innovation, though operating at significantly greater scale and scope.

Regional players

• ANII (Agencia Nacional de Investigación e Innovación): Uruguayan national agency funding and administering R&D projects, financing scouting, and innovation programs. Comparable in administering government/international R&D funding flows and providing project management services to researchers, though operating as a public agency rather than a commercial firm.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/ubatec.sa
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ubatecsa
• Instagraminstagram.com/ubatec.sa

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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