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Barcelona Global

23/07. 2019

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L'Hospitalet City Council approves the urban change to extend the Fira Barcelona area and build a new pavilion.

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The Mobile World Congress clocks in the Sónar to discover its creative side in an event that will unite technology and design during the days of the MWC.

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Barcelona is the fourth most attractive city in the world for talent, according to the study of the EAE Business School. 

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Barcelona closes the World Roller Games with 140,000 attendees, a number higher than expected.

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The Barcelona-El Prat Airport has doubled in the last four years the number of passengers between Barcelona and the US, totaling the 40,5% of passangers. 

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NEWS


INNOVATION CAPITAL

Barcelona, in the lead of technological jobs better paid, according to the ManpowerGroup report. 

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Tous, the jewelry and accessories brand, creates a "digital hub" in Barcelona to attract digital talent and develop new innovative projects and new technologies.

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BStartup and Barcelona Health Hub sign an agreement to promote innovation in pre-seed and seed health. 

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The company Buildair, from the Cimne research center linked to the UPC and the Generalitat, successfully installs the world's largest inflatable hangar at the Saudi Arabia airport.

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The Platinum building, in the 22@, is the most sustainable building, according to Leed.

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CaixaBank and Mobile World Capital Barcelona sign an agreement whereby the financial entity is part of the board of MWCapital to promote innovative projects.

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CONECTIONS CAPITAL

Emirates will fly to Mexico via El Prat on a new daily flight between Dubai and Mexico City, that will stop at Barcelona Airport. 

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RESEARCH CAPITAL

Hospital Vall d'Hebron performs high precision endoscopies with a robot scanner, thanks to a contribution from La Caixa of 4,150,000 euros. 

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STARTUP CAPITAL

Freshly Cosmetics, the cosmetics startup, takes the plunge to retail and sets up in the center of Barcelona.

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The startup Travelperk, a platform from which companies can manage their business trips, closes a financing round of 60 million dollars.

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The startup Mediktor negotiates with Yale New Haven Health System to implant its system of evaluation of symptoms by artificial intelligence in the network of hospitals of the state.

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MOBILITY CAPITAL

Daimler and BMW choose Barcelona to locate the European headquarters of Hive, its new brand of electric scooters.

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INVESTMENT CAPITAL

Único Hotels, the hotel chain of Pau Guardans, president of Barcelona Global, takes over the management of the five-star hotel, Mas de Torrent, in El Empordà. 

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Alantra enters venture capital via strategic partnership with Asabys Partners, a healthcare and life sciences innovation VC firm. 

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The Chinese multinational Jade Bird, of fire alarms, chooses Barcelona to install its European headquarters.

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CULTURAL CAPITAL

Jardins de Pedralbes Festival closes its seventh edition with 71,441 ticket sold and a 91.5% occupation, ten thousand more than last year, which means an increase of 19%. 

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Grupo Planeta signs an agreement with Netflix to make books of its most popular series.

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The Center Pompidou of Paris and La Caixa agree to produce six original exhibitions for the CaixaForum in 8 Spanish cities, among them, Barcelona.

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FOOD CAPITAL

El Paradiso bar, from Grupo Confiteria, wins the most prestigious cocktail bar competition in the world with the best cocktail bar award.

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GBFoods, the company of the Agrolimen group, will face the acquisition of Continental Foods, the former European subsidiary of the American Campbell Soup.

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Carrefour teams up with Glovo to provide a fast home delivery service to meet growing demand from customers for home delivery services. 


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TALENT CAPITAL

Don't miss the interview of the Barcelonian Mariona Badenas, commander of the Latam II mission at Mars Station and contributor to the Catalan Foundation for Research (FCR).

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ABOUT OUR MEMBERS

Puig, the perfume company, breaks into ecommerce with the launch of the Queendom platform, where it will distribute its perfumes.

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Read the article of Genís Roca, President of RocaSalvatella, about the importance of reinventing oneself in the music festivals industry.

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Read the article of Virginie Moliner, partner of M&B Abogados, about the ethical and legal effects of artificial intelligence. 

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